The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-15

vesssl-wheshsr there SanaA beng On n or ns mo
captain Of the sloop sdSk form Az but could NOS
that come peIson have been n board from The
fscs OF her changing Der cnurse - bsve described.
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little below Port Racnnond, which y IN the Marcos
opposite Fort HAmihra h w.s seen very coon altar
addressed nquiing his woN,d be saie dssgnssg
where be had left her, 70 which Nsildnger repled Il
where wouIa - MIA ssisr me prisoosr bal with
him large canvass bag, which hs carried upon bis
sDouders After leaving Eeainger he passed Up Staten
dressed and came = yasserbnts handbag, arriving there
ahss ~ before eeiock He there inquired Of tho
directed 70 . chop, where he ate breskiss and IN
payment offered to the boy wbo served him $40 pece,
ave hsr .o no n1ysr 10
satoo with M Egbert IN charge OF the station thero he
.s.d ne vaa 49,, ssstsriDg man; that be bad been on
hscn with another vessci that the Captain had been
killed asans, the mast another person hsd been knocked
vessel with The m0sey. BE described BY .hs. witness
being exctted He took the ferry boat SouthAed left
10 d entered VI.
I frey, deck hand He produced before him beg Of
money and asked him 70 count II II was canvas bag
and contained $50 in silver and largo quantity OF gold
McCarey counted and The prisoner tock possession Of IL
again and during The passage up had some more general
tue Battery between and eight O'Clock the pri
took some reiyeshmen cup OF coffee, think, and
Sss-niIed With .D so,bns and Other srtcle. ~ 70
his hose taken up TO his house In CedAy street and
len There The prisoner lived A. l2e Cedar street with
Mrs Burke They had various conversations with him
curing ihey day During he morDgg the went out
the shop OF Mr. James South street. EXCHANGED
the most Of the money which he bao {about $3.50, part
sold ana part silver, and received in exchsose bills
the Farmers and Citizens Bank, Of Williamsburg. He
made the remark 10 Mr. James at the time that
honestly by the money. Through the day he packed up
HE clothing, .Dd In the Afternoon with HE wife and child
took the Fan River boat running from here the Sound
and up 10 Fa River, telling the carman who took
The qarers on the scent From Fan River he went 70
Providence. The whole or most Of these facts coming
to the knowledge Of the officers Of justice,
soon traced him from FAN RIVER 70 Providence,
and alter search enabled 70 find him there
Tboy traced him 70 sms house in the outskirts OF the
city ana at one O'Clock midnight obtained entrance
bed me windows and doors Of the house were osed
and the Defendant was found concealed Ter the clothes
Of the bed with his head covered up. The officers with
drew The clothes and found the defendant there in pro-
'ate perspraton and feignspg sleep BE was Awakened
pre,epdsd to be awakened by the officers they SAID
Tia, they wsused to sec him on charge u psssiRg
brought him TO the house he arose and was saked
which they ~ took win them There were y 81 or
s s he ss asou. As saao s on
Cz@ns Bank OF Williamsburg, corresponding with thoss
exchanged for him by Mr.. Jamee, Of this city. me
clothes we're returned to this CITY, and neat morning
yic station house On his arrival be told that the
charge OF counterfeit money feint.
very oo5y replied that che supposed sou or Something
TO that effect To Mr.. George Nevns and xr Elias Smith
the perfons who puEusd and discovered him he said che
bad DO kpowedge whatever Of the sio,p e. A Joansoo
had kaovp her Captain Burr and had beer
Staten Island Tor many months These sta.emenssbe
has maintained 10 the present lime, constantly refusing
10 give any account Of himself 10 connection win thn
vessel or Of anything which transpred board OF her
after she le anchor in Grsveseud bay inst denis
h. hc Cant
Burr, ever been the vessel x A. Johnson or had
been on staten Island when he WAS charged win being
there, shows full consciousness OF the fatal effects OF
any evidences tending to establish that fact uncootrs
dctcd, and in that pontrsdicoa be pershed On being
that he bad known before with the man who car,
ned bis baggage with the deck hand Of the SouihHed
iohpsop; The ws.ch found upcn him vas ihrcu.b ~
hand Of frovidence, identified ~ tne watch o. Captain
Burr, worn ~ him On the day Of his ssyiss
hs possessSon for long time that he bought froiV
brother and paid certain Of money NJ and %
gave various accounts concerning Them. On Inc Moadsy
following his being brought hers was exatsAd teoro
brought before you ior The oelos q robbery on sss
high Ass have thus briefly gone over the various cir
eumsances Of this case ~ they Will be produced to voc
20 ycn the Tine Of evidence that IS Intended n
be purped by the prosecution. that you may
tmony TOWARDS the rest You viii perceive in tins
care cue PECULIARLY. great number VI wipesses
rDNtFument
Witnesses there 3 very snght countocn, ether wnh
each other or With the individual himselfpsrtculariy
fore from Islp, Gravesepd Staten Island New YORK
and bfcoslyn, who are unacquAnted wdn each other
who each come up 70 Aed their h'e Abre 70 this sons
Zach tt item OF evdsrce Of no particular s,reneth
Of no decision In itself, bu, only forming suoug chain
perfect ehstn, claimed py the government, M ~ With
gu, without doub. the ru, Of ths Offence
upon The psoner Your attention, geneen a Invited 10
THIS cAreuny and scr1unizagy, which scrutiny ifee
~ "a q
rest-h Involves The pun shrnen, Of terrible crime thl.
prisoner the true offender the result may be verI
pcnEhmeni o. crime wheel he thought be had ooycrea
% for ifsrs Il very it'll, oorbt he thoceh, had sunk
the vessel by The eohfoo n the Lower Bay and thinS
you viii tsy have IN looking over the evidence ina
the hand OF Providence, marking the track this maj
w@ 70 purt1e has placed upon that track the eyes o.
those who would core up alters to identity him il
seems strange tn tbs centre q swhrmirg thousands N
Each Tine o. he day tais prisoner escaped fro that
floor, he could not have hiddrn himself. u seems
- though there but one eye to wa:ch and
one nstfct 10 follow and bin From The very
tune thai he landed slater Island un, nc vent 20 Pro
vcstce IL Whereabouts vas know ali the lime can
not exp ain etbcf 70 ycu 10 myse snat thai
caused him 70 be watched that be was watched and OBJ
served will BE- rhowp. Prom the vcry meut Of
hts berg setn the 4 A. Johnson tn he brought
here, everything IL kpcyn concerning him, save the
Island u the rer morn Dc he bAs been osIsa upon 70
give account 81 hinetH during une he
nd nc nss been called UPON 70 sye an sooeun' Of the
Wstises sud Captain Bgrr-but he claims u as bio
own he has been oed upon 70 give account Of thoee
mca with shom be and who doubt already
dead but he utterly dscars any knowledge Of them
OF tie vessel which they That gentlemen,
you vii iudge OF on this trial Voc viii cay whether he
sciJ Of the triple crime the double bloody canning
crime tat occurred The deck Of that vessel and So
jurors ana rood ctrens whatever may be the result
70 MIN ar vnAiever the punshmeni ] have no doubt
bui ihsi your verdict ~ be n accordance with the law
aud the facts.
TBE EVIDENCE.
Seah CoveA was The nrn wfness called aud beng ex
aDined ny Mr.. Dwight depoeedt reside ss Isip long
leland, know the Sloop T. A. Johnson built her nv.
sef American clt,zeu owned one half OF her
and Captain tecrge " Burr owres thc other half he vss
American titzen the prisoner Al The bar on
board The sccr A yohnfcn, the Wednesday evening
before shc ls she ss the Spring street dock had
been lJwg there veex sno cleared Thursday. 18th
cNpan Barr told ne be was going 10 Deep Creek, vrg
Oliver Watts and svn.ih waiu. and the prisoner:
Cspen Barr tod me be shipped the prisoner A.
mate. Otptsa Burr va about thirty n!nc years u
hge, Oliver Watts was aho1t twenty four. ard Smlin
Watts about rinrierr know CAPTAIN Barr for icts