The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-08-26
NEW YORK, SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST &C. 1s43.
NIurdcr TrInI in Ne,x Jcrsey.

| Murder Trial In New Jersey.
Wsrsn County Oyer and Tsrmnsr, August Term, 1873
Hon James Neyius. of the Supreme Court presiding
WIN. z. Robson, Caleb II Valentine Benz Shackeiton
Jeremy Mackey, Elias Mushback, County Judges.
The State Joseph Carter r for the murder of John
Costfer.
Counsel for the Slate Hon, Geo. p Molleson Attorney
General, Vim. Morris Prosecutor for the County, and
John NJ sherrerd, OF Bevldere.
Eor observation-disclosures Wur OF Fleming on, Phinens
B. Kennedy end VIM + Clemson OF Belyidere, and Hon
| Jacob w. Miller, of Morris.
The prisoner having been brought to the bar the At
toney General moved the Indictment Tor the murder OF
John Cashier there being four others against him. and
was exhausted beiose iury YVES obtained Several were
challenged Tor cause having expressed opLohs DINERS
challenged perempory ard one protested earnest
y against serving because he was opposed TO capa pun
ishment and excused though the prisoners counsel
urged his admission. -.
Jurors sworn Samuel Beatty John Allen, John Iiz
son. William Ma,lock, Joseph Bry ant, David Kenyon
Joseph A. Carpenter G. Gorge Vass John Van Sickel John
Hay, John Ogden, Joseph Andrews ,
Thejury being sworn, Mr. Morris opened IN Dehah o.
| the State.
The murder for which this prisoner is now put upon
his trial committed Changewater, on Monday
evening. the lstof May lasta MURDER perhaps, m re
horribe in its conception and more aocious IN s eAe
cuton than any that has ever before been comniteo III
New Jersey. whole family, consisting OF John b.
Parke his sister and her husband John Cashier ana ther
child. the hour of midnight. barbarousiy butch.
by the hand of the assassin Il will be recoected
that lad Jesse Force living with Mr. Cashier was hor-
ribly wounded. and doubtless left for dead Imagination
may conceive but per cannot describe the sccne-sha II
brothers blood cried from the groundn ever the
majesty of the Law and the claims OF public justice re-
CURED vndicator from an outrage, foul and dahohcal
almost beyond conception, the time and circumstances are
here present
The prisoner is Joseph Carter, Junior, who married
niece of Mr.. Parke. The evidence against him
is understood to be entirely circumsantial strong
point sg tns the prisoner is the fact that Carter,
before tue murder was very poor there being several
executions against him In the hands OF the constable TO
whom he dec red that he had money and that he did
not know where get any he tried to borrow ire
quenly bu. the day after the murder he paid one
con in EDst
Mr. Parke known TO have had IN his possession aud
within few DAY after he paid some three or our other
executions amounting to huadred dollars and at
the funeral of the murdered family he inquired OF per
Who had his for $50 il he had them with HIM,
for he could pay part of them. Another ound taken
his examination he stated that he first heard
OF the murder Tuesday morning between eight and
nine o'cock-whcreas he wrote letter TO gentleman
near Easton bridge with whom he had 6n appoi ntment,
saying that he could not fulfil it, acco unit OF the muir
der which letter he left at the village OF Washington to
be sent very after sunrise Tuesdsy, and before
| the news OF the murder had reached there.
There are five indictments against him The one upon
which he is now being tried that for the murder OF
Cashier There fifty witnesses to be examined
the part OF the State aud the trial will doubtless occ'
py week Hc is defended by able and eloquent
| counsel
The proceedings of Thursday. the second day, have
reached us yet the evidence adduced is not OF much
Importance is merely preliminary, and the connection
between much OF and the prisoner is not yet very evi
dent This however, will appear hereafter either as ~.
consistent with contradctng the story which he told
when undergoing his before the ates
The examination of Mr.. Van Doren, commenced on
Thursday afternoon is of great Importance as showing
the character of the prisoner and bis bearing when hrs
charged with the murder
Asyou may well imagine the excitement is immense. It
the first murder which has been committed in the
city, and the number and espectapty of the friends and
relatives the eased and of the accuse1 has attract
cd to the trial q great concourse of people.
Carter the prisoner apparently about thirty years oil
age, with features pretty strongly marked-high lore
head and Thin sandy hair He conducts himself with de-
and GOODNESS in the Courtroom, but those who sit
him say he is occasionally uneasy
Jesse Force, the boy who was nearly murdered, was
examined Tuesday afternoon Upon the centre Of his
forehead is the of the horid wound he receive -
There depression of the bone about inch in dame
ter, and it appears a miracle that he survived
Nc From the New Orleans Tropc we have the
| fol owing tale OF myslery;-
MYSTERIOUS AFrAiR--SuprosED MURDER Mr.
josiah Converse, young mao IN The employ OF w.
" j. Bryant, Commerce street, disappeared yestsr-
day IN manner so singular and unexpected as to
excite the most serious fears that he has been muir
dered. Ii appears that yesterday morning MIR. Con-
verse received an anonymous note, stating that a
bakery the GENTLY r Dad, near Pom tcharlrain
Railroad, and which the Messrs Bryant had former
y furnished with flour, was about TO resume busi-
ness; and ended by requesting Mr. G. 10 call at the
bakery and make arrangements with the proprietor
for furnishing him with his future supplies. The
note contained very particular directions to
the route he should take, instruciing him to 60 by
one particular road, and no ether. AT III or II
O'Clock Mr.. Converse started, IN accordance with
and since that time he has not been seen or heard
of. The horse he rode away returned to the city
about three o'clock yesterday evening, with the
bride rens broken in one place, and IN another cut
with kniie. This fact was immediately commu-
nicated TO the Messrs Bryant and to his brothers,
of the house If Converse " Co. who Instantly went
in search OF him.
At the bend or elbow Of The Old Canal, about 300
yards from the Pontchartrain Railway the party In
search OF the missing young man, discovered on the
ground evident marks OF his having been dragged
from his horse, and of desperate struggle having
taken place in the vicinity. A little farther they
found his coat, torn to tatters, and in The woods
close by, a fragment OF his pantaoons. On the
bank of the canal great many scraps OF paper
were found indicating that letters OF other papers
had been torn and scattered to the winds. No fur
ther traces were discovered up to late hour last
evening, and little doubt be entertained that
Mr.. Converse hes been foully murdered. 1t is quite
evident, too, that the object OF the anonymous note
he received was intended 10 decoy him of Into that
unfrequented spot, in order that she writer's ven
geance might be securely and safely quenched 10
The blood Of his victim. We hope no means will
be spared to ferret out aud bring to punishment the
author or authors Of this daring outrage.
PosrsCRIPT The mystery OF this C ise instead OF
being dispeed, seems TO thcken. AT little before
o'clock last evening, young MIR. Converse returned
| 10 his dwelling. and as he entered the door pros
trae upon the floor, an object OF extreme wretched
ness and wo He was almost entirely naked, hav-
ing on nothing but the fragments OF what yesterday
pair OF pantaloons. HIS hat. coat, shoes and
shirt were gone. his hands were nrmly tled toge-
Their by sire 1g cord around his wrists, which were
terribly chsted and swollen. To add to his misery
| his mind seemed 10 be entirely deranged He an.
swered questions, Ibut talked necessarily to him
self about the occurrences of the day. of terrible
encounter with " four men," of pistol "beine
placed at his head" and his "hands ued,' of the
scorchng and intolerable rays of the sun beamng
upon his exposed person, and OF his .wanderings
through the swamp until he reached the city and
found his way home. His situation is truly terrible,
and no mind can conceive what the poor bov. for
learn he is only about IL years old, has suffered
Utterly exhausted in body, with a MAD shocked and
through it is not possible 10 conceive an object ap-
pealing more strongly to all the sympathies of
nature
Tomorrow we hope 10 be able TO announce that
the yourg mans mnd is restored TO reason, and that
the villains who perpeirated this outrags have been
arrested