The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-01-21
The Horrid Murder I'm Manchester, New
Hampshire, March 30, IS4j-The Mu ride rer
Caught.

from the Boston Herald, Jan 1911
The facts relative to this mu, der will without doubt
he Of interest to our readers many Of whom have pro-
badly forgotten them Is nearly four years have
sir its preparation At the time It was
a. OF the most horrid murders the day and large
rewards we're offered, and every means was taken to
ferret out the murderer, but without avail But the
old adase that murder will out" has proved true
We learn that Sheriff Battles, Of New Bedford, ar.
rested In that city, on Wednesday afternoon, man
OF bis being the murderer Of Mr.. Parker. We also
learn that he has acknowledged himself to be one of
the perpetrators Of the bloody affair and duplicates
two others Sheriff Battles committed him to prison,
and has proceeded to Manchester to gather nforma.
tioD In the matter.
The following are the particulars of the murder al
Mr. Parker, town collector for the town Of Msnches
ter, was Idered March 26th, lSi5. Mr. Parker was
tax collector for the past year. and had bowling alley
and residence on Manchester etreet. Last eve ming
at half past nine precisey Mr. HILL the gentleman who
has the immediate charge of the saloon entering
the front door leading into 1t, and man sta
on the front door step which led into the saloon by
family MIR Hill had just got seated Is the rang
the bell There several In the saloon and
NE Parker arose to answer the call Of the bell Capt
he pased the front door of the house where the man
stood, he heard him inform Mr.. that . Mrs. Beau
wned TO see him ON urgent business at Janesvile "a
street) He epquired what Mrs Bean and was inform.
ed slady ON Lowell who wished to sec him on impor
morning: Whls4 Parker stepped in to get lantern,
Capt Fellows snted alley by place and just ss
he returned to the side. walk the man and Mr. Parker
were ahead OF him. He followed them as far q, his
own reeidence, on Manchester street, entered his
house. end thought nothing more Of the matter
Mrs. Parker looked into the saloon soon alter ex-
pectiDg to find her busband, but seeing him she
supposed he was attending to some business with
gentlemen to whom he was about disposng Of his pro-
perty, preparatory to leaving town. She retired to
rest and wakir early in the morning she missed him.
She asked his fter where her husband was; but being
answered sbe did not know sent went the hou 20
Of MIR Goodwin, the gentleman with whom he was
negotiating for the sale OF his property, aud
learning that he bad not been there felt some-
and the mystery Of his disappearance soon solved
man was comDg from Halsville, another little vii.
age about threefourths Of mile from Elm street con.
pueus to Jeneeve and discovered the murdered body
INT Parker lying directly In the middle of an uufre-
cuented road made through growth of pines which
lies between this and the other two villages mme-
ciately gave information IL would appear that MIR
Parker was decoyed and murdered for his money AZ
was well known that he had money about him The
lantern was found his body, and small butcher
nifs, the blade about four inshes long, and razor
There we're two stsbs found his right thigh on ex-
minatifn and q dreadful wound on the back of his
neck crossing the jugsar vein and severing IT, There
we're appearances Of hard struggle and IL
that the murderer was wounded in the right ha in
the rencontre as blood found for q space of two
hundred rods from the body, and numerous indica-
tons Of his having dipped his hand in the snow to
wseh It or Cries Of FIRE. and Murder'' were heard
by numbers Of our citizens about half past nne last
evening" but supposed to be in different direotons the
noise coon cessing, 1t was supposed to proceed from
roisy boys ~