The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-05
The Dudora IA0gene Mystery.
UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS oOURT.
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WILSON CHARGED WITH OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
TESTIMONY.
ArRn 4.-7h United States rs. Georys Wuson.-rhe
prisoI Or In this Gaze, 1t viii be remembered, was SUE.
Pected Of the murder Of the captain and crew Of tbs
schooner Eudora Imogene, and WAS indicted for the scut-
Ting Of that vessel, which Is alsos capital offence, but
he was, on motion, sent to Westchestsr county, where he
Was on . ~certiorarf. Mr.. Wells, the District
Attorney Of Wes,chester county, was in attendance.
He states that the proceedings 10 westchss,er were
during bis absence in smother part fthe State, and
without q sufficient notice to him.
The prisoner ia now examined on q charge OF revolt
and mutiny on board the schooner Eudora ~Imogsne, in
tie East river, between srt's Island and City Island, on
the 23d November, 1855. Mr.. z. j. Jcachimssen appear.
ed for the United Staiee, and Mr.. kiihken for the &C
cused.
Joshua r Levins deposed thst he knew the prisoner.
l am an oys.ernan. and am Interested Ia various yes
sells; on The 23d Nov. mber last, about TX or 8 7. ",
AFTER supper, l came Dc wn to Chas. HcIelisp'a, and IS /
cane down | saw . boat sculling Along shore. or aoout
movement VA, suspi .ious o me; the weather was cold
and the wind blowing hard; ! star ed TO . sioop (tne TraV-
eler.) lying en- the shore, T. 8 atch the man scuilin1 the
beat; this man scnlsed HI boat; saw nim drifting along
side 3 boat at anchor, and hoe on to her. and then Nc.
Lellen came down; we looked towards ihe Endora, and
he said, ssdo GU know Of that schooner having q list on
herr the neon VAS shining right on the Eacors, and l
answered, yes, and that schooner ID sinking in about
halt q niIate after thai, she iii right over; !
or three boats wi b SIX or eign! msn ana
started Tor her; when ~e got to her the sarooard side
UGUyS u up We pulsucc u RES ~ IA JUL uim
staLcitg in The beat; l hated him, and he answered,
first, by saying SIS the schooner suhkyn Istw 8 hstchet
prisorer ssocd; Jumped into his forisoner's) nost, and
took charge OF the knife and ha .ch-t; simon Baxter
jun PEG into the boat ami stood by elm, and when we
got a hore we arrested him; I did no. take any notice
whether The boat had any maze on l.; Baxter hs hold
OF Wilson, and he escaped from hum, ae started on q
run, but he was re captured; AFTER we got nim in, l asked
him where the ca Stain ard crew were; he said there
was nc OF G On beard the oos. except the captain, mate
and hiu seli; ! then asked him where the captain and
w o - ara and ha a tn fhcYpr nna n In from lIfv
lslanc, about - or 8 oct 'ck, and took the captain and
mate in.o the bay ! said it Vas very curious taAs the
back; he said they went away, and that was all ne knew
about II; | asked him how tbs schooner cams to
sink he said she ssruig . LEAK tnAf afternoon; !, asked
son, be SAID it was no use; | asked Fin why he did not
give alarm, to let somebody know that he vessel vas IN
. sinking condition; he salt he thought it was the best
psn to gather what be could and nsse hi; esca ,e; | saw
the ,ct 0 rer a. anchor all that day; | was working close
ale E q in a boat; 'there was q schooner at ancnor about
che Hundred AM fifty yards from her, perhaps q little
nearer; it was the schooner 3. Il. Browne, OF Nev Lon
don; TIE Eudora sunk, and she was raised At ar wards, l
examined her after She was raised; I founi leaks in her;
there were four aueer holes In her. which wee the only
leais; they were on the starooar6 side, between the for
warc chains plate and bowsprit rows; l found a one and. q
quarter inch auger, which fitted the holes, aud which
laid right By her, there were four holes bored between
one ps ir of timeers: I asked HIM the name OF TIE captain;
he said Captain Palmer; | forget wnat be said the name
CT lie mate wss, he said tbs schooner belonged 70 Deep
River; ! was present when wilson was searcaei; ! found
a Ioeketbook insioe ,f his right boot, in tae lo~ess part
near toe ankle; in his boat there we're several bundles
which contained clothes and and a watch; he said the
clothes belonged 10 the captain and the mate, and some
Of them to himself; the watch he said belonged ito the
mate: there were $50 in the pocketbook; there were
several pieces Of Eofey folced each separately; in the
vessel ! saw b.ooc stains on tie bed clothes and pillows in
tie stsrbosrd Der b, which Wilson said vas Ca 2%t. Palmer's
berth there was blood on a psi Of drawers and a shirt,
which were found in the scuttle; the 5airt and drawers
To- ed "a If they had been torn with a knife; the stove
was il the starbcsrd corner OF the at cabin; 1t looked as
If it led besn showed, ard the pipe was all scattered
about: there was one saau pis,e Of wat looked like
human flesh fc, no; 1t was found in the coal. on the
cecx; ! a,ke6 W;Ison where they had loaded, and he said
At Brooklyn. bur whore to he did not tell ms; her cargo
IVES an Ia aeite ccal.
Cross examined by Mr.. Mil.ikin.- The tide was aood,
but she wind ard tide would cot carry him u City Island;
yarcs from tie Island; Harris leland was as near "a City
Island; she was hall way between them; there we're
houses On the shore; he skuled pretty well.
The further hearing Ct the case was adjourned to Tues
6sy rsxt at II O'Clock.