The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-03
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| Asardss az Robert vnrkers she HORSE
| rTraEner- lie ~ shot Wall. Parsrins Egis
voru,ion ea sisc ccmsrevisc Race Gousss-
The ss-,s-~in EssaIsc~ Rsvssd sbosrcsa iof
lIfs tpprcheMsiup, &C., Nd. h38tf N'ns
atro,oas and cold bIocd'd murder was perre-
rlcd on Monday Of tho present. weok tho Centre
villc Race Course &. i the viciim hsnr NJ Robsrt
Walker the wen aud favoaby Known trainer and DRYER
OF trotng The decreased proprietor ol me
cenirevic Hotel adjoining The track, md came 70 this
sounlry years since nom Ireland innl ABOUT
three years ago no kept livery stable AZ Newark,
N y, and white there acquired mos, enviaDls ropu-
tafioD man of undonb,ca integrity aud accona
plished borse'an He then removed 10 ceDirayie, aud
assumed The propi,ecrsnpof the above named noui
wh VIEW 10 tcsdng his facilities for tho care and
uaent OF fast troitng stock HIS establishment
Was large conducts trustworthy principles,
and po,ut 81 .s,i irainer be was cousiiercd
highly cincicn, had hut few equals HIS reputation
in ibis speciality was universally Acknowledged and
parties leaving horses in his invariably expressed
the gfcases satisfaction the result oi nls Efforts aud
The uniapc,cat's in which he conducted every
thing nsrns,ssl him. His was profession Ia which
great and templng a.ienrns arc requtntiy held out
ms The OF dishonesty, and In Which few have AZ
tanned su lea behind them unsallieIa record Tor All
that goes 10 make man respected, and holds hun
profession Dciyi,oy dishonest hdssirous, Hulewd
AMI energetic ~ nigh degree he was frpiiy working
and trainer, tilorgh not probably ~ y driver he
rankei alnolg the noSi talented experts nf the day "
: generally admitted iait thai hc nad fialiy ipler
sud o horses n tiarng tlan mo- otlier men ana
was ~ile engaged in the exercise of MS ealing sn he
met MS nioft unlimaly ate. 4s Y frr
committed 81 about LalI-psst six O'Clock "a Mon.
dss marning, and within Iess tbap hall milo of his
residence Tne deei I'D sas IN The habit oi tiklns his
hocs out for early the mo,u.ng. and fms
occasion liile later ttan usual HI bad n "A sup
posed driven peary ,nree l.ne. around the track and n
tflaff lfUl Nh
the quarter pole the aom.srelch IL i snppGed the
assassin or asss,ns nuss have ldacad him 70 enter
into sons efssion, aud either attempted % get the
wagon ~ been standing The railing When Tho fatal
shot WAS bred fne bait, which Is oDe-ioDrth u IN nh
in diameter enscd the digit temple 10 from or and
tse above the osI and passed through me head,
lodging last gsd1 the SKIN the left side 10 almost
side. The lace OF the deceased was heversy
burned by the powder aud very mach oark
encd. IL rs supposed that the horse, alarmed ~
mo report OF t.e pistol, wheeled fsp'diy Foand,
aud the murdered leu from the Aaky close 10 tho
bushes on the ON sde rack The loso Of The ,hun,
WAS sdomby ahisdrI CAUSED doubtless BY the tall
from tie wagon. M fpand lying bis face Tho
horse immediately icis aud down the
road passing hous. his murdered driver here lac
Was stopped and taken milo the rlable yard when upon
inquiry no trace OF Ar Walker could h. discovered.
some o. the employees Of the hotel non started 10 search
~ Tie missing aad were horror struck On hndlng
MN - apo stated No h,cod stains we're found on the
wagon or upon aoy psrt Of the iracs excepting q. .he
place where the victims head rested.
assrrr suppfIsRs M
y Jihealt ~ divine As sum OF money amounting 20
and his watch, which was valuable Was not taxi
Inc cagct sum Of money which tns dec A<d hal on his
person r not known n. present. bat u Is asserted BY an
nIuaic thai be nad abOuL MIN Saturday
upwards Of 200 Whether he had parted mllh any por
Ton 81 Ibis has NOT been aserainsd His Keys. pocket
kne aud MOOT ssraper olnd on tho ground o0se
be- do hun bar is posbc ihey may have saen ron,
his pockets That he could not have comased sc OF
sell destruction beyond question: he WAS not The
habal Of carrying Weapon. or any Kind. pistol
~ her hrearm has been found, although rsgd search
vas INN disiey lnsitled believed s,at the deed
Nv .rfx ,f NJ
Tho invariace custom Of tho DECREASED ~ taking bs
hofss ont for early mornnx exercise. and suspicion
fact, but whose emu whsrssbous Il b pre-
sent considered prndeui 10 place before ms pup
objects o. lsflee might be defeated thereby.
si1 socsiIiY nern
selected for lae copsuMmaton Of this most di~bv..si
and apparently purposelcss sssasnaton would ssea 10
iudcpie that n hnd bean chosen wns view to secrecy,
and facility ~ escape, be- ing considerable extent
screensd from observation by bushes rendering Il Amos,
impossible he seen any person hs tracA, while
numerous in tue fence afford annie opp0rtu
NIFTY for desamrins into the woods adjoining.
= immediately On ssns nosihsd o. .ns ocsar.sn
and proceeded ~ collect al the svaiianle
,yps.cs y mx cs~x.
Charles fettef D~HH sworn, dop0SHd thsf on lee
morolng OF O,ober lssS, lie IN the employ
deceased; between six and seven o'clock Mr. waiser
quarters OF nm hour afterwards hoy brought the horse
aud wagon nto the stable yard having fonnd h'n osss
70 the road went GU, ON 'hc track 70 sssfr fos ihs
deceased, and found him Tying 90 the sonsss shot
through he hean another toshe hoese
with Inc Information Of the murder, and sssscd hsW
,~y ns the body 20 the nonse. N
iNssSnp bsowS
tesiihsd that The mvrhibg 81 ocioheF !, 1909 he was
crossing il.a 1eids on biz way " work; passing Over
she course the body ~ man, lying his face. and
blood Towing from woGuds M ne hrnd walked down
the trscA ar the botc for assistance and mat with
Mr. Yei'er, sho raturncd with the; When found de-
CEASED b. -sg IN alive. gaping w Ysitsg and 7
conveyed The body w the house The .oroatr "a this
time was 1rsbs 10 pursue his invss Raross any fur
fhef on Ag 20 lack 81 .nfognaton and a. burned TO
Friday. Ia add t9a to the ABOVE norma ION, somr
men who were ing 10 saJclnlEs leia fs's fhai
they Laasu 80
ksFnafr 90 ripfofat,
~ believe nen ~ haze been prodeced 81 pistyf
Tie sosnds prorreoea from The direction who're hs
corpse Of tho mnrlersd siciin <eesscd, while
another party sssris chat that ng while cross
ipg the tclas OF AiT way 10 wnNing h~ mot Two men,
welt Ars ses srnewrat alsr than ths qtler, run
ns7g no the Of tue t-ss IUssrs CIafasce
vire, sBa that 4pon observing hun thsy nnlri,egnly
dropped walk tie rooie indcssed ~ this party
h sls vh,ch wod be lisely b. followed by
party wishing 10 lsrs tse cOgffa, csdng,
d d'ss, bfotgh ths dsnse wao4s sdlos ~ Bel ofld
efeDmsisnlsl esite1re. h0wtser, the iernbss
tragedy ~ shroudcd IN msstsy. The Afs hes csSa
deep gloom over ,ne conmaul,y gLeB mssgns sss la
timely fate 81 vprlgbt ser'hy 49,, Wide a
sor ia aHd int celng vile ami cpS hlDrt ne o.s of
md and ntafspt hn~sss . and esben #s.
MEwAEn .sFfrHn
The ssrcrgif0Is " Querns eaniy sesie iay n,sssA
frssra % 500 Tor me arpsshsfsua "a . Aalsy ys-
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