The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-26

there the slsop Lucinda, Of Rockaxay in damage
| condition.
sTArExsNr OF rHz CAPTAIN OF THE LUCINDA.
The captain Of the Lucinda says that when of b
regat on The 2lst inst, his vessel cshdsd with the
l.. re two 400. . wers ssss 70 :, $50
spray, and VA. -. ing whicl s-.ssh other 70
on board the vs exOspr the Chiuaman, who obsnatel
refused to seek afety on board the Lucinda
The captain also states that the deck Of the Spray
strewn with bedding aud various other articles, ndicsp
that tie cabin had been overhauled and the content
scattered over the deck He Is quite positive that Their
was person board the Spray at the time Of the az
cident except the Chnaman and attributes the colso
eni..v 70 his ignorance or malice, as II nigh. hs-. h
avoided haa he Spray been properly managed.
| PARTICULARS ov,'scERNrSG rns CHINAMAN.
The Chinaman, who goes by the name Of John Low,
Jackaow as he Is frequently csled is well
IN New York, and has sailed with Capt. Leese for the pas
Tour years. Something year ago he ,tole conside
raoie money from Capt. Leete, and AVA to New
hAven where he was captured by the police and bough
oack to New York. Such Capt Leete's attachm sn
70 Jackaow that he refused press the prosecution and
on his discharge datey restored him to hs posit,on
as COOK on board the spray. He liz reported TO be a
very revengeful fellow, and, when excited stops l.
nothing, however desperate in order to crafty bis re-
venge He says that he came to this country seven
years ago in the United States steamer Mississippi and
that he is now twenty six years old When picked up
ny 'ne french, and during his board he
persstenty refused To with any one pretending
thai he did notunderstsnd the English language although
when the questions not direct, he evidently
understood well enough, and able TO laugh and joke
with the crew about the women; but when anything
was said about the Spray he not lively or com.
municatve. When asked why he did not take the CAP
tans money with him, he said that was locked up In
box and that he could not get It, His stories concerning
the manner Of the captains death very conflicting
He first said that the captain thrown overheard by
being struck by the main Sheet then be said at the
time Of the collision the captain ling on the bow
spirit and was knocked of by the conclusion and finally
that he sick in the cabin unable to get on deck
The latter story highly improbable for the Spray left
New Yok the same day the accident happened, and
when she sailed both the captain and his brother were
known to be in excellent health In regard story
about the captain of the Spray being the bowspr the
captain Of the Lucinda declares that there no person
visible about the Spray excepting the Chinaman When
picked up he had on coat belonging Captain Leete in
the pockets Of which was found q memorandum book
upon the fly leaf Of which written in pencil 81 f.
Leete, Guilford, c." The book contained various memo
randums concerning the sale purchase Of hay onions
and potatoes In Of the pockets Of the coat found
letter written to Captain Leete by CALVIN NJ Leete dated
Gulford Dec H. 1859, and relating the disposition OF
cargo Of onions. Besides these be bad with him in the
boat Ratchet, compass and quantity OF provisions
showing that he at least had abundant time leave the
sloop before she SUNK
Jackalow manifested considerable uneasness while on
board the French; when Captain Webb lef, his vessel
in the harbor 60 Shore jumped into the boat and
tus etod uvtpr
landing bad been effected he sprapg ashore and dis
appeared in the crowd since which time he has not been
seem BE had little or no money with him, and beyond
the articles already mentioned It is not known that he
took any thing from the vessel.
is matter Of surprise to the police and every
one who has heard Of the affair that Capt Webb did not
put him under arrest until such time the affair could have
been investigated but the captain informs that before
he had become fully alive to all the mysterious circum
stances Of the case the Chnaman beyond his reach
he regrets that he did deain him on board the
French until the facts connected with the affair had been
ascertained.
FLIGHT OF THE SUSPECTED PARTY.
The police are now in hot pursuit Of Jackaow, who II
said, left the city last night The officers hs
track, however, and thare avery raasn
before morning his arrest will have been effected the
route which he has taken in his flight Ii known and he
cannot escape At the request OF the officers withhold
further particulars upon this point lest the fugitive should
profit by the knowledge that the police have
formation concerning his movements and probable pre-
Gent whereabouts.
ARRIVAL OF THE WRECK.
EARLY yesterday morning intelligence received by
the fishing schooner Henry R. Barnes that tbs pilot boat
George Steers making fast 10 the wreck Of the Spray
then lying her beam ends little to the north OF Bar
nega for the purpose OF towing her to the city, and that
with the next tide she would be up with the wreck.
The readers Of the HERALD having received early intel
ngence Of the mysterious affair." anxious 10 obtain
further particulars concerning the mystery and long be-
fore the pilot boat came up groups OF persons were
gathered upon the Battery and along the docks in the
vicinity, discussing the affair and remarking upon the
singular similarity between the Of the Spray and
that OF the A. Johnson About two O'Clock the George
Steers arrived and anchored with her prize in the stream
The harbor police Immediately took charge Of the
wreck and after partial examination concluded to wait
until Monday, when the Coroner will be in attendance
and the matter thoroughly investigated
There doubt but that another brutal and cold
blooded murder has committed and circumstances
point strongly 10 the culprt The case Of the Spray Is
very similar TO that the A. Johnson and in the main
presents the features They both oyster YES
sels bound for Virginia for oysters the captains and
crews OF both, 1t is supposed have been murdered by
one OF their crew. and tna TOO on the same day DON
vessels were into and partially sunk the suspected
murderer in each abandons the sloop in yaw boat
one goes to Staten Island and the other picked up at
eea. singular coincidence truly.
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS By THE GEORGE STEERS.
APP. NJ on Wednesday last, when off Barnegat, saw
two small sloops in collision, one Of which sauk
soon after. The smaller Of the two vessels which
bound the northward had her bowsprt carried away,
while the other in the beach and anchored Saw
but board the that anchored, and he in
the set of lowering away the yaw and the vessel appa
rently sinking
Several vessels quite her ct that time
standing south and the north Should have gone
to her but supposed that she would receive assistance
from those nearer by. We then proceeded hs city;
went again the following day. and on the oath
at noon, four miles OF sarnesa came upon sloop