New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-11-30
1HR ULSTER COUNTY MURDER.
TIE MURDERER KNOwN-THE VICTIM IDENTI-
FIED-AIsS BROADHEAD ALIVE IN MICHIGAN

TIE MURDERER KNOWN-THE VICTIM lDENI j
FIED-MisS BROADHEAD ALIVE IN MICHIGAN
-PURsUIT or TIE ASSASSIN.
KINGSTON, Nov. 2S.-The Accord murder is no
longer mystery. The assassin known and the officers
Of the law his track cloud OF suspicion has been
lifted from young Hanley and Morse, of Eenyie, who
m the frst flush Of excitement arrested on very
nimsy web OF crcumstantal evidence, and the woman
who first reported TO be the victim has been proved
to be alive in Grand Rapids. Mich The Waterman, Of
Monticello, sullivan County, says: The murderer is
jeremiah Smith. raised in the township of Never
sink in this county his parents brothers and other
relatives still reside He has himself long been loaf
ing shftess vagabond, too worthless to work, and has
hved rather stopped for short periods during the past
year, Mongaup Valley Monticello other places in
this county the last Of which two miles west OF
Wurtboro where be stad until the day Of the murder
Tho victim Is his wife, who prior to her marriage
to him, in September, 1907. had been married to one
Jacob IIornheck, who enlisted IN the 1881 Regiment, and
was killed while IN the army. The womans name before
Of olive. Ia Ulster County, where her relatives sun
reside As the widow of Hornbeck, she drew pension
mp the time OF her marriage To Smith, and has since
drawn the pensions for her three minor children for
weeks ago, smith, IFS WIFE, aud the children, removed
from this place to the house near WurtsborQ, which
mcIt OF $l25, It Is sHid, has been iuaGe-hOhty
obtained by tho woman from the bounty Palu
her first husband, and from the pensions since
received. On the morning Of Saturday curing tnS
got horse aud blackboard wagon Mt the Mansion House
livery, ia this place lie drove TO the house III WMcI Ms
wife was, arriving there at about o'clock IN the ait9r
noon and the children said told their mother that h9
had learned that her dauChter-Wh" Is naItle,, h''u
lives near owe, Ulster County had DecI thrown ioin
wagon and seriously hurt and that he had Deeh re-
qucstcd 10 take her immediately 10 her daughters resi-
dcnce. He hurried her into the wagon leaving Tue heo
children AGED r. o and years. at the house, ana drove
Elcnyc. Here he stopped until about dark p9tis
horse into Iii d. Tcrwiiugcis stables Al a9o u,lG
he got his horse again, took tho woman ana s'Hritu
morrill, toward Olive. Just he was driving OF, A fIz
lcrad Of Tins place SAW them, and at once recognized
fIf. utt-t nal L.
after the murder After killing the woman he drove ,
back and taking cross Foab Drought Ga. i,oi D, ,
to within q mile OF this village, aud thei" got -
s 10y ",l,J b,ri, D Where the children were reaching
tre ON Monday lie took the children and started on
foot toward Odsyilc. ou the New-York and Ee t""y.
That night he stud with the children at house IN
brownsville on tine road toward Ot*ville IL saId tat
40 Ou.yillf he took the ears, having inc cuuI' stt
with l for NcwDuggh. On ,day none OF tle fanny
a M returned SIR Icsinud MOrri. began 20 regard mat
cr as suspicious and 90 connect THESE trdsao oh WIN
f.e murder flc made ns suspicion known and party
lom Wgrtshuro' accompanied him - smths house
which they broke into. nrding nothing Dat TWO straw
icis am Old az. and atrunk. ON breaking open the
Trunk they .ounI piece uohalr dress goods, siulln'
~ that described a. having been worn ny the murdered
woman. hi. has since been compared win % piece
tl,n from the dress worn by the woman, and found 10
compare exactly The whip found near the stnc 81 the
murder IS the Nj. Royce lct smith have These act'
r,f the question. Smith is Tie nurdeIct-Als Vic -
TIc strung circ1m.tauud evidence against Smith hay.
mn 1r.n communicated 90 Di,ilciAftorucy Hrshio'H,
that gentleman promptly tt.tnicd Investigation, Ni
asrcrliucd t,n Do wa, strongly suspected That shth ma
m only murdered his second bat bus first VIE d~" TIC
District Attorney sent for .r- smiths eldest daughter
audi accompanied hy Coroner Hugarlus and officers me
t,rft went 90 ilc murdered Uomdn's grave inc b"hy'
E .I- been c.uuncl, WAS recognized by The daughter,
uI It. I.uty Wls established beyond the po's1uiiy o.
doubt: and uu Doc return 10 Kingston, yesterday Ho
found A Telegram from he Mayor oi Grand Rapids
Nirh .iuformuG Lu tiat Aui....t .rodh'ad " no wa'
first supposed 10 bc the victim. j. in uH' w. Hayl
learned thus murh the county olcrft next Hrd ihIF
attention o. tue mulirftr ~uh-euurut io ih. '.f'
be- was ir-t sccu 40 iuwriis. on rho Ere i'Au"ht.
.t. where with the three children two Stle ANA "a DO
hc took passage uu frpiaht train bound Tor ioit JrrF!'
lie MA. slalhIy dressed and urufcr-rd 10 nave no
money and begged thc conductor 20 ct mm riic. AT
purt Jrryis "a man answering Do, description went west
ou Do eycuin. ol tHe -fth un the night me he must
either have sut uf COZ lrr put OF Al litMhlhH - h
id three children liicrwHfd got uu Conductor 'hainhct
IIIu. trur aud were .tl 900 tuc train d Owrco lie IS
r,lry xix irrf Don hight OF -lt complexion tuups and
la- !. durgri look md represents himself without
moury-heeging biz way along. lie j. iuterhte' can
ur hrr read wIltc uud s very luicuptiAc' IL -
feared that he may murder the three children -
poreuErTrsfT. NOV. 21.-E1rly this evening q man
ertss, the ferry from Now ritE 90 PouChhrrp-e au'
sUtru- The description ~ jeremiah 7mth the Ulster
COMMIT murderer. except fh1t he had uo whrkcs. In
r honr nfrrward detective officer, crossed Do pur
.uit IIry had followed hlu nuu Oustiil" station. on
900, Erie roa aud confident That thcy 'a soon over
take him. thI, time, go D. J nothing fniAer las
btcu heard ul Tie lutrurtt cot pultlt4