New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-04
A MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR.
HORRIRJy M, RIDER OF A YOUNG LADY
CORONER's INQUEs. oroN NE Dull
The Suspected Murde$s

Tie duet village Of Nenburgh was '-st a.
greatly excited last Wednesday morning, o"1ns " :"
| body of a young woman having been fouhd III p'o"e
| field near Marlboro in the town OF Ne"ouie "' 7a'
ing marks Of severe violence She hPpeaieu " ha'e
-. r,,,rdored on the road and subsequently thrown
over the fence the field, where she was iound
A. frat thought that she had died from strangua-
ton lint upon further examination I was asecrtsined
,bst her sku was fractured and that death had prob
ably been caused by the blow upon her head. She is
ssid TO have been in IL health for some time previous
TO her being murdered and that she thereby inca
pactated for engaging any successful struggle for the
defense of her life. In the the post urtem
animation was also ascertsned that tie body ,sd been
but short time previous the subject Of abortion,
which accounts for the young woman's complaints of
III health When found the body was stripped Of it,
orter garments, and bore evidences of having seen
engaged in desperate struggle. The bedy was nm
mediately conveyed to the Court House in the Village
OF Ncs burgh, where arrangements erte~ed iuse
for an inquiry into the case and possible the dis
coyery Of the murderer. Meantime The whole popula
lion were in state of the most ntene. excitement and
in every public store and house in the neighbcrhood
the indignant nhabh were expressing themselves
In the strongest term, a. TO the deserts of the dastard
murderer of helpless woman. Her character was
surmsed before il was known who she was; no words
were spared in canvassng the probabilities az to who
she was, what was her character, and how she had
come to such lonely place as that where her body
was found. At last the body identified as that of
Miss Sarah Bloom Of ShawaDgunk ard with the iden.
tcaon also the discovery OF the supposed muir
derer. AS the excitement il at present so great
would be iDudeous say anything of the many theO.
res which reporter heard advanced in the village,
the especially direct proof has not yet been
adduced sufficient to faste the commission of this foul
crime upon any in particular.
On Friday DR.. John W. Fenton. the Coroner, sum
moned the following persons as jury TO hold an in
quest upon the body. David +. Fowler, Daniel L.
Weed, Gilbert Williams Charles ID. Flegler, Nathaniel
Covert, Henry Armstrong, Jesse Wood, jr., and John
Ward No progress could be made, however, and the
inquest was adjourned till Saturday, when, by the
Eromptitude of the Coroner and the Sheriff, host of
witnesses were on hand and the body duly identified as
that Of Sarah Bloom.
james Thomb being the first witness, testified that
at o'clock q. IN. Thursday he went to SOW the field
where the body found; he recognized the body
shown him in the Courthouse the same he found in
the field the posture OF the body was the same as
when the Coroner and Jury arrived the ground;
the body was lying in the field, about three feet from
the fence in the clearing cut or last furrow plowed
the body was lying on the back, the hands folded
across the breast the outer skirt drawn up over the
face there was no hat outer garments on; shoe ON
one foot, and another shoe ON the other side OF the
fence. which mated that upon her foot.
The frst witness called to the stand Saturday was
John Cooley of Shawanguuk who testified that he was
well acquainted with Sarah Bloom; her sister, Jane
Bloom. resided with him Sarah Bloom had been at
his house last Sunday, on which day she left for the
purpose of going to Ncwburgh; she had scar on the
left eyebrow He testified to other marks identical
with those upon the body found, and was positive IN
his belief that it the body of Sarah Bloom VINO
had been at his house the previous Sunday.
Jane c. Bloom, the sister of the murdered woman,
was the next witness. Her testimony was "a follows:
live in the town of Sbawangunk; nave a sister
named Sarah; last saw her ave iast SUNDAY 'norm o
ing at John Coo!eys house, where live; she came
there on Saturday about noon and left sunday morn
ing she left Mr.. Cooeys to go to Martin Mast n at
the Basin; when she left Mr. Cooleys she hau ON
par of black cloth CATERS black merno dress,
black hat and q black lace VEIL she wore PLAIN muslin
undergraduates have seen the under-co'hes -ald 70
have been taken from the body here but do not recoS
pize any of them my sisters; my sister mas Deeh
spepdinp the Winter at Great Bend, Pennsylvania;
sbe came from there the LIST of April she has Deeh
making her home at Mr.. Masters at the BASIN since
her return; she had no intention oi returning ine'i
ntely TO PENNSYLVANIA that know of heard oil her
being at Mr. Masters on Tuesday morning last, ana
that She lett to come to Newbugh have heard that
She was at Daniel ConstsbleS house here in New
burgh abO o'clock P m. on tuesday s",Sh W.. was
except am a little heavier, If any difference her
halr was dark brown when wet II looked biacK s!e
had full head of hair; have seen and examined he
body now lying here; Sarah wore coral fhS on 'no
finger next the little one the left hand, ana smai!
Moons In her ears she had on her left eyebrow
and scar on the middle joint of the fore finger OF the
left hand there was mole ON her left leg; she had
corn on the little toe on the left foot the nail on thai
toe had grown out Of shape last Sunday there was
sore nearly well the left elbow she had very good
teeth they were small she showed up her teeth con-
siderably when she talked or laughed discover on
the body here the the left eyebrow, the scar
the finger and the mole the leg and the appear
ance of the foot is like hers ION foot two OF the
toes are Joined One when she left Cooleys 10 go 10
| Mastens she left in company with james ~ Mitchell
William jenkins was the next witness aud gave the
/ following testimony: reside in the village OF New.
bureh: fbaye seen this body; saw il this morning.
do not recognize il the body of any one that an
| acquainted with / hired horse and wagon OF Jane.
| Weygart on Tuesday night last; hired it myself
went 10 the Basin OF Shawangunk village; returned
| about o'clock in the morning.; lett Newburgh al
about o'clock p. M; came home alone; there waS
some one in company with me when went OUT the
| person was Young lady named Bloom, and | thlnk
her Christian name was Sarah took her put at he'
own request met her by appoir at the corie'
Of First and High streets Ihave been acquainted witt
| her about a year; she called in Mr.. kemps store
| where | was employed, Tuesday morning; wen
| out on the South Plank Road and returned on Inc
| North, made no stops either way Deyos House
was closed when passed. had not seen Sarah Bloom
until last Tuesday since the day before she started to
| Pennsylvania last Fall; had not heard from her a
any time after she left she into Mr. kemps store
twice last Tuesday; the first time about o'clock
p NJ. ii was there that she requested Inc 10 take her
| Shawangunk she there that time about half al
| hour; Mr.. Kemp was there part of the time no one
else was there that recollect of she said abe came
| down with some person whose name don't recOlect
and that person had gone and left her; was 10 mee
Il H.. ~. on Ea huf