New-York daily tribune., 1858-04-07
THE MURDER OF YOUNG SAMUELS.
CONTINUATION OF THE INQUEST.

CONTINUATION OF THE lNQuES
Coroner Connery, yesterday morning at ii o'clock,
resumsd the inquest in the case of young Sanues at
tbe Second Precinct Staton-House, but previous to
ths sxam alton of any witnesses, Capt. Weed stated
that tho prisoner Curtis had been attacked with der
um tremens during Monday night, and his condition
was such as 70 warrant his being sent to the New-iork
Hospital for medical treatment. The Coroner visited
the prisoner in his cell and, finding him in very low
condition sent for ysican and after some consuta-
ton it was deemed prudent to send him to the witness
prison In White street where he could be looked atter
Mr. Edwad ii. Smithson, the young man against
whom there appeared some suspicion, aud who gave
himself into custody on Monday night, was the first
witness examined. He said:
Hive New York had PARTICULAR place nee Tor the
last Eve weeks take my day S Bss%a sG~n e nSS' T nine
Al tee Cooevi House and sometimes the G3be Hotel IN WI
hsa IN for The s.t 1--WE weeks was in Naubugh
during the lsst five weeds but NOT In broosy9i nave h
remember thai in Brooklyn during the past two weeks
servizs papers for client Of my wa,
wno gave the pspcTsis Dons Nh Donns lives IN noose-
e street Chahop did not serve sS the PPe n SsT'o
Jobs and MLism Streets was sent oyer 70 oy he
percd of the i've k alluded o have any
plscs oS .@Scmsn, in NewYOS With MI samno
y ,no years ago With asceaed we did not g. int any
drink IN store III FuitOn
srosliyS aid not see Mr.. samuel. when Brooklyn
the have rot seen him for seven mouths then
tSe d.y at No Great Jones street with brother; was
tkes Ill day might went out between the hours Of one
and Eve in the afternoon last SUNDAY week vsted Burt
old theAre Chambers street and attended prayer m"eunS
~ erst Jones street about FIVE O'CLOCK in tn afternoons
ek,d down Broadway aud won't into No b59 where there as
pray meeting; stayed there until aoon, SIX O'clock tnt
wen 70 Me.ohuts SELDOM in Broadway and had my Tea ate.
wsrJs eat down to Of Broone and Ezaoch street
sud Ehere spded prayer meeting IN tAe naps Cnuv Sa
Pear street ser leaving BuI,on ihe se inday had my
Gojds Ho:l in Fulton street. then went up @ pfos
went TO again heard MI Knapp preach then went
yoans Trend Of mine named Joseph Ballard on Monday
monains after breakfast, went TO No. Great JOne.
S.S. in Il. evening went to Me.cbutis and had my
supper seI supper Monday went to Nh, Ku.pPs BaP
t church I, hear converts relate their experience
eplsued Al ehm.s Hn, after nine oGioc. " ~neS S.a
on Tuesday mOIpns Great Jones ssan worked
there oil asy and went TO church tho eycs went no ~here
e rns saturday SUNDAY Monday Tuesday Wednesday aud
ThuI.dsJ 6eat jones the saloon the BaP
Is, Church and home s' heard Of Mr s.nue.' des'h on
a. s.p%ement With MI samuel. never threatened bat
on The sensy . and MP. Drew had what @St be
called dHcrty With either OF thss .s a. M,. Curtis
Nj D.w did not tell to discontinue my N'isi dscoa
,s..d my Ss.. DO ot lnov any who Mr. sapae
from the nSnt Of his disIPPrsfHace up 20 tas NJ w wa
Murdered know Of ~ho used 10 visit Mi.. Gurus wh,
bad spy Snmity toward DECEASED nrve heard any 1ne
Il Of biu knew Of no one wh' u'eo 5N @ ..x pre AZ Nj
optl YESTERDAY when stated that ~t spsie,
peiscn pIscuced drinking "a ys IN the St.,oa
eli up TO the yesterday and was deA"e' ID "'
House last sht. ,,.. Io,.. ., ", AZ
James Soully, keeping bosroog- mouse a. No. - -,
Pearl .tr, testified that Sthson bearded 81 aus nSu'e eu
arp very Saturday ses As' hs va n,5e os
sxe.n ~ O'Clock asd al hons on SUNDAY oeiofe
ocock OIL "Wednesday light he wa. IL By 10 oi O'CLOCK
ssd tost sahson could Io 90 out o 1he ho "
psbt without Knowing sud that be ht SLEPT OG; c
the hou siDoe last Saturday week.
Stephen II. Huff, Capt. DAVIS, Francis Howard
Aexsi Der Bdlngs Abraham NJ. kroy Hasssn II Wheeler
Johz HLsye, Theodore Beler sud Louis L. BelchsF were
seersy examined but their testimony threw light on h'
John M. Curry, bsing sworp, says-l su an officer
sacLed the Second Precinct SsOu Huse tooh the body
OF dec the the ot Of Bgrng zip Thurs
dsy last about O'Clock In ihe Aeruoon the arsi information
had Of when met The boenar he told me he hal f0ana
taoSy and wished charge OF H. hs told a. the
found the TO; Of BetmAu stree. wh~n got 20
the dock pothiDg but the rope which ssched
the stem the boat told him 10 puu the rope Aad ras tn,
BODY could his dins % the feet oty ap2-sfed
IL view then s,id must b. weight n BODY an
sAed him give the rope which he cid thee raised The
BODY us could the stone attached TO IL hsn st eta
pc sy a. 10 where he fouEt ~ he s,sed 70 te ths be
fd wsy up the pier The uPpet side ol 'hs pier h'