The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-08-27
Murder Trial In New Jersey.

warren Co"h'y oyer ana Terminer, y. j.. Is one OF
most singular character more strocious murder has
rarely been committed and hence its details are inv
with peculiar interest.
The first witness called, Stacy Bcwlby. of Lebanon
Hunterdon Co., within mile of Change thus de-
scrbes the discovery Of the murder:-
was going along the road from Chanaewater TO Port
Golden, half an hour after sunrise on Tuesday ID o
May was passing by the sink hole ParkeS ousc
ana saw something IN 1t like a man first thought il
soarecrow from the field; looking further il seemed like
man; thought he had fallen in the night; then seeing the
rails and blood satisfied he was murdcred one large
rail the back Of his head which in the mud;
raj other rails stakes in the hole; could only the
back OF his hand uncovered and thought 1t black
man; couldn't make out who was; went 10 Cashiers
houseto give the Alarm the gate open and
at the lowerl tchen cellar door under the house,
but could get no answer then went to the soop Of the
kitchen part OF the house and no answers
was closed; thought all asleep aud went to the mill
and told James Petty and Peter Vsnatta had found
murdered in the sink holes asked them the other
mill for the men, Peter went; number came; as
we reached the hole two said it Cashier; teld
them had been to the house and all silent there;
they concluded alwere murdered proposed 60 and
see about dozen went to the kitchen end and went
mere was no fastening to the door except atch James
Hazlet and VIM. r. Prall the first who went in;
was Just behind them; Mr. Franks was in Company;
found Mrs Cashier and the lid murdered the bed
then went up stairs and found Jesse Force the boy
gore Of blood leaning off the edge OF bed on his
the blood dropping on the or; thence they went in
Parkes room and found him likewise dead in bis bed az
ter that we went toward the sink hole and traced the
block and tracks where there had been struggle In the
road ana ne ha been dragged Is or 10 from beyond
the hole from the house ards Port Golden we saw
stick that had been broken of in the fence between
place Of the struggle and the hole Cashiers hat stood
fence where the stake had been broken
off there is bank the fence on the north edge of
the sink hole found blood where he seemed to have
been dragged Castner lay on his face about northeast
and southwest head north east didn't any other
beod near the sink holes the rails took out and
that the two large rails had been used blood and hair
where he had been the blood stood in small pud
dies 1t had raned the sunday evening previous so that
me was wet ana the tracks were rshwhere he
naa oeeh dragged not great many tracks where the
struggle was but several there had been consider
able scufie Didn't observe the size of the tracks,
GEORGE FRANKS, another witness in the course OF his
examination thus deposed reside4 500 yards from
Parkes house by the road in sight, heard the murder
at o'clock Tuesday morning. from James Petty started
toward the sink hole and got to the bridge and asked
whether any Coroner resided near; they answered no.
! r directed George Cashier to go for Wm r. Pra
ESQ., and John Vanderbilt to go for Jacob Arndt, Esq,
and for Robert Vanstta copsabe went to thr sink hole
with Others, and was satisfied it Cashier from his
directed to prnkng of blood 40 or so feet north of the
hole toward Port Golden and some slight impressions of
around the blood as if scue taken
place. and track where the body had been dragged
along from where the blood down to the hole; then
asked If Cashiers family apprised of it; Bowby
replied as he has sworn; then proposed that part
main at the hole and went down with 1--WE or six others
to the houses we went into the front door, could hear
no one ups then the gate Shut went to the kitchen
door, SELF VIM r. Pral and John Hszlitt; we pushed
the door open and all entered together and there
Cashiers wife and the child dead the bed partially
covered; the upper part OF the coverd drawn forward
over the bodies and pillow laying their heads Mrs
C legs were hanging over the foot OF the bed lying
coverd and the pillow togeher Mrs. C. had stockings
on then went up stairs and found Jesse Force the
boy in the chamber over the kitchen, leaning with his
head on his hand the side of the bed and the blood
dropping out OF his orehead asked him whether he was
badly hurt he said yes; Hazlitt for the DOCTOR
then proceeded to the next and found Mr. Parke
laying his back perfectly straight bed clothes up to
his chin and pillow his face; then asked where
the of Cashier and Sam Parke could be: Mrs
hovs cla in
room adjoining the room where first entered; we went
down and found them there asleep in trunde bed;
asked the eldest where his aunt Sally slept he said
uncle Parkes room, but that she not at home; she
had gone TO- Mr. Husgers the night prevous went and
person took hold of Parke desk near the
said was OPEN noticed the wooden bar Of the kitchen
door which stood inside p inches wide and inch
thick
DR. RonERr McCLENAHAH, practicing ply stefan resi-
ding at New Hampton thus deposed-I was at home on
Tuesday morning when the the murder arrived
heard of il from John Haz lit about 81 A. NJ. went imme
distely up to Chsngewaer with Haz and Cyrus Arndt
about two miles to Parks house, there fifteen
people there's was called to the boy; went in to the
bed where Mrs. c. and child lying; took the pi,
low from their faces and that life extinct my
tenton was then directed to the boy up sars after
mining him passed through the adjoining into the
one where Parke lay; directed the Roy be brought
down sas and dressed his wounds he had four wounds
on his head, none elsewhsre wound the right and
another the left of the medium lines two also in the
forehead coming together and forming the letter VI the
one on the right side Of the head cut TO the bone
three inches longs small bit OF the skull Clipped
out the one the left similar, but quite long
those in the forehead inch in length the skull
was fractured at the fronts sifs the wound was clean
cut small portion Of the external table the skull
depressed the boy had his Senses made observations
on the wounds OF Mrs C.; saw one on the right temples
saw several wounds on Mr. Parke; in the temple STINT,
lar TO the made upon Mrs c., and with similar in.
feren instruments OF Parke wounds might be made
by the same instrument which made the bows; the old
mans skull was fractured 50 that protruded above his
mination should have paid more particular attentions
went to the sink hole before Cashier taken out;
didn't see him taken out but the body the house
before and after he laid OUT recoect three wounds
his cheek about the centre made as it appear
ed with the instrument which made the wound in
the temples Of Mrs c. and Parke another was upon the
cheek bone by ablunter instrument which passed.
under the orbit OF about four inches not clean
incision the wound passed upward and backward and
reached into the bran passed small pair of pocket
scissors into the wound the cheek bone; the third
in the temple one inch in length and appeared to have
been done by the same instrument which caused that
the lower part OF the cheek did notice any external
tai wound; that on the cheek bone should think would
be moralthat in the temple also. That the back of
the head should think would not be Immediately
tai though might have BEEN formed opinion of the
time they had been dead noticed the dark appearance
Of Mrs. Cs throst-her tongue partially protruded
hey ond her teeth but beyond her lips thought the
wounds were made by some instrument with handle
with which some force might be used My observation
OF them was very superficial indeed end wish to be
Mrs C's countenance presented vid appearance-her
lips were swollen and appeared though she might
the boy while he lay at Franks-was often asked If he
would be able TO tell anything about don't think that
prisoner repeated the question particular
ly than any elsehe may have spoken to me about il
than saw him once recollect after that at
New Hampton al David Parke's n sunday. Then
think he asked in the presence of Others whether the
boy knew nything about it, whether he asleep
did not call aside think Samuel J. Beatty MIR Parke,
and Mr. Bea ty and Mr.. Carter down together that
afernoonwe sat probably ha hour the porch con.
vers'ng-the murder was talked about; don't recollect
what Carter sad-thnk saw Carter afterwards at tina
vendue OF Casnerdontr ecollect fconversng with him
then or OF his asking me anything about the boy
board at Mr. Parke have lodged elsewhere about two
weeks commenced lodging elsewhere 8 or days or a
week after the murder-lodged at George G Johnsons
Hotel below at the funeralsaw Carter there after
the funeral not before returned grave yard
to the house-we conversed together; don't recolect
what ha conversed about-he spoke about having
horse fed eurned 10 the house hear the contents OF
the will which supposed would be read. Cornelius Stew.
art produced the will and read it, don't recollect seeing
Carter he Yoom-dont know Stewart took nos.