The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-10-31
SHOCKING MURDER.
Mysterious Case I'm New Jersey-some-
thing Strange to be Solved.

mysterious Case In New Jersey-SOuse.-
thing Strange to bc Solved.
In our edition Of Sunday last under the head Of City
Intelligence published the following paragraph
spectng the murder Of unknown near Port.
Monmouth, New Jersey -
= On the 23d instant inquest was held the body
o. an unknown person found drted on the bay shore
near rors Monmouth N j. 1t is supposed 70 be the re-
mains o. murdered man, the body having been stabbed
nineteen times tho heart and twice In the abdomen
lug unfortunate man well dressed, between thirty
large pa r ws r s,ou ma aS T Hss
Levi oct lo ls4o, was found Of his fingers Any
c. Irwin, Mlddletown, N. j."
The affair created quite an excitement all through
Monmouth county, and every effort was made TO solve
the mystery, but in vain. day two ago, however,
Mr. d. Lcwontlal, German gentleman ling in this
city, visited Middlctown, and stating that friend Of
hiss had been missing FOR several weeks, requested
to SEQ tho body Of the murdered man.
The corpse, which had been preserved on
Ice was SHOWN TO the stranger when he A identified
II Is that oi Segismund Fener, his missing friend. He
said that deceased to this country about six weeks
ago, on BUSINESS connected with extensive mercan-
tho firm in tho city OF Nyence Grand Duchy Of Hessen
and that he brought with him $40 600 worth Of dia
monds that he boarded at the Prescott House In Broad
way, but after staying there few weeks left for pr
vate boarding house In the adjoining since
which time he was but seldom seem
On ono occasion, after leaving the Prescott House. do
ceased was observed board OF the Catharne ferry
boats IN company with Polish Jewess Of rather prepes
at the time. but where he had been or where
he went TO afterwards could not be ascertaned
supposed however, deceased fell into the hands Of some
designing scoundre and murdered for his wealth
When the uody ashore ut Port Monmouth deccases
gold wach and cham We're missing, but pocket BOOK
containing Sll0 and his gold snun box untouched
The detective police OF this city using every
ton to unravel the mystery which at
the fate Of the unfortunate man, but, far all their
efforts have proved frutess The friends of deceased
however resolved that pains shall DO spared Ii
calculating the matter and continue urge ocers
day and night with the hope Of bringing tho guilty
parties 70 justice.
The police greatly puzzled in relation the muir.
der, but express hope that they will be able solve,
the mystery la the coarse Of day two. When Fell
left the Prescott House, suspicious looking charac
ter was In company with him, and IL may DO that th3
was the very Individual who cntced deceased down 10
New Jersey, and there murdered him. Information Of
the affair has been sent to Germany, and the sad
already on the way to deceascd's wife.
reward Of $500 has been oere for the arrest Of the
murderer and the recovery Of the stolen property The
diamonds referred to having boon in the possession Of
deceased when he left his boarding house were or
tho very hest quality and valued $36 900 or
$40 Geo. IN addition to this deceased Is supposed have
had $40 eco in cash his person when he left that the
thieves must have made haul Of nearly $50 900. To
gain possession of much wealth great tempta-
tion and the efficient manner In which the murderera
performed their work shows that tho plot was designed
by the most accomplished scoundree. $3.50