The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-16
Iity TanpeIance Alliance.
Police Intelligence.

SUSPICION OF MURDER AND NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
AFFAIR-Two MEN ARRESTED by THE POLICE.
On thursday morning, before day light named
Christopher Iicp stout seventy years OF age accompa
by bis wife to whom he had been married six
weeks arrived in this city. by the Erie Railroad from
Wilt esbJre. Pennsylvania and landed the tx foot
Of Duane street On lending from the boat the old
wa met by young man. VINO said he would take charges
Of lbs old three trunks the old man inlor m, Jug
him thst they their way to Roudout, up The
North river Accordingly this young man conducted the
Gle end his wife kind Of emgrant gng house
il West street Duane street said TO be kept by
named irnngan Here be old man and his wife told
TO to bed but The old refused to 90 until he
Got his trunks The young man replied-"0h d-n It,
oio TO he'd all your is safe The
olo mo- however was not satisfied and Left the house
with THE young tor the purpose OF bringing up the
trunks 60 the house; bat after returned without
them; the young man aso returned 10 the house.
Again he od man left the house rs did also the young
nan; but, before leaving. Mrs. MILAN the latter
talk in low tone to elderly behind the
bar who gave him some money and then he left,
IL being then before day light; and from that time
the old man has been mis- ing has any Of tue
TRUNKS been found Notwithstanding considerable search
hse been made in that vicinity Mrs Mien ,tates that
her husband had his nearly 500 in gold and
bank bills and in Of the trunks six twenty dol
lar gold pieces together with all their clothing The
Suspicious circumstances to
officers Smith apc McCofd ~ no Eff h ward police who
Dtm information and description given them by
MIS- miien OF the young man, yesterday after
noon took into custody young man named Thomas
Nelis. whom they conveyed to the station house. Mrs
hillen then tent for and immediately entering
the be identified Nes from amorg several other
pointing him out the young who had uude--
ZIG charge OF their Trunks end Who last
pcrN n sbe saw in the coupsEy OF Der husband The
lar Becp,r of tho lodging house named Hugh Murray.
also arrested by the officers nlspiciou Of being
,rntd causing the disappearance n the old meu
Tie wife further stated 70 the police that she heard Hugh
Murray that the young (Nelis bis and
as such aced together that morning The attending
respecting the suuoeu diappeaTauoe ofte
old msD certainly coDveys the idea that foul
have been enacted for the purpose q robocry It
is very protatle that the old man. in going to the
bat to lock AFTER his luggage 1t then being before
daylight. ans induced BY some dasignug persons. nm
DIR some false yTstence to walk down the dock
who then gave hin n blow. ard pushed him off
into the river IL is too frequently the
thpt boGies found floating in The river. and
osute can be assigned Tor their death We
hSve Ect The least doubt but many MURDER il pr
petrsteo ir this Strangers arriving rob
beo snd thrown Of the dock 10 prevent discovery In
few weeks the BODY floats the surface coron
iur7 render verdict Of "dosth by drowning from
unknown to the jury The two men, Nelis md Murray
were conducted beiofe justice Bogest sho committed
then 10 prison TO awsit further examination Auy
p re- who csr give any Information respecting mis- mys
titous matter rCuid further the ends If tce cal.
ing upon he above Damed police officer. At the Fifth
ware teiion beufe No ~ eonsrd street xho
IL bend endeesortg find out the guilty parties
When arree 60 both deuef any kno sfdge IT the aAic
Ntlt says the woman l. mifaken that he not the man
nor was he there On the morning in question:.