The New York herald., 1864-10-21
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nsw Yort oatts buyer q Wsss Aissny. YSe nurder.
msssd fcr ), one g The o:s asaaisA record oo
s .ne rnompsoa had arrived a West Albany
ias Osss 6srns saysss M so.e - ~ ths q bay
:, sos sasdlss slightly rsSas a., @
ana With one roat n Tie uppsr isW mere os
less deosysd and bearing the len cheek. made
pany for Thls mas rorrssestcd thai be
mad some cattie comirG foot over the shaker
as soon as the1 arrived, and wisn which be would
psrt win for low Agure Mr.. Thompson had with him
hundred dolars =, srssaSpcss AMI ,nss Ss n.a o",
siderable amount OF money about him made known
20 the murderer BY Thompson ~ ono time ssrng 70 put
pretended that he expected the cattle 10 every hour aud
during day no had selected remote OF
and seven in the evening he and Thompson vent 70
as yaro 70 500 they bad yet arrived D1t OF course
70 sell They retarned to the house and sat down 20
supper aione the other boarders having got through.
a. .oey oansea about ths oarroem whore sse
about half past eight ninc O'Clock they again
20 tho yard and that the last known Of them un.
the next morning. when Thompson found lying 10 tho
road near the yard alluded speechless aud dying Hs
had boon beaten about tho head with q club unit, his
and his entire left side paraiyzed lie fingered h great
pain or two Or three days. when death put end TO hts
about HIM, and tho pretended cattle seller was not DO
found He was stranger about the place, and only
thrco or four persons who had ootOod HIM could give
distinct description Of him
Among those with whom this convsrsea tho
day ne committed the murder was Mr. James D. Gentcr
drover who lives In Fort Plain MIR. Gentor. Mr. Th0mp
son And the murderer together that day hour
or more engaged part Of the ttas ingenera
three head Of oasie During thes conversation
the murderer remarked to Mr.. G., !" Have II not
seen you behind bar somewherey' Mr. G.
Piled that he Old not know that he had time Kept
saloon About Gveo'cock that afternoon hs left this
the CITY and @ the Ss n 10: @
Before the train reached Schenect sdy he heard
inquire Of s1s whether they woad arrive 70
trnotcd BY the inquiry no looked around and tho
nodded to him familiary. Subsequently .hs ia.
quired OF Mr.. g., " Have not YOU behind . bar
somewhere" Mr.. c., who was Instantly reminded. by
tho similarity Of the question with the circumstances
piled that he had kept saloon IN two different
places ia Herkimer county tnsming the pia;cs), but
as he bad never been ITO to tSom hon % TSsrsupon @ Mr. g.
said, 'Ill tell you where YOU have seen me; you have
seoa me at tho Bulls Heal West Albany The stranger
Mr. Gonter hoseter va positive den,asd him as the
man who chung 80 tenaoious!y 70 Thompson's company
charging hlm with tho murder, when the repFosd
that the night Thompson killed he slept in Schs
hotel
This proved to DO tho case. His name Is George r.
Gordon and nas s 90 inc hotel register under that
date But the murder was committed about nine O'Clock
and has always been the opnon OF the police that the
murderer took .os ioae = NJ Train for the me West This
not disco cred uutH tue next morning.
ocicers Hale and Maloy, who have been untiring n
mediately to Schenectady, and on Saturday morning
brought Gordon 70 this city lie taken MoKeons
inc man who was last seen with Thompson One OF tho
dining room girs-the one who waited upon Thompson
wc learn auie posi,,ve in her identicscn Of hin a.
though dressed 10 different clothes and net wearing
mustaohe but ths partially deGayea tss,h Ia the upper
Gordon's homo is in East Albany, and hs connec
tions are respectabis bu. 90 . represented
young OF bad habits. At time, We under.
stand be employed tn the telegraph office Of the Hud
son River Railroad Company Subsequently he joined
the Forty third regiment, aud was 10 the service
for time heidlng . Ieutcnant's commission.
1t does not appear that he was engaged 10 employ
ment during past summer, and within the las. ihree
mou,bs he has been seen By one or more persons who
know him well, at West Albany stock days, and u
knew that ne had no legitimate business there
and thought strange oi n vista but never suspected
@ o, sss crime ssoox% % mas not boon seen there
He says he able prove that evening Of ths
murder he took supper 81 the house OF friend In the
oty that, after supper he and his friend to tho
him 70 tho depot ana siw him aboard lbs IO:l5 p M
70 do any such thing
He is twenty seven os thirty years old sna married.
bus hs vile separated from him some time ago. II
said that he has beea dshcness early but
thought he despers.e Ece weeks before the
money, working aolbios so poor that al times he
took lodgings ia the railroad swnShhouscs; yet within
Of pSx old and ps
Of horses. His conduct has beeu sci In these parscu
lars. that residents Of tho village began week 10
suspect him OF the murder; and OF them Friday
evening (About tho time Gordon was arrested by Genter
came across the river ana toq police oncer taat he
would 90 to Fast Albany Saturday, morning he would
point TO him she VINO was he thought the mur-
derer of owen thompson.
There several other particulars of ess Importance
which justify tho suspicion that Gordon guilty the
crime; and these, we presume, viii be brought out
Gordon had partial examination before Justice Coils
Saturday, after which he vas committed 10 all Mr.
rass declines 70 ps the puSooa q mis-
We bnvc however. given she main and strongest points
q his testimony. as related by him 10 dcrent parties
West Albany and have added auch other as we
could gather IRON reliable pcrsons riors or less
familiar with some OF the circumstances surrounds
All the evidence thus Tar gathered against prisoner
Ia merely clroum stauni but certainly must be ad
mtted that several Of tho circumstances strong
SONS BossuSo.-N has trsnspircd tbat4he commander
OF the Uned States cruiser Vanderbilt through the
his Excslency t6e Governor having been meraced BY
Majesty steamer Jason, whose captain (von Dosop
proper distance od this nubor We opIne that Il ths
Vanderbilt of any other federal war vessel should pess
Nova Scotia or ak attempt to sosads the enrsnce
the port OF haifax the guns OF the jason and Buzzard
win ts,eh them lesson 10 nouirai.y. compared win
which the late objocionebls menaces but child
pay.-Hahfds Acadsan Recorder.
MosnY's TfAo Last evening Lieutenant william NJ
Runkle formerly Ihiiedephia reporter arrived In this
city from General sherdans command, having In his
possession tho celebrated black aS the the rebels
70 give quarter under. II vas captured BY o.s
Of General Tylsrs scouis. II is single star black
ground with the word "wiuchestern Inscribed thereon
and in lead pencil there Is written quartsrn rhs
flag 10 intended 20 be presented 70 the city or Phiads
phia and last evening placed the hands OF High
Constable Clark, 70 be handed The Mayor thA mora
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