The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-10-17
A Ne wask Murderer Arrested IN Illinois.

4 fnm the IT. LOUIS Democrat Oct Il
IN mo morning o. the 10Th ut the New York city
pc1.raecrs oona ned accounts Of peculiar cold boo
cd and unnatural murder pcrpctrated during previous
ovLing, in Chambers street, Newark, New Jersey The
visn was Avn wife Of Peter Mcmahon, who at Che t,ne
81 n,I aeath AT the OF her brother ting
a w mon,c,va the return OF hor husband from New
YORK city. Her brother and his vito present BID
strangely enough, dsscd any knowledge OF the murderer
S. ~as shot twice, ne h's bail passing through part Of
her al IN anu The lott breast, and tho second directly
through The head which much sha,orcdas to in II
cate that the weapon dis<harged within vi least two
put under arrest Kept confinement for nigh,
before one Of them would disuge the II the
de'.' Whn this was learned II was found that he had
succeeded on the evening Of his crime, In leaving the
city, and was now probably Nav York, or aiii
rDhnby, had eit that city ny OF her thousand POINTS Of
egf'~ ant Lad both confouncd and rapidly d!stanc
rg pursuit. Under these circumstances bold and lingo
no,s mole Of finding his track Devised aud rapidly
exoc,tco BY the Newark Chief Police Henry A. Whitney
~la moo. resulted in the eleventh day after
tic mnrd'r TWAS then learned that he WAS or would
be, IN ii,oS tcwn opposite s. Louis, Mo. Tho Newark
chei AID Us officer, Thomas Dunn, nj s,are wrst.
ward and reached this city early sunday morning.
II Nae soon found thu. the fugitive work tho
Philip, who had accompanied him ght ana that
the moriorcr-.ms MsMahos, the brother in law OF his
victn-had called at the Illinois fost Office for letter
a,dr John Riley This most important discovery
was at length ma by course Of assduous and
wat,nts conducted Throughout with unus ua vigilance
arr aegroc o. caution which Up mared to voIge upon
tmity, bi Which the issue completely vindcated. BY
the same patient aud wary tactics the maeacor and his
brother were traced al length TO their lodging pace
Thus far the Jersey officers measuraby Kept in
serv" rarely NJ possible crossing the river, then in dis
gn'se, and al once returning The 81 Louis officers were
yealo1F placed at their service with every available
means u, secure success.
a. shout az O'Clock yesterday morning Chief Whitney
and occr Dunn the river disguised and boldly a
reached tine ascrared house Dunn recognized tho
hgsts., whom both knew. They quietly passed the
track h the atot.rs awaited the group which were
the brothers, and then readily arrested and roned their
~ son.r lie completely taken by surprise being |
unable ~ recognize hi cstorS and having shrcwdy
planned his escape, that must have seemed 10 him
cte.hi. that his crime had found him Ills fellow
lnsn 800, nifty bad previously utination Of his
ssa.t"r and onls oss on IN mute sstoni-hnent He
Nrr hRit the and mined Ia The eaabnose
~ AZ ~, VIM IN company With his two fast friends
have Tar and planned soaDxoJsy see him aad
she ~h dorhtie~s stick 10 him ''ike brother" 70 the
ena ~ hs Jcrnes h. l - LOUIS for the - which
the sc.ne ~ his a,ro He stll denie3 any know.
tEe ~ TN inc for which lie Il arrested lsavowmg
hr ssgusutsEeh'p ~ VI, snssTatc fellow tow nsinrn
AMI Affirming thai b. on, pa John Riley, Of the State
a ilsr. The Pfai~r 80 documents for his arrest and
tnoss were, u accurately informed procured
cod a readiness To- some days pror his capture.
Tue maraer .n~ ~ revenge, Asioned Ivy the |
sal ~ ahked rrorte n Ann Ne Mshon der0oatofy
ne character ~ her brother IN Inv. Iic tho
al ~hsh die waiting, AMI Gfst fred in " he
ths fIunl f,e-. n. then catered the house
T. ~ the p-io csc 10 her head. hred and fled. She died
astaniy. he can now scarcely escape the sslso~s.