New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-01-26
Murderer at LarGe-Atienp,s TO Capiure Hin
The New-Havcu Authori;ies-JusticeD De-

Cor.s.r ,nistss q TIE Trbaae Il0f MONDAY Jan u
On the Q9th Of October last double murder WIS
committed at East Rock. in the town Of New Ia.
ven. Connecticut, upon tho bodies Of respectable
citizen and his wife Mr and Mrs Charles Smith
The murder was not discovered until NOy. ], when
theSe!ectmeno New Haven offered reward OF 500
Tor the detection and conviction Of the murderer
THIS sum was not sufficient 10 cause much interest
and activity in feret.ne out the murderer and, with
the exception Of a few pleasure visits made 70 The
CITY Of New York by the rigHdn authorities, ht
ne or no interest was taken to secure the perpeua
TOR Of this cold blooded UNDERGRADUATE u
was evident. from facts and circumstances which
came 10 light that an lrishman named James Nc
Cafrev was the murderer. although no trace was
left OF his whereabouts
MANY Of the citizens Of New Haven earnestly r.
quested The Selectmen 10 offer higher reward
say $500 or ~ O00-but this was not done and
vas solicited by number Of the respectable and l-
fleuuai citizens Of tina, make effort 70 secure
mufdore|s arres,. agreed do he condition that
those who et interest IN Tie matter should derey ir
expense Of Iourucyng u pursuit OF nm An effort was m
mede'ey nedoto raise bl individual contribution, sl-h
sufficient FOR this purpose THE be remembered was DOT
through The influence OF the authorities but measure 90
rnv6c iudiy
,' New-Haven for ChCEopee village for he purpose 80
finding out n possible. through McCaareys 'sn.iy VII
resided at that place, he whefeabo1sanc i1en entic
pacd returning Wien arrived al ChckOpee received
Information concerning letter which had been written ana
arrival 10 Port Rowan G. W. felt ne though ouSh' -
nmed Htey follow on aud intercept that letter Borrow
mg SIS OF gentleman Of Chckopee, eit for Buffalo
where expected To remain until Tie Mayor Of Men Haven
could have Time to furnish me with tho proper docunr
'o insure the muioeref's arrest THIS authority NE Hon'.
promptly supplied me with then borrowed more 'hh"t
ard crossed INTO Canada TO the town OF Port Rowan All
made known my business 20 the Postmaster lie informed
ne hat The letter alluded 20 was sun ~ Inc fo.ibce, Hnu
suhm ted The same. subject 20 my penssl % eled 'h'
letter and found contained information 10 her MIR Nc
Csfre,sl broker relative % the murder The probable ga
of Der husband. &c iheI asceriancd hat McCsfcy Dad
efl Pou Rowan some ten days previous % my arrival
out OF money aud strange and bat oluI
friends smong er. u no exhibited hat spirit OF kind
ness ana philanthropy winch emantes ifeciy nom The ho
com ui every true Canadian John Kllmssier Esq od
citizen Of Pou Rowan, unaffected much interest IN lie
matter and his Youngest son Benjamin volunteered 3,
efforts and offered bis purse 10 facilitate NE success OF W
laudsble underiakiug To him was indebted for many
bsHrous well as SIS in money which De- kindly lcAt
me This, with the fayoIs received from 5. RrCANAN
OF New Haven, then IN Hamilton assisted me 10 return
my hm'y ailer having tsen absent four weeks, wi'hoN
II viii be reeolec,ed tina, l ,elegrAphed the Msyo-
OF New iiartn nom Toronto, announcing ma
he Track OF the murderer and requested him '
send ne 300 ~ order That might be enabled o capni
McCadrey, Sc could have dole m ten days ume Tbs
Nas AFTER had borrowed the money II Nj kiiLMAsrtk
ana Ina expended IL AL 10 tracing McN l Pon teocl'hs
my Dispatch The Mayor called The >eecimen together en1
hat august body reused grant Tie small had
sen! for was thus compelled 10 abandon me ererpuie
aefpruaed no longer 10 Tax the literally 81 strangers arc
involve myself on account OF matter 10 prosecute which
The authorities Of NewH Haven were bound by every pfnci
pie OF honor good faith and public Usnee 20 bear the "a
ouse.
Oa a, return TO New Haven found hat Inc auihouues
heir agents An1 Newspaper organs had thrown cat usru
20 the eject HAT was not The track Of TIE
lelcI aud Other lmputauous calculated "a impeach
acity and Ure character pom this point and for The
purpose OF sefvInicauou. beg leave io quoe The follow
ing extracts, which sufficiently explain themselves
PoRr Rowan. C. W Jan T. 1850
pc1r Fricnd-l received your leuer last week and
sos 10 hear that the people auhcnues Of New Haven
using uiggsrdy In Gspaung about hearing
expenses IN search for McCafrey. You know Do
a AL nonsense saving you the nght track
Why Won could get dozens ci persons who saw him a.
rVnNeised with him a. this place and am couhceut th
We were within very few miles OF him. firmly bolists
hIf ne Mayo had dnsrCrcd lorr oegvuph
M rih dsp0fch you rouid hare had re rdefev harc
taken Aous ttA sor which your enemies very glad you
had not
"Wheher did ghi OF rot IN furnishing yea
WITH funds to pursue your search, had not moment a
dccang, but whether yogr Yankees VIII refund L. seems
% be matter for nature deberSuon Il sounds very
gt ~ 20 near them debating about dollars and cent?
giving The murderer ne 10 escape. II YOU had been Dis
patched Immediately here u no,hos lhsn that ycu
would have caug hlm a. the Place Tel lie Sc
ccimen that II they had 10 20 through ne woods ard
sWanps IN search Of the nlGrdeFeg did tey woid
ao DC s. backward IN dong the thing they oggh, 10
Yours trl'y BENJAMIN KIlIMASTER