New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-08
MYSTERIOUS MURDER AT LONG
BRANCH

The temporary aud transient pcpSs'ioh oil the 'a'''
lie ws,erh0paoe, Long Branch, were paufuly ex'tee
yept. rday morning by the signs of murder in their
vicinity.
pine cord.wood rick, bloody and stuck over with
human hair was found at the fsh.landing, near the
Monmouth House, by James Wood and VIM. Smith,
two old fishermen, about A O'Clock. Near by, in the
sand, was a pool of blood There were plain indica-
tons that body bad been dragged from this spot to
fshingboa about thirty feet distant that this boat had
been run into the surf and that it had finally come
ashore fifteen or twenty yards further up. The SAIL
lying In the bottom of the boat was bloody. Some
pennies were found in the sand where the struggle
probably took place. There were naked footprints be-
tween the spot and the pile from which the stick was
taken.
The murder must have been done after midnight, or
the tide would have oberated all traces. Two pistol
shots we're heard about twenty minutes after II by Mr.
j. S A. Crater of the fremont House.
A eoored woman, employed as a cook at one of the
restaurants, stated that about l2l O'Clock on Monday
night che heard noise as of scuffie, and two ds
charges of pistol after the other Several other
persops state that they also heard the discharge.
Inquiries were made to fibd whether anybody was
niss from any Of the hotels or boarding houses and
il was discovered that two negroes had disappeared
from the National Nothing further ia known in re-
gard to them.
Coroner Borden Morris is making thorough exam
nation but thus far no light has been shed upon the
mystery. II is supposed that the victim was one of
party Of curonist that visited Long Branch taking
the Delaware and Raritan Railroad from Ne xark and
did not return until late hour Others assert that it
could not have been member of the excursion party
who was murdered.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
We have received the following additional statement
of this my sterious affair:
LONG BRANCH, Tuesday, Aug. z, 1860
Early this Tuesday morning, a murder was CON-
mted on the beach, in front of the Monmouth House.
at this place. An excursion party from Ne vark were
the shore during the evening and returned by late
train to Port Monmouth, and thence by steamboat to
Newark There were also large numbers OF persons
on the beach, under the Summer houses, &C., until
after midnight, but no noise or quarrel was heard.
Before sunrise, the fishermen went down to their
boats, as usual to go OFF to the fishing ground when
one boat was found out of its proper place with the
call seats and qusrter.rail covered with blood. On
looking around it was found there had been severe
struggle in the sand, and on further examination
stick of cordwood four feet long and four inches in
diameter was discovered twas covered with gore and
human hair. cOrn.cob, three inches long, was also
found, covered at one end with blood. This it is sup
posed used TO stop the cries of the murdered
1t is further supposed that the murder committed
where the stick of pine wood foand, and the body
placed in boat, carried Off to in the fishing boat,
and sunk.
Coroner Morris has the matter in charge and will do
all in his power to ferret out the murderers. No one
s yet missed in this neghborhood, but as there are
about five thousand boarders here from all parts of the
country it is impossible at once to miss stranger out
of go many Some think it is Of the Newark party.
The hair found is of dark color straight and coarse.