New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-10
TIE MURDER ON TIE ARIEL.
CORONER'S INQUEST.
TIE FIRST MATE IMPLICATED.

TIE FIRST MATE IMPLICATED.
We published on Wednesday last Geographic dis
patch stating that the ship Ariel had been taken into
Charleston, S. C., by revenue-cuter, the Captain,
w. IL. Eayrs, having been found murdered on the
18th ult. We are in the receipt, by the Charleston
papers, Of full details Of the CorOners inquest.
Coroner De Veaux empanDeIed a jury on the morn
ing Of Tuesday the 4th inst, and the vessel was ex-
amined by the jury.
A the stew ard, o. r. Henderson, happened to be
ooored be could not OF course under the equal and
impartial laws Of the Palmetto State, be sworn but,
as he happened also TO be the first person who had
seen the body of the Captain after the crime, it
thought best to examine him, so as TO know better
how TO conduct the examination of such of his fellow
citizens the law OF South Carolna does condescend
10 allow 70 testify
IL answer to the inquiries Of the Jury he stated that
being calico by OF the boys usual, al 81 clock
tie norniug of the nth of August be went TO the
Captain room, ana nouclng nothing unusual IN is
appearance put the light which had been burning
during the ht aud went about his preparations for
breakfast. At o'clock he returned TO the room with
water, but still IoticDg nothing unusual he continued
BIS preparations for breakfast, and when 1t was ready
went 10 wake the Captain. he called him, and not re-
ceiNing an answer, he put his hand upon him aud
found him sth. Rushing on deck he called the mate
aud a. soon as he able 10 arculate announced TO
hm that the Captain was dead. The mate then called
al hands below.
Nicholas Wheaton Lakeman srst ma e, subsequently
implicated IN The transaction, gave the following ev
ceLce:
shipped on board this weasel a. ir,. mate in the
port OF New York; am native Of Dartmouth Dew
onshne England, and am 50 years OF sse, I shipped
tie 9th Of July last and sailed the g9ih; signed
articles for two porte east o! the Cape Of Good
HoIe, for voyage OF Is month, uness sooner dis
charged in port Of the URi.oo States, but was
generally known that this particular voyage waa to
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the 18th Of August went fbe deck Of tbs vessel 10
wssh for breakfast; the steward and said, M.
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