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Walworth. The prisoner appeared
unconcerned. The examination Of the

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unconcerned. The examination OF the
witnesses then commenced.
Eliza Simmons testified: she resides
on Fourth avenue; deceased had occupi-
ed rooms OF hers for two years; last
Monday evening the prisoner called,
asked for the deceased and as he was
out the prisoner desired that when he
returned witness should inform him of
his visit, and ask the deceased to meet
him at the Sturtvandt House; he also
left q note for his father; she heard OF
the deceaeed's death on Thursday alter
noon.
Josiah Moorehead of the Sturdevaut
House, testified that he occupied a room
near the deceased, when the shooting
occurred; heard the shooting while in
his own room; two shots were fired
when some one cried murder" third
shot was fired then another cry OF
murder" then the fourth shot was
fred, when the door OF the deceaseds
room was opened and shut suddenly
and some one rushsd along the hall;
when the witness entered the room de-
ceased was lying near the wash stand,
not dead.
DR.. Samuel Childs testified that he
was called to attend the deceased who
was lying on the floor; he was dead or
nearly go; witness gave a minute dis
cription of the appearance OF the body
and the nature and extent Of the wounds
received by the deceased. Other wit
nesses were examined but nothing new
elected.
During the inquest young Walworth
appeared to be the most unconcerned
person present. As the story OF the
murder was repeated, no signs OF re-
morse at the deed was visible in his
counteuance. He smiled several times
at mistakes made by witnesses.
The body of Mansfield Tracy Wall
worth was to-day removed folm the
uudertakers and placed in a casket of
black walnut with silver plate bearing
the inscription, Mansfield Tracy Wal.
worth, born at Albany, New York,
December lrd, 1920; died at New York
city June 3rd, 1873" The remains were
taken to Saratoga.
Steamer Missing,
The steamer Cromwell is still un-
heard of. The fact tnat no severe gales
have been reported on the Atlantic
coast since the Cromwell sailed, gives
color OF probability to the hope that
she has been detained by some accident
to her machinery.
suit for Missing Gold.
On the 18th OF March, 1867, four
packages, containg $4,000 in Mexican
doubloons, were shipped on board The
schooner Pacquet del Tanico, from
Fort Lsguna, Mexico, for the purchase
of arms in New York. for the Liberals.
For better security the gold was slowed
away among the ballast, the cargo, in
cluding the gold, being insured in the
Mutual Insurance Company, OF this
city. The schooner was wrecked in
the Gulf of Mexico and abandoned.
Subsequently she was discovered,
water-logged, but still floating, and
search was made for the gold, but it
had evidently been removed. Suit is
now brought in tne Court Of Common
Pleas, by parties interested in the trans
action, against the Insurance Company,
to recover the value of the gold. The
case came up for trial to-day, before
Judge DAILY and jury, and will proba-
bly, last several days. The defence has
not yet been developed,
Desperate Sentenced.
Patrick Mclaughlin, Sixth ward
desperate, was charged before Recorder
Hackett to-day with having brutally
assaulted Henry Egan on the morning
of the 18th of May, after which he for
cibIy took from his person forty dollars,
Mclaughlin was promptly convicted
and sentenced to the State prison for
twenty years. The Recorder announc-
ed his intention Of protecting the lives
and property of peaceable citizens.
Pacific Mail.
The new statement ct the affairs Of
the Pacific Mail Steamship Company
was presented at 8 o'clock this after
noon. The officers of the Company
refuse, however, to make the statement
public until tomorrow. Many rumors
are afloat in regard to it. A few days
ago the Company paid for the Weber
Steamers, and consequently have less
cash that than former statement