New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-15

hW. JNe pmltnMeLt, uldtI the act Ol lo<V, was
death. The first count Of the indictment charged him
with having icloniouIy taken watch aud other art-
clee belonging TO Capt. burr, of the schooner H. A.
johnson, on tie 2lst of March last Tho prosecution
stated the circumstances whpb led to the apprehension
OF the accused describing the finding OF the vessel ana
the discovery Of blood sraered about her decks the
ditanangemens Of the cabin, aud the appearance OF
attempts 10 clear away traces Of the crime. When the
vessel siet on tie 18TH the persons on the vessel con-
sisted Of Capt. George ii. Bur, Oliver Watts aud
Smith Nats, reainen, and defendant, who, under The
namo Of William johnson, had shi ped as first mate.
lie captain had large amount Of money with hin,
given him by Mr. Simmons, 10 purchase oysters IN Viz
GINA. where she WAS destined. That night the boys
the sloop with the prisoner. the sails of
the vessel being loose and ready TO 60 TO sea. Since
that Tine 10 one has told what became of the captain
or tie hoys. The prisoner failed to give any &C.
count and the we know OF him is, on the morning
Of the 1lst he came ashore at Staten Island in the
yawl boat belonging TO the soop. lie was seen TO
come ashore by man who was employed near the
fort.
Next he is found seeking for refrcshmen and telling
tie tgrties Of whom he obtained it, that be hand
on board the William Tell that the Captain had been
killed by coming into collision with another vessel and
a man Knocked overheard. lie had barely time TO
escape W it'll lis money. He then took the ferry-boal
to this city, landed ut the Battery where he took some
refreslnen, and hired small boy TO carry his bag 10
Lis housc in Cedar street. That afternoon he took the
tall River boat and went TO Providence, II. l., where
lie Was arrested by two persons who had pursued
him from this city. He was in bed, and pretended TO
be asleep; and told he was wanted on n charge OF
CONTRIBUTING lie willing to come to this city.
Wien brought to the Second Ward Staton-House he
deried all knowledge of the soop Johnson Capt Burr
or the two boys. lie was confronted with several per-
IONS who had him on Staten Island and in this
city, but be persisted in his denial.
He was then taken in charge by the United States
Marshal, examined, and committed for trial by
Magistrate of the United States, the charge of
PIRACY. Various witnesses will y produced before
you, each giving little item of evidence, forming
CLAIM OF circumstances which tend 70 the guilt Of this
defer dsni. II is interesting case, and one which IN
,i,s your attention marking out the hand Of Prov
ence in the mode chosen by this man 10 land in this
city where he WAS watched, 10 develop all the
facts which lie had endeayored TO conceal He is called
upon to give account OF these men, and OF that Soop
and he fails to do either. II he has committed the
triple crime il will be your duty TO md verdict
coiGng TO the law and the evidence, no matter what
the consequences.
SELAH HOWELL, swom-I reside at Islip l.. l.;
built the soop +. A. Johnson and owned half Of hers
American citzen Capt Bur owned the other ha saw tho
prisoner board the .oOp on the afternoon before
&c, dock r. heord Capt Bun say he wa. bound % Deep
four he pro,er Is nse the csPtan and he two boys; Capt
Bun tbou 80 old Oliver Wat. MAS about "a shd
usb t hair smith gur had asi hair ,kSs shouts know The
bSndW rg of Captain burr bat not Of the boys saw The
cop and Tie yswlbos ~ the Battery In the pOse'son Of the
soo se from The police took hr to i.p and oond
yace and old clothes board Of her. brought them
down here mye he vaee was produced and contents den
fed by the wne did not see prisoner after saw him on
Gp TD al The ssS s on ssS m hs before
Crc sIninsoBad couyer.aou with the prisoner
Oliver Watt. rse weighed sbou, 10 pounds Smith
Weighed scG no Rod .a Bun On So,,d i% .e a S or ss
dsS alter the examination before the a Alone
shit a oyerus found in the vaise
John A. BOYLE examined-I am the contracting and
ncen,hg ek IN the Cu-tonouse there en- entry there 81
the L. a. Johnson she entered 3D. Of December 1885,
dhe pscacr. counsel objected bit the objection
Daniel Simmons examned-I live at Keyport, n.
.n he'd esel on her to run IN the oyster trade from this
port Ngs she ready 10 sil on the 10Th oil Hsrchi
he'd buiness transactions wi Cap before he left
Wednesday the 4,h March settled with hs and gavs bia
the prisoner before .sw him
h 1. h ne9 saw 0G S SIn su me sT that
Oliver Watts would weigh about 10 pounds. smith Watts
p %an ls ~ sss rssf s ss
or e G SSn ups ssss h 5sol the ' co%
soner brought the yase and things TO Newly ok last week
s1a s ao the S %sa before he s
business transactions with Capt Bur- for he ss, nno year,
shit similar to in The vs-e board about half
an hou he 1S '1 S%x, b Ipa bs %h S s s
herr introduced and identified Capt Bans handwriting
The prisoner objected the evidence the
laid IN the a. II hs, r., vons NO, b. we'll
founded demurrer and certainly could NOT De nela
Direct re.Smed- gave him tsn,doar gold pieces two
ye, and smaller goa coin to make uPtS so was oil
my possession three days before Il to Capt
Bur do know where Burr kept his money on board but
Wien sailed her @ W Ps sssH s.s pDIs sw
board at the foo. sprn. street Wednesday the lh Of
Mach 1wo bags produced ard one Identified as the bag IN
him ?. II. think the R.o3sT had ,s On .c
oop Keypo but not close enough g. he the ps
oDe board about Thirty yards on there wa p
yate Waterman on the dOek at spring street only saw tho
House from Providence asked him If he ever bad been mere
before he said he had not we in the a room q, the
aAs Linn If he did not see ne al Spin Ss,s sot % be-
had never board had seen Capt Ban in
liz lie think bis whsseis were iule sud darker Snen On
'V cIo ,he had no preToas
knowledge Of the prisoner before him on bose the soop
pointed GU. to Capt Weed asked me the man and
said did that tho man had on board the John
not e paper money hsse the pointed string fo
the money beg by which he identified III baYings peculiar string
David Baldwin, sworn--I live at Islp; know john
have linn The soop the 18Th Of March Capt
Virginia with ap Burr prisoner handed the 'ase to to
put board Tor him have the knife in tho yae In
prisoner wore his whiskrs the as be does at present. saw
him neat IN v tdnesday and then today. ..
been cook board OF TIE vessel
identify Il ke being rather rough lying down when
saw then stsga iaw MN .afe ~ G' :, Su a.as ns
he could 90 up town after supper he wished; did no.
it, be loose the side saw him open the vslsc
James IL. Baker, am in the oyster business; saw
tho rsoner the sloop johnson he 1t Of MacL
was ta taking tie oy-t-; Tho prisoner then
h "hae n the s@s .ys {, q pfss n5 and Was
about bis neck and che shirt did not notice MN
c1c,yrssInnatic-I reside Port Rchiondi noticed the
prisoner getting the oysters had particular
seraon with h he board on the lith remember