The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-08

Supposed Murder NJ Long Branch.
EXCITEMENT OF THE vIsIrKRs AND cIrIzKNs-A csUs
FOUND COVERED WITH BLoOD-THE VICTIM TAKEN
FROM THE REAR OF THE M0NM0UTH HOUSE AND
THROWN INTO THE sEA-ArrKARANcx OF TIE
BoAT-susPIcroNs AND CoNJEcrCREs, ETC.
The citizens and visitors Of Long Branch, New Jersey,
were thrown into state of excitement yesterday
ing, by the discovery Of marks indicating that foul
murder bad been committed In their midst during the
night.
Two old fishermen, by the names Of James Woods and
William Smith, visited the fish landing, near the Mon.
mouth House. about halpast four O'Clock the morning.
and somewhat startled at the unmistalable evt.
dence that had been murdered and drngged 10
the beach They discovered stick Of pine wood covered
with cotted blood human hair aud brains. large pool
OF blood also discovered In the sand, but few feet
from the stick whilst the appearance Of the sand ndi
Gated that fcue had taken place uetween the parties
as conteuding for life Closer examination revealed
a with marks Of blood extending from this pool 10
ashng boat thirty fee. distant showing that tho
murdered person had been dragged to this skn After Life
was extinct.
The impression in the sand also further showed that
ster depositns the BODY the skn the sk was hauled
TO the surf and launched, the murdered individual
posted In the and the boat landed from nneco
twenty yards from the place where IL started from and
ur,her the shoe, cotted blood and hair found
the sides Of the boat and the footsteps leading from The
scenc OF bioodshed were evidently made by bare fet
which serves 10 heghlen the mystery Tho anchor rope
The sail lying the bottom fthe boat when founS
ana covered with blood, and everything about
found sand where the struggle cams 70
have taken place Tracks also traceAbe
pile, rumber Of feet distant from which the club vas
taken. The widest enthusiasm reixned amongst the
yssites At the hotel many declaring their intention 10
copse,ues were aaoat as to the origin OF the
deed and the guilty PARTIES but trace Of the culpabe
parties or whether murder had really been committed
aof fafpa7 ar~t.w
reliable enough 70 fsttn the suspicion upon any
The deed must have been committed after midnight
the tide would have obterated all trace OF ts leaving
Q mark 10 show that the life Of human being had
been taken Several persons heard reports OF pistols
fremont House. stated that about twenty minutes sfser
twelve O'Clock he heard the discharge OF pistols and
noise resembling scufie colored woman, emplsssd
cook OF tho restaurants also states that shc
heard noise and scuie about half past twelve, followed
BY two discharges OF pistols, one after the other
misssrg from any OF the hotels boarding houses
vser had disappeared, which increased the mystery
pesred from the Na,iona HOTEL and measures were I,
taken 10 ascertain their whereabouts but AZ the
latest accounts nothing was ascerained - TO the psce q
coroncr Bore en- Morris notified OF the affair, who
immediately took possession OF the club and everything
that might tend 10 throw light upon the mys-
terious Affair lie prossc thorough examination
Of that win possibly furnish clue 10 tue PEI
lookout for body, which II Is supposed vii come
ashore, unless Il was sunk With weights
the Newark cxcusionists that visited Long Branch by thu
Delaware and Raran Railroad but ali parties became
tsfed thai could not have been OF that party.
Many Il the excited persons that have visited the locality
where the deed committed, expressed their BELIEF
that the victim some female and the body thrown
INTO the to hide the guilt Of her m1rderers but the
hair the club and In the boat appears have be~n
short and OF the length usually worn by men, which
have convinced them that 10 must have bcen .
man instead OF q woman The impress ion n ooe time
prevailed that the person must have been murd red for
bis money, and that the dndng Of number Of span
pieces OF coin In the sand Indicated that the murderer
had turned the pockets Of his victim wrong side out
An i'm cenetrabe cloud stu hangs The mysteriocs
AFFAIR and can Conjecture who the murderer
who the victim. II ha7 thrown a universal gloom
over the whole community; the excitement continues
unabatei, and every appears 70 be lending their aid
n helping the authorities 70 ferret out this mystery Of
mysteries
Love BssScu, August 7. 1890.
murder vas committed last night IN the o. the
Monmouth House, In this place Pistol sbots and cries Of
murder heard by the bar<esper club besmea~cd
with blood and hair was found the beach. snd the
body had evidently been conveyed out 10 boat
which had been pulled down TO the surf.
Caot,ed blood and hair found the sail And Sides
OF The boat The murder seems 10 have been sccom-
plished a skiifal Who the rs-derer or va.
i'm Is a mystery