The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-01-03

not recaptuate them. | have gone thus far into
the previous detail because 1t is of peculiar inte-
rest. The God of the living and tho dead is the
avenger From the moment when the deed was
done, he had set his mark upon the murderess and
in the sure and certain accomplishment OF his JUS
tce and his laws he has delivered her over to
punishment.
Confessions have been made, but by when, or
what the nature of them are cannot as yet ascer-
tain But of this the public may rest satisfied that
the guilty are in the hands Of the ia,c Tomorrow
o'clock, al this house. and feel it my duty to re-
main until further orders The examination Will,
is is said be private one, lest the ends OF justice
might be frustrated, as there are some accompces
at yet at large. shall not fail, however, to press
for admittance.
This has carried me so far that fear it will be
too much to add anything more. However, must
tell you that the report published by Beach OF the
that in the words of one who spake as he felt-"it
is id gag, and just shows how little. dependence
can be placed upon such paper when anything
great happens" Of course, need hardly say tina!
account Of the entire affair. Indeed, the District
Attorney did not know the full particulars of the
arrest until he it in the Herald after his return
from the city today understand that the iatntT
for Waite in the sum OF s5O,O0O, but was oil
refused lie is represented as very wealthy,
but very penurious, in fact mserably SO.
The minds of the inhabitants seem to have re-
gained their camness and natural travel, now that
they feel secure that the deed was not done by
lurking band OF assassins AS It was at rst supposed
The young folks had ball tonight, about half
mile from this. looked in there for a moment
or two. The dance was in full humour-the girls
were as good natured, rosy-cheeked, fat and merry
country asses usually are. The beaux were all
sorts, sizes and descriptons-from the tall far hair,
were dancing, drinking, fighting, kissing romplng,
to, the sound of Ned Kennedy's fidde.-IIeigho,
what world,
"From grave to gay"
TUESDAY, January 3D. 1874.
At eight O'Clock this morning, proceeded TO the
scene of the murder for the purpose of making
sketch OF the house, and ascertaining in propria
persona the fullest and most accurate details of the
horrible transaction. The sun shonc beautifully
even as spring mon,-the air was bracing and
bright, and rose in the distance, the blue hills of Jer
sey were clear and well defined against the sky. The
distance to the spot was about mile and quarter
from the Inn. On my arrival there, found quite a
number of persons gathered together, examining
and each detailing the circumstances so far as he
knew, heard or suspected / at once proceeded to
examine the rooms, and the following is the result
of my inspection.
The house is very neat, comfortable two story
cottage, fronting about southwest. 1t was built by
the owner, the husband of the murdered woman,
about two years since, and about one year subse-
quent to the marriage, which has been so fearfully
severed by the hand OF one-a slster-who had al
and home beneath the roof and at the table Of her
brother. The husband and wife lived in this snug
cottage, in the full enjoyment of all that married
life can aford-blessed with beautiful, but, also,
unfortunate babe, whose innocent pratte was the
delight of the father when he returned from plying
his industrious calling, as the owner of oyster
schooner trading to Virginia and New York. Like
most of the cottages on the island, it is distant
tor W. AZ RI rha xyhit
painted wooden pailing, fronting on the road and
surrounding the premises, wasof good workmanship
and displayed.nuch taste. In front and in the
windows were supplied with green painted shut
| road, all of which were securely fastened at the
| moment the fire was discovered. A verandah, or,
| more Familiarity, stoop. supported by SIX wooden
pillars, ran in front of the building, which elevated
from the ground on brickwork to the height Of
about two feet and half. On the first floor there
were but two root1s-the one the parl0r, having
two windows, the other the every day room OF
kitchen room, where the murder was committed,
1t also having two small windows, divided by the
door, which door was the only one not fastened
either by lock bolt, but simply by the brass knob
| catch, which could be opened by any person. A
hall divided the two rooms, the staircase fronting the
hall door. The bedstead, small four turned-posted
one, against the partition, the foot being oppo.
site the window next the hall door. The second
story consisted Of three rooms, two OF which were
| small closets Immediately over the kitchen, and
| from which they were entered: The third room
was the principal bed room, and over the parlor.
| This was locked and unlnjured, a soop smla
to the front one ran partially along the of the
building as far as the door leading from the hail.
Both stoops were provided with neat green vene
tan blinds to protect them from the rain, OF
wind. The yard was furnished with every requi
ste-a back Kitchen in keeping with the house,
| well, covered ina good carriage house or woot
shed, &c., and a nice plot of ground for kitchen
garden In a word, the cottage altogether was one
Of the most convenient, neat, comfortable dwell
| lings to be found in country village. .l r
The kitchen, or rather the murder room, wa.
completely backened and large bllstcrs were RAISED
| on all the wood work Of the doors, windows
closets and fireboard The floor, at the spot OF
three feet in order to gains access to the cellar
derneath-and the spot on which the bodies rested
was charred, and In one place small hole wa!
| burned through that portion of the floor OF
which the corpse of the woman actually rested
not being disfgured by the blaze and here it j.
proper to state, that when the body was examined
the hip and portion of the side near the breast
md touching the floor, was not blackened-thu'
showing concusively, that the body had not faller
through the burning bed, but had been placed there
previous to the firing of the premises. The part
| ton next the stair case was burned through, anC
four OF the upper steps were eaten halt away-tht
upright sanchions or posts of the rear side of The
room and at the head of the bed were also very
much burned, and a small opening was made by the
fire into the bedroom Immediately above the spot
| This latter room and the kitchen were the only
ones materially injured.
| The fire was first discovered by Isaac Kruzer,
small farmer living in the neghborhood, who9raiset
| the alarm. The smoke was then issuing from the
| windows in the rear. The door was burst in by
| Abraham Muller and Daniel Cochran. Kruize
was the first person to discover the body. lie
was raking up the embers Of the bed wher
| the bar struck something underneath. lie
| stopped down and pulled the woman out, saying
60 here is the corpse" and then rushed out OF the
| house, nor did he return into 1t until the corpse
was borne out The hall door resisted for Ions
time the blows of the axe lit was locked so strongly
Ona careful examination Of the several locks
We, the following result was arrived THAT eve
ry door was locked and the bolts sho-to except the
| front door, which was neither locked or boiled
The window shutters We're all tightly closed, and
from this became satisfied that the actors in this
| tragedy must have escaped from the house in the
dead of the night of Sunday, the 2ith and that the
fire had been slowly burning from that time until
it was perceived. So thoroughy had the heat pene-
rated through the house, that the resin in the doors
and surface OF the upper portion OF the house. and
in the parret floor had oozed ont and whore n