New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-15
SHOCKING MURDER N JAMAICA, IT,

An a,rccOus murder was rerpetrsted on the .u!n-
PIKE, about mile beyond Jamaica on Monday even
ing The Unfortunate victim il Mr. Benjamin Carmsr,
8 farmer residing at Fosters Meadows. He had been
TO Brooky, with load Of hay, and was on his return
home with On empty wagon. His body was found By
Nj. Rose rbout ~ O'Clock. His head was broken TO-
apparently with club, and bis pockets were turned
inside out showing that they had been rihed of their
contents Tie breast pocket beneath the vest AIMED
untouched 1t contained So 10 bills, the sum realized
by the sale of the hay.
The horses which Mr.. Carnan drove ran about
quarter Of mile, and stopped at the farmhouse OF
Thomas Bailey. Mr.. Bailey found an oak club u the
wsgon. with which the murderous deed is supposed to
have been committed. II Is about four feet long, and
about thick as a mans wrist. Mr.. Bailey went in
tie direction frc which the horses came, ard met Mr.
Rose who heo already found the body. They con-
yey cd il into Mr. Roses store short distance off ana
Identified II a. that of Mr. Carman. No clue to the
murderer has yet been discovered. II probable that
the deceased fell from the wagon after the blow was
struck, and the horses becoming frightened, ran of
passing through the toll gate, whIth was somewhat
Shattered.
Mr.. Carman was young Of about 20 Years of
age ard leaves wife ard two small children to mourn
his un.imely end.
Tie spO, where the body found is about thirteen
miles frtrn Brooklyp.
The father OF deceased resides in Brooklyn.
dict was rendered that deceased had been killed by
blows from club in the hands OF some person un-
known.
some perrons are Of the opinion that the murderer
about the neichborhood an6 1t thought yesterday
afternoon that he wouli be arrested during the night
The eXctemt Mt Is Intense
Corr,,ponss nce Of The n. I. Tribune.
JAMAICA, Wednes dsy, Jan. II, 1857.
The inhabitants Of our village were startled this
morning by the report that murder had been COM
rnied last night within our precincts The facts
these:
Mr. Samuel CaImsn, farmer residing in the town
ship Of Hampstead, and son-in-aw Of Mr. John Car
renter, was On his return from ma ket and about
c'cock last light was murdered on the public highway
in the eastern part of this village, near the first toll
gate On ,hc Hampstead and J Jamaica plankOad.
TIE Coroner held an inqucst this afternoon. The
testimony shows that Cernan had been struck on the
back pert Of the head with Il club i'll the hands OF
some person now unknown. Tho club was found near
where the body was lying, and a enible weapon 1t 10
"A portion of it covered with blood, snd the hair OF
deceased sticking to it. Il had ,yidcnty been pre-
pared f,r some such murderous work. CaImah face
was cut in several places By some sharp instrument
His rocket on the left side Of bis pants was TUNED
inside out-his pOcket-book gone. Being so near the
o.gae and on one of the greatest thoroughiares his
body was soon discovered, and he lived about ryc
minutes AFTER the gate.keerer ard Others arrived al the
spot.
The deceased was al industrious and highly respect
ed farmer. He leaves wife ard four children. ~
parents reside in Brooklyn.
Who committed this murder has not been discovered
The object of tie murderer murdereys und Jubt
edly to rob the persor, and had probably secured
tide with Carmar for the very design Of numbering and
robbing him. Who Is safe Every efOr. VII be made
TO arrest the perpetrators Of this dblOoied murder.
The verdict viii not be rendered until lsse tonight.