The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-11-21

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Land & Co., Fairport, Monroe Co., n. Y.
Shocking Murder at East New York. "A
| Farmer Killed aud Robbed LA his Barn.
Sometime between the hours Of 8 and 10 o..
clock On Monday night, horrible and cold. blood.
ed murder, for the purpose of robbery was COM
niitted near the VILLAGE of East New York, Long
Island, upon Mr.. Thomas COilyer, highly re-
spected and well to-do-iarmer. Mr.. Collyer lived
about mile and half from East New York, on
the dividing ridge between the Cypress Hills
Cemetery and the Ridgewood Reservoir. On
Monday he went to New York with a load of
produce, and returned late in the afternoon, with
| a considerable amount of money, the proceeds
of the GALES of his vegetables. His horses were
put in the stable, small building about one hun
| dred ard fifty feet 10 the east Of his house
! About O'Clock, after supper, Mr.. Collyer took
a pitcher and went to the grocery store of Mr.. j.
Tierncy, directly across the road froEa his own
house-which stands back from the Cypress
Hills plank-road some three hundred yards-to
purchase some beer. He engaged in converse.
ton at this place with number of his neighbors,
and time passed away till it was near o'clock.
Ii the meantime some of his laborers entered
changed IS bill, giving him bills of small
denomination, so that he could make change in
paying another man for pair of boots. Ia do
ing this, Mr.. COllyer took from bis pocket roll
OF bils-about $3.50 in amount-which We're
held in such a manner that any one in the store
might see them
Some one remarked: "Coyer, you are flush
tonight" At the same time two men, who
were strangers TO those in the store, went I'd 10
where Coilyer was standing, looked over hi-
shoulder, and subsequently took their seats and
carried on whispered conversation in German
Soon after this Mr.. G. borrowed pitcher, had il
filed with beer, and rcmsrking snow must go
home and attend to nay horses" went away, and
was shortly AFTER followed BIZ the strangers al
uded to.
Mrs. Co!yer, after her husband went out,
cleared away the supper table and sat down t.
sew during the evening" expecting his return
every moment, as he was in the habit of spend
ing his evenings at home. She waited for his
coming until about IL o'clock, when she went to
the stoOp and looked out for him, but seeing no
light in the barn she retired very much worried
for fear some harm lad bcfillen hin, but endea-
yOred TO think that he had been detained and
would return during the night Upon awaken.
ing in The morning she was much surprised at
not finding her husband in bed, but supposed
that he had got up before ner and gone to look
after his horses. After making the fire and pre-
pairing for breakfast, she went out of the barn
which is about 200 yards from the house, to look
for him.
| On reaching the barn she found the door open,
and saw pool Of blood near the threshold Go.
ing in she found the body of her husband having
in the gore The pitcher, and its contents VI.
touched, was still standing on a block outside
the door; the deceased lay on his. face, with
his head toward the door, and the pad.
lock of the stable in his left hand. His clothes
were smeared with blood. The hair was torn
from his head the back part of which had been
crushed in by blow from some heavy bludgeon
to such an extent that the brain prOtruded. His
face and the forepart OF the head were unscratch-
ed A few feet to the right of the head Law a
rusty sort OF knife, about foot long, which had
been made from an Old scythe; a part of the
blade was bloody, but it was evident that the
deed had not been committed with this instru-
ment. black-handled pocket-kni.e unopened
lay near the body in the blood
The murdered man had been robbed. A wal.
let taken from his pantaOons pocket, emp
tied OF its contents, and then poked half way in
his vest pocket, as though the murderers had been
in hurry. valuable gold watch was also Ia
ken from the vest pocket.
soon as Mrs. COlyer could recover from the
shock, she alarmed the neighbors, and Coroner
Wood OF jamaica was sent for. DIR. Wood sum
moned Jury at once, OF the nearest residents
of Queens County, and proceeded to hold an in
quest upon the deceased, which was eventually
postponed until to-day.
The murderers are supposed to be the two
German. referred to above as following him from
the grocery store. These men are father and
SON. The father was large, dull, stupid-looking
man, with heavy black whiskcrs. His son was
a much smaller person. They had been employ
ed by Conklin Ciary, contractors for repairing
the Cypress Hills Plank Road for several days
past, bat on Monday night they were discharged.
MIR. Tierney says that they eyed Mr.. Collyer's
money very clOseley when ho was changing a
bill for his hbOrer, and watched him put the
money in his wallet and deposit it in his pocket
They have not been seen since they left the
store. The supposition is that they followed NJ.
T., knowing he was going to his stable, and as
soon as he got inside of it, came steathily behind
him, and with heavy club gave him the fata
blow Oh the back of his head from which he
died. That he made 10 resistance is evident
from the fact that the lock of the door was still
in his hand when found.
There are no traces of blood outside of the
stable, nor any clue By which the murderer:
may be found. Up to noon yesterday no police
man visited the spot
Mr.. COllyer was 80 years of age, and leaves ,
wife and three small children lie was formerly
policeman in the Second Ward, bore a goo.
character as q citizen, and was a frugal and in
dustrious MANY. Y Tribune