New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-01-15
UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS OFFICE-JAN IA
Before Commissioners OSBORN.
ALLEGED MURDER At STA.

ALLEGED MURDER At STA.
L.. ~. agt Charles Martha.
The defendant is charged with having, on the morn
ing OF the 10th of November ls" Killed lne COON 81 w,
aangyesscl Galenn While on her passage from this pot
The prisoner was committed FOR examination today Mt
Tb" evidence on which he was committed consisted Of
the substance OF which Is that ON tie morning 9hol
stated several Of the CouYcTrug with sph
tween attendant and the cook; that defendant had
handsplk0 In is hand; that other seaman had any
weapon, except one aud he had stick; that deerdtnt
rnsed Che handspke above his hcad aud threatened me
cook who in the galley, saving Come ont on dtCh
yE D on being called ed at by the second mote Who dc
erred stop the quarrel Informed the mate that the cook
this tho 81 the quhrrc that this man was told
by the mate TO 60 TO the captain and he would MAKE ~
right; the s continued To quarrel but shpFiy
after being called by the second mao they al went a.
defendant being The last ana backing slo~y IRON HS
In bis right hand butcher knife and walked isht 10.
ward defendant thG the eooA eu .e IN H. ,hsh Ia,
and stek The cook ON the head that before
Giving tie blow he had held h. hand by his side
the blow was struck tho cook fell that air be
on his face not moving AFTER the hst blow; that the
knife was grasped IN HE hand that when defendant
struck the second blow the second mate shook him by The
shoulder ma said. Don't XII the man. that defendant
then looked around aud said I've Killed HIM and then
took tho knife from the cooks hand that The second mate
then asked defendant for the knife and defendant gave
N seems that tho second blow by the handspiko was
very light tue first blow killing the cook The cook Was
native Of The West Indies and 80 years old The de
PENDANT an Italian about old. The wound the
cook received tho left temple, about IL Inches
qng There Was no suL ana oy ssPl HiOh Of
confessed TO the captain That ho had killed the cook ana
expressed his wllnghes 70 be Pui IN ons put We cap
arrival OF tho vessel at Hamburg when las gave defend
ant in charge Of the PSC ara TsBSSea to Se TO the
A PENSION CLAIM AGENcY-AILEGED FORGERY Oh GER
TuIcATIs AND A GJESK MN.
The defendants were arrested yesterday on warrant
issued on an affidavit Of which the following the sub
Bridget MoArdc depossd that the "a inst. defend
tain certificate 10 tho effect that deponent unable to
leave room that day In consequence OF old and
Beee Notary Public; that the statement made In the
certificate was untrue that they also forged certain
counterfeit signature of deponent was attached that
2 e 9Ss sS Il Se no forged p
purporng to be affidavit OF depQ9eH sworn psiqr9
Steele that they also forged the lndoroeme q depy
on tho Assistant Treasurer Of the United States at New
York by pheus fobes Pension Agent IN favor OF dspo
caused DO presented the above papers to an officer OF
the United States Cor the purpose OF defraudng the
II appears that tho money obtained by these persons
thus leaving the Government liable to pay again to the
1he defendants were held to BAH in g. 900 each to up
for n Iay nG 70 0G9sE ia d.
fault Of bail Reid Is still at large, but Will undoubtedly
ALLEGED THEFT OF SEIZED WHISKY
United States hgt Michael Shery.
This case, previously reported In THE TRIBUNE,
finally disposed Of yesterday. The defendant q cart
man. aud was charged with aiding and abetting two
others I'm stealing, the morning ofsthe 4th inst from
seized dlstlery In Thirtiethst between Seventh and
Eghthiayes two barrels Of whisky. The Commissioner
decided TO dcharge the accused yesterday the ground
that the evidence failed to show that defendant had acted
In criminal completely with tho other parties II beng
probable that he had been employed by them TO
the whisky, ana had done 80 ihpocently had been
made their dupe At the time Of defendants arrest tho
others away, while defendant made no attempt
escape and did not appear realize what he arrested
for.
Joseph Bell Asst u. g. Dlsrict-Attorney for the Gov
ernmeiit Mr.. Robert n. Waite for defendant.