New-York daily tribune., 1861-11-11
., III r~aTaY MURDER AT FlSHKiLL'

., p;1t,;u has beea given to the Eublc. Much less
a. -, case so sad, so nscrutable, so
horrible demands. That young man Oh eAennPi"i!
character frll Of leaHh, with everything bright and
,oyons in life in anticipation, should oe struck uo"n
H. tho ,nif, Of m assassin within fifty feet of two
Jye,l,,c. .bou.es and not the slightest clue, even
fo,.,,;ot of the murderer left behind, is something
firmly marvellous II men are to be taken off like this
In quiet country village, at o'clock iRthe even
ing. and The assassin escape detection we might as
well be living in the XVIII Century at Rome or Ma
dGd Ia tbe Village OF Fish6ill such thing as a
murder has been unknown for nearly twenty years,
AID the community has naturally been thrown into
tie greatest state Of excitement by this occurrence
Houses that were never locked before are now Sc
cuely bolted and barred, and men who went fear
le5sy about after nightfa without thought OF dan
ger, now huEry through the streets, armed 10 ieieI
assault, and watch warily their shoulders Tor
assassins and fcotpads. Forgetting that neither
murders nor robbcries are committed twice in one
place except at long intervals, the people at Fishk
and round about are guarding against dangers that
N never come aud preparing for disasters that will
never happen. Tbisves aud murderers have sense
e1cugh to avoid places where the whole populace
are aroused TO extraordinary vigilance, and there
fac tLere is not so safe village as Fishkill just at
ihis time along tue hanks of the Hudson.
Tue murder Of young Embury s the more distress
] since, go far as has yet been ascertaiued he must
have been killed in mistake for somebody else. His
character is said to have been uneXceptionable and
hs habits of life most exemplary. For the past
tAree years he has been member Of a Christian
churoh, and il has been bis custom to return home
always at or before 10 o'clock in the evening. He
hss not been frequenter of bsr-TooRs, houses Of Ill
fame, or low places Of amusement he never
gamblsd; and bis few intimate friends were young
men of good character. IL has been remarked sinee
the marder that 20 many men lead double lives,
being outwardly upright and yiruous, and secretly
given TO dissipation and inirigues that this young
man may not have been an exception in this respect,
and that his death has been caused either by at the
iusugaiion Of some whom he had crossed in love
or injured in some way But from all that can be
learned from bis family and friende he in reality
ss excellent as he seemed, and the only possible ex.
y!anation of the murder is that he fell victim to the
kuiie that had been sharpened for some one else.
Philip Augustus Embury was the son of the Presi-
dent of the Atlantic Bank of Brooklyn, and Of lady
of cultivated literary tastes whose contributions TO
various periodicals have attracted attention. He was
p years of age about feet 10 inches in hight, Of
thin figure weighed about l40 pounds, OF sanguine
complexion, and had dark brown hair and blue eyes.
He was not OF quanelsome disposition, but, on the
contrary is known to have been amable and oblging
He was employed as clerk in the Washington Marine
Insurance Company, at No. 40 Pine street. Through
an intimate friend, Mr.. Benz. Richards, jr., whose
family resided at Fsbkill, he became acquainted with
An estimable young lady Of that place, Of wealthy
family and high social position, and in due time be-
came engaged to her. 1t was bis custom TO go to
Fshki on Saturday afternoon, and spend Sunday
with the lady's family; and young Richards, who
wac also paying his addresses in the family, usually
either accompanied him the train or going up in
an earlier train met him al the depot with his horse
aud wagon and drove out to their destination TO-
gether Sometimes Mr.. Richards met Embury at the
resdine-room in the village, and sometimes picked
him up on the road. On Friday, Nov. /, Embury
saw Richards IN town, and told him he would not be
able TO 20 up on the O'Clock train, but would
meet him st the readiug-zoom in FishkiIl when
the o'clock train from the city got in.
On Saturday occurred that terrible wind
and rain tempest that did 30 much damage
along our coast, and ragged 80 fearfuly over this
whole section of country. But Embury, thinking,
reached Fishkll left by the o'clock train, and
arrived at his destination at about IT. The storm
was at it's hight, and the night was 50 terribly dark
and boisterous that person could neither see OBJ
iects nor hear sounds along the road. He left the
cars at the station, and, 1t is supposed
that in less than five minutes fell TO the
ground a corpse. To understand the circum
stances. it will be well to describe the locality.
Fishkill Village, or Fishkill Landing" as it is
m,named. lie situated on high bill which rises with
a steep ascent from the river. The road from the
depot runs soulhward alongside the railroad track,
on the river side for distance Of 80 yards 20,
and then making sharp turn, mounts the bill, cross
ing the track by bridge. Opposite the depot is q
hotel, kept BY one Meyer, which is built against the
sidehill, 80 that by ascending flight Of slairs
person can step out on road which runs along the
TOP of the bank. This road leads to the Upper
Landing, about an eighth Of mile distant, and
srikes the road to the village just at the railroad
bridge The distance from the upper door Of Meyers
hotel 10 the corner where the two roads meet is not
more than IS feet, 30 that by passing through the
botel person can eut off the long DISTANCE from the
Seoot around the turn and over the bridge, and,
through the good nature Of Meyer, bis house is
ouite tboroughfare for residents going up TO
the village afoot. Although nothing definitely
!, known Of the facts, il is highly prob
able that young Embury availed bimself OF this
short cut on Saturday night, as he had in many m
stances before He had not traveIeed the short dis-
tsnce to the corner before he was stabbed in the
back by some unknown person, and Immediately
killed. His death was 80 quiet and immediate that
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