The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-04
TIE BROOKLYN TRAGEDY.
The Chase and Capture OF tho Supposed
Third Murderer, SO.

The Chase and Csptsre OF the Supposed
Third Murderer, 60.
Rarely has any criminal been worked up with
moro skill and success than this In the City
Of Churches The handiwork Of Providence has never
been more signay displayed than in the discovery,
by the officers engaged in the case Of nearly every cir
cumstancs connected with it, The murder Of foreigner
stranger committed under the cloak OF darkness in
SPOT which the assassns thought the nttest for
their fell purpose lonely and unfrcqucnted known
To police and the body discovered by expofce
Mills and detective wonderly in an hour after it had
taken place The apparently trining che OF pair Of
blood stained gloves led arrest Of Pelicer and his
confession that OF Gonzales But the srangcs feature
tho matter Is the capture Of the third party
spoken Of by Pcllcef and Gonzales from the meagrc
clue Of his signature.
Detective wondcrly went to work on Monday last 10
get the track Of this party He visited the Barcelona
Hotel in company with officer Iatnvile, who was de-
tailed BY captain Waddy assiss him Here they made
and shown his signature He had been out OF en-
ploymeat for time and had left his address at the
hotel The he gave was Charles Comfy. They
also obtained his description from the bookkecper Mr.
Samrsony, Frenchman, aged twenty Ave years,
S, Sr The dc,ecres srocnred sSs sS Of paper ~
which his signature WIS written, and written statement
made by the bookkeeper 10 the effect that this Comfy
TO work ut the Barcelona Hotel some time ago He
discharged fer interfering with the b0arders, and
the morning Of the 22d Of November he talk
70 The Barcelona Hcse, and asked the bookseeper
whittier he could see the gentleman In room %,
which was Oero's room Mr. Sampsony told him that he
ought to know what had happened TO Mr.. Otero, and
charged him with being concerned In the murder The
got very much excited and instantly left the hotel
ccraned also that Comfy had attempted ship In the
merchant service b No. 1O7 Cherry street, but they
found there that he had not shipped. They then went
10 the army recruiting Office Ia Jay street, and we're
informed that no man by the name OF Comfy had en-
listed there They requested OF the officer In charge to
show them tho descriptive list of the men enlisted
the past fow days On this list they found signature
Charles MERCER, and Mt once detected Combys hand
writing The description op the list Tailed cxactly with
Barcelona Hotel The nc<khornng they were informed
that this Charles Mercer scnt to Carlisle Barracks,
Pa, and started Immediately after him. On arriving
at the barracks they had an interview with Colonel Royal
commandant OF the post and stated their business The
sent for and brought into the Colo0els room
The officers arrested him Immediately, and tho Colonel
delivered him to them with the understanding that nc
WINS TO be returned if he was not found guilty OF
the murder Comfy stoutly denied oil knowledge o. me
crime OF which he was accused but admitted that lie
was acquainted with 0tero and Gonzales. He was hand
Gun and brought into Carlisle The detectives with
their then started by the two o'clock tram from
Carlisle Saturday, for Harrisburg, ana confined thcr
prisoner in the CITY Hall tlcrc until the eight o'clock
train brought them on TO New York. They arrived At
tho Forty precinct station house at seven clock
yesterday morning, and delivered the party they were
sent in pursuit Of up to ssnsd ,n r rs sa no
tcars but stl denied all compcity IN the murder Thus
within days from the night Of the murder all the
parties on whom suspicious rests rs being guilty Of the
death Of the unfortunate spaniad have been delivered
into the hands of Justice.
Captan waddy, who has worked with commendabe
zeal throughout this case placed the pursuit OF the third
marty tComby) entirely in detective Wondcrly's hands
whether he Is the party really guilty Of the murder or
not IL question for the Grand Jury TO decide bat at all
events he is the Freedman spoken Of ut the Coroner
inquest ~ the companion OF Gonzales on the morning
previous 10 the murder and the highest credit Is duo TO
Captain waddy detective wondcry and officer Iatinve
for tracing aud arrcsting him.
Accident en- the Cape May Railroad.
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