New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-19
THE MURDER AT JAMAICA.
ACTION OF THE CITIZENS.

ACTION OF THE CITIZENS.
Since the time Of this hOrTid murder the citizens OF
Jamaica have made il the theme Of general converse
tion and wherever they have met whether in hotels
stores or elsewhere they have been manltestng the
greatest anxiety to the probability Of any clue TO the
nurdereIs. Not only the citizens Of Jamaica bu. the
farmers havirg occasion to travel 10 and fro at oil
tmes for market purposes, have been ample as pos
.be preparing themselves for any future exigency
curing immediate action. The places in Jamaica
having pttos bullets aud clubs to dispose of have
had their stocks nearly exhausted by the animated de-
msnd for these weapons OF defense for the last two
| days.
On Friday afternoon a man who was found wander
ing about Jsmac. was arrested at Cypress iIls, and
! IL now in custody. At the time Of eur infOrmaots
leaving Jan oica nothing had transp-ed in connection
with ths arrest which would throw light further upon
the care.
Asru stated in THE TRIBUNE of Friday, the citi-
zeBs Of Jamaica are far from being spahetic In the
case On Friday evening they held meeting for the
purpofe Of considering what they should pursue
in order to facilitate the efforts the authorities IN the
discovery and capture Of the murderers.
Dr. Nathen Shelton was called TO the chair, and M.
Alexander Hague appointed Secretary. After stating
the object Of the meeting in few brief remarks, Mr.
VIM j. Cogrwell, President OF the Board Of Trustees,
addrt seed toe meeting follows:
FELLow-CIrIzEss: As the presiding officer Of this
village feel il my duty 10 submit 10 you few re-
mari upon the occasion that has summoned US to-
gtil er for counsel and action. Our usually peaceful
ysg. is profoundly agitsed and shocked By the APP
psiVng murder committed last Tuesday evening.
within one nj Of is center lie main avenue, aud
in tie proximity Of dwellings And, yet, the b1e
wretch who committed The foul deed escapes, unde-
tc,sd, ubkno~n, and ct large, Il would seem that
such ing ought not % be, and the people in other
kcaiies knowing the circumstances atendlDg the
astounding event. have already cast eensure upon our
cbjzeIs for sslt OF energy and activity in the pursuit
Of the cupr. on the evening Of the murder. But a.
though il s ~ be regretted that such parsdt vas not
ten ade yet tuere y no Just grOucd OF blame Tor me
,spt of H. The persons who hrt ssE Mr.. CHIap
| neon whom II murder WA committed, we're stsrIe1
| ~ y e SIGHT of horses running away "ith an empty
hay-Ea grn returning rom market, gong cas- and
dslhr Trough the toll gate az irlghiul rae Ihese
uersoIs hen turned their attention weetSardy, from
sheree the W gOn cane, and going short distance
! from the OlLgste, found Mr.. Cafman 70 ne selSh
track beside the road biz head blui ed AMI beeing
| With he mary eItrct, and they resihy ana very
rsturaly can 10 tie conclusion hst Mr. Carn sn hd
| beer thru.I ia iha; pOst'on from his wagon ~ hIs
| bofses n ming away sin It.. lie va mIl7di 1Ssiy
taken 20 house No coroner beng nearer man Ii'h
! no Justice H.ndricb son from Springfield va scot
for Who as II was supposed in sbsen % o. q eJroner
bsd night 20 art and VINO came there about lO cIock
ON that night NOhDg wac found by tbs se perasns %
| that hight 10 csuse hem 10 believe mat Cannsn hsl
! been murdered. Hence the reason ulal no alarm o,
| rnurder was given until the next morning about
O'Clock, when the instrument Of dea'h-the club
was discovered near the place where ClImsa "as
found, nearly ell covered in the sDOE, Nth spots o.
blood upon Il. Then the alarm va gwen ana IN
tfeD the Sheriff co1s;ables jn,iees and al the R'he
free tesides many other citizens Of thu ydlke, nave
heep acve and n1sfsbgebe ia the search OF As nlr'
cerer but IS yet sithou, sucesa Bot elbow eltLgas,
| ue N net not We will not give up the pnTsuI ine
80 e,ch xbo committed that foul deed INST not "a
uavtipptd o, ius,iee. And every abIe6 1d,ed man
an,re ps must be one OF COMMITTEES OF Vigilance q
hunt oct End bring 70 the eAl0ws he perpetratof Of
! ,bai horrible murder
M,ssr,. J. O. HosLERsoS and ii. A. Bliss f1+
lou,d IN brief but feetv- speeches.
4 general discussion then took place resntog 10 the
formation Of Vigilance Committee, oorss1ng o