The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-09-26
THE SL00P SPRAY TRAGEDY.
Identification Of the Body Of Captain
Jonathan Leete.
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The Discovery Due to the New
York Herald.
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Wonderful and Pr0vidential
Condolences.
THE FAMIL US THEORY OF THE MURDER.
The Charge Of Chief Justice Grier, and the
Investigation Of the Grand Jury.
JACKlIOW, THE SUPPOSED MURDERER.
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His Behavior More COrrobOra-
tive Testimony,
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THE FAMILY THEORY or THE MURDER
TRENTON, Sept. Is, 1850.

TRENTON, Sept. o5, 1850.
The Gifted sstes Circuit Court convened to-day
O'Clock A. NJ before the Hon. Judge Grer Presiding
Judge, and Associate Judge Dickerson. Judge Grier
charged the Grand Jury with special reference 70 the law
concerning piracy and murder, In relation TO the alleged
70 which his attention called by the District
Attorney Of JackKow who stood confined in the Circuit
charged with that offence.
Among other pointe his charge in reference to tho
crime Of murder he stated that II necessary
md tho body order that the grand inquest should Ind
bi a subsequent traverse jury To convict for the
crime OF murder. Tie statute Is as folows,-
II any person shall, upon the high seas, or in any
open roadstead or in any haven basin, bay any
river where the ebos add a,ws commit the crime Of
robbery IN or upon any OF the Ships company OF any
ship vessel, the adng thereof such person shall
before any Circuit Court Of The United states for the dis
trict into which he shall be brought, in which he
shall be found, shall suffer death.
The Judge then laid down some principles Of law re-
spe,ing the corpus deci The doctrine Of Lord Mans
field that conviction should follow where the
body not produced could not be held applicable a.
universal rule Many murdcrcrs would escape
under rigid enforcement Of such Of law. Bodies
might DO entirely consumed by Ore, decomposed by
chemicals sunk into the depths Of the sea- when the
production Of the corpus detici would be impossible and
yet the circumstances might very clearly point TO
der and 10 the offenders; particularly might this be
the case on tho high seas, when whole ships
crew might be murdered and their bodies thrown
into the The true rule be governed by such
array Of circumstances point TO focus furnish
ing clear evidence and strong conviction the mind
that crime had been committed. Jackalow taken
this morning. from the Newark, Essex county Jail, BY
the sevcn O'Clock raip BY Deputy United States Marshal
Southland, to Trenton and there lodged In tho Mercer
county Jail. In the same train and In the same car
18th Ia~k ouita ,hep If urttno
summoned by the government against Jackalow, among
whom Susan B. Leetc the ssser Of Capt. Lests and
brother the murdered victims OF the sloop Spray Jack
alow seeing this young sister in the car seemed 70 DO
afected similarly, though not strongly a. he was
when the two sisters and mother brought into bis
presence Jersey City At the preliminary examination
when will DO recoilected he sobbcd bitterly for half
hour.
HIS recent confinement In tho Essex county
jail, since April last, has reduced his sys
tom 10 such extent that he looks feeble
and prcstrated During his trip he maintained
usual sacitrrniiy and aid appear all DESTROYS
TO converse though Inclined his knowledge OF the
English language limited prevent It's indul.
encs PcrsonslD, he does not hook tho murderer. His
climbs small and delicatey formed almost
ftmlnnity, and the expression OF his face
10 mild that, without excited magma
ton, no would be among the last selected rs
the perpetrator of offence About his eye
there In . REGULARITY which mar be marked, but one
which 10 common TO all 0riontas--for II !, now beyond
doubt that he Japanese and that . rcstlessness
and wandering from object 70 object IN wctchfui
Suspicious manner, as be momontarly expected some
design against him. THIS particularly evident In tho
cars, and he frequently 10 earnest manner asked the
question II he vas ITO be hung 70 dayf''
lis drcss the present occasion . red shirt aud
coarse rsntaiocps, and no without hand cuffs An
want Of prccaution with capital criminals by the
way, which indices the simplicity Of his nature aud
the confidence manifested by the officers who have him
In charge that he designs no effort a, escape.
The ssers and risnos Of the deccascd Capt Ieete aud
brother all 70 agree that he did the act, II
purely for the purpose Of obtaining the carry
p,s.s ~ ~. ~ M n,rn.,. c,,, m.
also 90 think that the act vas committed by him
81 al u wa dcnc without. full knowledge OF the awful
capable Of Judging than these ladies' in whose
family ysckaov reel red for number 81 years Tns ap-
parent Of his nature has been the
Of his retention the service Of The family, under
circumstances which would have hopelcssy condemned
| other men who had po<sesscd the advantages Of
eoucaa,ou aud olvzasiop Of which Il was believed the
japanese most barbarousy deficient Several minor
ttcfis locked aud forgotten on tas account
and be trested mofe like ignorant and unfortunate
foreigner than msciously inclined 1, do mischief
Alter the charge 70 the Grand jury they retired 70
iosd; s@as Issss, sister Of the two deceased
brothcrs, aad others, also Of Guilford, Conn; viii
Dsrics Attorney ~ Jersey CITY. and quite humber q
others, called before The Grand Jury and examined
to day.
large number Of Other winesses from different parts
81 tho country, sso waiting 70 be examined, asd
twenty subpnGss were i,suea to-day By District Attorney
Cannon. Coumisorer Vroom, OF Jersey City, aro
present. rendering his assistance 20 The District Ator
nsy expected that The will occupy three
tour days before the Grand Jury. OF eorrobo
rssory testimony has been Developed the examine
viii Be recoiIecsed that at tina, time the prisoner
sl,r~cd that I'm amid nd IN 2
the earprgs he had saved during hls four yesrs
vicss 9th Captain Ieese This beng bs excuse for the
possession Of 70 large smornt Some four Ore
~t from Brooklyn representing din retail gro
ores there raossns viii whom b. speut Tn
hundred dollars beside Tbcso parties AL state that their
attention vas calei 10 the remarkable fact of o.
his class having such amount 10 bis possession, and
THAT he sometmfs took bis money FROM his boots lie
also exposed atty dollar bill and other amounts, which
you'd ss no. q sn nee q 0S nun
rrrcA found on tho person 81 Jackaor II d supposed
ihct Captain Ieese bad about $500
PROBABLE DISCOVERY on THE BODY or CAPTAIN IONA.
THAN IEFrr, AND IDENTIFICATION or rnE BODY.
nha remarkable fact that only yesterday, As Il FRO.
whence had reserved for connecting aud convincing
link in this tragedy at Tie very time wanted tha,
the body Of Captain jonathan Ieete discovered ani
identified BY his sister. This circums,ance Is due
trely 70 The Nrw YonK Hrnp 10 the columns q which
81 The Goth lost excuaively pubshed the following
notice.
Tnr Bopr o. Az txxSovS Nan Forsp --Corcner Wood
held inquest on the 18th inst, al Jamaica, Long
hsnt The body or an unknown man, fund at Goose
creek, Jamaica bay. The deceased appeared about
twenty ght years q sre lad god set Of teeth, dark
brown hair, whskcrs, appeared 70 have two wounds
In the forehead be had good white shirt, pair of
dark mixed woolen pants, stockings boots on u
supposed tho decreased had been tho water several
months A brother NAV Of The unfortunate Captain
Bur- came 10 Jsmsca yesterday afternoon 70 ver the
body but II proved not 70 be any OF the murdered men
on board Of the vi fsted oytisr sloop.
This advertisement nrst at,rac,edrbe attention ofaFen
tleman In Norwsk, Conn u IL singular coincidence, by
the way, that this gentleman only commenced 70 take
the daily HERALD sinco the arrest Of Jsesaos and he
did With view principally Of keeping track Of the
case a irend OF the family add Il - through him that
the above notice vas found and brought 70 their atten
ton.
This was on saturday last. Immediately on the receipt
Of the above ten Mise sssan Isetc accompanied by
Ne shboy nom Gulford came to New York aad thence %