The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-19

in the tailoring establishment Of Mr. Samuel Joyce No.
378 Broadway, or White street. found brutay
murdered yesterday morning the his employer
The deceased was in the habit Of sleeping In the store
Is supposed while he lying in bed he attacked
and murdered About half past IL O'Clock the night
previous deceased was sitting of the side win
dows in White street. and seemed to be conversng with
man who sat opposite to him. The apple woman who
keeps the stand at the Of White Broad
way is quite positive she deceased talking to this
stranger at the hour above mentioned The deceased
was alive after this. When the wo.kmen and
clerks in the employment OF Mr. Joyce the
yesterday morning they astoushed TO find the door
locked. They knocked loudly, but no signs Of life
within could be discovered. The door was then
forced open, when to the surprise of ALL large pool Of
blood discovered the floor quite close the bed
Of deceased Drops of blood leading closet ante
room of the main store then followed opening the
door they horror stricken. On the noor in corner
near the wash BASIN the naked body Of the porter
mangled and cut in the most shocking The en-
tire room and walls covered with blood drops
and large cots. The deceased's throat almost
from to By sharp instrument while on
the right side Of tie forehead fracture OF about
six inches in length, evidently produced by large
pressing iron which was lying within few feet of the
corpe, 0nd covered with blood. The gold watch and
chain usually by deceas ed could not be found,
neither could the keys of the store be found showing evil
IDENTIFY that the murderer had locked the door after
making his escape and had taken the keys along with
him. The bank of the deceased was also missing
and is supposed 70 have been stole by the murderer
The large table in the used for tailoring
purposes was stained with blood, and marks Of bloody
fingers upon its surface could be easily dscernble On
the cot bed Of deceased found the scabbad Of
sword, while upon of goods twenty feet dis
tant discovered the sword itself The weapon was
covered with bloody CLOTH but did not bear any stain
Of gore at all.
The general appearance of the room in which the
dered man found truly sickening and was
enough to make tho stoutest quail The deceased
without any clothing except linen Shirt lay in cramp
ed up position in corner formed by set Of bureau
drawers and the side wall Of the building. The legs
and in fact the entire body covered with blood
The hands closed II death had not taken place
without violent struggle. The throat cut in
most shocking The cash inflicted must havs
been at o six inches in length and about inch
half in depth The flesh over the left collar bone and in
close prox ty the neck places with
sharp instrument The wounds appeared 10 have
been inflicted with razor Further down and ifnme
datey the shoulderblade were severe bruises
/ If made with dull but heavy weapon. Across the
tire forehead about three or four inches above the eyes,
fracture OF the skull, produced by the sharp edge
ron or sgoose as II called by tailors would have
produced Just such fracture, aud as it covered with
blood the presumption Is that the blow upon the skull
The faSe Of deceased was somewhat contorted but,
strange % say, there smile as II were upon the
ghostIy countenance OF the murdered The right
eve was blackened and half closed while
unnured and wide open AT the feet OF the corpse was
| wash basin, in which found broken tumbler. A
large pool blood encrcled the body while above it,
upon the wall, for several yards around, were large
stains OF gore interspcsed here and tbere with small
spots of blood as II produced by the the neck.
II quite evident ft the death struggle soo place here,
for everything belokens the presence Of violence The
left hand OF the deceased was cut In different places with
knife showing concusirely that he made desperate
effort TO preserve his life, but uthapplly without effect
The bureau drawers In this room were found open and
the contents OF the same, including clothing, &c.
all turned upside down. No deadly weapon could be
discovered in the room or about the premises except the
smoothing iron or . goose referred to above. Neither
could any blood stained foot tracks DO discovered leading
| TO the front door.
l woman named Honora Lcahy who resides in tho
upper part Of the building, declares that she heard
knock at the store door about l0 O'Clock the night
in question: and the party was admitted By the deceased
II he was friend OF his Also that the deceased
soon afterwards went down stairs and procured pitcher
Of lager bier, which Il Is supposed was drank by the
No clue has yet obtained TO the pcrpetrator OF
the horrd deed although the Sixth ward police have
been using every eSon 10 ferret out the murderer and
l clear up the mystery surrounding the case
The deceased had been In the employment OF Mr. Joyce
for than 10 years and highly esteemed for his
honesty and mild disposition.
strict inventory OF the goods taken by the clerks
Of the store but strange TO say not dollars worth OF
property could be found missing.
Mr. Joyce on finding that one Of the bank books was
missing, sent OF his clerks down 10 tho Scaman's
Bank with instructions tohave any person arrested who
might present the book for the purpose drawing
ney The deceased also kept account In the Chambers
street Savings Rank but the bank book we understand
in possession Of the officers Of that institution. The de-
ceased had abort 5000 saved up II Is supposed that
fome money has been stolen from his trunk. lie
In the habit OF Keeping sums varying from so 10 SO in
H. but searching the box nothing moro than few
small silver coins could DO discovered.
The trunk had not boen rilcd OF all the vauablcs
contained. Some clean linen clothing belonging 20 one
OF Mr. Joyces cusomers and which Ind been sent TO
his by the washerwoman wass snnd 10 have been
meddled with The bundle had been united and Mr..
Joyce Of opinion that sh Is have been taken from
the same, found in the parcel yesterday
morning The murderer probably put on ono or Two OF
this peptlemans shirts 10 hide tho stains Of blood
which would necessarily be upon his linen when engaged
Coroner Counery was notified Of the occurrence, and
Immediately commenced TO investigate the
nr Fnnell assisted by Drs wcuo and Fer rson, pro-
ceedcd make post mortem examination he body.
The labor concluded In due season, witt tie follow
| ing result, a. cor munic aied TO our reporter;--
The body found 10 be rigid, the len fcxed on
the chest the rikht leg bent upwards. six cuts
found the back of the let hand The wound in
the throat six inches long, cutting thn len
car,sa artery and ugular vein Fifteen Inciscd
found upon the scalp, varying IN length from ono
han three inches all o. which extended to the bone.
The lc tide OF toe skull was fractured, extending
through the temple, left cheek and eye There
fifteen cuts on the le shoulder, also two deep
the face, and long wound, three inches In
length the LEFT orbit. The wound IN the throat
produced by the thrust OF knife and not by merely
pasing the blade the neck The injuries the
and shoulder were produced by knife. cheese
knife would nfct just such wounds The fractures Of
the kulI the upon the scalp were the opinion
az tho ocor produced by the pressing ron found near
the body of deceased
Tlc doctors will give their testimony in the case
mdDow.
THE coRoSER's INQUEST.
About O'Clock r. d., Coroner Connery proceeded TO
the testimony Of several persons in regard TO the
horrible occurrence The inquest took place in Nj.
Joyces salcsrocm in the presence Of about dozn per-
sens. Tho following evidence adduccd yestc lay
TESTIMONY.
Samuel Joyce being duly sworn, says-I reside at No.
lis Fast seventeenth street bartholomew Barle do
scd, was employed by porter in my establish
ment at No. as Broadway; he employed by fcr
ten years lie a temperate man, except certain
occasions when he vent sprecs; he slept cot IN
the back ioom and always slept with the door locked;
him In the store last evening about sk o'clock he
tht perfectly sober this morning, about O'Clock,
while my residence heard that deceased dead.
then down 10 the store and found The body lying
u right side In the Toon red with blood;
that the throat cut and that "
raj gashes as " from knife sharp instrument the
shoulder; the marks the head seemed have been