The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-05-05

The MURDERED FAMlLY-FURTHER PARTICULARS.
We have received some further particulars re-
speeding the horrid butchery over in New Jersey
The scene of the shocking affair is about IS miles
west of Newark, within two miles of Port Golden
on the Morris Canal, about ten.mes this side of
Belvidere and within three miles of the village of
Mansfield
neighbor who was passing towards the Port,
as we learn from the Newark Advertiser, first dis
covered the mangled body of Cashier in sink hole
one side of the road, some two or three hundred
yards from the house, to which of course he has
tened with all possible speed, but found no answer
to his knock. The other neighbors were instantly
Mrs Cashier was found, with her murdered infant
in her arms, lying in bed, killed apparently by stabs
in the neck.
On going up stairs the neighbors found hired
boy, come Is or 16 years old, in his bed, severely
wounded by similar stabs unable to give any ac-
count whatever Of the dreadful occurrence, not
knowing even how he was hurt, though having pos
session OF his senses.-They next entered Mr.
having been killed in the same way, apparently by
the same instrument Mr.. P. was an unmarried
man f.some 60 years Of age. On returning to the
lower story OF the house., two boyp. from 8 to 10
asleep in the room adjoining their mothers, per-
fecty unconscious OF the dreadful tragedy enacted
during the night.
The whole neighborhood was of course immedi-
ately alarmed, and measures were promptly adopted
| to trace the unknown murderers, including reward
of $1,000. Money appears to have been their object
as the family was rePuted to be rich Mr.. Parke, il
is said had drawn several thousand dollars from the
Belvidere bank, which was found undsturbed in his
| closet. Cashiers desk was found open, and may
have been robbed of more or less money, but
nothing certain is known about it, His pistols, for
| he always kept weapons Of defence at hand, were
| found undsturbed.
A Coroner's inqu est was held as soon as possible
by Justices Arndt and Anderson, and a verdict Of
wllful murdet, by some person or persons unknown,
was rendered. No clue had been obtained to lead
| TO any discovery when our informants (Messrs.
Jacob 7. Thompson and Gideon l.. Swissher,) left
the place yesterday. II conjectured that Cast
ner who was strong athletic man OF 30 or AZ
years, must have been called out Of bed and muir
dered the road, as there were marks Of scuffle
near the limestone sink hole, where the body, cu
and bruised apparently by some rails irop the fence
was found.
A robust looking foreigner, who wears spectacles
| came into the neghborh0Od some weeks since and
was during Monday, but was not present at the
| examination, nor was 1t known that lie had any
knowledge Of it. The wounded boy, il is thought
| will recover, but he can throw no light whatever on
| the case. The physician thought from the appear
| ance OF the wounds, and the fact that the bodies
were warm when discovered, that the murders must
have been perpetrated after midnight, or near Tues
/ day morning.
Trenton paper says there was a great con-
| course OF the people OF the neighborhood at the
house, and a committee was appointed TO take
charge of the effects of the murdered persons
The only person upon whom suspicion rests, IS Q
| tall, stout man In green spectacles, with black
| whskers, stranger unknown TO every one, who
| had been lingering in the neghborhood for three
weeks, without any known business, and was last
seen about two miles from the house the evening
before the murder. Two persons started in pursuit.
Of him yesterday morning, and it was supposed
they could overtake him. as the roads are very bad
This murder of four persons in cold blood, the
aged, the middle aged, and the infant, without mer
| cy and without regard to the number OF lives de-
stroyed or the sex Of the victims committed upon
the old man in his wealth, and the feeble infant al
| its mothers bosom, would be terrible in any com
muniy hut among the quiet, peaceabe, orderly
agricultural community where it was committed, II
is most appalling.