The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-01
Dire adful Trsgsdy on Board n Ship at the
Bsl,xt-ihiee Men MtaHsaered.

From the New Orleans Rec, July "a
The snip Colchis, C6otaia Douglass, left this
port Oh Tuesday ter Phllsc elpbis, with a crew OF
eleven g,een taDds. 90 ariivi, at the Head of
the Passes. The captain found he c,ulu not 90 to
sea with the crw he bad, and teegrAphed to the
city or more men.
On Ssfurta y evening the DO dies OF two men were
found flohtiIg IN the river by vessel laying nesr
tfe Cclchs, end were Identified ss belopg 70 the
la,ter ship. Or e OF them had D horrible wound ex
tending clear around the lower part of the BRAIN
Which rad been given, from appearances, with q
oeavy, sharp piece OF wood, or some other instru-
melt, az d also very seyeIe wounds on the back
the thighs snd the legs.
The other had no marks Of violence about him.
ON being inte rogated as to the matter the mate Of
the Colchie, whoee Lame is Peterson, stated that
that morning he Dad sent Eve men out to farl the
jb, ~ that by rope giving away they had fallen
INTO the water and but three Of tn sm had been res
cned. This story was accepted but the folio wing
day circumstances trapspfed which gave rise to
strong suspicious, that they, together with another
of the rev, ad been most foully murdered.
On Sunday the officers of the Colchls having con
cluded t. go out to sea, deepite the jnsciency aud
small number of their lnen, the commanding Off
Ger Of the revenue cutter stationed at the Dalizs
came on board Ter the purpose of examining the
list OF the crew, and on examining the roll found
that three men were not present. The absence of
the Two above mentioned was accounted for but
the roate said he did not know what had bee ,me OF
the third man.
This led to suspicion in the mind Of the command der
of the cutter that there was fcul play somewhere,
and he instituted vgiant inquiry. That evening q
Spanish oy sherman was four d. who Informed him
that day or two previous, sailor chest contain
ing q corpse, had been gwen to him by the mate of
the Cochjs to take ashore and bury; that he had
inferred the body, and was really 10 denote the
place, and exume IT, upou an order from the proper
authorities. There are the best OF evident easous
TO suppose that this was the body Of the missing
man.
Upon the same facts having been ma3e pnblc,
the Coroner OF the parish Of Paquemines repaired
- the spot and bed an inquest on the two bodies
which had been found, and verdict was rendered
that their Dr. ath had been caused BY some oue or
more Of the officers 81 the Cochis. The names
those men we're John Schmidt and Carl DAVID: that
OF tie missing man, ANTHONY.
Dor info nant states that the greatest excitement
10 prevailing smorg the pilots Ut the Ba,ize in re-
gard 70 ire affair, and that the commander OF the
revenue enter had refused TO ALLOW the shio 10 10
TO STA. But no arrests bad yet been made. AT the
time OF n Geo Occurrences Captain Douglass IL IL
s'aied was lick in his room. captain Douclsss, II
vii be tmt mbeSed, Is under bonds to appeal be-
fore tire First District Court ON charge OF man.
slaughter IN having caused tle death Of a long
fhoTtnsn ramed Patrick Callaher, An the Tf.rd
district, few weeks spce.
We may teie add shst tic captain If the Odesss
which was toweo Gown BY the same steanitug taat
took down the Coichis, stated that he lao never
,eeu men mere brItsIly treated on shipboard than
were these 90 tho Colcbs on their wa, down. We
hope in our next number to be able 70 give some
further particulars OF this dreadful sffslr
From the New Orleans Delta July abt
An inquest vas held on the bcdies and the Jury
returned verdict that they had met their death at
the hards OF some person or persons unkro IN, on
board she ship Cclchis The rames Of THESE last
tee ps,sors sere Jshn Schmidt and Karl Davies,
and tie game " - 0thS naa Who v1 missing