The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-20
THE RIktR's ISLAND MURDER.
Continustion Of the Coroncr's Inquess-
: Tesstmony Of the Pilot OF thc schoone
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| CoMtinuat ion Of the Coroncr's Imquess.
Tessimony OF the Pilot OF che Schooner
| John Boynton. fail ~
The examination OF witnesses In tho murder OF Robert
MITCHELL mate Of the schooner John Boynep which &C.
CURED the Goth Of December last was continued yes
| terday before Coroner Lynch, In the Court House.
Brooklyn previously thought that the case would
be gvch 10 the Jury yesterdays but the Coroner having
come into possession Of highly important link in the
chain OF evidence, which II would not be advisable 10
make public at present. has determined to hold over the
matter until further testimony can be heard
TESTIMONY OF GEORGE u. scHoFrELp.
George H. schoaed, sworn, deposed as foiows:-r ro
side at City Island O He'll Gate pilot. have
been for the last eighteen months; plotted
the schooner John Boynton on her last trip from
New York Friday afternoon December 90; about
haf-past four when of Hart's Island, boarded her;
asked the captain IL he intended 70 New York that
night; he SAID 'Ycs if have chance;r got her going
until We got around Throgs Pont captain did not ap.
pear 10 much about going down then told him In
the wind agreed we would 20 through got about of
Rkcr's Is and at eight o'clock wind died away then
and the captain came deck and asked mo II we
had better 60 through thai night told him we could
anchor; Kept on In the bay and an hored or the
fats lowered the forcsai and left the mausail set
sat talking about hour with him. tho captain told me
wien wished to 20 10 bed could do so captain went
FIRST lie told me there was room in his berth Tor me- We
had some Conversation about river thieves told nina OF
case Of theft that had recently occurred no then set
watch deck; awakened In the ght by the mate
asking the captain something about the watch; the
captain asked him ne had seen boats around the
tho time heard him asked how the wind was. he
said northwest next heard the captain say Robbcrs
on quickly from the statcroom door; heard The mates
door open then, aud shot was fired at time; did
not see the mate but saw the door open; the captain
jumped up before dt and Of hts room but did
not SEQ the man another shot was fred then and
heard the captain osl 70 he pate .Are you shotf tho
ali out in the cabin and Of the men caught The mate
In his arms the mate expired few minutes after;
went on dock and saw boa, short distance OF from
think VIC all went on deck that way: the
boat was about two or three hundred yards
discover The boat and called he captain a.e as ns'. 70
could no, tel how many persons were In Il II was on
e ustch so up anchor about daybresK NJ =, ssr
was then running food tide had high water about eight
o'clock tina, mornings came in through He'll Gate about
food tide; took her 10 Atlantic Dock brooklyn: stsId
on board 90 give evidences until o'clock !, was snow
ing vcy hard At this time The said there we're no
lid The hroush the night saw The b,,obe
In the oTninr, but can't N 10 had blood stains or not
heard osly two shots fred; the captain the Drst
10 remark the mate Was shot; no stirred 10 securely
the fellows until we all went up together through the
forward companonwsv cannot tell they were afraid:
think heard some one remark Il. was dangerous 10 20
BY juror DID yoa hear any shots nrcd after ,hOs.
wtuess--Hssrd tvo shcs after 7 Jaw the boat, ous
vas right AFTER the other this about Eileen or twenty
minutes after they len the vessel way down was
told BY schooner that Eve thieves had bsen ON her
ana had aken two guns OF Their contents with them
can't say which. m
Ccrcner--Hsd you had arms on the vessel. lonvyou
sh,nk you could have secured the thieves 2
Wltncss-Oh. yes. think could from the time
the iset shot was ared unsn saw The boat about
fifteen sninutes r't'-" ~ ~
EVIDENCE oy RICHARD HAvxry.
Rchard Hawkey, being Only sworn, add reside 81
Hacken.nck y, and am the jsicr Of Bergen county;
read IN last Wednesdays HepxrD The testimony OF VIII
Ham Murray, IN which be said ne had worked IN Hack
ensack fifteen or twenty days for man banned williams
who owned two coal cats and tbt he left there De-
ccmber ~; know OF pcrson OF the name Of wliams
N The coal business there and came down 70 contra
dc, him p t. CIV NJ l
William Murray was hero brought in, and the wit
ness Intercepted HIN nj seins length the party
claims TO have worked for also 10 the situation of
lfsckcnsack. which qucstons the prisoner answered
rather sfsctyriiy snd the witness addressing the
Coroner saddle In Hekenssck In hls life.
have resided there for forty years
AZ this stage OF the rrocecdngss further hearing Of
testimony sdIourned " "Wednesday a when Oh or
important Witnesses will be examined