American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-12-02
Mr. York. NSp. "a.
MURDER MOST FOUL.


No occurrence has for long time created sol
much interest and excitement in this community as
the diabocal murder which was discovered to have
been committed in the lower part of this city onI
Friday night and which was briefly announced mi
this paper on Saturday. The body was removed
to the New York institution, or old aims house,
where the coroner's inquest was held And notice
having been given that the body would be exposed
10 public view, at that place, until this day. many
persons called on Saturday evening, among whom
was Mr.. Smith, of this city, who Immediately
recognized the deceased to have been MIR. JAMES
MURRAY, OF Boston The Rev. MIR. Power OF
the Roman Catholic Church, viewed the body, and
deposed at the police Office, TO the following facts:
Mr.. Murray arrived here in the sloop Fulton,
from Boston, on Tuesday last. in the neighborhood
Of which place he had been working in foundry
nearly FIVE years. He had saved, by his hard earn
ings over four hundred and fifty dollars, which he
had with him, and came TO this city with an nien-
ton to proceed 10 Buenos Ayres and on Thursday
visited Mr. Power TO ask his advice as 10 his deter
minatlon MIR Power, however, dissuaded him
Fl ON it on account of his MOI knowing the language,
and advised him TO 20 TO New Orleans, where MT.
Murray had brother; and Mr.. Power offered to
give him letter TO his cousin, who also resided at
that place. Mr.. Murray assented, and went 10 the
seop in company with two relations OF the Rev.
gentlemen invited Mr.. Murray to board with them
until his departure. but on his arrival at the soop,
he asked the captain if he would permit him 10 re-
main on board thai night, to which the captain as
scented
AT an early hour yesterday morning, Mr.. Hop.
son, one OF the police magistrates, went on board
the sloop Fulton. and ascertaned that Murray did
not sleep on board. lie remained about one hour
alter the gentleman left him, and then went OIL and
soon returned with man, who kept sailors
boarding house in the lower part OF the town." The
officers, who ever on the alert went down, and,
after looking into some others called at the house
OF John johnson, who resides at No. Go in Front
street, Johnson taken 10 the sloop, and recog
nized the person who assisted the deceased with
The trunk. lie was thereupon taken TO the police
and examined. but denied all knowledge OF the
deceased. The officers returned to the residence OF
Johnson and having, after long and tedious search,
found in the cellar, secreed under board sheet,
on which was much blood and an axe, with some
small articles all oil which bore the marks Of blood,
they conveyed those articles to the police Office. and
took with them Mrs. johnson, her daughter, about
IL years age her son, about nine years OF age, and
a MIR Spence who resided in the upper paIt of
Johnsons house They were all examined except
The boy and all discharged except John Johnson.
Thomas Skpp, cartman, examined this
morning. He states that he drives cart No. ISL
and that his stand is at Burlng Slip that he saw
The deceased and Johnson bringing tunk from on
board sloop; when they reached the head of the
slip. they called him lie placed it on his cart and
drove TO Johnson's, No. 65, Front street On their
arrival at The door, he deceased and Johnson carried
the trunk through the store into the back room ;
that the deceased pulled out his pocket book, in
which were several notes, and offered one in pay
ment Tor the cariage not being able to give change
johnson said never mind he would pay, and did so
During this examination the officers brought up a
trunk, and the steps leading from the street into
Johnsons cellar. The steps were bloody; the
trunk was found under Mrs. Johnsons bed, and
was recognized to have belonged to the deceased
by the catman and by the passengers and steward
Of the Fulton.
Il was yesterday found necessary TO remove the
body OF the deceased from the aims house TO The
Park, and we believe that not less than twenty thou
sand persons were in the Park during the day.