The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-05-27
Singular Murder I'm So. Lools by Three Boys.
From the 81 Louis Republican, May 10
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At Monday night subsequent to the writ
Henry GaertDer, barber aud Of bis employees, ON
suspicion OF being concerned IN the murder or Huga
Downie on Sunday night tf last week, The boy in
ouced to make coniession which, for the youthful
pravity and cold calculating srociy II exhibits, has
scarcely parallel In crime Theodore behold ia Lao
seventeen years OF age according his statement
though his looks would proclaim him much younger He,
with Two ether boys, ramed Nicholas rrsu'wen and An
tome ep aged pectvey fifteen aud seventeen years.
MI II pare employ ed in Henry Gsert.
Ders barrier shop, fronting on Broadway, three doors
south OF Bdde street Adj thing the shop is the stove
spd tin store Of Frederick Pse which back 70 Fifth
sweet. IL viii be recolleoled that Dowpeys body WA
found in that psrs OF toe cellar mmedAtey undorneaso
back Of the barber shop staircase ros up one story 10
height sDd then down the other side, leading to uar
alley that opens into Fifth street
The boy Theodore coLfesses that on Sunday night
little O'Clock Downey vent into be barber shop
and was shaved He visited the shop two other
OCCASIONS ana lad converted about mules horses 80
give an idea that be was man OF considerable
wealth Upon the evening IN question 20 pursue rneo.
d1res statement aster shaving he Invited Nicholas and
Antoine go out aud take drink; when lhsy came back,
Aptlte persuaded him TO be shampoocd, anu Downey
for thai purpose Antoine then drenched his
hair fluid used for cleaning the bead aud purposely
let crops fall into his eyes, thereby binding him
efftctuay while tbs vss gong on. Nlchoas TOOK nal
Ter wh6 had previously been prepared the purpose,
put the moose around the neck Of the victim, and
Drew 30 tight that the very he cas- clicked out OF
hut little, aud gave but two short, nervous kicks beore
life vas extinct; when the rope was put upoo
his neck, antoine took hold OF his hands and
kept then tight In hs grasp. boy, namsd
James Corisky ho attends in Curraus grScery and
hquor door south from the shop, about this
tine went ana looked through the glass d0nrs sosog
vbch the young snut OF the and waited IN
darkuess until ~ O'Clock when they al three dragged
HIM out and pitched him into the cellar, where he
found next morning.
Theodore says that the booty which rewarded them fer
this horrible decd $50 IN money, silver watch with
black silk guard aud set OF gold shirt buttons. He
former that tbs Thursday night folo~ug Antore
AID Nicholas took he butte an the va'ch and threw
into the lie al nsei carrsd the cesd mans
coat aud a,s rope to the Lumber yard, where,
DAY they discovered. DJTney's hal Was put into
the shove and burned up.
The above s about al been able to gather fr,m
Theodore Dobo ds confession concerning Of the
deliberate and high handed IN lr iels of which
We have any knowledge, aud surely l, enough.
All three Of the boys were up before the Grand Jury on
NOnony Witnesses but of course knowing their own
pu they not going 10 reveal hing aud SO thOy
were 1lscnArged Subsequently,, however, LeSB Role
rioh -ho works farm fty mites from thus city, 90 tho
frn Mounts Rs ROAD testified that he vas la tns barber
ibOp ghb1rbooj OF nine o'clock and that DO wney
there; that be Dl ~sat ont with two bows; that
uun, which was translated 10 him meaning d was time
10 shut cp, III AZ he (woess) then LEFT This evidence
gave another complexion 10 the and was doomed
expedstt have oil three OF the boys arrested One ~
th,Tn baye seen, arrested The Others lst tho
shop together o., Eve O'Clock that they were going 10
place, nsutE Siiti1us one % ltech SICK mau and
tha last that has been of them. All Monday
night and ali day yesterday the police on hs alert
Men paced on All the railroad trains, at all the ave
nuss eeif out the city he Lsvee walsh and
tina, they 80 nor escape II Ia believed they are still
in ans their Apprehension ouly question oc
time in not, II q very probable they will be
csught, Tooncr or later