New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-18

ARREST OF Mas CHARGED WITH MURDER
COMMITTED FEN YEARS AGo-A revived lscIDssr
IN rhE ASrIRESr ENCIrENESr.-tn the summer OF
carly f4ll of 1914 enc Plumb Martin purcnased OF
Mr. Van Rensselaer, the PATRON, n farm 10 the town
Of Grafton in tbs County. and soon after went on
the land 10 cur wood. Elijsh Smith OF the same
town was employed by Martin 10 cart the wood from,
the lot in company with ~, who Vas driving an
other team wIth lo.is OF wood. While thus en-
Gagged Oh Thursday, Dec. 10, 1874, when near the
house of Potter Maxon on the turnpike N srtin ana
Smith were surrounded by party OF about nfty msn,
dsynis.d as Indians. They seized the horses by ue
bits ard ordered the men TO stop. Smith resisted,
end Jun ped oil his load With an AZ IN ms hanos,
whitb ne brancished in self defeDse. he was tmme-
diatey seized by the a" INDIANS who formed ring
around Upon bis offering further resistance, one Of
the Ipdi,ns' drew pistol aud shot hun down.
Smith fell mortally wounded, and was taken 70 Q
neig hb oriDg bouse where he soon after died. Pre-
yious TO his being taken ~ the house, the inuians
dbperstd.
The murder caused great excitement a. the time
throue bout the State IL thought to be the CON-
msDcement of bighbsnded oursges, secretly deter
nil ed upon by the Anti Renters 10 attain their ends
Efforts to ferret out the who fired the pistol, led
10 the arr, and Daiioo Of several psrsons-e
Of whom were Discharged The examination OF the
accused lasted nearly two weeks before the Police
Court Of this city. The District. Attorney however,
was much against his will, finally induced 10 asan-
con Efforts for the ap )rehension OF the guilty party
as lik ely to prove entirely frutess.
A persopal or neighborhood quarrel b@ recently
occurred IN Graftone-,he principal parties 10 which
are Benejah Allen and Joseph A. dsrun. Marnn
charges that Allen is the man who murdered 3 ntn
Upon his affidavit Justice Ransom, OF Lsnslnsourgo,
last week issued warrant for the arrest OF Allen
He brought to this city on Saturday last by o.
fcers Bsttershsl and WeIlr and lodged 10 jail. He
is about 40 years of aga. We hnos nothing OF his
"apteced. bts." EI-Distrct- Attorney Lotuidee has
been retained rs Allen 8 counsel. Troy Wbis 18Th.
ARREST OF SusPEcrED THIEvEs-A ARREST OF Cos.
NELLY, OF IsFERsAL MscHIsE NoroaiErr.-A few
days sipce we stated that the frequent robbsries
which have taken place IN our city within me past
few weeks ipcuced the police 10 arrest three young
men named Morgan, Cook and Howell - the per-
petrators who have had a bearing on ono OF the
charge, and committed 10 jail IN defanls Of u 600
bail, TO answer at Court. since TIE arrest OF mo
above parties the officers have received nfellgsnce
10 satisfy them that the rObberes were CON nisted
by a gsDg of burglars not less fhsn ten 10 namoer.
Yesterday they arrested two Of them namso henry
Monroe and ELrs Forest, and while prooeedDg WIN
the 10 10 the watch house, the man whom Om cor b1"
rpce had in custody started 10 run. M. Laurence
CALI d upon bin TO stop. snd 10 e1desyonne Tm
bis pi,fol from bis pocket II e1pio1eo ana .no o~"
psssed through bis pocket ana ioosed ~ ".
dre.r of his right hand. The rogue ware csptured
a, both conveyed TO the vaicn house. Inc osher
two, George l.. Carton and John Wilson, were AZ
res'ed ssi light and this morning the Jur ~ere com
nited 10 iai in default Of 81 900 bad, for another
hearing, on charge Of burglary, on Saturday sext.
The Young men are very nDely dressed, and OF e.
celleLt appearance. john Wilson s the Wnhsn
CorpeDy Of New York, suspected by Allison %
beng TIE ptTtOn no sSbt MN TUG ipiDtSs.1
This Il bis fret visit 10 the West since inc nofp,o
scciden: took place. Wilson u his alas nsms. ne
And Arri.on are low lodged in the sane Ja athougn
in diff, rent ceIls. [CineiDDati G,ze'te, JAN 10.
CRr.r FIRE ~ IL RoT-THE BcssEss Par OF
,uY Tows D,sTROYED "A destructive connA9ranJn
commenced al lie Roy, GeDSsre County on tho
no,ning OF the I3'h ami before the rspss we're sup
pressed, the business portion of the town vas 40
s,royed.
The FIRE Commenced At the corner OF man eod
Moth SIS and went along the north side ~ MAO ~
I'D 10 Com-tock's store, where wS hoagh' 100
flames would be arrested .,.s
The lOsses e. FAR ,hev have been aecs.ssn n,
are a. lows Red & Co., grocery loss sp'Wy'
barlow 4. Olmsies, lay Office, -; boSeey u her
,sy. drv good. $40 900; Godfrey, dry goods, sioo;
samson ( Flmory. book aId jssery store, so,oooi
EN- 49,. eroaa-y o. 600; AnDins jewelry store,
a. COO. Morgan & jackson, DRY goods, so,ooo; oin-
s,ed & Adsnns hardware, 80 OVoi Comstocns dry
ooos. $40 coo: Barber drug stofe, VI, oo'i Herald,
printing Office, ESQ; Drake, damsxs n removal,
400. Heeea grocery: removal, $500; Nuoserss,
;woi,v sna drugs a. 600; Pioney, tooacconiss,
AZ 600 These estims,ss are imperfect, and ere
,o.Ss exclusive Of the olildsgs
We ave CAD 20 learn that nearly all the sufferers
are insured sufficiently 70 cover the loss.
FrRE ~ WycBEsTEn, Va.-Ths warehouse occu-
rid BY Wn- Is. Wslte', on Csmsroest., 10 VIM
hester bGTnsd on he y a iDst togs,be- With
the block y Zbieh 1t was sifnss l.. Amoug he SAT-
fersrs Esre, M. Walter, Y l. Wood & Co., NJ. Re-
ieLb.Isrr. ard Wa. l.. Clark: The sao,e .1ss "a
yu' eosi a. 81 ,ooc-pa'sAl5 Insured