New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-04-04


Of Capt. Johrson Of the Staten Island ferry boat
Hutchbsck, who is charged with having vlltaly and
m.lciouily run dosn q revenue barge on Thursday
evening" causing the death of + notify Doronue, on,
Of the bostmen. A large number Of persons we're
present during the investigation. Appended is
sytopts Of tie evidence fer the prosecution, AMI the
defepse Of Cspt. johnson:
Patrick Stack Of the Hsrbor Police depossd that be
WA Oh board Hanchb,c when The collision occurred and
tAs Timothy Don5hue be /. informed and b-sye va
Abrsh, C. johnson was plotting the ferry b's s:i3- 'in~
James &. I.owber of ClassOn syenus, Brooklyn,
O'clock started barge, FOR the p1rpo'e Of
placing night Gust Hous. officer. on board he steamer
Iun ilto By Island steamer Huachbscs csp'ng the
Timothy Donovan was orownd Hito'sW's Gh.wAn Of ,as
than ha "a gaze Of Wind boElnt e, the
tH. aLa III rs TO- -. 1 cnrIs rae bsa, az ias
nofthSe't N h op hoh ne colspn toLIl La.s D ~
By pilot Of the Hunchbsfk after ~itne" t2 o1' Of "h
trimmtd which oocuSi-d few ne then sac the
ferry tost sppronins ing oi,tsnt sD2It Que aa o. .n
barge bad got midway aco'' the mouth Of h-sP me terry
post winch =. POW -" y.ia a saep ~, ,I ~ go
Of Abosrc quarter about TX inches from the stern h-
b.rs Vas novn under porglard aud passed under the
wss. Of the ferry boat, which entered Der sip -hOl, stop
ping.
The investigation was here stiolrbei mil Friday
rext Capt. johnson being admitted to bal, 10 = OOD
Mr. John c. Thompson OF Staten lslsnd becoming his
bondsmsn.
Capt. johnson submitted the following statement Of
the unfortunate occuTr-D-e:
ON Thursday tho 3st day Of March, 1859 the steamer
Hupctbsk her clo,k tip rom staten l.aad vi
uyse ss.ssDt 10 ctsrgs Desricg the sip Wh-
hal the wind blowing almost hurricane, about west aod tbs
I'D tide unuirs about five makog very 51
t. A., the slip land tcers yey few Sho
DO it without good rractife we sew this i''om
custOmhOus dOes. Aod apparently
making hesdwsy they were soi against tas gale
Re did and PIT ali c5b6isnce 10 the barge sons ,scs theJ
persisted pul ns her snesd she made very Eht head~A
stopped when the huncbback stopped she sooa
2D feet from the dock 1T ught hsvs been 800 fs--,u
ban stopped taiss The barge would have dropped back
herself and collision would have occurred; bu, toey
Up minds tho slip at al hazards snd kept
WIEN the steamer sucs te barge abe Vs' co'e II to the
the barge had pulling they might have cleared
the batt boz but they al 81 pptd rowing aud collision ~a
unavoidable barge oied back with the Wind .ld tas
think sucs the barge about four or i've feet from nor
stem; of the bosmsu named Br.dy told sr John Hail.
the News Collector that he tod Mr. Lo~eer tb- on
the barge that they could not cross the Clip in -t bu be
SAID 80 ahead appears that ne the .P at Al.
hazards have also been informed BY gooi auhory tn. the
of the barge makes practice 70 tue erry clips
thai The collision al unavoidable accident tnat coad not ne
b,oed under the circumstances Mas 20 be banged the next
minute have had cnase o steamboat as pilot and captain
FOR years AID n-Ner me-, with 80 accident OF the
sind before aud more than thai every 1 ay on
charge this is all that have TO say will answer any que
Tne question mskt be sEd vhy dd stop the boz, three
even four hundred st from the dgek II had me oon.s
into the Custom House docs .d been In danger Of sinking OF
Of who were andrs Oh the forward PAT
Of the boat, might have been Killed.
Vhen The steamer struck TIE barge she backing strong
have good engineer there the ferry who can h,n
die enSne good any man ever saw when Ne come
into the have from tw-pty 10 twenty-five ~ srotysS
pouuds Of Ny engineer In charge vas Mr Nsnduzer
Jane. segune engineer the ferry was Ia the sn.ine room
with him. .
A. c. JOHNSON, Captain Of Steamer Hanchssck.
Several gentlemen, who were passengers IN b)a'd
the Huncpbaok, and witnessed the colli'ion, have
voluntarily forsaid, and are ready to testify thst
they believe Capt. johnson did al that he could to
avoid runriog down the barge. DOnohue deceased
vas thirty five years of age aud reaided at No lj7
Perry street. liz leaves widow and four children to
NOUN his uuthIey end.