The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-18
Horrible Murder in William strect-A Man
Stabbed In Three Piaces-Escapc or the
Peruetratore.

Perpetrators.
About ten O'Clock last night murder was committed
in Nos. 10 and II North William street by three foreign
ers, supposed to be spaniads who drinking In the
saloon OF the late Mr. F. Vincent short time previous
the perpetraton Of the crime The following are the
particulars which our reporter obtained on visiting the
scene Of the murderAn OLD man. named Hilton the late
Mr. Vincent and the three young foreigners all sitting
at table in Mr. vncents saoon drinking together in the
most sociabe manner They had been together for con
siderable time, when Vincent expressed desire I
leave, and had proceeded some distance towards
inc door before the foreigners, who had be
all along pressing him TO stay longer and drink more
last succeeded IN persuading him 10 remain Vncen
then resumed his seat at the table and the drinking wa
resumed. He had, appears considerable amount 0
money about his person, and imprudently commenced
counting before them While he in the act of doing
so, however, one Of the young men seized him. and
scniiie ensued During the struggle Hilton received
we're blow from glass bottle over the eyebrow and he
was very soon overpowered All OF his assaants appear
TO have been armed and the struggle he received three
stabs In the breast any one Of which appears suf
cent death When they had the hor
rbedecd and secured the money which Vincent had his
person. they rushed out Of the door into the street, but
the cry OF murder raised by sosae ona and
the night watchman who duty the place,
succeeded in getting hold Of of them After OBTAINING
him for moment however, he, by some other
subsequently peTnitted him TO escape after which he
on in the track Of bis two associates who went in the
direction of Frankfort street No arrest has been made
by the police yet but the appearance OF the Is
well known, Is believed that their be long
delayed. They are young men, OF a salow complexion
two Of them having dark mousa chos and wearing dark
clothes boots and Kossuth hats. They genteel in
their and appearance have good deal to say,
and talk English mperecty and with foreign accent
Hlton's temple is severely by the wound which he
received from the bottle; but beyond having his
considerably tried he has received further injury
Vincent was man about forty five years old, Of a
rather slight make, and about five feet inches
in height. He was the father OF family, and pro
pretor Of the saloon which he met his death The ap
pearance of the body of the murdered horrible
II lay stretched on the ground in pool Of blood just in
into the street before falling. The wounds were very
large and deep and judging by the vast quantity of blood
that covered the floor must have flowed very copousy
from them. The entire neghborhood of William and
Frankfort streets thrown into state of the greatest
excitement by the affair and every seemed anxious
that the murderers may speedily be brought Justice
The Second ward police promptly the spot but
could not trace them to their retreat, and they
present on the qu re in the hopes of being able to de-
tect them.