The New York herald., 1844-07-14


Aecomplice.
We are compelled again TO record the particulars
OF another secret and horrible murder at West
Hoboken, near this city, and within about mile
of the supposed scene of the murder OF Mary
Rogers The greatest excitement prevailed al
Hoboken yesterday on the discovery of this horrld
deed, which extended 10 this city, soon as the
news reached us. One OF our most efficient re-
porters was Immediately at the scene, and we,
therefore, present full and only correct account
that will be found in any print before Monday
morning On Friday evening about half past s, as
Mr. A. Stout, citizen OF Brooklyn was hunting for
wookcock on the edge of the salt marsh bordering
on the high ground, about mile and half north
west of Hoboken village, he heard the report Of
gun or pistol within distance of two hundred
yards, in the bushes the rise OF the hill. AS he
approached near the place from whence the report
came, he listened, and overheard persons whisper
ing or talking in low tone, but from the closeness
of the bushes was not able to discover any one.
Instantly after, he perceived man on the top of
ledge about $50 feet from him, and another within
only about fifteen yards, whose face was within
his view. The man on the top OF the cliff was
walking in a southerly direction towards the race
course, while his associate below appeared as if
of water, and dipping his handkerchief into it,
| wiped his pantaoons in one or two places, and
then ascended TO the top of the hill, joined his
companion, and was soon ought OF sight
Presumng that the men had been shooting at
mark firing for amusement-a very common
circumstance near Hoboken, he passed along with
out giving the matter any further thought until he
heard noise in the direction from whence the
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but knowing that an acquaintance was also gun
ming in the neghborhood, he presumed that the
noise might have proceeded from a crow or some
other bird that he had shot, and this second
strange circumstance therefore did not induce him
to make any search through the bushes from
whence the men were seen to have issued. On
returning to Hoboken, however, in the dusk
ofIhe evening, the peculiar circumstances that had
transpired, weighed upon his mind, and he men
toned them to several persons, none of whom,
however, appeared to think that any evil had been
committed, except, perhaps, that duel might
have been fought, and somebody wounded and
carried from the ground, from whom the groan that
he heard might have emanated. The singuarity
of the whole transaction created 80 much curiosity
in the mind Of Mr.. Stout during the night. that ne
induced one or two friends to accompany him yes
erday morning to the vicinity Of the scene of Fri
day evening, and took his woodcock dog one OF
the party. On approaching the place, the dog came
to stand, as if for game, when Mr.. Stout marked
the line, and commenced searching in the bushes
Immediately under the cliff, when, to the consterna
tlon o the whole party, the shoe and foot OF man
was found jutting out from beneath pile of stones
and rocks that appeared to have been recentythrown
together. Some of them were very large, but they
were soon removed, and the body Of man, appa
reny a German, aged about 80 years, was dis
covered with his clothes covered with blood On
opening his vest and shirt, two wounds were found
on his left breast, that appeared to have been given
with dirk or knife, and one gun-shot wound
| almost imme ediately opposite his heart. The body
| was free from smell, although surrounded by in
| sects and appeared TO have been dead but about
twelve or fourteen hours only. His left hand pan
falcons pocket was turned inside out, and emptied
OF its contents. In the other pocket four soveregns
and 81 5s silver change was found He had no
watch on his person. The spot where the body
was found, was very secluded at the bottom Of the
cliff, and some distance from the path leading from
i Vauxhall Garden on the hill, 10 the mountain. II
appeared as though the murder had been committed
while the deceased was at the top of the cliff, and
| his body thrown down, and the stones piled over
him. From the fact, however, that Mr.. Stout
states that the men left the place almost imme-
dately after the report Of the pistol heard and
that one was then above the cliff, and the other
below, it is probable that they returned to the body
after he had crossed the marsh, and covered il
with the stones that piled upon it when found,
and then escaped second time.
AT this point Of proceedings one of the coroners
of the county was sent for, who soon arrived and
ordered the body to be taken TO Hoboken Village
On arriving there, and searching the pockets, il
was discovered that the name Of deceased was A.
G.. A. Martin or Mechie of AZ Dey street. Notice
was Immediately sent to this city by the coroner
who had the matter in charge, and information
also given to the Lower Police Office, when Off
GERS McGrath and Stanton were started on the
look out. On enquiring at AZ Dey street, it was
ascertained that deceased had arrived in this
country but about two weeks since from the Vii
age of Heide in Hostein, Lower Saxony, Den
mark, and had brought with him several trunks OF
valuable clothing, merchandise, &C., and was sup
posed to have considerable money in his posses
sion as well as a valuable gold watch and heavy
chain that he usually carried about him. Upon
further enquiry il was discovered that Young
German, acquainted with deceased, whose name
suppress for the present, had called at the board
ing house Of deceased on Friday afternoon at
O'Clock to inquire for him, and being told that he
was not in the house, departed. He called again
at about o'clock in the evening" and received the
same answer, and again at o'clock yesterday NOR
ming. This fact created suspicion in the minds Of
the officers, and they arrested him in the course Of
the day, and took him to Hoboken. The Coroner
summoned jury, and Lewis d. Hardenberger,
Esq, District Attorney, attended the examination
OF the witnesses, who testified to these facts A
partial post mortem examination Of the body was
then made by DR.. r. f Cooke, when il was found
that the deceased had received three flesh wound
stabs near the top of the left shoulser, and two
stabs on the LETT breast near the nipple, both of
which had entered the pericardium, or thin