The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-04
fRE MYSTERIOUS TRAGEDY Ar NEWBURG.

fHE MYS FERROUS TRAGEDY Ar KEWBURG.
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The Murderer Not Dascovered-CursOus CIR
samstsnees OF the MISUNDERSTANDING M"-
tllation OF the Body-Its Exhibition %
Three Thousand Ciuxens-Mystery ~ 70
MS Identity-Thc Final Recognition Of the
Body by the Sister OF Deceased as that of
Sarah BIoom-Several Witnesses declare
Shat 1t L. not Sarah-No Clothing Identified
Curious Statement or the Man who last
@w Ssrais.-Hc Persists that the Body IL
Not Her's-The Inquest-Post-Mort@m Ex-
anainatlon-Rumors, &c.
One of those shocking murders which from tner very
brutality OCCASIONALLY startle the community, and strike
ssrTOr INTO the souest hearts, has just been discovered
near Newburg Orange county, N T., and has cEaed INC
most intense excitement in the neghborhood from me
mysterious circumstances connected with the hendsh
decd short notice Of the facts appeared in Saturdays
HnAID About seven O'Clock last Thursday mornings the
7siGbtfully mutilaed body or murdered female was
found lying In the oatneld of Mr. Samuel Hasey situated
about six miles above Newburg the borders of Ulster
md Orange countless about two miles below Marlborough
md just within the limits OF the town Of Newburg.
me- hboring of Mr. Hahey had gone out into this
Aewy poughed field for the purpose Of sowing oats and
observing white OBJECT lying 10 the last fsrrow the
read, thought at FIRST that it snow; but upon
approach he discovered, to his horror, that was the
ssdy Of a beautiful female, who evidently had been
Arasally murdered but few hours previously The spot
where the body found is in lonely part of the road
skirted the other side by woods and full half mile
irom any DIV cling house. She was lying on her back,
whh her hands crossed her breast Her outer clothes
Of and not 10 be found anywhere her hat was
assng throat bore evident marks Of stransuaton;
her kft much lscerated, and the blood flow
nag from both and She had on white woolleu
gosngs congress buskn SHOE and very neat under
slong the remaining shoe found The other side
Of Me fence between the fence and the road where WINS
Ao found pretty cameo breaspin, with plain setting,
surrounded with hlagree bordering. Although the body
bore marks Of The desperate violence there
traces Of any struggle where it lay or on the other
hide Of the fence The most plausible theory rs 10
how she there that she had been
nurdered elsewhere, brought to this lonely spot in
son. despoed Of everything which thought likely
Nod identification, and thrown over the wall in hopes
sh~s body might decay before could be discovered
NJ. Hakcys man Immediately alarmed the family; word
10 the Coroner Of Orange county Mr.. John W.
Yenton who Immediately repaired TO the spot and, after
having the body removed 10 the house. empsnpeled the
k10wing jury
David f. Fowler, Nathaniel Covert
Daniel T. Weed, Henry Armstrong,
Gilbert Williams, Jesse Wood, Jr.,
Charles d. Flegler, John Ward.
After taking possession Of the body, and hearing nror
sy the statements of the neighbors no recognizing
ne female, the jury adjourned until Friday, and the body
taken TO the Newburg court house. in order if possible
10 have it identified. There attempt made 1T Mr..
Heys house to take doguerreotype for the facilaton
Of Identification, but the features were distorted SO
mDch that good, or even fair, likeness could DO
Oosained. The news OF the murder spread, and
by half past O'Clock Thursday evening tho
news preeence Of the body the house
ing generally known, the citizens focked In crowds TO
obtain Of Il. Sheriff John W. Edwards had charge
q the body and having laid the corpse in the Court room
sArew open The doors Afford every opportunity Tor
saton The large was, however, soon overcro~dcd
20 a: there scarcely 10 move, and many with
cut were unable 70 obtain entrance. In order To AFFORD
nchucs for ALL the building entirely cleared and the
body placed in the lever ball. the front and back doors
we're then thrown open, and the vast crowd Of citizen
came IN a, one door passed by the body and out the other
aour and kept up continued until IL O'Clock Pm
when the doors were closed But at sunrise on frsay
rporrng no having yet identified the body the yard
v.s nd with people and throughout the day continued
stream poured In 70 glance at the unfortunate victim
Evne were positive to the identity, but among tho
xosapds who viewed the body there were several who're
xrked Ii at IL resembed Miss Sarah Bloom Of Shawangnk
a ~as remarked that all who did resemblance to
any Of der acqusntpccs, mentioned the name Of Sarah
rtm.
are assistance o, s. W Fullerton ESQ., Sheriff Edwards
cfcer Clark and others, he had been busy In tracing
Auy as possible Of the flying rumors which scatter
ed through the town. They sfted the report Of the body
Rsng that Of Sarah Bloom and means were taken 10 scer
tain the facts Eprcsses sent 10 Shawanguns, and
taey returned early Saturday morning with the incl
vence thai Sarah Bloom missing from the friends
ib,nso where abe had last stopped and that her sister
would come and identity the body If that Of Sarah
La other quarters had been acertned that the last
son with whom Miss Bloom bad been Mr. william
Jenkins OF Newburg but his story was thai he had, her
request, taken Miss Room 70 shawangunk. tuesday
ssht, and len her within two hundred yards Of Mr..
Assiena house, where she stopping. But Sarah
hNd nd been 70 Mr. Massen's house since Tuesday
.nd strange 10 say, Mr.. jenkins, In spite Of the
strongly ooroboraied Identification Of the body that q
ssrAb Boom srenuously denied tina, hers. b.,
saturday Jane Bloom, the sister Of Sarah, fully dcnuc
AZ body that Of her sister, by number Of unmstaka
n his opinion that not sarah and strange 10 say he
endorsed in his opinions by several who knew her
sanding The recognition Of the body by beautiful form
tapering hands, black dark brown hair protrudng
upper teeth, the cheek, the growing
rssber and mole on the leg not particle q clothing
he's been fully Identified belonging 70 SaYAh: and viii
e y s.xs ns sonS CO On vns she
god breastpin was found near, which she did not
cvu. We, by securing the country In every dircc-
scuSa lew during wednesday Thursday and Friday no
other A. than that OF SArAh bloom SPOKEN " n
opunection with the identification a the body.
While the village had been thus busy with excitement
snd rumors being circulated ~ the effect that the
body was that Of young heiress from New York,
lIner who had been seduced and ravhcd the Coroner
had been following up the clue a. 70 the Identity Of the
body the story Of Mr.. jenkins a. 70 when he Last
sarah Bloom and Friday afternoon, In order not put
any guilty parties on the scent, the inquest was quietly
osnunued though but few aware q IT, when the fol-
lvvins testimony was taken'-
rHB TNQUEeT-vrRsT DAY.
ywrwoSy oy IAxts rBoRNB, WHO rorNp r1n Rrr.
James Thormb deposed that on Thursday morning,
On, O'Clock, he went 10 the field, whore the body
7ound by him; he recognized the body as The one
when the Coroner and jury arrived on the ground
The body lying In the neld the posture was idencay
The same when he first discovered H. about three feet
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