Litchfield enquirer., 1840-12-24

Brunswick, has been missing since Thurs day last, and the greatest apPrehensions are entertained for his fate, by his family and friends. He is reported as a gentleman wllc never heretofore, left his family fQef few hours of an evening. without apprising them of the cause of his absence. and where he was going. His fate is mystery, aud cx- cites great speculation. Courier. ''',
 A letter in the Evening Post gives the fol- lowing additional particulars respecting the mysterious disappearance of Mr. Suydanl.
 He left his home on Thursday morning, at lU o'clock, stniing to his family that he had an engagement at the Bank which would detain him but 6 few minutes, and that he would return in time to go with them to church. it being thanksgiving day. He was last seen at the Bank, where he had some little altercation with gentleman of Philadelphia, who wished to have note le- newed. MT. Suydam refused to comply. re. ferrcd him to the Cashier, and stated he could not be detained, as he had an er,care. ment since which time, neither h.Is family DOT the public have aeard any t..idings con- corning him. It is generally supposed that he has been murdered. The Cashier the Bank, says, that when he left the Bank he had about $l2,OOO in! drafts, in his pocket. and that day or two before he showed the Directors drafts to the amount of $40, ,OOO, which by them were considered good, all of which he carried about his person. The Cashier is of the opinion that ne has been robbed and murdered. The canal is to be drained to search for the body, as some are of the opinion that he has either destroyed himself or has been robbed and murdered anT .S .,,Juwu into it. The agents of the Rail Road state most positively that he neither went in the cars to Philadelphia nor N. York on Thursday. nor have they seen or heard of him. If this is the fact, h0 must certainly have met with violent death either by his own hands or those of some 6end.i f; "bGoi
 .-a@ MURDER OF MIR, SUYDAM. afg
 The city of New Brunswick was thrown into a state of considerable excitement on Monday evening, when it became known that the murdered body of Mr. Suydam had been discovered, and the supposed perpetra- tor of the bloody deed then in custody. The following facts have been gathered on the spot from authentic sources, by our Reporter:
 The presumed murderer is named Peter Robinson. and has resided in New Bruns- wick between l2 and IA years. He has also two brothers, William and James, the one a shoemaker, in the same place; the trade of the younger one we did not learn.
 Some time since Mir. Suydam sold to Peter a lot of ground, on 2 bond and mortgage, for $7eO. and advanced him some money to build house 1; the house has remained only partly finished, although occupied by him, his wife and child, five or six years old.
 On Thursday the Sd inst. being Thanks giving day, Mir. Suydam left homo about 9 o'clock in the morning, saying he was going to the bank, and would return in time for church-since which time, until yesterday, tnSs9 nka hsaA whatever having been heard, excepting the testimony of some persons in this city, who were positive they saw him here on the day
 he was missing. This was, however, subse- quently contradicted, it having been proved to be the day previous, which visit was known to his friends. ,, ..5, H5u. s #.
 On Sunday last, Peter Robinson met MT. Edmonds, ir. of New Brunswick, and told him he had paid the mortgage upon his house and lot, and he had also got 6 gold watch, which he showed him. He also sta. ted that he was afraid to go to get his bond cancelled. lest they should suppose he mur- dered MT. Suydam. Edmonds told his fa- 1hcr of this conversation, and it struck him as being very strange that he should have so much money, when he had only a few days before sold bim a lot of lumber, for which he wanted credit. a3 .Jneeuaa r, ! 54v9 Mir. Edmonds continued extremely uneasy the night. and. on Monday eve ming determined to see Robinson. He did so, and questioned him very closely about the money with which he paid his mortgage: he insisted that it had belonged to his wife, md had been in the house for lS months.-- That he paid Mir. Suydam himself at his pri- vate, house, and went in by the back door that he paid exactly $760, and Mr. s. said nothing about the interest, and the money consisted of $500 in gold, and. the rest in state Bank notes. MT. Edmonds was, how- ever, unsatisfied with this story, and told him he believed he knew something of MT. Suy- dams death. but he would not make his sus- picion public, if he could give a satisfactory account of how he become possessed of the money. Robinson turned very pale at the time. but soon after rallied and promised to sec MT. Edmonds again, at o'clock. He called upon him at that time, but still his answers were unsatisfactory. ,oe,,.,,,., s.,.
 Mr. Edmonds then went to the Mayor and told him his suspicious, and they went :ac. by another person to the prison CTS house. He was then questioned about the bond and mortgage, and asked if they were receipted; he said they were. and upon being pressed produced them, aud also the policy of insurance {; the seal was torn from the bond, but it Was not receipted. He was asked when he paid the bond he then said he paid it to Mr. Suydam at the Bank short time after it was executed; itappeared how ever that the policy oflinsurance was depo. sited five months subsequent so thattime. af'
 He was then conveyed tothe office of the Justice 10 be examined in due form, md some others returned to the house to institute a search, a strong suspicion then existing that there had been some foul play. Every
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