New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-09
THE MURDER AT LONG BRANCH.
Consspondepce Of The N. Y. Tribune.

Correspondence Of The N. T. Tribune
LONG BRANCH, Aug. 8, 1860.
The murder at this place on Monday mig At still seems
shrouded in mystery. A thorough investigation hav-
ing been made no one is missing from either OF the
hotels and the impression generally prevails that the
victim was one of party Of exoursionsts who came
from Newark on the Thomas p. Way to Port Mon.
mouth and came thence the Branch by the Raritan
and Delaware Bay Railroad. The Coroner, under the
advice of the Hon. w. l.. Dayton, who is stopping at
the Metropolitan engaged in ferretng out such facts
as will tend to throw light on the occurrence.
Gov Olden has been solicited 10 offer reward for
the body.
The bloody SAIL club, hair, &C., have been taken
possession Of by the Coroner. C.
ONEDF THE STORIES IN CIRCULATION.
AL sorts of rumors ahoat; but they do not bear
investigation. The Commercial Advertiser of last
evening reports the following story:
1t appears that, at the instance OF gentleman named
Scriyips residing AT Petersons Hotel very wealthy
Southern planter bad been induced to come and spend
bis Summer months at long Branch. The name OF the
Southern gentleman in question has not transpired
since the supposed murder but il s said to be settled
conviction in the minds of very large number OF VS.
ors at the hotel that he has been missing ever
since he must be- beyond all doubt, the victim 1t ap
pears that he had fayorte among the walters wnom
lie preferred to do all his little errands and to whom
much of bis private affairs had become somewhat IA
milisr. short time since it became evident to the
planter that his funds must be repenished 80 as 70 Ia
cilitae the seaside entertainments and Injuries, and
he accordingly eel home for 50 1000, which came
duly TO hand several days ago.
Ii is also stated that he had frequently reminded this
negro servant of his actual value 10 the Southern mar
ket who being rather intelligent, felt the insult, and
nwardly burned with rage although his passion was
governed by the exercise Of an expediency which ne
conceived to be necessary both for the preservation OF
his own dignity and the webeing of his fellow walt
Ii IL alleged that, on the evening previous 10 the
murder the Southern gentleman mad renewed the In.
suit by saying at the table Come, my II OoO irieno
&c Some time after, it is stated that considerable
murmuriDg was heard among the walters on the suo-
ect and that they determined to have revenge ior the
| insult so frequently repeated. go
tappears that a close watch was kept outside OF the
hotel throughout the remainder of the night aud that
about tire time hen Mr. T. A. Slater of the fremont
House heard the pistol shots, 1t Is supposed one cf
more of the colored men, intending to give their
Southern master a castigaton, had caught him
and CONNIE need the projected assault, when, Is sup
| posed, he must have pulled his revolver from his
persOn and fired the shCts which heard Ii 10 Sci
rth that the colored men, finding the conflict little
more serious than they had calculated upon, had NO
other resOrt than to proceed with murderous violence
TO save themselves from the relentless hand OF their
victim. Ii is not claimed that any attempt had been
made TO rob the murdered man OF his gold the oDecl
having been simply that OF revenge.
1t h psported that the Coroner had impanneled a
| Jury who rendered a verdict that some unknown
person had teen killed on the beach with cinb
There are grave doubts, however, as to whether any
crime at all has been committed, many supposng that
the whole affair was got up to make sensation BY
some cruel wags. The proprietor of the National
Hotel Long Branch, says in relation to the supposet
connection of walters of his house with the reported
murder:
"None of my employees are or have been missed
and all after due examination have given a sstsfac
tory account of their whereabouts during the time TN
murder was supposed to have been committed. Grav'
such horrible d. ed and sure, act of ustic
to my employees, You will not withhold this contra
dction from the public. AS yet no clue has been dis
covered, though diigent inquiry has been made AM
| will be prosecuted"