New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-01
..u.,cyIvs vUSDgR-.ARREST or THE
SUPPOSED MURDERER.


S,s.llscecs VIE received IN this cHy Yesterday VI
~. yari.r az Now,iirunswrk, Now-Jersey, oil
..a.s man paa,cd John w. Henry, soout n''''oe"
"a, AZ ace ard of W.. Patrick Henry one OIL ue
soar5 Of Tsu Governors oi thus 'l'y' whose Term VI
81. ,xpin Yesterday. The body oi Young heu'y
~ s,rSa au sunday in q field at spot known az
sTne Cciars nearly one mile IN Son'he"s' oeV''o"
80, N,u.R,uuswick There were marks OF two
s.s,y blows upon his head his face was bruised ana
.,,,,a hcriSl,, and his throat was cut from ear to
,.r 80 that the head was nearly severed from u'e
h,h vpcu The person of the deceased were iou"u
tho various implements aud DISCUSSES used oy ouigas'
a. Mad black silk mask, false musiach', jimmy,
>A,lcton.kcys and false KEYS There w'i" ais" ,ounu
: NJ rkcis s,r,v.tckets and other articles which are
identified as part of the proceeds oil recent ro"pe'y
:, ,hr Nsw-isrscy Railroad Depot at which time
h., articles aud about $50 in money were taken.
Suspicion ol having pcpetrat.d This murder rests
,rs,n a man named John Fox, who has Tor some time
y, h,,r intimate with the deceased, and was seen in
- ,,r,rsny in New Brunswick Saturday afternoon
~ as rsrioncd GU, of the New-Icrscy state Prison
Non, wear ago by Gov. Price. He was convicted,
,h others for hurglaricusy entering The wine-cellar
= c;,,,,p Of Elizabeth City, where they INDUCED
s,h in wines and liquors, for which the whole party
SrHf Al
,,n,,,a hy marriage strong influences were brought
NJ tsr for his release, and upon the representation
az, ,he affair for which he was convicted was only
.rc. and upon the promise of better conduct he was
-.,aorcs situation was obtained for him upon the
y,wJersey Rarosd, where he was employed as
A,k,mau until about ten days ago, when he ntnnaed
S,,rn;pston no longer to continue in that employ
"a, A NIGHT or two ane,ward, the room in the
APO: IN which he was paid off was burglarously
,,ter,I. ard the drawer from which the money was
aiken 70 pay him was broken open and robbed OF
,Acu, $50 in money. Henry has been intimate with
sox and his family, and upon his finger was found a
rirr bearing Mrs. Foxs name. About week ago
Heuly called al the Office of the New-Jersey Railroad
COMPANY and inquired for Fox Not finding hun, he
Le note requesting Fox 10 meet him at specified
tine in the back-room Of the drinking place in the
basement Of the corner Of Chatham and Baxter Streets
n this city.
On Sunday night last Fox called upon Mr. Wood
ruf. Superintendent Of the New-Jelsey Railroad, at
Lis residence in Elizabeth City, and appeared 10 be IN
an excited state of mind. He told Mr. w. that he
had met with bad luck; he had fallen down and cut
hs hand upon the ice and he had been robbed OF his
Money He charged Henry with having robbed HIM,
and said that he had been looking for him during the
PREVIOUS three or four days; but he added, 81 have
"got Henrys watch at the same time taking hold OF
his watch-guard ribbon.
Il is stated that he had previously placed this
watch at jewelers. in New-Brunswick and caRed fOr
( on Saturday night. His hand was then cut and
bloody and there was blood upon his coat He washed
Of in the ewelry store, and stated that ne receive"
TIE wound by fall on the ice.
Thes, facts eing known, Mr.. Michael jerks OF New
Bruins wick was deputized to arrest Fox. He visited
Elizabeth City early yesterday morning and succeeded
a srresting him, and conveyed him to New-Bruns-
wick. Mr. John Mitchell, Coroner OF New-brunswick'
held an inquest on the remains and at its conclusion
epumitted Fox to jail to await his trial. Fox is
married man, and has wife and child residing at
Elizabeth. He had been absent from his family for
several days previous to this murder.
The father of the deceased is a man OF wealth ana
influence in this city, He visited New Brunswick
Yesterday and his feelings on learning the shocking
facts in this affair may be better imagined than de-
ecIjbec,