The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-09
Brooklyn City News.


THE wKEok or THE BRIO W. y. sAPF01D-rHE
MAYOR AND THE CORONER DIsPUTING EACH
OTHERS AUrHORITY-GREAf EXCITEMENT AT TIE
GAS HOUSE WHARF.
1oe bg w. 6aford, recently sunk In the East river,
near the Navy Yard is tin in the same stuston held
by her anchor and lines extended from her bowsprt -
the Gas House wharf, Brooklyn. The water 1t that
place is said to be about forty feet Deep 1t was at
time supposed that the eok and the two children of the
captain hsc gene down in the vessel but from more re-
cent Inquiries 1t s asc rained thst al board
deck after the alarm been made OF her sinking conii
ton. The mother snd children we're all IN tns boat
Wien Efforts were made to cut 1t clear the ocxngs
s,n snS snv s:, the Mr. Hanard Of hs
remain within her. The owner Mr.. d. W. Fierce, OF
Orlnet9n Me has arrived and he, in connection with
rangemsnts with Capt Thos. Bell, wrecker raise the
vessel ScboOners, or other small vessels VIII BE- EN-.
ane discord secms 70 have grown out
OF toe affair between the Coroner the side
.ne owner and agents on the oher day or two since
proposals we're made by Mr. Guofge Brush, North
river man. unknown TO the insuraace COM p2niss, to
Isse her or co., and the day the Coronsr Who
thtn eianea sole jurisdiction and control over the
matter, said he had sheady agreed with Mr. Brush
10 lsise her for - 500 This meeting the approba
en Ct the underwriters, the agents. wing the prev
ous proposals. of the contractor positively refused
70 sanction The C,roner, notwithstanoio ha nsi ac
hi belief that the vessel contained dea
booes, htil persis ed IN claiming right to perform all
the operations OF wreck msser and afterwards present
his 81 for the same. Access then had to Mayor
sued mandate to the Chief OF Police requiring suf
Gent force to remove the Coroner and bis the
premises The Coroner then protested against the yors
light to intef'eie and by regular proceedings employed
the aid Of the Sheriff in removing the policemen. And
thus The contest remains and " being carried out bs.
tween John and Tom' and "Tom and Johnn Io is ear.
nesfly hoped hcweyer ,has it may not prove second
joseph Walker affair presenting for long time obsruc-
lions to navigation and commerce. and sacrificing tue
interests of private individuals to the nonious pro-
pensites of gious persons The vessel valued ut
insured.
THE BARKER HOUSE HOMICIDE.
The examn nation of witnesses resumed yesterday
morning and Joseph Penoleton concluded his evidence
lie saw Mclaughlin lying the floor at The end of The
counter but did not know how he there; saw no
knife, and stabbed
lrsstus FepCleton, a boarcer at the Barker House
testified that he saw strike Mclaughlin and had
no knowledge as to the OF lia death; saw 70
knife.
After the examination of these Witnesses the Coroner
stated that ss light had thcs far been thrown
upon the subject and ii useless accumulate tes
tmopy which resulted in no,hrg, he should leavo ths
matter open until moncay and directed the jury to re-
assemble At O'Clock 7. N. on that Gay. The whole
affair Is just much enshreuded Ia my sery as at the
c mmeLcsment of the invesigation-no seen to
have kLito, one the fatal blow struck and in
fsct no one appears to know ANYTHING abou.i All
that appears is, that Michael Mclaughlin WAS killed.