The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-15
evidently . Rogue II not . Murderer.


Mr.. Luther Adams, Of Aurors, has been missing
since Tuesday evening, and toat fears are en- ter
tanned Of bis having been fouily dealt with. He
came to this city wi bis brother Erasmus, IN the
evening named, for the purp ose Of takog che Mcnt
gan Central steamer 10 Chicago. At the 40 'c where
they stopped for supper, they fell Ia with indi
vidual who provesto be q blacslsg, and who asked
Luther 10 ehar &c BILL which he refused to dd.
s,mus " o finishing eating before the others had
done 80, told his brother that he would go ous aud
look after the baggage, which be did. Returning
TO tie hotel, he was info rmcd that bis brOt,er lad
gore to the boat with tre other person. He, there
fore fl owed on, and reaching the boat ioand only
the s'Iaeger. Asking where his brother was, che
sconDdrel replie3 that he vas up stairs. Satisfied
uisb Il ansS er, &c aid not go to seek Lnt,er uBtd
sic steamer was under way, when he was unable to
fId any trace Of him. Arriving at Detroit, De took
the hext steamer for this city, hoping 10 find bis
brother herr. The hope was frnitisss, and he ia
forced to cor cude that Lutser has been put out Of
the way. lie wes perfectly temperate man, and
had bat 500 on his persan. OF course the suspect
ed william has escaped.
The Buffalo Express of the 18th inst. says-As
eoon IA the facts in the above case we're maze
known, officers commenced search for the rascal.
They found that he did not leave by the steam r,
ard concluded that he would naturally return to
Bakers In due time They, therefore, singled ont
one Of their number to lOiter thereabolts and 10
hol1 him, il be made his appeanin e. By some
means, be escaped scrutiny until sunday moralng,
when he was arres tea and taken 10 the lower
~aichhouse, from which lie WAS conveyed TO Jail
tilted by the son of Mr. Adams who was p7sssns
as having belonged to his father; bnt enough vas
found 70 convince the officers thas he is scoaod rel
o. the deepest dye. seems that on saturday, ne
finally, in the evening, accompanied him 10 the Ma
CARA Temperance House, where they look room
together. Mr. Colby, who had beeD dfuggsd by bus
compa, ION, slept s0undly, and awoks IN the nrn
ing to nd bis bed1ellow aud his porrmoauais con.
ts,Ding Sl5 in specie, missing. This vas found
up,n tie fellow after his arrest minus all but 81 65
The l. disidua, gives his name a. John Beech,
alias John Smith, He has evidently boon so1ns
tnps of traveller, as some thirty rsilrosd and
steamboat tickets and passes, found in bis posses
Railroad way tickets-some Of THIN excursion
tickets from New Haven, Boston aud Other places,
to contiguous points One is blank pass the
above road There were, also cards of the Braineri
Hcuse, Elmira, in great profusion--aod several
cards Of the Railroad Dining Saloon, ut aornells
vile. 1t 10 evident that his operations have been
extensively carried ON along the New York and
Besicss these the following articles we're taken
from is several pockets "A silver ~ateh, Tobias,
maker, number 1929, to which is attached small
competition chain, with silver hook. Three brass
keys-Ieither OF which viii ft the watc7-though
one Of them ia battered w at tie ii a. If he had
sought to force 1t into At. A heavy cem position
chain, In which are set oblong pieces ST agate Of
various colors. Two pocket knives-one having
pearlinlaid handle the other wi.ite bone hsndie
we'll worn cslsskn wsllct--0n which Is written
"EIbri6ge Newton, Grafton, Mlss."-coptaiaing
BE oDd class ticket from Pa, to San Frslcisco-
given to Alexander Black, by Davis, Brooks h Co.,
New York, per D. b Safford dated Oct. l6, 1852 add
stating shat the holder had paid $l06 60 there
for. This, he atates, he found upon tae [sthnus,
when he was there. A paper, eDyelo)ing white
substance, sup. oeed 70 be morphine; IA envelope
addressed to Miss Kate Dsbod, who lives Che ssys)
In Ohio; newspaper account Of the d ings Of TIE
OceaDuH fire any to which re may bel,ug; an
u n,sbtd letter, add, essed to Margar.r Stn; and
last, hut not least, marriage certificate. declaring
thai John Smith, VI Elmira was uated {, Am
Murphy Of william sburg b. the Rev NJ e. Ellis IN,
Of Jersey City, tie 18th OF July last. He STATES
{, OF this is bis own ceyt1catethat he married Mtss
Murphy m der an assumed name, and that she now
fetides on Grand st est, williamsburg.
There was also taken from him thirty days note
fer 800, 6a,eo New York, June Is, 1854, given by
jeremiah OUR Ian TO James Hutchinson; aud p.ece
of poet,y-s few redeeming lines in Q large volume
Of wickedI ess-- commencing
Win thee, my love, the hours would Nv.
There seems TO he q strong case against him, and
we presume The range Of his vision will be quite
limited for some time to come. Tho brother Of Mr..
Adams IA nov ut the West--wbere ne IL to rem,in
for week So hut the individual Is identified by
NJ. Baker as the oLe who took supper with tie two
AdaDs. At all events. he win b. 1.ld IN the Colby
robbery and IL Is probable taat the contents OF hi.
pccks % will lead TO otter crimes.