New-York daily tribune., 1858-04-03


might have started to visit relsve 10 Indiana, where
he had previously talked Of gong. Mrs. and Mise Cur
lis TO the latter Of whom the deceased was pArtaly
engaged spoke 20 Mr. Samuel concerning Ills cont sb-
seDce, and thought very strange Of 1t indeed.
Mr.. Samuel lad no knowledge whatever OF hs sons
death til Yesterday afternoon. when the ssi news ws
communicated to lim by friend dong business N .his
city, 70 whom the feet had become known.
~ > oclocl yesterday afternoon Coroner Connery
wert 20 the Second Precinct Police Station and after
procuring all the te'tmony possible, proceeded to I'M
ponIel jury Of twelve men whose usmes aEd
residences aIe g. follows
l1eel Inderh NJ. 70 Lalaytte pace Ro..in Bufm,s
D. II. HIATT No Il Bcckaal street NJ P. farob No
Brookiyn Ausass, Smh & NJ ' s. Becknaa street Cb,lie
Hooper No 7s South Third street, WIisusbuTgn C. Hal
No IS Bcekmsl stree, o r. Zines No 70 south Fourth street
WiamsburFh; ). C. Howard No ~ Broadway l. Clark
aGeorge F. Woodward. NJ. D., being daly sworn,
dcO.s and ssysI have made post or.sm examination Of tie
bocy the unknown found the water al the foot Of Beck
street River looking at the body wound pre-
scned itself oue inch width about inch to be left Of the
medal ne line With the nipple the direction Of the wound
being dow and nw ard passing through The stsnum at
ing The prcmdi9m .d penssns the len Yentnei o. Of s S
inch in width; the peardu'r vas dended wan ooasi
blood, this wound IL ny opinion being 'uiLG' L. 70 a o %
bruises about the face which have been caused se ID Tue
WsteT.
ID.
sayi reside No III West Sory second street was no.
acquainted with te decaed nave ieea ,ns lin t
sunday Digtt the Hotel; was about O'clock in.e
the dsd It'd some ship captains 70 tax: s name never
poke to this before that night recognize ts nS a' @ e
one one law on n SIbeSy tb aTom the yson Hot
Frank Howard being swors deposes ana says: l.
i've az No b ~ ay dow , saw the dece,sed
on Wednesday aOr the first time he came IN ara bought oae
bs ht iud be had conversation with mo len the hote
o'clock but he hsd then gone Understood that he was
Bridget Hanlon dcpOses and says reside at No.
81 cherry street keep fnt stand the cornero Burins
slip and st have the body Of the deceased d2"n
stars tall young man, With large noT. aud long ia
the oyster ssnd ei ThSmas Carts don't keo" eI
again to second look OF the BODY but she M uuSbe
10 Identity the decessedI
During the absence Of the witness, Inspector Weed
entered the room, and announced the arrival of Mr..
Samuel, father of the deceased, who had just come
over fun brooklyn.
CHARLES Samuel No. 23j Adams street, Brooklyn,
being says recognize the body OF The deceased as that
time shut up our shop my son lived wI me he was hIse
20 Of end little oyer he generally came home shout
said repeatedly that he w~d aud sunt Of his Ted
ing in Indianapolis Ind he resolute fellow aud once
have my sisters e did not come home on sunday;
Mrs Curtis asked what bad become Of him. she is the LADY
Tueday morning think that she asked me II Charley was at
home she said very strange that he did not come home
existing bween my son and Miss Curtis my
inquiry at the Fulton Hotel, where he was seen;
had money about him. that know Of except few
ngs he left his pocket book and watch at home he had
chain his person. he bought Chatham street allowed
linn such pockctnOney necessary 1.-THE chain found III
Of the deceased recognized by the witness as be
longing ts hm); my had trouble OF any kind which
drive him COMMIT suicide don't know that any
visiting the young lady in question besides my son; his
generally believe Tepccabs young men
with fire company he was good boy gen
ersy Cu the prisoner relative to Miss Curtis to whom
he dcead paying his respects Of the squantauce
John Thomas Haley of Clinton avenue, Myrtle Brook
yn three Mater BecheTs Henry Taylor ard his brother and
siN hers whom he vcT familiar with do lot
Of any who bas since Saturday night
sOl's habits generally were correct
Alexander Phillips, depOees and says-l reside az
No &9 south street: am machnsi did not know the de-
ceased think the dccess,d is the on "wednesday
afternoon standing in front Of the Fulton Hotels think ne is the
man saw talking WITH Mr. Curtis the Oysterman about II
ucoch the following night he resembles the man saw talking
with M Curtis that night; there women h them,
short thck Curtis closed his stand ac III O'Clock
that nish did open his stand serday az all aud
thoueA strange Of he had bushels Of oysters aud
that account hs kept his place
before, but then he had oysters TO com
lncnce with, nor money 70 buy theGl
Tie further investigation OF the case WAS here adj
iou,ned till IL o'clock this morning al the Station
House. Beekmau street.