The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-10-19
MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR IN NEW JERSEY.

An Old Gentleman of sixty Years In Found
Dead In the Outskirts Of Camden-He II
Robbed and Foui Play IL Suspected.
PHILADELPHIA Oct Is, 1867.
Our quiet nsiahbors the river arc in state Of
excitement this morning, In consequence OF . very
mysterious in their midst which bears on lis
face tho appearance OF foul play and even OF murder
The circumstances attending the affair ~ follows
James Hall, an eccentric old gentleman, aged about
sixty years, resided Rush street. above Frankford
road, 10 the Twenty nf,h ward Of this city. lie Was
married and had quite . family OF children about him
Some years ago he kept Front street. above
Market, and subsequently presided over the Hart
Tavern Frankford road, above Lehigh avenue.
az host In this occupation hs acquired con.
siderable wealth, which he had invested in 4 neat
row OF houses in the neighborhood or his residence
and In valuable farms southern pan Of New
jersey For some time past he has been engaged in
any regular business but driven quite large trade
in watches, at times carrying Is many them
about his for the .purposes OF barter II is also
said that he seldom left home without hav ng as much
noon he left the house to make visit to Camden. He
known 10 have 1--WE watches in his possession Al the
time. aud Is supposed 10 have been well provided
with money as usual. liIue girl who saw him lust
before he entered the house from which he never came
alive, states that she noticed prominent watch chain
which he wore 81 the time. About four o'clock in the
afternoon coored woman, whose name withhold
for tho present as her Whereabouts are
out OF the large brick house at No IL Kaighps
Point avenue kaisbneyile, negro settlement on the
out kris OF camden, and informed her neirhbors that
there a dead man IN her room. The apartment In
question IL situated the third noor ~ The house
nearly every room of which il tonanted nv a senarate
coorei family. The neighborhood ENJOYS a rather nm
ssvory reputation, aud II s said thai the woman rs
ferred 10 above, who passes several aliases
very desperate and drunken character and such one
n would not hestatc 10 commit crime for
the sake OF money She subsequently stated that the
who had died IN her apartment vas 40 old acuuant
OF hers aud thar be bad visited her for the pur.
pose Of giving her some dngs OF her SON. for whom he
some time since procured situation In the navy The
woman's husband s a bardworkiny man aSd as he was
absent from tho house during tho entire dav ana aid
not return until seven O'Clock In the evening he could
not have hsd anything 10 do with the Affair
When the neeahors entered Tho room they found only
the dead body Of MI Hail. There were no signs Of vic.
lence upon his person. but there were unmistakable
evidences OF his having been robbed az moth hut 4
bunch OF watch keys was found in his pockct-monsy
watches and chain all being missing. Subsequently
another colorsd women entered the room and she now
In custody ~ witness Bot the tenant OF tho apart
ment was not arrested last evening" although shc was
present when the officers visited The place She was
then decidedly under the Influence OF liquor: and the
fact that she shortly after disappeared and no traces OF
her could be found goes 70 prove that abe
was guilty OF the robbery, II nothing more.
when tho body was taken into tho custody or the
Coroner last evening the deceased had the
or having died from al spoplectic It, bus post NOR
tom examnstiop 10 be made and the truth In the
matter arrived At Coroner Roberts this morn az sum-
moned Jury 70 inquire into the Affair." but The invsst-
satlon was postponed