The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-03-26

go INV Yos9 MAINS TaAeaDs
Of Is. Ms,de,r.--A telegrapAic Dispatch from.
providence, r. 4. ANNOUNCES ths arrest thers
OF Alfred W. Hlcks, the alleged murderer OF
Oapt. Burr and the crew Of the oyster sloop
Z. A. johnson. The man, with his wife and
child, had arrived ia Providence that day, and
taken board In retired part Of the city for his
wife and child. He sailed with Capt Burr
under the name Of "Wm. Johnson" The
Herald describes the manner In which he was
tracked after the tragedy:
It was about daylight on Wednesday morn
ing when . stranger, about IS years Of age
apparently sailor, dressed in pea jacket, a
gray colored pair Of pantaloons ana an old
a ,awl boat, with the intent ton Of taking the
ferry boat for New York. The stranger was
first observed at Vanderbilt landing, where he
arrived few minutes too late to take the six
O'Clock boat He had large bag In his hand,
which he said contained his clothing and mo.
ney. While waiting At the landing for the
seven O'Clock boat, he got into conversation
with Mr.. Egbert the dock master, and request.
get some oysters. He was directed to the 81.
loon Of Mr.. Van Pelt, in the neighborhood,
where he drank two glasses Of liquor and ate
an oyster stew. He seemed very flush with
his money, refusing to take the change that
was coming to him, and Offering one of
the walters in the saloon 3 piece Of gold
coin. He expressed himself sorry at not
catching the six O'Clock boat, as he was in
. great hurry, he said, to reach the city
At seven O'Clock he went on board the South
field, where he made the acQ uaintance Of one
Of the deck hands, and related that he was a
shipwrecked sailor. He appeared quite COM
municative, and stated that he was the only
survivor OF the sloOp William Tell, which
had been sunk that morning by coming in col.
lision with q schooner. The captain, he said,
had been killed outright by the bowsprit
striking him in the abdomen; but what become
Of the rest Of the crew he did not know. He
said he had just time to jump into the yawl
boat, with his clothes and money, when the
sloop sunk. While relating the story of his
misfOrtunes be produced a bag of money, and
over, as he was afraid some one had been
cheating him. The money consisted of gold
and silver coin, and, to tho best of the deck
hands recollection, the bag contained about
$500.
Before the counting of the money could be
terry, and the stranger gathering up his money,
left the boat, with the intention, he said, of
seeing if something could not be done towards
raising the sloOp. From the Battery the police
traced the stranger to 129 Cedar street. where
he met his wife and child. the latter about ten
years Of age. Here the officers ascertrined that
the strangers name was no other than vii.
liam johnson, the mate of the Inflated sloop,
ana ray OF light, bright as the sun, at once
was shed upon the dark and mysterious case
they had under examination. From some per-
sons residing in the house the detectives
Learned, that Immediately after his arrival in
this city, johnson proceeded to a BARRIERS shop
and had his face shaved and hair cut, for the
purpose, no doubt of Disgusting himself and
that after packing up some trunks. he pro-
ceeded on beard the Stonington boat. and en-.
gagged state-room for himself and family.