The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-14
UNITED STATES csaaEa0sESy cl1aT.
CHARGE Of lIcser,ion.


Before Commissioner Osborn.
Tse ypited S,aeS IS. Ratph BUNK BriScicooi, Rds-
mus Ia ~ ana Ernst LtadreH.-The defendants,
who mad been seamen board The DANISH vessel
Flanders, were neId BY iae commissioner for eXaml-
nation on charge oi having deserted rom the ship.
They we e commit cd 10 prison III default OF ban.
Uusiamped Cigars.
Before Commissioner Davenport
M Uisited states g. Martin HaGncr cnd charles
Breugn.-Ihe defendant Hallner, who keeps q saloon
n es Allen street. ana Charles Bgeum, hts bar tender,
were charged with oaering unstamped cigars Tor
sale, Harner was held III $1,000 bail and Breum
was discharged on his own recognlZance, both 10
appear Tor EXAMINATION.
Another StsDbing Assault ON Board ship.
Before Commissioner Shields.
Yesterday afternoon a Chlnaman, who had been
steward or cook on board the American vessel Har-
rlett, was brought before Commissioner Shields and
charged under The following cucumstances:--The
vessel was, on the l9tn OF January last lying OF
Sheerness, on the coast OF Kent, England bound on
her voyage TO Bremen. Henry MIgarten, one OF
the seanen German by birth, but naturallZed
citizen OF the United State, wanted some hot water
out OF The galley. The Chnaman reused 10 give 1t,
whereupon some warm language ensucd between
the parties. on the following iaornlng Mgarten
went 10 the galley 10 get his conce which the
Cnnaman declined 10 supply Miligarten insisted
int he must have II, wheleupOn there was DIS
pue between the two outside OF the galley rhe
CAlnaman snatched up beiayIug pin ana with this
weapon attempted To strike Mliigarien, who seized
the pin and Wrested II lroll the Chinaman. The
iateE teu slatel LOT the gaiief LOT tne purpose o
obtaining knife. He was followed oy Millgarten,
who tried TO close the door or the galley aud Keep
the Cbinanan inside, but before he could do So his
opponent had selzcd tue knife aud with IL Inflicted
two severe gashes upon Millsartens right arm. The
wounded man states tnat he was laid
up Tor considerable time. The IhiaamaD, whose
name the reporters could not correctly obtain, but
which sounds somethlng like Charley Somma, was
he'd In $500 ban to await.an examination to-mor-
row. When Deputy Marshals kehoe and Purv,s
went 70 arrest the defendant thew searched Chi
nese boarding house IN Baxter street, where they
found a number Of Celestias playing at cards and
at games peculiar 10 that extraordinary people.
Some OF the children OF the SUM- were lying in
hunks, half stupid aud apparently drunk from the
offence Of stabbng Is becoming quite common
among Cinnamon serving Oh board vessels. This
Is the OF The Kind that has been brought
TO the attention of commissioner Shields IN the
course OF Tie past ten days
The Erie Railway War.
The reference before Dir. Kenneth g. White, the
Master, in regard TO the Heath AMI Raphael stock,
which had been so repeatedly adjourned, had been
liked for yesterday, at one O'Clock.
AT that hour Mr.. Southmayd, counsel for Heath
and Raphael, the English shareholders addressed
the Master, stating that he requested an adjourn
ment till the following day, as he had been unable
10 procure the attendance OF witnesses In the en-
ployment OF the Erie Company whom he des red TO
examine
Mr.. Frederick A. Lane OF counsel for Erie on.
posed the adjournment asked Tor. en- the day
named he woui. os ,iiged to he away for the pu'-
pose OF taking his family TO Newport
The Master stated that this had been on sew
era occasions adjourned AZ the request OF Mr. Lane,
and IL must now he proceeded with closed Mr.,
Beach and mr.. Morgan Ia attendance Tor the
Ere Company, and they were quite competent 10
look alter The Int ess Of Erie IN the absence OF Mr.
Lane.
The reference was accordingly adjourned to this
day.