New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-25
PARTICULARS OF THE LONG-ISLAND
TRAGEDY
THE MURDER FORET0LD IN A DREAM.

From Our Special Correspondent.
PoRT JFFFERsos, l. Nov. n 1897.
You have probably already heard Of the tragedy
which occurred in this village to-day ! proceed to
give you circumsantial account Of it, If the muir
derer and lis victims and Ct siogular dream in which
the event was fores hadOwed.
On the tuskirs Of this que. little sesport yilsge
in q large, hite, two.story house, lived Mr.. Henry
Waters, man Of about fifty Eve years With MS sec-
ord v ife who was the widow Dai6g when he mar
r ed her-an energetic woman, a lille past forty.
William Washington Ssuitsy snt, twenty five years Of
age his wife Martha Jane t~enty-one, dau yher Of
Mrs. atels by her former husband, and Emnet b.
Da,ling a little con Of eleven years b. her former
husband, COZ stitu!ed tie rest Of the family.
Ardayiehtt this mornin7 breakfast was on the table.
Mr. aters was out doors, and the otter members Of
the family with the exception the little boy, reust
about sitting down TO their mornirg meal when the
6oor orened and in walked Mr. Waters, With pleas
ant smile on his face broad Ms 10 attract attention,
ard his vile made some remark 10 him about taking
his seat. Mr.. Sturtevant alieady IN his chair.
Jpr oticed by airy ore, at this Moment, MT. Waters
was holding low by his side, in his right hard, muir
deIous ton-sD iron bolt, or rod, nearly three feet
in length al an irch more in diameter. With the
quiekress Of thought he dealt terrible bow with this
iron upon the head the unsuspectrg Sutevant and
followed il BY another upon his wites head. Mrs.
6iu,evsnt rushed to the rescue Of her husband and
her rother, when Mr.. Waters assailed her 10 Ike
manner, striking blew after blow upon the top and
side Of her head. She ard her mother then attempted
escspc by fight. They reached the DOOR lied through
the front yard, screaming loudly for help. They were
closely pursued by Mr., Waters. AT this point they
were fret ,een by their rearest reshbor who had
probably been awak ned by The piercing shr.eks of
the won CT. This neighbor ia Mr John L. Dazzling
bro ther Of the first husband Of Mrs. Water.. His
hou,e stands few rod. from Mr.. Waers g. Just across
the way, LITTLE lower down the road. As NJ Oar
Iirg came out he saw Mrs Na.els fall 10 the grJuAd
and Mrs. S.urtevaat came toward him, screaming,
Uncle John, Utcle John. Unee John, Mr.. Waters is
killing the Whole If usr' Mr.. Waters Immediately
disappeared. II is supposed that he retuitei to
S,uritvant and finished his work upon hin, already
disabled by the fret Assault Nr Darling heard dis
tnctly eightor ten heavy lows He next hurried up
stairs. where he boy, Enme. i. Dsing, w4s in bed,
for he purpose of dsps.cnng bin. BG. the little fell
low lcard him coming and hid under the bed aud thus
saved he life Half an hour or more Aerward Mr..
Waters was found hanging by tie neck, d ld in the
barn in the rear Of hs house. l. supposed taa he
had rrspsnd his own galoss the evening previous.
He hung himself with ccId, attached to beam and
must have swupg OF Iom the isdcer, icom box or
bs,rel. rtar 10y. His feet were sboat tseniy.ioar
inches above the barn hcor. He permitted 10
harp until tie arrival OF the Coroner.
Tie yourg woman, Mrs. uItsvant, retained her
oouscouuess and reason, so as 10 give detailed ac-
count of he occunerce. She lie dresdfuly Injured,
but hopes are entertain ed that she may recover.
Mis- Waters ard Nj. SiurteyaLt b.ea.hed :or two
or thee hours after they were Injured
Jealousy is assigned as TIE cause Ct the u13er, Mr.
Waters had beer married ~ his last wife abyu. FIVE
,eals. lie had sore mercy. Her property wa,
larger. Tie farm on whieh they lived is r,e estate
AID the owred snotber oue, lying a. little ds;sace.
il said tia; sou 6ineTeaoes had siisen shout the
property. But the greer-eyed nonster was the grss
cause Of trouble. Dir. Waters entertased for a long
tine an intense enruity snd eaionsy toward Mr. Sr-
tevArt, SEN. the father OF the young man whom Le
murdered. The marriage Of Mr.. ". W. siITievant
to bis wifes da5eb,er, which took place ascu, year
$50, was very dissgressbie to lin. \ man told me
tia. lie me: Nj " stsrs so ut week $50 ic ths rssi
ard Wa ers SD be haa been over 30 cd S!urtsvaE,s
vhS-e they were killing = COW tsst be washed bis
hama, i seI sIseS, sd .A.; ii i la lstB .hs Cd