The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-31
THE SLO0p SPRAY MYSTERY.

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THE SLOOP SPRAY MYSTERY.
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Examination ~ tho Oaisaman, Jscka-
lew, CsnttnueA-Iaseresting Testtmo-
ny, &c., 80.
Tho examination of Yam, alias JackAlow, the sup
posed murderer Of Captain f. Leets and his brother
Elijah, beard tho soop Spray, resumed yesterday
morning before United States Commissioner vroom the
court room the Jersey CITY prissa.
Long before the opening OF tho Court largo crowd had
gathered around the prison. eagerly awaiting the arrival
Of tho Commissioner, and whom tho Court opened the
room immediately Aned to liz utmost capacity. and
every eye strained to catch glimpse Of tho China.
man,
Tho prioaer upon being brought in, appeared quite
downcast, and his pleasant smiling counteaanoe, which
no has heretofore ws, had entirely disappeared aad
no seemed impressed with the belief that his cad
BE took his his counsel and by the side Of the
Chief Of Police, paying marked attention y everything
that was said and nsrvously watching every movement
that was made, ~ he nomentarily expected i'm
portant developemeats feared that his fate about
70 be scaled forever he had flannel Shirt under
meath which ws blue one, pair Of dark pantaloons,
and them pair Of blus cotton overal By direction
Of his counsel he declines 70 hold any conversation with
visitors, although be win sometimes oomnuaoaie but
only briefly aad very reluctantly
Mr. VOORHEES, has deemed this step advisable from the
fact - he says, that JAckalow cannot properly CON-
prehend the questions put him. and that bis answers
are ooasequenty oea conflicting and inconsistent, md
calculated to do him injury his trial thus far his
stories concerning tho affair have been very consistent
and have only varied in cases whom he apparently mis-
understood the nature Of the questions put to him.
THE WRECK.
Az stated in edition yesterday the wreck OF tho
Spray has beea towed IRON tho Battery Jersey City,
where she now les OF Long Point She visited yes
terday by large number Of curious people, and crowd
remained around her up late hoar last evening Con.
stable Haybeck has the wreck in charge, and making
an effort 70 go her upoa the beach high enough clear
her cabin OF water, and enable him 70 make thorough
examination few articles were ished out yesterday,
but nothing important found Jackaow persists in
bis statement that Capt Lestes money in the cabin,
locked up generally thought that tho wreck will
have 90 o. to the dry dock before can 10 properly
examined, and should this be o. will be several days
before the search 10 completed as both the dry
decks al Jersey City occupied that they re-
ceive her this week.
rHA EXAMINATION.
TESTIMONY or CAPT. WEBB, OF TIN SCHOONER THOMAS 4
FRENCH
James Webb testhed-I am captain OF the schooner
Thomas French, OF Suffolk, Virginia; the Spray
while lying 1t Battery Monoay aerp oon ana was
present when some bedding was removed in COMPANY
with Mr. Stone and others; there were two ticks the out
side being white which there considerable
icS With hook and - Us head came out We saw What
all considered to be blood stain; the stain on the
striped tick not plain did know the Spray be-
FORE the Chnsmsn before wednesday the 2ss
inst him about four miles north Of BArnegat my
before picked him up two sloops about half an hour
previous come together some fifteen or twenty minutes
was below, my mate told me that there was a
sloop cspsized; l came up from below, and picking
up my spyglass, saw that her name was the Spray;
about the eloop's length 70 windwArd In q
yawl boat saw the other vessel tho Lucinda, with her
bowsprt gomez run near the Lucinda and then tackled
him (Jackaow) and asked II be wanted to como ABOARD
the boat lay still and the cable Of the yawl over the
bow he NODDED his head and after passed took bis
hat and swung TO US; tackled back aad told him he
would have 70 cut his cable and let tho boat dr away
from the vessel be picked up h.oeet a.d made two or
went about again, and "a passed him said, 'damn 1t, II
you wan; 70 come aboard cut your cabe did not hear
notion and l. thinking he was canacker," motoned
him how to cut IT, he did 90. and picking up
not make any progress, a. the wind was against
him; motioned him TO lay down his oars, which he
did, and hove of TO Toward" and caught him. took
the boat hook, and ordered Of my mea 70 stand
BY With line with which We made the boat fast about
midshps he then jumped board and for ward;
got into tbs boat and found compass, haschet ooat
come bread and knit comforter containing prov
sious; when cama on deck said What have you done
with that buegerS" did not know but had for
ward and jumped overboard the prisoner then ar
where was; asked what had become Of the captain
vas knOclod overheard BY the boom; remarked that
the captain must be very sok not 70 como ON dock in
S he could not he
to make understand that he could not understand me-
asked him where he was going be sad he was going to
Virginia for load Of oysters asked him where the cap
tain was FROM he said Guiford;' he said that the
captain had father and mother in Guliord obsined
all this information from him before getting into Egg Har
bor the collision occurred little after two o'clock got
into Egg HArbor 1t O'clock the Lucinda ahead
till next aernoon the Lucinda came up the next alter
noon We all went ashore but tho ste ward the Chnaman
~ Mosa" n"n,x y H. s W;s no ~ w, ocaea
come Of Capt Leeto and his brother he had been there
four years ago with load Of oysters at that me they
same as he had told me; Mr.. Willis asked him
questions which he did not seem 10 understand the cap
tain OF the Lucinda shore the afternoon
the Chnaman met the men Of the Lucinda the captain
asked him what he had been doing with those things
deck; they lot of playthings spread on sheet
there also compass and several other articles on
Deck he could not understand what he said he said to
in the presence Of the Chnaman that the time Of
the collision was board the Spray but the
Chinamap; raw no on board till they in COLI
sion; then the Chnaman came from behind the sail aud
II no one was on board but him; he then AT and
tapped on the companion with his hand, but returned
them went SacE from xr w hss us ds.
on board the schooner; when at Mr. Willis
no nsuea !, IRON his pocket two dollar bill and
Newark he said "os all the money got dis gil the clos
got he threw the 81 the floor and said ono good
Mr. Willis picked up again and pronounced good he
sgain threw 1t the floor and said ssno good" When
he board nay schooner be had two overcoats;
one he had his arm, the other his back when
he came deck be ripped the lining Of the black
and took out some papers and small memorandum book
which he gave 70 me- the papers mixed up with
some salve that threw them overheard the book
tanned statement Of the LAST cargo; had the nae Of
tie captain and Of the sloop was such a book q cap
ains use; he said the captains money was ocka1 in
box and be could not get IT. told him he ougK 6 have
got the msney If nothing else We went to New York on
Friday got up 70 Coney island about IL O'Clock q
night and lay at anchor; after this laid down In my