New-York tribune., 1867-06-12
CRIME.
JEnRY o,nRlrN no M u.unrn


4 SSPatch from Albany says that in the case o.
Jeremiah o'Brien, who convicted at the New-York
Oyer and eVniner. months since OF having killed
his mistress h ute Smith. IN house OF ifarne. and
the judgment ans the day for the execution OF the prs
oner having passed the Supreme Court s directed TO
THE NINET NEgTH-sT. MURDER.
! Coroner Wildey mpa sneed jury yesterday morn
Ing and took testimony Of relatives and friends OF the
yonug couple who were Monday found dead
! IN their rooms at No 70 East Elneteenth-st.
tcrdsy mornings TTpuSp' indicated that the shoot.
| ns was done either after thsy had retired for
Tho w"Inans clothes and those OF her murderer
on separate chairs, aud her under garments hung
piece, aud the ccnretabe were Bisle and several
miscellaneous books while IN the middle OF the room was
locked and packed pOrtmanteau. which suggested the
possibility Of Kings having contemplated leaving the
house The first witness Mr Edward Merritt OF No 100
perpcxitlss bad prayed upon Mr.. Kings mind and
mai, tnai ne mad something's thought Of suicide Mr.
Charles H. Macy OF the Sherman House Last saw
ms cousin hng ON Sunday evening, and he then said
twenty @ tines a % %moar PG saS Mr. N %acR ps oaecd Sead
nm Sll0 about two years ago. TO go INTO business with
naed - ts until year ago last February after that
uh- DO Ved very fast spending money In billiards and
OTHER amusements do not know that he gambed; do
nor thk that he drank to excess; he was not married.
% bnt lived with woman at this place; never saw her
was received by me Monday; he told me on Sunday
about it, bu said that he had thought better OF IT," The
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Twenty fourth-s s., folows: King Sun
day evening he said he had wrtop to his folks for
lie did not know what to do; he spoke OF young man
VINO had gone 70 Troy to get $500 10 go into business
with him he frequently said that ho might we'll be
dead alive, under the circumstances; he always
pressed affection for his female companion; he told me
that he had taken her from the Reyee Concert Saloon
Broadway. where she was employed, and that he was
keeping her. they had been living together eight nine
onhs lac added that he could have supported her hs
would have married herr he liked her AZ well any
ON the gfl buying her dresses and ewelry and taking
her out riding; understood that the girls name
Matte Greennan; she had a mother and sister living IN
Brooklyn whom King supported some time" Tue test
mony " Mrs Laura blanchard keeper OF Kings board
Ing house that sine heard two pstOshOtS at about
O'Clock Monday morning, but pad attention TO
them; The jury found that Alfred r. King shot himself
and that Matte GTeeDIian shot by King After the
verdict had been rendered the bodies were surrendered
Coroner Widey found IN the breast pocket OF Kings
coat the following letter:
Col Ei forgive for this deed tired every my
poser To- get employment or bsOe IA oTr 70 take care Of the gr
IL sb ssT and to be her love lead he Of shame cannot do
,ooa b. he rober brother erlHHo.r aud all There
,esniha A Il K.ss
MURDER AT wEsrFIELD, NEw-JHRsEY.
On Saturday evening last at WcstGcd township
Now-Jerscy, George Firmau, n coIored man, was muir
dcred by sylvester Quller, also cOlOred. About two
months iman ad his wife, having no place else TO
bve. took up tteil abode in barn owned by CUTLER
aud adjoining his house Soon aftos that Quler allowed
them 20 orcupy room IN his house. which they con
tnued TO do until Saturday evening last when tho two
quaTreod while drnlr slard words having passed
between them Quiicr set about removing some articles
of furniture belonging Frnan but desisted when his
tnued II appears that Qnillcr then went to Mr. Hat
ned- residence which T. about hall uie distant and
I borrowed loaded gun, With which ho Tcturned, and
when few yards from his own house called Finan out
As Fr;nau opened the door Quer discharged the gun;
which was heavily loaded With shot, ann firmah len
dead the shot having pierced le heart aDd lungs Qnlts
tnen Went back 90 lafclfs nnd returned INC gun anu
walked 10 ainheld 10 give himself INTO custody Dut M
story Eoi then believed. aud he was not arrested
un! hond1y Ts CoT'es ~ , J@5y ,9und % III" M sa{ ySt
he borrowed the gun only 10 Tighten Firman.
EXTENSIVE ROBBERY on TtRs Of BROADWAY
On Monday night Mcssrs. Oppenhcim & Co.'s fur
warehouse at No 81 Broadway, was robbed Of five casks
II undrcsscd otter skins valued at about $4,000 II rs
copecurcl that &c o the thieves seeIeted himself IN
the Dtiidhg 0uiiit ll u! ahu at higit ~ ~
the basement and admitted his conicdcraies at the
faci that the door II fastened with spring lock.
and further secured by wooden bar. Ihs
ainng The furs were Of the cf tobacco hogshcads
and ~ thc.e were taken ont intact H would seem that tie
feks None of the policemen post in tile vicinity pro
fes. know anything of the robbery; the first ntimaton
warehouse open on the Tnnity-plaee side. private
Waterman b. employed la that vicinity from % o,ioch &
obry could not have committed. bIessre Oppen,
helm Co have offered $1,000 reward for The recovery OF
the g0Od-.
rroprMFNr oF \ METHODIST MINISTER.
~ raE TaiBtSs
Troy June 1.-THE quiet village Of North Adams.
Mass was thrown into the Widest excitement on Sunday
ast y the discovery that the Rev e. A. Merrill the late
pnor NJ the Methodist Church at that place. had oloped
with "A beautiful and interesting young lady named
Uoughton leaving wife and nine charei ~ seems
thai both uarrs had been absent from the village sice
"Wednesday last, but tho young lady had told het
parents that she going 90 Nst friend ~ the hcsh
borhood sud Mr. Merrill had lately been appointed 10
another charge rendering his absence from nome nces
sary cons defsblC portion 81 the Time, no buspclohS
were aroused until sunday, when tho failure OF either
Marty TO appear. akeu IA connection WIN tio Ici'h
brsuce that there had former scandal In reh
ton fo thrtu suggested that there must be something
wrong Accordingly. on Monday morning the iftuis :"
the young lady came To tbis clJ, ana IounI
flat on "Wednesday night last Mr. Merfhl had
I,ut up M the Troy House, reSlstcring ms name
a. : A. Merritt OF Ncw-IOrk, and that ON
Thursday night be had stopped al the Amellcan rom
tint. h aipcais that te young lady cd lot tlfn Troy
until Friday tnryiug here only Tor snort uhle qua
leaving lor tho West the same day. During Ihshay
Mr Merrill made one or two attempts 10 borrow money
aud was refused ESQ beng the sum that he desired
Wbether he finally succeeded Ia " raising the vino We
did NOT learn report received from Utica yesterday
states that lac had stIppcd ia that city ana waa hEil
central Railroad from conductor on the troy ana Dos
ton Road with whom he was Gcq uhlhttu .ll.H n.n t'.
ne did not know whether he Wuuu go 10 uica or ,
,yeet and would pay FOR N When he fcturhe'L 4 ho
brother and brothen-lhw oI Ailss HOnsHlo W. ,,,
civ This morning aud intend 10 give the reverend villain
,,ursult and warm greeting when they Oveftfhe MN
the Young lady is hut 6 years OF age, aud ~ nl,o W
be,ue one OF tie most beautiful and accomplished young
ladies of North Adams, s most respectfully C"nes,u'
Nh Merrill Ia well known throughout the Troy CONFER
cuce nj. prcachcr remarkable cloquenee ahd power
and has occupied Of the most Important h'a'o"S
within its limits
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