New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-01-25
The Rfker's Hslapd nurdcr-Invcstfgatis len
Before Coroner Lynch and . Hurry.

Coroner Lynch Of Brooklyn resumed the In.
vestgsop yesterday afternoon into the circumstance
the schooner John Boynton who shot through the
by river thief on the night Of the Both of Decem
Der last. while the vessel was anchored of Rlkers
Island. Several witnesses were examined. The sub
| stance Of the testimony Ia as follows:
VIM /. Hawkins. master Of the schooner 0ceanus,
testified that be arrived at NewY from Providence
on the seth Of December le65; on the night previous
the vessel was lying a, anchor near Throggs Point
went Into the cabin about o'clock D. m. and locked
the DOORS be had some suspicion OF the steward who
was newman, was awakened about M O'Clock by
hearing the keys turning In the lock and saw the door
partially opens sprang M, and shoutedi who Is at
my door as he went to the door saw Fan rereating
To the deck and followed; be was smaller than the
steward knew then that be was river thief; called
tor gun and the thief slid down the forecbains into
boat and rosed awayi they had taken nothing from
oo fa1 no1. INC morning The maize cap and pair
pantaloons On the deck, witness had 30 In his trunk
In the cabin and nearly sa0o in bis panaioons pockets
had the gun been loaded might have shot those in the
boat; the boat was light colored; two men were in IT,
the one who the vessel under the ordinary
sixehad neither shoes nor boots coat nor hat;
In bis shirt seeves had no whskersI heard no shots
Conway. one Of the prisoners. here stood up and
witness stated that his size coresponded with that Of
the river thief who boarded bis yessel)
Edwin II. Terrell testified that he was resident Of
Patchogue, l. l., seaman and attached to the
schooner 0ceanus OF Brookhaven. His testimony was
corroboratve Of that given by the master with the adj
ing Of the 30th o; December; 1t was large one, with
white stone In It, which was marked with the letter
Al the steward and others saw IT. the ring was
found in the main chain pisces the thief must have
assembled the deck by that way.
Thomas shea, recalled, testified that the ring be-
longed to Pstrick Conway, had never worn IT. had
the ring described BY last witness on the finger Of
Conway; did not him on the night he left in the
bos; told witness that be had lost the ringj thought
he was out on the night OF the 18th ut but could not
swear positively; had known Conway for six or eight
monsi be did not tell wness that he le the boat at
the foot Of One-hundred andtventy tbird.sti Larry
Griffen and Harry Newell were with him; met Conway
In Jsoksont and be asked witness 70 60 for the boat
at the loot Of One-hundred and.twenty thrdst told
him to look for ring in the boat; the boat white
inside and oat and green about the bottom, she would
appear white OF distances did not see Conway on the
boat on Friday. the 29th Conway had worn the ring
about as long witness knew himi told witness, 10
jail 70 say that the ring belonged 70 hn Ssitnessli
told witness to say the ring was his own and that II
would get item all clears did not say where be had
been with the bost
Murray, one Of the prisoners being called, stated
that he had never seen ring on conway's fingers;
had seen hum bu, had not spoken to him previous the
arrest)
Elizabeth Williams testified that che yesidsd with
Conveys sister in EeT-York; had been acquainted
with him stree May last, bat know him to
ring; had loaned him ring for en- hour OF so was no
relation " hiss had boarded with his sister Burns
for four i've months never knew HIN to be out late
at nights
fed that be bad never seen q ring, such described
on ConwaJs finger. Ga further questioning be stated
however, that he had released from pawn small
ring yitb white stone and gave IL 10 Conway. who
subsequent stated 10 witness that be had g.yen TO
his sster, heard that there ring lost ON board the
soboonert heard 10 IN lager-beer saloon IN jackson.
s where Shea arrestedI witness resides with his
ne inessss wss adioasssd astl Yiidar. q o'clock
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