The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-06
ANOTHER MURDER IN NEW JERSEY.

A MINI Stabbed and Instantly Killed Mt New
nrk-The supposed Murderer in Custody
Particulars Of the Occurrence.
Another murder, coldblooded and startling in It's de-
tails, committed Thursday night, about eleven
O'Clock at Newark j., the victim being Patrick Tor
may, japanner residing at No. 10 sussex avenue. 1t
seems that the deceased. who was q married man,
remained at homo during the day with his wife. At ten
minutes to ten in the evening" however. Patrick went
out OF the the purpose OF purchasing paper
Of tobacco, bidding his wife good night and romarkng
that he would return In about twenty IN nutes. He
then went TO the house Of one John Burns and upon
leaving was accompanied by that individual far
the scene OF tho murder Beyond the fact that
certain residents Of the locality where tie crime was
committed heard cry for the police and the exclama-
tion ''Don't, Johnny you have stabbed me- nothing
Is known Of the and bloody The police
officer stationed in the vicinity heard tue cry for assist
sncc but upon reaching the scone, corner Of Warren
aud Chatham streets the murdeters had fed and the
wounded found lying in his gore on the pave
meni. The officer raised him and having placed him in
comfortable position hurried Tor physician. On his
return tho man was dead, without having gwen tie
name of the individual by whom he was murdered. The
had been married about eight months, aud
represented being very peaceabc and quiet citizen
aud Of temperate habits Tho sad iuellieence was not
conveyed 10 the family OF deceased until FIVE O'Clock
vest eray morning. Upon examination OF the BODY
Il found that Tormay had been upon the head
with knife, wound being a little above the right
cash perceptibc The left eyebrow, probably the
result of fail upon tho corbsone. The wound which
caused the death began just below the ribs the right
side and tho blade OF the knife by which the cut
made entered the liver Deceased was aged twenty
eight years, had sandy eoaee and was lightly built.
The body afterwards removed TO the dead house Of
Toles n vrr eland.
As daylight approached the news Of murder spread
and the excitement Consequence intense. Al the
police station, where cool and collected minds
necessary, much excitement perceptbie, and mes
sengers constantly hurrying 10 and fro. BY ten
clock three men arrested bv detective Brant
suspicion OF being implicated Ia the deed Their names
John Burns, Owen Csriaeher and James Smith. The
evidence against Burns entirely crcumstanai thus
was committed and one OF the men whose names
are given above lost hat In melee about the tune OF
the murder This clue the OF the mans arrest
Upon another OF the three found knife correspond
Ing. u 10 said vth the wound which proved the death
Of Tormay. The detectives In change Of the matter
satisfied with these arrests but sraning every
70 bring the murderer TO justice. The county
Coroner being notified inquest ordered 10 be held
At ten o'clock coroncr's jury empsnelled,
ssng OF David Collins foreman Aaron T. Ballard, John
r. Cbicoai, Joseph Van Cieave, George Hopperton,
Abnsr T. Stackhouse, Edward p Hand, Maine Cross
man and John Dougbaty. The jury then pro-
ceeded TO the dead house, where the remains
had been placed to view the body After this revolving
Of Ioronsr Saodford and the testimony Of the several
Witnesses taken The evidence thus fer has been very
conclusive 10 the real murderer, but the county pro-
secutor refused 70 give members the press admttancc
TO the inquest the ground that the publication Of the
evidence would deter The crminls from meeting their
due punishment The proceedings OF the inquest were
therefore strictly private The examination Of witnesses
will probably occupy tho whole q today, and tho
dict Of the Jury be gwen this evening