Another little boy, who had asked to black Johnson’s boots, at the South Ferry, was introduced. He looked carefully through the crowd, repeatedly fastening his eyes upon Johnson. The boy at last stopped opposite Johnson again; the prisoner noticed this, made a contortion, and turned away his face, when the boy said he could not see the man. The prisoner was then taken back to his cell, and his baggage underwent an examination in one of the rooms of the station-house.
THE BLOOD-STAINED CABIN OF THE OYSTER SLOOP “E. A. JOHNSON”
The first article identified was Capt. Burr’s watch, which was found in the prisoner’s possession by the detectives who arrested him. This watch the prisoner said he had had in his possession for 3 years. It was handed to Mr. Henry Seaman, an old friend of Captain Burr’s, who after looking at it for about half a minute, pronounced it to be Captain Burr’s watch; but to be certain, he would not open it until he had procured the necessary testimony to prove it. After a short absence he returned with a slip of paper from Mr. Seth P. Squire, watchmaker and jeweller, No. 182 Bowery, to whom it appears he had taken it to be cleaned nearly a year ago, at the request of Captain Burr. The following was the memorandum contained on the slip:
Mr. Burr,
D B Silver Lever Watch,
J. Johnson, Liverpool, No. 21,310.
Cleaned April 5, 1859
by S. P. Squire.