New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-08
London Moacy Market.
THE LONG ISLAND MURDER.
LATEST OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

From great number of letters concerntg ihs terrible
tragedy, we select the following for pubheat7n:
Corresrouderce OF The n Y. Tribune. ,s-.
visited Nicholas in his cell before the examirsn ana
found Linn cleeru but inclined to complain G. MS own
t,estment ly irons &c. rather than showing rsTet yr
the inhuman treatment Of Mr. and Mrs W by hiuIsf ne
il a most desIeraie wretch humanity ne does n y
noss.ss dressed his throat when he changed hh'
cloths and prepared for the examnation Ills uahh>fsn
Court were very boz Oliver Corey, ESQ, condncte,se
he wished 10 sec his counsel Spicer Dayton and the wit
nes. Helen Holland. Both wishes were grained. iH
H. and Helen was put uponthe s,and ue.ai
ing in clear DaQner the circumstances Oh "heh sac "s
cegnzant, having bearing upon the case All oil "hVn
you know, will not state them here Another witness
IVES called and gave history of the appearances OF
the house when approached by US the appearance OF the
bodies rooms aud dressing of wounds During the
relation of that tale Of horror, the prisoner
seemed somewhat affected, but when | came TO
relate tie admissions of the prisoner to me, his
manner was bold defiant. and showed by malgni,y in his
explosions, such as that's a he, was out SAILING
that nigh on the bay, IL never told him So, &c, in
suite 81 the attempts stay him by the Court tie looked
too Il it would be pleasure to prevent the statement
fIon being given a, any rate, during the teeying OF
Helen HclaId who he charged with being the whole
cause of the MURDERS he frequently shocked the audi
ence in Court by brutal laugh, and pretended mifer-
er ce TO the testimony His counsel hal told him to deny
all and he old most resoluely in his examination.
BY the way that report in The Herald yesterday ls
tissue Of lies. Those officers were not within hve miles
when the force organized They were asleep or eas
inc breakfast while the search being made and asleep
wien lie was caught at the Hermitage depot, and not
within hall mile of the place where he was caught II
they never get any glory than they have IN THIS
arrest muskeo would not be burdened by the weight OF
their crown. AihAhhA''
CorresrouGence Of The n " Tribune.
GREENPoRr, l.. l., Tuesday, June 6. 1854
observe in your paper oftoday THE report brought
by the New-York odcers.-Ed u statement OF the cap
tnre of Nicholas Beheehan the murderer OF Mr. aud rs
Wckham which, although far less oblectonHoie ana het
quite deroga,ory the character of the people OF hls
town AZ that contained in The HrGd, is still SO uil OF
errors that Justice the good people OF the town OF South
old requires prompt correction. c.,,
1h. statement that "Oilicer Downing and Constable
Nesbit Of this City said 20 have been th>sneans oil
preventing the excited multitude from hanging nm on
"ihe spot, Ne is wholly erroneous -
No tuch thing occurred, and those officers were no
wi ere near the place the murderer capture ana dd nor
up until he was taken and carried some gy
the Sou,hold people, who found him. '' The crowd
were pef city orderly after the capture OF the murderer
and if was only when he roned, and placed IN the
caniaee with The Sheriff and officers, to be conveyea 10
the iaiI that they gave TO their feelings in three
hearty cheers and general discharge OF IRE arms, as
rejoicing over his capture. mn, ~,
d pretending lie account of the capture OF Behee-
han appears have been got up expressly to give prom
uence TO the New-iork officers al the expense of al
truth and contains scarcely sing fact ii 1t was be-
evtd here he only error, the statement Wod not
be by but while we are thankful Tor the
profered aid Of those from abroad should not allow
statement unjust that IN me HeTdid 10 90 uhcOhfa
dicod. >. ~, -, >,
The dea of the New-York officers namedin The Heralf
restraining the people OF uie t"Wn nun, 'oi
murderer TO the tender mercies of Judge Lynch by stand
no over the murderer with loaded revovers, has no
fpI dstion in truth and il not for It's utter want
truth and the injustice il may do to Others II would DE
siuply ridiculous lean hardly believe that either Ohcer
Dow ling or Constable Nesbitt permitted any one to take
such nwarranabe liberties with their names IN odef 20
give them prominence in this affair which they dld not
merit and stain pretended occurrences het never trans
rred: ard hope those officers will promptly disavow all
connection with such statements
If env gistinction is to be made among those who so
noLv tlp,d out for the purpose If capturing the mur-
drer and who secuted the woods day and night to pre-
vent his escape think the distinction should be made IN
favor of those who guarded the Hermitage Road from he
Inlet Mill on the north the creek the south SIDE 81
the island and who stood faithfully at their posts as
ing many of them had been without sleep for the two pre-
vous nights The murderer rendered desperate Dy oemg
closely hunted, charged pistol IN hand ana endeaVorea
TO break through the line of guards but was promptly
fired and chased back 10 the woods where one OF te
continued 10 follow him alone 10 the darkness, and others
were only restrained for fear the line would be
broken up, and chance for escape might be
given Ii was known by the murderors move,
ments that he was bound westward, toward
the thicklv-woOded part Of the island, ana the or
Derby finn conduct Of those sentlnesis worthy OF praise
for wh the guns were fired at the time OF the attempt
TO break through the lne scarcely man ieit inc posi-
that had been assigned him. but remained ana conthued
to perform his duty.
II il proper to observe that the citizens everywhere
manifested great alacriiy in aiding IN the capture anu
onnv resnrded To- al orders of the Sheriff for the pur
nose Of capIing the murderer who has confessed MS
crime The writer of this claims credit beyond hat 10
which every citizen here ens for the capture oil De-
lethan but proper tina, the facts should be stated
yheg fort is made 10 pervert the truth sha o. pun
fishing the foregoing you viii do the people OF the Town vi
southold favor and oblige
The PATROL on HERMITAGE ROAD.
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