New-York daily tribune., 1861-05-03
CITY ITEMS


ARREST OF ALLEGED SLsvE-TRADERs.--An q.
tremeiy interesting came 10 light yesterday.
which, if true. complexities wr-knowD citizens Of this
State in that de-pcable Of all trcs the slave
trade 1t seems thai last June the sre ,mer City Of
Norfolk was about leaving this port osten.ibly for g.
Thomas, but really, as wy aferward proved, for the
coast of Africa. Marshal Ryndcis being informed Of
the vesses cbaracte', placed her under Governmental
slrl eanes but after short deiention che was al.
lowed depart With clearance papers for" st. Thomas
and a MARKET" Reaching the place named the cap
tain offered the Norfolk for s4le and IL is alleged that
the mae Mr. H. c. Crawford, bought her for shil.
lings, and then toos command. He proceeded to the
coast Of Africa aud after Obtaining eight hundred
groes raa them to the leland of Cuba, where they
were landed in s',fey C'awford after getting his
cargo on terra Era determined to remove the vessel,
aud ordering all hands ahre, started the engines, and
then left her. Foruon'ey for justice, she met BY
a Spanish ffigate which deraned ber, and sending
boats crew ashore the guilty parties were d'oovered,
though not before half Of tie negroes bad been banded
over to the agents. All the crew were secured, but
Crawford managed To escape, and reached New.York
in s.feiy The crew cent - Key West by q
limited States vessel, and discharged il 10.
said. bv the lenient Commissioner baving charge
os inch matters at that station. They esme 10 New
York as did their captain, aud calling npon gen"
tleman in Beaver for their pay, were informed
that he hac not the honor Of their nantace About
a week since Unied States aarshai Murray was no
tfed of the facts in the case; but the information
coniog from an unknown source, and being Rather
blind" there were bat slight hopes OF bringing tho
offenders to Justice. Deputies Sbeean and Leo
were directed to investigate the Gaze, and soon found
evidence against Crawford and Mr.. Albert Horn OF
No. as Beaver street. Warrants for their arrest
sere drawn, and yesterday they were arrested,
and Crawford WAS committed for the commission OF an
oiense punishable with death, and Horn, "a On acces-
sory was held in s., 900 bail 70 answer. The harsbai
and his Deputies deserve great credit for the commend
aLie manner 10 which ths important case has been IN
vesgsted. few well-direcred efforts will bring TINS
nsfarious traffic to cl-e in this part OF the country
Coxyrrcr WITH Rowpi,s-As OFFICER SHOT,
Soon after I2 O'Clock ON "Wednesday night Oihcen
Roth and Flybn Of the Fourth Wa,d Police, while on
duty in Roosevelt sirert near Batavia dlscove'ed Va
v;d S,,rl,uy a not.,rious character in collision with
some sailors and ord red him 10 desst and go nome'
The rowdy complied with great rel"crance ana al once
proceeded load old single-bafreled p'soi wnioc
| he kept in his place. THUS equipped he again wen'
| abroad and meeting with one Charles Tucker d ooon
companion laid in wait for the ofieer above named
| In their rounds about 3 O'Clock, Starting aud tucker
accosted the officers again using abusive and threaten
| ing language.
TIE d,,roeries we're warned 10 leave but Startling,
after advancing few fee stopped. and pulling his
rist. retur cd and placing it the breast Of OmceI
Robb fired The bail to X effect the rbied through
which IL passed aud struck bras button ON bis under
coat, which checked It's progrss. But Tor 'hs '''-
tnnae circumstance the oiic. re life wonld have been
sacrificed as the ;isto si ned at bic heart The
| mouent the weapon di-charg-d, Oncer Flynn
knocked Startling down with III. club, but he woud
Dot ,tay down ill 'be operation bad been repeated
four or five lines iutker, who rnshed 70 the aid OF
bis oned-raie unnde derperaie assault on Officer
kobb with formidable dirk k-kIif-, but the blow 10.
tended for liz abdomen fell s,ori and the steel PISSED
through the sleeve Of tie officers overcoat without
ding futl er damage. At that moment he received
summing ,low ou bead frOm the locust OF Oticer
| flvrn. which seLt i'm reeng into the gutter.
He rallied ~ "A minute or two, wher-upoD the deepe.
ra0Oes renewed the battle Nth Increased vigor and
eloe hand toband light between q em aud the officers
timed for least five monues before Sialng and
lis confeieraes we're overpowered and taken TO the
| Station. Home. They wee subsequently arragned
before Jusii Osborn at the Tomis and cked up for
url In default of $500 bail each. Srarling who
keep. Jlace Of Rooeveli and Batavia reefs
for tie ainntnt Of sailors nd
media Ions 81 ewlere, has been repeafedly arrested for
felohious nesaul's aud tbets. lie il All EBpli.nman
by birth, and has lDg been terror the quiet
| citizens If the Fourth Wa d. After the ARRAY was
over Officer Robb found the a,,eLed bullet lodged In
| his coat.