Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-05-16
HORRIBLE MURDER.
From the N. p. Commercial.

ed on Saturday night in Morris,own' n ). Inc
detail. If this shocking event, far as they have
trauspired, sre Substantially as follow
Samuel s. Sayre, Esq, nearly sixty years OF
.oe and formeriy merchant Of Pearl'street, IN
this CITY. of the firm Of Sayre & Toler, being 10
want Of a man to labor on his farm, repaired III
,her about three weeks ago, and selected, on ac-
count of the general gond character and integrity
81 the Swiss, an emigrant from that country, VINO
has ultimately proved TO be his murderer. On
Saturday evening, the latter went into the VII
Iaye of Morristown, which Is short distance
from the residence OF Mr.. Sayre, and purchased
pint Of brandy He came back in the evening"
and is supposed to have perpelrated the crimes
soon after his return. -.
Yesterday morning neighbor vino was driving
his cows to pasture. saw bundle Oh the ground
before the door Of Mr. Sayre. whose residence
he had occasion to pass. On examination ne
found il to contain female apparel. marked with
the initials Of one Of Mr.. Sayre's daughters
He conveyed il To the house and Knocked ut the
door, but receiving no answer he gave an alarm,
and the house was broken open. Traversing the
various rooms, they finally proceeded 10 the garrett
where they found the colored female SERVANT dead
in her bed where she had been murdered, pro.
baby in her sleep, BY some sharp pointed Insuu'
meDt, IN the side OF the head, near the temple
The persons assembled, next proceeded to the
barn where they discovered a Ratchet with hood
upon il, with traces of blood upon the barn Hoor.
The blood was also traced to an adJu'nlng heap
of manure where they stumbled over the feet OF
MIR. Sayre, whose body was partly covered up
BY the manure, and on further search they found
by the side of him under the same heap. the dead
body of his vile, both exhibiting marks Of viz
Ience, having their heads laid open with Ratchet.
By this time the Sheriff aud a concourse Of CT.
tiZcns arrived, who we're divided into parties
which we're sent of in various directions in pur.
suit of the murderer, who was presumed to be
the Swiss laborer. from the circumstance that he
was missing, the desks and drawers rifled, and
favorite grey horse of Mr.. Sayres taken from the
stable, probably TO aid the murderer in effecting
his escape. IIandbls were Immediately issued.
aud The most active means put in, reqc,siton to
arrest the offender, which &c are rejmccd to say
was accomplished about two o'clock in the after
noon. Presenting that he had taken the direc-
ton of New York, Zrphaniah Drake, Esq. OF
New ark, Marshal Of the United States for the
District Of New Jersey. Mr.. Ludlow. the Sheriff
of Morris county, aud others, repaired hlther-
ward and at the halfway house on the Newark
causpway, usually known as the 'Mnsqueto la
yern', they found the individual cf whom they
were III DuTSuit. WoS stlhHS ~ wv 'u"S
smoking a segar. They immediately arrested him,
and found upon his person pair OF trousers and
a hat belonging to Mr.. Suyre, and in his posses
sion Two large bundles, containing male and fe-
male apparel. which were readily identified as
belonging to the family Of the deceased. They
also found in his pockets two razors belonging to
Mr. Sayre, guild watch Of Mrs. Sayre and aboct
twenty dollars in silver.
The wretched culprit had taken with him
bag of gold. containing about $500, which was
found al Bottle Hill. about four miles from Nor
ristown. on tie road between that village and
Newark. The horse which he stole and rode Oft
with. appears to have been FESTIVE, and. from
the tracks in the road, unwilling to pass the
house of a friend Of Mr.. Sayre, which caused
the wretch to lose bag of jewelry. belonging to
Que of the daughters of the deceased. which was
there found. Since bis arrest the monster has
confessed that the horse threw him on the road
and escaped. This is rendered probable from
the circumstance that the bag of gold coins was
found near the place where he Is supposed 10
have been thrown. The horse has been since
found, and the prisoner conveyed IN lrons 20 the
eaol in Morristown. 1t is supposed that MIR.
Sayre was induced to 60 to the barn to examine
one of the horses, when the monster perpetrated
the dced-and that Mrs Sayre, alarmed at his
unusual absence. had followed him, and shared
his fate. They were both dressed-he had on
his boots. and she calash.
Its supposed that the only motive tor the act
was pluuder The three persons murdered were
Exclusive Of the Swede) the only inmates OF the
house. Mr.. sayre's two daughters were torIu'
nately absent-one to attend the funeral OF de.
ceasrd relative, in Connecticut, and the other
at school III New Haven. Had they been at
hnme. IT is probable they would have been added
TO the number Of victims. Mr.. Sayre was well
known in this city. He retired from business in
1907, and was distinguished for amenty Of man
ners. and integrity Of conduct: He was ma.
tive of Orange county. in this State, and his first
wife was the daughter of the late Isaac Tomlin-
son, Esq Of New Haven. He had been engaged
in agriculture in his retirement. and "as in the
of the peace at the time lie was muir.
dered.
A confederate was rumored to have been seen
on the horse of Mr. Sayre in Bergen woods, in
the direction of Bulls ferry-but although the
wretch declared to the Sheriff that he had hive
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