, 1866-10-13

the place where he left Officer 1pwcll.
l!astt ming rack to thu spot, he vas 'rrlticd
to hd he brother oflic.r stretched upon his
back, shot through thu heart, and in the
agoni.s OF death. lie put his ear cl '>e to
tn" mouth OF the dying 1nan to catch even
last parting word, but the wounded man WAS
unable to speak, and in few minutes after
he expired Private Wutchman Van Ness.
who was close at hand. having gone but
twenty yards away, reached tia spotsoont
thnn Maryatt.
He had heard the report Of the pistol, and,
turning Immediately. noticed Il man spriny-
ing frem ono Of the stoops in Broadway. and
run down the street on the opposite side
or firing upon him, he stood still, 1t is said,
as # his p'c>ence Of mind lad deserted him.
and then TUNED and ran toward Third street,
where lie found the dying man.
THE puDY
Of the murdered man was found almost d.
rectly In front Of the residence Of Mr.. C. F.
Estce, on Broadway, near Third street, but
whether The murderer was on Mr.. Estce's
stoop, or the stoop of the house adjoining
when he fired the fatal shot, It is impossible
10 say.
The deceased was lying with his head to.
wards the street and bis loaded revolver was
clutched tightly In his dying grasp.
ErFoRIs TO CAPTURE THE MURDERER.
u1tlcer NatTyntt took immediate steps to
capture the murderer. Learning from the
Broadway, hc started in pursuit with private
Tatchlnen Hawks and Howell, who had by
thls time arrived at the scene otthe tragedy.
They proceeded some distance In the
direction which it was supposed the
be seen Of him they returned and sent
werd Of tue unfortunate ntl:,ir tn the Forty
fifth Precinct Station Honsc, iu Fourth street,
near Grand. Captain WoIiom summoned
his reserve force rs soon as he was app,iscd
OF tue atroclous murder, and madcn thorough
search Of the ncigLborhuo1, but the man had
made good his e:.apc. Early yesterday
morning the Captain instituted inquiries at
| the dwellings in the vicinity Of the murder
to gain some clue, if possible, to the mystic
| rious affair. No one III the vicinity expected
| visitors thus carly, nor had any Of the gen.
tleinen residing here taken their departure
for business. Neither had the attention OF
any Of the residents been attracted By tho
sound Of any ongatte1npiIng to force m Gu
trance into Ills dwelling, aud no marks Of
burglarious attempts were visible Oh any OF
70 the nutilor Of the crime from this source.
They are, however, still working diligently
| On the cusc.
InEoN1Es IN REGARD TO THE MrRDER.
The theories In rcG1rl to the horrible aiIaiz
nre various. Some arc OF the npuion that
D'Iiccr 1iipwell saw u burslar attempting to
furce MI entrance into the residence uf q
| gentleman near the junction Of Broadway
And l;lss'l street, and that he ctossed oycr
for the purpose Of arrcstiug him, Mt the sau,c
time drawing hts revolver in order to protect
himself lrcm any attack; lor liz was well
awurc that tllcsc night-hnwkcrs 70 nronnd
and never hesitate to 1ssc their weapons
when they think II impossible otherwise tc
elect tlnlr escape. THIS burglar, II:
s vc Is pary sarr;sa Serr to ngs nafs sa 1fsn NJ %: 1
yolycr from hts p"cker, und 1t heing n,
hoHr when n1l WIS quiet, lie must lmyc heart
ll,r click when the officer cuckr1 his weapon
lie therefore lHl but little tlfnc IL lose, ntls
ns to',l HS the officer ral,lc within few f.r1
Of him HI discharged two shuts ut him /,
rnt'lA succession. one Of whtr1t, n state,
Ahove, pI>sstl ll,rusgh tl,r u1l!epr's lleurt
This theory ofthc ntnfr sreins to bc the mos
correct Ofnny ihai hnye been hrttaclIcd, yr
1hcrc nrt others quite plausible. nltusAil,
lendlng to MANY doubts Il, tu which Is true.
There Ii one story to the ctlvct TINT tht
man wl.u sllot .'iiletr ilIrwcll, WINS Il gentle
man who WIS III the llAbit Of having rlal,
te.tI:lc interviews with a l;.!y In the ytci,
ity, wlsnsc husband Is absent ut sea; that he
H.. nun Of family n11d .l.ol.sIn. n high pt
sltiou, he took the desperate alternative o
sAutttnE the poor man down while In th
discharge Of his duty, IN ln exposure whscl
le feared might follow In the event Of his ar
rest on suspicion ofbcing a burglar. VITA
Thought may hare passed through the min,
Of the antlior of this atrocioNs murder dnrin;
/ AA% t\h SGeb5Ao huAtA ~ 1OJh LIZ u
cross the street, it is Impossible to say. If
burglar lie must have been all old profession
al III the business, who knew that speed
conviction would follow his arrest. His lii
crty was dear to him, a1id l,c knew the ou!
way to retain 1t was BY taking the life Of I'll
policeman. Had lie been an amateur ut til
business, hc would hardly have resortcti +
this desperate course, when no serious eharg
could have been proved against him.
There Is also another story given, ftol
which it would appear that the deed W.,
! committed to CRAFTY n revenge. 1t Is sal
that officer l{iPwell, who wus we'll know
by the residents On his beat, had been solicit
, eli ty eomc men 10 inform them as to III
contauc: Of thcir wives during their absence
and pr contra the wives OF some Of thcs
gentlemen had bribed the officer t
; watc!. their husbands; that the man VIII
: shot the officer was one whom lc had r,
, ported as not.acting with the strict prophet
. ofa man Of family. On this occasion lie vi
likely to be again caught by the officer, NJ,
partly from revenge and partly to avoid c!
rosurc, he determined to silence the tongr
; Of the supposed spy on his actions. Wcl
! this true, the unfortunate man must flay
had his time occupied almost to the enti1
exclusion Of his regular business. Doubtle
! the police, who arc now in search Of the n,tl
= t1crtr, whoever lie may be, will bc successft
= in bringing him to Justice.