New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-11
A Rrntnl Murder mt aeacnuCus, N. j.
The Murderer still ut Large.

An inquest was commenced yesterday, before Coro-
ner r. ". Bohp-tedt, fllobOkeD. upon the body of a
German named John Eisele who was murdered in cold
blood about o'clock on Tuesday morning, while
accompanying bic wife home from bsl which took
place IL. the public house kept by Casper Engel-
brechi, nj Scacaucus, on the Paterson Plankroad,
about 5 miles from HOboken.
Ii appears that on Monday evening stalwart
youug fellow, atred in the United States uniform,
md ealing himself Sonewsl jackson, came 10 the
house where the ball WAS held accompanied by three
or four young men, aud conducted themselves IN Il
noisy manner beating drum, &c. The soldier
wac very abusive and sought 10 raise quarrel, but
those present avoided him tar as possible. Some
lime after midnight the soldier knock down one of
tne part, and WAS expelled from the house.
lac then, IA appears, went down the road 10 a
farmers house. and getting the farmer out OF bed,
dotir,d TO borrow knife or revolver. stating that
Le hAd been in fight. III should have been stated
"a the soldier had baekened his face In imitation
"a whisAers aud mustache.) lie then went 10 the
wood Tile ANA seized all aA, Win which lie made of
against the prote,taion OF the farmer, who followed
"A short way until his life was threatened. The
soldier proce edcd up the road until he met Elsele
farming home with hls wife tld immediately struck
Lin several blows on the lead one o, which frac-
tuted biz skull.
lie thcn attacked Mrs. Eiselo, notwithstanding
she begged for her life account oi her little chill
Ter husband the often by tho Bile OF the road
aud then made his escape. The crlee of Mrs Eisele
brought several poIsobs TO the scene, and Tho in-
lurUd man Wac taken up insensible, IN which con-
dItlOu Lo renamed until tuesday, ABOUT Y. H.,
when he expired.
Coroner Bohu.tcdt was subsequently notified OF
the occurrence and, accompanied by Chief Police
Iiltton and Constable j. III. k. Davis Of lioboken
and Constable Stahl OF Union Hill, projected 10
Seacaucus To inquire into the matter, aud IL possible
secure the murderer. The Investigations satisfied
tho Coroner and GERS that the murder was CON-
mitted by a Young man named Washington Masters,
who belongs to the sth Ncw-York National Guard.
and had lust returned with them from their three
months service They ut once proceeded TO the
house Of Masterss father, where they learned that
harters had lett about twenty minutes before. Ibe
r,nrch wus continued until late hour IN the night,
Without success.
| The body Of tho murdered man was conveyed to
! liobOken, where u post mortem examination was
made by DIR. Chabert. lilo found three wounds
one on the back of the head iracturing the skull,
oue over the right eye, and another near the left
eve. The wounds were made by blunt instrument.
| The an which was found near where the murder
WAS committed, had "a tut OF hair on it which cor
responds wih that Of deceased.
The following is the testimony Of tho wife Of de-
ceased given through AN interpreter and owing
10 her distressed stale vi mind, was rather lmper-
iect:
Babotte Esels swom reside at Sencaucus the plank
rond, deceased my husband; ith hiu Monday
nigh, at Engcbreehrs hotc did any qusreug OF
dispute, only heard noises the bnroon was Ia The
10 IL my hue ind Ia the bal told hin
It would ho best to home 20 TO my children tins Al
e6out O'Clock ~ the mornsi We met maa with 'od'el