The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-23
COr0ner's Once.

The ALLEGED MURDER ON BOARD THE SHIP YORKSHIRE
FURTHER EVIDENCE AGAINST LANCASTER, THE MATB-Yes-
terday Coroner Wilhelm took the deposition Of Captain
Stone Of the schooner Moses Warning board of which
vessel Wellington Lancaster late third mate Of the York
shire, arrived here few days ago. and was locked up
in the Tombs charge Of murder, he having, it Ia
alleged been implicated in causing the death of Nicholas
Cooke, ON board the Yorkshire, on her home.
ward voyage from Liverpool in the moth Of August last
An inquest held upon the body Of the deceased at
that time and verdict was rendered against the
cused by the jury. Lancaster, however, fed from the
city the arrival Of the vessel at New York. and 1t
not until within the past few days that his whereabouts
discovered. The affidavit Of Captain Stone win be
read with interest, as follows
Samuel d. Stone being sworn, says--I am captain of
the schooner Moses Warning, lying at pier No East
river trading between New York and various ports in
Mexico lying in this port last summer during the
70. Corpus Christi Texas went to the shipping office
of Campbell Candge where met q who called
himself Wellington Lancaster; made an agreement
with him there to act mate on board my schooner;
they told me he had been in some difficulty on board a
vessel and wished to get away from New York this
board that night, but did not do until the
morning following he came early in the morning. just
at daylight before anything was moving; noticed that
would come up from below he would keep ON the side
of the deck farthest away from the pier; was then
lying at pier No. but hauled out in the stream that
afternoon; all day he anxious that should get
steamboat and get out from the pier lay in the stream
three or four days during that time he nae to
what going he also told at the time that he
had teen in difficulty but did not state lis nature
slight trouble which often become involv.
ed In after had got down the bay having got under
way on the 2lst Of August he drew long breath and
said, 81 never glad to anchor got in in
my fe Now begin to bre athe free.n One two days
after we got outside, asked him what was the nature
of the difficulty he had got into in New York he
told me he was the William Lancaster that
had noticed In the papers 10 connection with the in
third mate on board the ship YorSse he admted
having beaten him several times, and showed Of
his knuckles on which was swelling, caused he said,
down his throat His hand was lame the whole time he
board and he could 1t but very ttle he kept
IT bound up the. whole time It would heal up and then
break again He also told Of another time when he
had kicked said Nicholas Cooke in the stomach and that
deceased vomited blood in consequence at the same time
he called him d dDutch Of b-h and said he could
not do the duty he shipped for He had long marng
spike of his own which he brought board and boast
ed Of having knocked Down many with it, think
he had copies Of the Courier and Enquirer one
Of the HERALD, and another Of the Sun. don't think
he saw full report of the inquest He treated my
very badly never saw mate use the men so badly
he did. 1t daily for to be knock
ed down and blood caused TO aow often talked with
under his charge did not return to this port until the
evening Of February IA, 1855, when brought him In
ronsbeng obliged to place him since the 3oth Of
January, on charge of mutny; but had 1t in my mind
for four months to bring him here account Of the
case Of Nicholas Cooke went and gave him up to the
First ward police the night arrived and the next
day TO the United States Marshal st the third mate
Of the Yorkshire, and afterwards made my complaint
of mutiny. SAMUEL. d. STONE.
Taken before me this 22d dag of February, 1886,
II. N. WILHELM, Coroner.
SUPPOSED suIDiDR-Coroner Hilton held and inquest
yesterday at 275 Water street. upon the body of Anna
Wilson, who to her death from the effects of
opium, whether administered by herself not has not
TRANSFERRED This is the where II alleged by
inmates the deceased was killed through the cupabe
negligence of the stefan vino attended her but from
evidence taken before the Coroner such facts
established. The jury rendered verdict of "death
from some narcotic poison supposed to be opium The
deceased was native Of Ireland and about 10 years Of
age.
The FATAL SInGHIyG AccIDENT.-Yesterday officers
Sharkey and Hapnifer arrested young man, named
Emanuel J. Faulkner residing in Bank, Greenwich
street. who is charged with having been Of the
young who caused the death Of the lad John Belts
the Bloomipgdale road, by running sleigh his
body. The accused was taken before Coroner Hilton,
who required him to give bail to appear before him
examination,