New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-05
TIE MURDER or ANTOIO-ANOTHER WIT
NESS-CAPT SMITH NOT An AMERICAN.
From The EteniHg Pot


We ave below the statement Of very intelligent man
who board the steamer Routh, with Borand and
others when Captain Smith shot Antonio. 1t is the cleares
and intelligent statement Of the occurrence that has
been submitted TO the public and makes ont case OF as
trated Mr. Milar also states that 20 far from Smith being
an American he mixed blood part African and part
Portuguese, and American than Antonio
STATEMENT or Mr. MILLAR
VIM L. Millar residing at No. j-2 loustOn-st in the
City Of New-York, states i ives on board the steamer
Rouh when Antoio the pilot was shot. took passage in
the Rouh at Machuca Rapids. About o'clOck in the
forenoon as sitting in my hammock below heard
loud talking deck and from some bungos which APP
peared to be alongside Presently two coored boys came
in and took three pistols two of which they concealed
in their breasts. asked them what was the excitement
They told Capt Smith turning the boat around to
90 back and shoot AIoIo the patrone Of the bungo
had lust now passed asked the of his shooting
him They ssid that Capt Smith and he quareled every
time they met that he once worked ON the boat with
Capt Smith that they had quarrel, and quareled every
time they afeward The boat went on back up the
river for about half hour when she turned round and
ran right down. bows into the broadsde OF Antonio bun
CO. had gone out on the guard. There were two bum
gos living together Anonos outside. 1t sounded as the
boat smashing the bungOs all to pieces Antonio KEPT
sitting the stern OF his boa-the c9oa lie did not rise
until the steamer struck his bungo when he up held
up his left hand TO Capt Smith, and said " C"'dafo, cap
"HdH, Hsted romTc ton -" Take care, captain you
break my bungo.
He was about to repeat the expression and got out
the word cualadU when ball entered the nipple OF the
left breast While standing in this position he had IN his
hand singlebarreed gun on halicock the Dut end oil
il resting the chopa OF the bungo his gh, hand grasp
inc the barrel about three four inches frem Ms mouth
The instant the shot entered him he took two steps for
ward and in the act OF taking the third when ne u
bled head foremost into tue other bungo next the bank
The steamer then went As far a. | saw III locking
back he remained in the position with his feet up
There apparently the crews OF two bungos on the
hank and some women who ran ont 10 the bank as
the steamer ran into the bungo The crews Of the
bungos appeared 10 have been taking their dinner Iere
Wa o fire and cooking utensils about.
We proceeded down he river, getting aground t~o Or
tlree times Most of the passengers dsapproved OF the
act of Capt Smith and the talk that Mr. Borand told
him TO shoot them. | went up the hurricane deck,
where Mr. Borland Captain Smith Mr.. Wiedemann, the
Hamburg consul and several others were standing Cap
tuin Smith in the pilot house asked Mr. Borand II
he thought il right for Captain smith TO shoot the
cnptan Of the buDgo. Mr.. Borland answered that he
thought it very wrong shoot him; that he had said to
lin that were he in his place he would bring Antonio on
board and whip him. and that he did not expect Captain
Smith would shos him when he sent out his men 10 bring
Antonio board the steamer Mr. Wiedemann and others
were present when this talk occurred.
was on board the Routh after her arrival alongside the
Northern Light when the officials of GreytOwn came on
board to aplrehend Capt Smith. Mr: Borland came on
board also from the Northern Light and prevented the Off
cias from taking Smith He claimed him as an American
citizen. Capt. Smith has the appearance OF being 9mxed
breed African and Portuguese lie about as dark a.
Antonio his hair is very black and curly should not
take him be American born any more Than Antonio.
| After the officials left Mr. Borland went shore.
Sometime after he left. should think about clock ai
night Mr. Fabens the United States Commercial Agent
board and stated to me and Others that the ma
tves If Grevtovn had abused Mr. Borand and tina,
II
very much the left side OF his face lie also stated
! that Mr. Borand very much cut up and that when
they left they had put Dir. i. in the stocks asked hlm
if they had taken him To the Greytown stocks His an
swer was they had. lie said he had come 10 the I
on purpose TO get Capt. Churchill of the Northern Lgh
10 send his and psny OF the California Passenger
as would co. and take Mr. Borlaud of the stocks
| the id town Of the time. No one went. VIVA
Can't; Churchill said 10 hr. Flbens do not know.
Ne1. morning Mr.. Borland came on bOart. Shortl,
aitlward was taking with him. and remarked that
was ead TO that his face not cut and abused a
Mr.. Fatens had stated. He said that be had got lcl
with something The lower part OF hi right cheek mn
that lie felt il little did not perceive any marks
asked him if lie had been i'm the stocks al night H.
said No that De had been in Mr.. F4benss house al
nicLt said that was told they had l0CAed him up Il
the stocks lie answered that he only wished they ha
med 10 DO H. al the time cEarac,erizny the PaDpl
with an cpprobrious epiihe; which have forgotten.
When wa on the hurricane deck. about hall an hon
after Antonio Wa shot DIR. N.eiemann stated TO TIA
one of the guards Of the Nca i-ua Government, hmse
Nicaraeusn. in charge Of the mall put himself beior
Smith snd tried 20 prevent his shooting Antonio Will
in the act smith struck him with the butt emil of
bluuderbuss on the back OF the neck and knocked hiu
down Ater cettirc him down h. trcd TO roll MIN OF Ia
hurricane deck into the river when Mr. Nelrn dreg
him of Mr.. Niedemann had two large stores burne
down az Greytown. lie lives il Grenada. and l. yer
I respectable merchant.
WILLIAM 7. MILLAR 70 e.. II...t71 g.
irrf Friday. !. leji