New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-26

bad for her, that gave her $40 of he money. Poo
woman, ~ II was, she cried bitterly but II she bas
kboTn what her husband was really charged WITH Il
would have been awful. took the &c from the Isnd
lady, that he had paid In advance, because L ddn'
know but The money might DO iden i6ed. When we Qo
MN 70 inc Watch-Housc told him to let me see bis
hanos ior II he was q counterfeter and not sailor "a
represented could tell He turned up his palms, and
said "1hose are sailors bsnds.' said yes, and they
big ones too and then told him did not want him
for counter feiting and he replied, ~ thought as
much 30 up and told him what he was charged with,
and he declared upon his soul that he innocent and
knew nothing of the matter, and was never on the
soop. don't think his wife knew anything about it.
Some time before be had picked mp yacht, ard was
TO get 600 salvage, and when he came home 80 flush
with money be told his wife be had got the prize
money. asked him if he would go on TO New York
quietly with as, stay in jail ten fifteen days for
\ equation. He said he would 20 with US and we
eta Tted a. o'clock in the morning He behaved 20
coon and Indifferent that one time almost concluded
we bA mistaken our man. At the New London depot
there as an immense crowd Of people waiting TO
the prro'er, AND, when we went through the crowd,
they cried out, There's the murderer; lynch him
lynch him. told him that would shoot the first
man who touched him. At every station, after that.
came through, there were large crowds curious
zee the prisoner.
CAPT. SMITHS STATEMENT.
The statement Of Capt. Smith 10 much the same,
far ss 1t goes, as'that made by Officer Nevin.
While on our way to Stonington 1 suggested to
Officer Nevin the possibility that the murderer had
taken the Fall River boat instead Of She Stoninpton,
for the purpose Of misleading his pursuers and taking
the steamer Bradford Durfee from the latter place to
Providence. Leaving the officer to work mp this part
of tho case in conf cotton with Constable Billings OF
the Providence Police, whose assistance had been
solicited, struck cut on my own hook, by permission
of nv superior officer. The Bradford Durfee was still
at the DOCK and my first thought to question her
crew. The first man spoke to was John McDermOtt,
an intelligent deck hand. / said, You brought up
sailor from Fall River yesterday. Can yon tell
.los Ia haA I1.N pngflg pllgd
" Yes" and Immediately gave precise list OF
every article, adding, He had his wife with him-a
little woman With child, and che had weak eyes."
He then described Johnson perfectly, and said he
asked him on coming up the river If he John could
show him prIrate boarding house. lie could not do
70, ard that matter dropped. / then inquired
about the hackman who took them away; went to has
house and reused him from profound siumber, and
obtained from him the precse house where he had left
them. 1t ia at remote part of the city, near lodia
Pont where he put up with a woman named Bats,
respectable lacy, who consented to take thorn IN.
Tu.ts f.cts communicated t. my associates soon
ar polslle and while l write preparations are being
u.aje ~ surprise him at his lodgings this evening.
ARTICLES UNIDENTIFIED.
TIE fret article Unidentified was Capt Burr's watch,
lict war found in the prisoners possession by the
DETECTIVES who arrested him. This watch the pris-
ouer ssid be had in his possession for three years. 1t
war handed to Mr. Henry Seaman, an old friend Of
Cspt. Burr's who, after looking at il for about bali
minute pronounced to be Capt. Burrs watch but to
be certain he would not open until he had procured
the necessary testimony to prove it. After short alb
sence be returned with slip Of paper from Mr Seth
p. Squire, matchmaker and jeweer, No lS2 Bowery,
70 whom appears Ia had taken ii to be cleaned nearly
wear ago at the request of Capt. Bur-. The follow
ing was the memorandum contained on the slip:
D. B. Silver Lever Watch.
) '0An cssD ttY sPPTii 5. f isss ti'"
by S. p. Squire.
The watch was then opeped, and the name OF the
maker and the number Of the watch found to CORE
spond exactly with the name and number on the arp.
Bv this means the watch was fully identified Two
email bags, which johnson said be had made himself,
were also identified by Mr.. Seaman, and Mr. Simmons
of Barnes g. Simmons, having been the property OF
Capt Burr The identification of these articles satis-
fed every person in the Statior-House at the time OF
the prisoners suit although little doubt had been felt
previously
INTERVIEW WITH THE PRISONER IN HIS CELL.
Our reporter asked johnson if he had any Statement
which he deeired to make to the public. After some
Hesitation he sald:
al can Only cay that am perfectly innocent of the
crime and hope that shall have fair trial as the
law allows; that is all i want
IL answer 10 the inteogstores of the reporter, he
sid
Nv name is Albert Hicks, but l 20 by the name Of
Vim. johnson. never WAS on An oyster sioop 10 my
bfe and will be able to prove it. Tee last vessel
was on was the schooner George Darby, Boston
packet. lived at No. l29 Cedar street IN this city,
and was last at home week ago. The watch that
was found in my pocket identified az the watch be-
longing TO Captain Burr is mine. have had 1t a
year. went TO Providence TO rec my TRENDS have
got brother living near there. took my wife and
child on int ending to leave them there because 1t
would be handler, follow the sea, to 70 on there
when return home"
Here Capt. Weed came down. and intmated that a
representative OF the United States District Attorney
up stairs had eoupseed him TO stop all conversation
with the prisoner. While the accused vas conversng
with our reporter, lie leaned sganst the grated cell
door with al air of constrained indifference, nervousy
pulling away at the stump Of cigar.
Detective Nevins Capt. Weed, and the United States
official before mentioned, had private interview with
the prisoner after which reporter was informed
that he might converge with him, but the man now
manifested disinclinaton to hold any conversation,
saying that his mouth shut One Of the oftcers
remarked that nobody hindered him from saying
what he pleased He replied that he could not speak,
and II az odd lucky that they even saw hun there
a, all Thereupon he deliberately folded mp an cid
political banner, laid it upon his bunk, aud making
pillow of hs coat cooly pulled of bis shoes and re-
marking, ] amt going to talk tonight guess III go
sleep" rolled himself up III the aud hid him
self from sight.
The prisoner also stated to Capt Weed that he had
lot been on Staten Island for the lat three years that
he knew nothing about the sloop, and never was on
board Of her.
1t is difficult TO tel whether the prisoner is Amer
lean or an Irshmsn, he frequently speSks with