The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-12-04
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NEw.YoRK, Nov. %.
MURDER MOST FOUL!


No occurrence has for long time created
so much interest and excitement In this COM
MUMMY, as the disboic.i murder which was
discovered to have been commined in the
lower part OF this city on Friday night. The
dead body of an unknown man, nearly naked
and with wound in the head, having been
foond in On alley, The Mayor immsdis,ely is
sued o Proclamation, Offering One Hundred
Dollars Reward for the discovery OF hi, NOR.
deter or sDurdeters.--Soon after this Procla.
nation was issued, the deceased was recos-
nised TO have been Mr. James Murray, Of
Boston. The Rev. Mr.. Ppwsr, Of the Ro.
man Catholic Church, viewed tho body, end
de posed 3, tho Police Office, TO the following
isc,s :-Mr. Murray arrived hero in tho sloop
Fulton, from Boston on Tuesday last, in the
neighborhood Of which place, he had been
working In founds'y nearly five years. lie
had saved by his ha'd esroings over four hun
dred and Fifty dollars, which no he'd with him;
and came 10 this city with an Intention 20 pro.
ceed tn Buenos.A .Ayres; and, on Thursday
visited Mr.. Power, TO ssk his advice as 10 hrs
detor rtnins,ion. Mr.. =. however, dissusded
him from II on accoun, Of HE not knowing the
Isnguage, and advised him to go 20 New o.
iesns, where he (Mr. Murray had . bfoiher;
snd Mr.. Z. offered TO give him 9 Letter to his
cousin, WHO also resided st that piece. MIR.
Morsy sssen'ed, and went 70 the sloop 10
company with Two relations OF the Rev. Mr..
p. On their wsy to the sioop, one Of The
gentle invited Mr.. Morrty TO board with
,bem un,,i his departure, bot On his arrival a,
the sloop he ssked The Captain ii he would
pei mi, him 10 ,enain op boa,d that nigh, TO
which he sssented.
Yesterday morning, one Of The Police Mag
isl,stes, went on board the sloop Fui,oD, aud
ssce'tained that Muusy did not sleep On
board. He remained sbout Que hour sf e,
the gentleman teit h,rn, and then veat of,
and soon tesu,ned with q msn " who kept a
sailors Boa' ding House 10 ,he lover psn Of
The tow0." Tho officers, who arc ever on
the sleti, went down, sod ster looking into
some Others, called OF the house Csl John
Johnson, VINO resides al M. IS, F,ont-stieet.
Johnson Was Iahsn 10 the sIoop aud rccogals
I'd as Tho person VINO sssis,ed the deceased
with the uuos. lie was ,he,eupon taken to
the Police end examined, bu, denied all kD,w-
ledge Of he deceased. The ofhcsn felu. ue d
o The residence Of Johoson, AID having of sf
u long aud tedious search, found la the os.iar,
much blood, and an AIS, whh soue small ar
ucies, all at which bore tho tns'ks Of blood,
they conveyed those articles 20 tt,s Police Oh.
fee, and took vRh them, Mr.. shnson, hss
daughter, aboa, IL years of Gse, ber son, q.
bout syeatp Of ago, and . Me- Sprncs, who
resided IN The upper part OF John,on's house.
they wese ell examined exec pt The boy.
Mis-. }. said she had been nbsrnt al New
bu' gh, and only returned on Sslu day motn-
iBg-she aod her dsughter gave the same aC.
count Of ihe manner Nv when the blood came
on the sheet, which it 10 not nece sssiy To
siale. Nothing oi importance WAS elected
from Spence. the dsugh,er Of hirs. Jphn
hon stated, that On TLutsday evening SpeGce
did not ,e,urn home unit or 2 o'clock. a
cos, and ha, were produced 10 Court, very
duty, which belonged 10 Spence, but no stated
that he had fallen IN the mud some three
weeks ego, and had no, sinee been clsansd.
They were eli discharged, except John John
son.
Ii was yesterday found necessary to remove
no body Of The deceased f.om the Aims.
House TO The Park, aud we beliove that not
less than twenty thoussnd pefsons wsro in
the Park during Ihe dsy.-C0u. Adv.
November 25.
Some discoveries were made yes crdsy 70.
laiine to me murder Of Murray, which
stensthen the belief tbs, the &C, wss com.
miu.d in tho house Of Johnson. GA q for
ther ses,ch Of John.on's hou.e yesterday
morning, the chest Of the deceased was found
undsr bed IN the room in which IL IL sup
posed he slept. The coat and pan,a'onns of
tue deceased were also found in the yard be.
hind pile oI wood, having previously. BY ap.
pearances, been thrown into The sink OF ths
necessary. The head bossd Of the ted was
found to be bloody, and . track OF blood WAS
discovered from the bed TO the cellar. John
sons dirty clothes, and q female dress were
also fornj with Nsns OF blood Oh them. The
cartman was also fouod Who deposed that he
csrtIed the chest TO the house oi Johnson 90
Thu sday last, and was paid for tho csr,oge
by Johoson-The coat snt psn,sloons and
chest, were known TO have belonged 10 the
deceased, by the mate end steward Of the
sioo? Fulton. In consequence Of these dis.
eove'ics, the vile sod dsogh,er Of Johnson
were arrested, snd afer examinauon, cos,.
mitied fJr trial.