The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-14
ANOTHER TRAGEDY IN NEW JERSEY

respectfully crous. Captain ss.A 1o,.n,,v 80
| ANOTHER TRAGEDY IN NEW JERSEY.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD.
Stabbed by his S0n-in.Law-New Market
tho Scene Of the Trngedy-Arress Of the
| Assassin.
NEW MARKET August Is. 1857.
Middcsex county, N j., was again the scene Of .
bloody tragedy Monday night the affair being
ling In its details and only surpassed in horror BY the
Corsl MURDER In which Bridget Dsrgan sustained the
murderers r5 and for which sbe Is awaiting execution
New Market the Of theorel tragedy is also the
locality whore the murder under consideration was
committed
named John Harris, sged seventy four years. was A.
tacked In his bed by his son-in-aw, William Roam
tres, and after escaping to tho yard Of the house.
was again caught by bis assalant and stabbed, tho
blade entering the right SIDE and penetrating
the right lung. After completing that piece OF
heudsn work the murderer rushed upon tho old man
snooter three shots Of which been Cred by Roam
tree will be seen by the aement OF bis wife given
sin received blow upon the head from some bard sub
stance making deep cash IN his cranium from which
the blood flowed freely The wounded man staggered
to the house. and was removed 10 bed inside b. his
wife and daughters, where be now remains By
strange coincidence, Dr. Corie,, whose wife was mur
dered b. Bridget Dergon, was called to The wounded
man. He dressed the wounds but expressed the belief
that the man able ~ survive his iujures When
your correspondent left bed Of the diving man th,s
afternoon he fast slnkiog and apparently would
not survive until might The of the occurrences
spread Ike ~iidhre but the excitement was not in-
tense a. would be supposed, the residents OF that
Vicinity having become somewhat accustomed to such
the assassin, but tner Efforts required as toe
mao was found quietly snooziug under elm tree IN the
10 confinement in the county JAIL He is an English.
MIN oy birth and Is about forty years OF age He was
married to the daughter OF the man whom he stabbed
Eleventh New Jersey volunteers. He Is quite heavily
bs aud has red hair Tho wound in head received
By him in this struggle has caused loss of blood as
to render hn-very weak No cause Is known for the
commission OF the deed beyond fact that Roautros
nad been drinking freely and was much excited by the
liquor.
Immediately upon the nsws Of tho occurrence reach
Ing New Ssu,sTss County Prosecutor Herbert visited
the case. Tho house has two on the nrst floor
The rom fronting on the road is called the
The room back Of this is occupied by Mr. Harris ana
wife, and has an entrance from the back yard thus
room occupied BY MIRA Raanrse or by the rear door
rArExET OF MA R0AxrREK
Of the premises Obtained the following Statement from
Hannah Roan,re', wife Of the prisoner
During the var my husband sont 70 mo $500, to be
deposited in the bank In his name; but nvesed tho
money in this house and lot aud had the title TO the
house and lot put In my own name; this always seemed
my lie IN consequence when he returned from the war
he lived with In this house, my father John Harris
as OF December, 1855, and lived with me ever since
that time; Roantree my husband, often wanted them
Of my own liis and would not hive alone with him;
my father and mother rented Of me room
pSr mouth my snsr mas nua NO so %i 'Si -
with Roantree, except about dollars which my
father frequently asked Roantrec for H. but he said b:
would not pay him this occurred quite Often and seemed
to 90 the only mt Of difference between them; have
not seen my husband nor bud he been this house In
three weeks till yesterday; yesterday went 70 Henry
Dunhsms to wssn and received dollar for Il; sent
my ltle girl with the dollar which received a. wages
to the store 10 get some pork and loaf OF bread Roam
tree met - DAUGHTER the road she going TO
TO that he hal taken IT. Then out to find him
and he into Davton's store; then went into ito
tbs only dollar had be said he would not give il TO mo-
sud ran out; followed him, and he turned round and
struck me twce IN the mouth he then ran into Israel Cor
worth and r toel were ihere they asked him TO give
10 The dollar to me: he said he would not, but they
msht take away from him II they chose; these gen.
tlemen made up tho dollar and gave It me- because
my children were starving; Roantree 70 The house
about seven or eight o'clock 10 the evening" saw him
by the front wind stopping the ground; went to
the window, and when no me he ran towards an
Clubhouse which entered aud sat down and pretended
to be asleep; went mp TO him, shook him and asked
bim for the dollar he said, IF you touch ms AGAIN
have SIX shooter and will IRE and shoot whole Of
you;" then left him and he followed me into the
house he sat down in chair; was sitting in chair
when hc got In; he said, course you, you are st,ug
Low. bot I'll SEQ you sit lower to-nisn then went
around the room grinding bis teeth ana mutering; he
shook bis list under my nose; he had hand in hs
pocket; he said, "Il blow your brains out,
and the thing to do II with l have IN my
pocket now" no came forward " me and
caught hold OF my hair he thcp let and
sat on the door si lie called John Harris my father
ana applying an opprobious epithet 70 him. asked
Whes are you gongg that 10 all the conversation he
he came back; all or family were in bed e1o.p, Csths-