The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-28

Llywhite OF the United States, with i've gentlemen Of
Lower Canada and Nessrs, parr, Jackson Stephenson,
Hayward DIVER and Cesar, with i've other gentlemen Of
Lower Canada, which was soon stopped BY the rain.
jackson bowling. Parr hit away by Cafyn for and
IN the first over and jackson for 2n the second over
leave here for New York on Friday.
Another Brutal Murder ON the Five
Points.
MAN nvEIGLED INTO A DEN AND THERE CH0Km
TO DEATH-ARREsT OF ONE OF THE GUPF0EnD
AssAssINs, WHO Is FExALx-TU PARTICuLAR6
Of THE AFFAIR.
Last evening mysterious affair came 10 light In tho
Sixth ward the dead body Of man being found n bed
In house the Five Points, covered with blood he evi.
IDENTIFY having been murdered but few moments before
the discovery made. The place has long been known
as "Crowns Corner" " being Of the Five Points-ha
southeast of Worth and Little Water sree-and
many years ago the headquarters Of gang Of bur-
glars and thieves. has Of late been occupied, at
least the second floor, front room, by . man
named John H. Benjamin, and his mistress, Jane
Bradford They have resided here but . short
tmc and at times harbored girls Of nlrepute. Bena
min has been for time vender Of hot cakes
about the Park where doubt many have observed him
daily selling his cakes About O'Clock last evening,
returning home, he found his room door locked and
boted the inside At first he thought that his mistress
had gone out but after knocking twice thought he
bucpcNVou
had within with her, and that all was not
right Finding that impossible for him to get the
door open he returned to the street and went into the
grocery store below made known his apprehcnsions
TO friend whom he met there They Immediately started
out with a view Of returning to the door Of his
room, when he accdenty looked to the window Of his
apartments looking little Water street. and observed
jumping down the sidewalk but he'observing Bena-
min instantly drew back into the room Benjamin with
his friend then hurried up to the room and found that his
had drawn back the boh entering the room
all dark and quiet Benjamin soon succeeded In srk-
light, when he found his mistress sitting in chair near
the window he asked her what the reason she had
the door locked when she replied that none Of his
busnes he then charged her with being drunk and being
began to ery Ben BENJAMIN then turned TO place the
| hight upon the table, when he observed man lying
On one Of the beds at the other end Of the He
up who he discovered the sheets
covered with blood and blood oezng cut Of the mans
nostris He took hold Of him. when he found that no
entirely dead Turning his mistress he asked her
what had been going on, when she started up and ap
,s na ed at sss s ~ ss bed and
at once called in officers Donaghy and Huggns Of the
above ward and informed them Of what he had disco
vered They Immediately proceeded to examine the body
when they found still warm, showing that life had been
extinct but short time About the throat discovered
dentiy showing that he had been chcEed g DEATH he
officers took into custody Benjamin and his Mistress Jane
Bradford and conveyed them to the station house, and
then removed the body Of the deceased there also The
deceased is supposed to have been ishman from his
years
where the body found discovered some naturs
zaton papers, with the OF James McGee IT, is
his Some other papers also found on the
Of the deceased but nothing which could lead
his The man whom Benjamin observed getting out
OF the window could not be found, and it
is presumed he jumped out after Benjamin got
inside the house, as several boys state they saw
jump out and run Off at terrible rate. There is
but little doubt that this unknown person was the one
who committed the murder, aided by Benjamin's mis-
ress man who resides in the same house. is said
a
and the theory that she has with the aid Of the who
Jumped i out ot the window roped the deceased IN and
ward soon as he was made Of the affair, took
several officers and repaired the house where be
ed two females named Jane McCabe and Josephine Smith,
On being conveyed TO the station house they offered at
first little resistance, but made that
their resistance all in vain They both supposed
to have either been present at the time the murder
committed, were aware Of what going on, the
the station house some little time Jane accsbe informed
reporter that Miss Bradford told her that Benjamin
the who killed the deceased and that he trumped
the above story in order to get out of the and
mislead the officers This however, improbable be-
cause it is evident that Benjamin had not
rsnrned home, and spoke to the man who keeps the
grocery store below; he states that Benjamin had not
been up stairs ten minutes when be returned and spoke
of some one being in his room with his mistress; Bena
minis mistress stated that the first time she the de-
ceased Saturday last that he TO the house
and remained for tme she further states that she
him before, and could not tell in what
afternoon he called agvn to see her and sat taking for
little time; after he had been there about half an
hour he suggested that they should have something to-
drink and she accordingly consented he then
gave her some money, and she went down
Stairs to get beer. While below man with q red
shirt to her and said that be going along with
her She told him that he could G0 such thing when
he Immediately began to abuse her. he called her
names and finally compelled her TO leave where she
standing She says that she then to her but
this did not follow her It, however, appears thsx
the man who seen to jump out Of the window had
red shirt and the description answered the one
seen by Benjamin. She also informed our reporter that
there other girls in the the same time but
denies that any row took place She claimed be great
~ astonshed when she the man dead IN the
bed and while telling her story several times exclaimed.
"My God, is the poor man dead"
The other girl Smith, 1t is said of those in the
room at the time the suppoed murder was committed,
and that she well acquainted with the with the red
Shirt that ehe has been with him. and that he has
acted as sort OF sporting man for her On questioning
her relative to the affair she anifcss with the others,
great astonshment 70 the death Of the they all
unite in being perfectly ignorant Of the being in The
bed or Of bis death The officers have succeeded IN get
ting on the track Of the supposed man with the RED
shirt, and hopes are entertained that ne VIII
shortly be arrested The whole affair is at present
solved in mystery but thus far the theory Is tnat tne
men either decoyed in the place ana nen murdere
and robbed, that he visited the house. anu wMe tner0
dispute arose between him and Others resulting IN his
death. The appearance OF ne pea on winch me deceas
struggle had occurred thereon Various papers, belong
ing no doubt the deceased, was found op the bed
and one of his pockets parity hanging out Up 70 late
hour last night with the red shirt had not been
arrested.
City Intelligence.
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