New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-09-22

grand LARCENY ABOARD TIE BARGE MINIsiSk-
This boat on her trip from Negvork - New0ugh
On Friday night lat, bro1g:t gag Of specie con
tanning 81 900, consigned - t'st, caShier 81 'u1
Highland Bank. When put on board it was placed
on the locker IN the Captain Office there IT laid
during the passage, ana when the Captain left the
boat in the morning TO 60 10 his house Inc boat
arrived at Newburgh ebout clock IN tho morning
Mr. j. A. Brundage, a clerk in the store OF b. Gar
pen;er Il CO.. went on board at about - O'Clock Ian
unusually early hour by fortunate coincidence, we
nresume-atbougb We know our friend u. 49, APT To
be promptly at his post TO get the boat bills and
enter them in the Store books. lie there saw man
Getting out of the Captains office, through WIN
dow which )ened on TO the deck OF the boat ana ne
cried :" stop chief. The man got through the WIN
dow of the boat and along the street, but was
soon oyertaken by Mr. Brundage and Police officer
Clark. and captured On examining the office, some
If the Stats Of the blind which covered the WINDOW
were found cut away so that he could put III ms manu.
unbolt the window, and enter he specie Dag was
TAX from the locker, put into carpet bag locked
ND and placed on bench under the window. III was
doubtless placed there So as TO be easily lifted VII OF
the window on deck; but which, from the suddenness
with which he was detected, he was not privileged 10
do The thief was taken before the Police Justice,
the case examined, and he fully committed for grand
larceny His name Is Ferdinand Cote, ana Is
German. He had an accomplish and they came up
Cd the boat in all probability, TO plumber II. When
examined he had in his possession one skeleton key
"a night KEY, pair of dividers fashioned for pick
ing locks, large pocket knife, paddock ana some
other things. His pocket book contained :. Genus
only and was in want Of funds. On his examination
ne said he went into the Captains office TO get what
he could but they harried him so, he got nothing.
lNewburgh Gazette
ANOTHER WARD ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS shot
his brother near Georgetown, Ky. We gave an &C
count of the bloody affair when first reported de
Was tried last week for murder and the jury failed TO
agree Public excitement the 9th was intense,
for the killing proved, and the murder cIear' a
dispatch TO The L0uisriHe Times says; o.
".
The trial In over Great excitement The Jury could DOT
agree Were out six bours-e!esen 10, eo1sls IsISs
seouittal Upon the Jury leaving the Court oue ist
S allowed ser him with cries Of Tar aud leather him
He made escape through the back door OF Pats. MOTEL
il thought that there will be violence done 70 night
A corrsspondept Of The Louisci2e Courier thus de-
scrbes thrilling scene that took place IN the 1our'-
House during the trial of Thomasson
The widow Of the deceased after tesfyns that she never
:, her life had see husband carrying we~pons peh e
on the morning killed and that he had NOT een oa
bsr sght more hour before she saw mis- nsnReu
heart rendng sobs stepping 10 the prisoner
cried out Murderer look on this child IIniy lnsl
eponah 10 move the Of streets TO niu ina
The AsheriVe Neps states that a gentleman from
Abb.ville District, c., named Lsnser was oru-
ts1y murdered on The Clnch Mountain, Ii Granger
County, Tenn, a few days ago by four Villains i,
seems that Mr. Lanser Yves buying up horses, an
was deceived from Beans Station TO an unirequen,eu
nsr, of tba country and there basey murdered for
his money. They had not been arrested. An oiu
woman in some way connected with the transaclon'
had been committed. ,,-.1,
Also. that John Davis Esq, highly respeetsoe
citizen living ON Crooked Creek, in the Couaty OF
Mcdowell was assassinated on Sunday night, the 81
inst \ man living near him has been arrested ahd
lodged in jail at Marion, circumstances seeming ~
fasten the crime upon him.
Madame Pfeifer, the celebrated traveller, was az
Montreal last week.