New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-09
ANOTHER MARINE MYSTERY.
SUPPOSED MURDER OF A CAPTAIN.
HIS VESSEL SUNK.
DISCOVERY OF TIE CAPTAINS BODY.
CORONER'S INQUEST.

Coroner GaHney Of Jersey City was notified yeste'-
day 70 hold an inquest upon the body OF man found
,afpa in the East River Sunday afternoon, which
vvos spbseanertly identified as that Of Richard c.
K.llv Captau of The schooner Caiha,ns Margaret, Of
West Farms, Weychester Comfy N. Y. THE gen.
erl immersion of the friends OF deceased as well
all era acquainted With the facts, is that the Cap
ain came to bis death by foul play On Sunday fore
noop Sept 80 the Catbarins Margaret was discovered
wing Of anchor abou, hundred yards from the Hu.
boken Ferry loaded with brick with her sigaal light
barring and the vessel in sinking cOnditi N. Sev-
eral persons went ont in smaboas to render assist-
ance and, OIL arriving at the vesse f5and person
on board.
In the cabin wac found piece Of fresh beef, sons
potatoes cabbsges aud other food, and bottle Of gin.
These articles had apparently been brought on board
very recently. Toe vessel towed on 10 the flats,
where sbe shortly after sunk. Since that time the
friends If the captain have been on the lookout TO
ascertain tie cause Of his mysterious disappearance,
without succes, until he finding Of his BODY on Sunday
Jusce Whitley OF Hoboken viewed the body, aud it is
stated without taking any evidence, gave permission
70 tie friends TO remove it TO Westchester County.
youog msD, named Vim. Hooper, was the only person
employed Oh DO rd the schooner and he, together with
the yawlboat have been missing since ths sinking Of
the vesfel About II o'clock the hight Of thu 29th
of Septtmte the night before the schooner was found
in sinking state, two young men, belonging 10 the
yacht Zinga, discovered yswl boat floating down the
river, and, upon rowing ont 10 il, saw a man
in it with HE be side Of the boat apparently
intoxicated. His general appearance answered SONS
what TO the description of Hooper, who is tall very
dark complexioned man, with black hair, small black
whskers, ard black eyes. The men at the time sup
posed him to be a colored man, bu. cguld be posi-
tive On account OF the darkness. Capt Kelys face
was considerably eaten away but several m,rks vera
discovered uIon the head aud particularly Gere cut
over the Left eye.
Upon the above facts bee 1micg known, number Of
the czeus of HOboken were dissatisfied with the
ner in which Justice Whitley had disposed of the cass
and acoroDely notified C,roner Glfney in order that
q thorough investigation migDt be had.
The inquest was commenced at 2 p M, when the
follow ing evidence was taken:
John MeCnckep hani Of the Hobosen ferry boats
finding the body loans IN the river and causing it
cart John Jscktou Il sedT reside at West Farms West
chester County and porter at No 81 Pearl seet
have yew ed The body now lying az Mr. Crtne and recognize
straw fO q bfck do know when be l thl to
IeuIn he could have gone s7estisw, loaded up aud
turned T. NevYork between Thur.dy and satird evenings
ssd man S i % GoG aoop S R Hapr
With the Captain the last Trip cannot say where he Is now
Farms; bill Of ladng wharfage bills pocxe,book Is
cents change aud tobacco box found on the b0dy OF
f. Jasr-The capn had wife and two children, who are
m In destitute circunss6css the captain told me he had some
money pay for oyeIsung his vessel; do know, Of my
own Of @ ssIEt ANY %S5e :yy Ta Hooper
To the Coroner ' TIE nsu, cast when vessel il lost
attsct TO The bo, a not know where il is no batRsve
heard 4 at it down 1t XII VOG Ku il New Jersey
Riehsrd Philips t5siHe3I reside ives: Farms, and fol-
low the coa.ng ate say Capt Kelly last about three @eek'
suIday week ago. was ring nearly opposite aobokrn saw
my tbat guessed shs pretty well ia tia sui we oTrd
over ard found some Len gu her ashore We found some
aud hotle of gins when tqrnod home 70 West Farms se
time bls been here OF the tine enleAyonz TO
oOiU some d him the ysw bos painted dirty yell
et Wm ooper thin4 he has been with the captain two Or
q BY the Ccroperwhat was Hoopors general character
A. lie 'oswhst 5issPsd and tsisve hs we. arrested
sis: Should i there wrs 5iici on boa e sGaopaea
A9e was plenty o. tine betseen To,2ay snd saturday
there no ne, oT these meo to less The vessel "a she
assistance, Sunday morning deal calm should
hiI tho sch IN cusquence OF there not hayg been
ay sprs Ii Kelly ned not paid him. have nawH S' sp
80 70 sg III ~. Tls 10 law N sd
smoor and the following dy tSlndayl about IL oca,k,
Fs,s i st time r agna s. Tss burning; the vessel must
have b. abandoned some time during the Dight
To she c, ToDer-CaD Kelly very careful with his
vessel snd unless thing other bad happened he
would have left that vtSrel.
sherman snIcdsu testbed-I a hand board
I 10 anchor 10 The Hoook,n O'Clock
Roe ye@bost hOttrg around the and
pick up upon coming up la IT, with a
hand and lis head harg cling the eide Of ths boat
spote but he did not except b. gru1bng noss;
We thought nom apprarences inst the drunk;
asked him If be had only but he only gnmOed
scmeth told him that be had better try Of the
the Il snb would him. he said nothing;
took him t. be daTky he DIRK coJred aud had
coat then returned q and he dned
down the river was 20 DARK could not tell what kni #
shirt be lad except thst white after spoke d
III Gsn he counsrcsd 70 row with fret size
end then the ether.
JaTes d. Rose coUobcr ted the testimony Of
Cspt Michael Fitzgerald testified that resides IN Ilobossa
Sunday the h u he went down T. the dock about M
M end saw nt the Crharne Margaret sskng be and
ohc board and foUnj in The cabin osh meat
vegetables and bottle Of gin which appeared have been
Gently brought On bolTd the snsght still burning
thou nothing Of tbs except st pshlp9 those beougng
bolrd ashore they worked the sah
tie Hats and Ter her there ysw boat the schooner
The Coroner here decided to adjourn the inyestsa-
ton, for ths purpose of procuring further evidence
AID, il possible to find the yawl which may lead 10
other developments. His theory is thai dfunsen
fracss may have occurred between hooper and Capt,
Kelly, which may have resulted il the death of the
later.