The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-22
FRIGHTFUL RECORD.
Double Murder and Suicide on Long
Island.
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2he Assassinations in the Metro
polls Last Week.
Identification Of One Of the Spanish Soldiers as
One Of the Water Street Assassins.
IMPORTANT PRESENTMENT OF THE GRAND JURY.
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James Rodgers, the Tenth Avenue Muir.
derer, Sentenced to be Hanged.
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Arraignment Of the Alleged Green
witch Street Murderers.
THE CANAL STREET TRAGEDY.
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yehn uersney Committed by the CerozIer's
Jury rs the Murderer.
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THE WILLIAM STREET INQUEST.
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MORE GARRoTERs ABOUT,
&c., &c, de-
ArrMgnment Of the Alleged Green
witch Street Murderers.
THE CANAL STREET TRAGEDY.
yshn uersney Committed by the CerolIer's
Jury as the Murderer.
THE WILLIAM STREET INQUEST.
MORE GARROTERs ABOUT,
&C, GC., dc.
APPALLING TRAGEDY AT PORT JEFFERSON,
LONG ISLAND.

APPALLING TRAGEDY AT PORT JEFFERSON,
LONG ISLAND.
TWO PERSONS INSTANTLY MuRDERED-A THIRD AL
MOST KILLED-sUICIDE OF THE MURDERER.
We are indebted to Mr.. G. Wilber mail agent of the
Long Island railroad and others, for the follow
ing narrative of OF the most appalling tragedies that
has occurred within our recollection.
About half past seven O'Clock yesterday morning, while
Mrs Waters, of Port Jefferson, at breakfast in COM
pany with her son in law Mr. Sturdevant, and his wife,
who also resided Port Jefferson Mr. Waters, her hus
band who had been out of the house for some time
previous suddenly entered the with iron bar in
his hand and without speaking word, struck either his
own wife or Mr. Sturdevant with the formidable weapon
which he carried with him. violent and is supposed
fatal blow on head The only person in the house
besides the party at breakfast boy of about
yesrs old After the blow had been delivered terrible
shriekng succeeded for a two, during which
the boy who had concealed himself up stairs heard dis
Nnctly three other blows falling in quick success
sion Then the shrekng proceeded only from one voice.
and "murdern "murder" was loudly shouted Two oor
three additional blows again quickly delivered and
then there noise, except footstep apparently
leaving Of the tragedy and proceeding stairs
The boy now concealed himself closely under bedsead,
while footsteps after reaching to the top of the stairs
tnrned into from that in which the boy
concealed The lad perhaps suspectng that Mr. Waters
wanted TO kill or beat him. down stairs as fast as he
could and was rapidly followed by Waters, who had the
horrible weapon in his hand with which he had perpe
ated the frghtul series of crimes The lad, however,
escaped by ouirunnng his pursuer and then spread the
alarm whereupon a number of villagers in the neghbor
hood Of the house proceeded to the spot
APPEARANCE OF THE SCENE or THE MURDER.
Outside the door, and few pace from il, terrible
spectacle presented Mrs. sturdeyant lay in state
OF insensibty on the ground Her head and face
md ehe had heayv troka
from an iron bar on the head which would Of itself
have been sufficient Is believed, 10 cause death. Be
uides this she beaten by the weapon In other
PARTS Of the body, and had two smaller wounds in the
head From this II would appear that struggle had
taken place her and Waters before he able TO
overcome her perhaps while he was finishing his So
cond victim endeavored To escape by running out OF
The house raising the cries Of murder that was over
heard by the boy the hend might then have followed
and struck the blows at her head which caused her
70 lie in the state In which the neighbors found
her on their arrival at the house. The lighter blows and
those about the body probably inflicted first while
perhaps she defended herself and prevented by her ef
forts more deadly from descending upon her How
ever this may be is yet only matter Of conjecture, for
q knowledge Of nformans 60 there was no
eye-witnesses Of the What the circumstances
would permit at done for Mrs Sturdevant, and
the neghbors proceeded TO make further discoveries.
Of which Waters had effected the death Of two individuals
and with which he had evidently, and all but successful
~ attempted that of third II found near the barn.
which is adjacent the dwelling house. The bar OF iron
IN described being square about inch and quarter
diagonay from angle TO angle and about three and half
feet In length. when found reeking with human
blood Some OF the villagers entered the barn, but the
greater number into the dwelling, and in both
places especially the latter horriyng scene pro-
presented 10 the view.
SCENE IN THE DWELLING HOUSE.
On entering the house evidences Of the awful crime
Of which had so lately been the scattered all
round in the form Of blood the walls floor &c. These
were more numerous they neared the breakfast
What scene therei Two human beings, who, few
before had been in the enjoyment Of perfect
health, and engaged in perhaps pleasant conversation
while they parook Of the breakfast laid before them,
now lay dead their heads battered in rghtul manner,
and their persons altogether presenting the most horrible
spectacle that be imagined. There the break
fast things which few moments before 10 all ap
pcarance 10 be parakcn Of The unsuspecng party be-
Sore whom they were placed, now mingled with blood
md corpses and scattered throughout the all d.
vcctons II was evident 10 all those who witnessed what
was before them that instant death must have been the
result a the blows which mutatcd the heads Of Mrs
waters and Mr.. sturdevant in the manner we have
described.
THE SCENE IN TIE BARN.
IN the barn. suspended from iost by the neck were
the remains Of the Hcndish maniac who had been the
cause OF all the calamity. He was quite dead and his
body az suspended, with the muscles q the face
distorted and all the other appearances the result OF
s,ranguaon rendered the corpse sight terrible 10 tho
uu,et villagers az Port jefferson. There motion In
The limbs no spirit Of evil 10 prompt TO violence
rerned within him the that had lately been en-.
saged in the preparation Of crimes upon which canno,
cven reflect without Of horror and the mind
tha, guided them in the preparation Of those crimes
were now incapable either thought, action feeling
Of course IL was evident who the murderer was, and Il
was also clear that he had terminated his miserable
tence by sclfmmder.
NAMES OF THE PARTIES CONCERNED m THE TRAGEDY
WHAT WE KNOW CONCERNING THEN.
Up 10 the time our nformants left Port Jefferson which
we presume IL will be remembered is nfty miles from
brooklyn, Suffolk county Long Island, nothing further
hsd anspred 10 their knowledge in relation 10 this me
lanchoy arsr We proceed TO give what we are in
possession OF concerning the parties who we're In the
mousse, who with the exception Of one met their death IN
parbarous manner. Mrs Waters was formerly married
% The late Mr. Darling ship builder in Port Jefferson She
had been about two years married 10 Waters before the
murder occurred during which time they lived together
70 all appearance IN the aTecionats manner. Mrs.
waters was about ty years old and Waters about whom
We nave not as y been able 10 much, appeared 70
DC about hve years younger. Mr.. surdevants occupa
Scn We have not been able 10 learn but he about
thirty years old, while his vs who was the daoghter Of
MS Wa'ers oy her former husband, little
more than twenty and lady like person in every respect