The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-30
TIE ULSTER COUNTY MURDER.
Full Details Of the Crime--Thc Victim and the
PerpefraLor--The Mystery Unruyeiicd.


recent hendish anu whiIom mysterious murder
Of woman near tho little village or Accord,
Ulster county. On saturday, the 2lst atimo.
The reports first published OF che finding
of the body We're very vague, and merely
stated that the body OF woman stll living. but in
sensible, was found IL the dusk of the evening lying
IN ditch by the roadside, ana that her name was
supposed 10 be Amanda Brodhcad, her family resd-
ing in the vicinity. Upon assistance being procured
IL was found that there two ballet holes in the
head Of the unfortunate woman ana that her skull
had been severely ab.ased and confused as II from
the blows OF u heavy billet of wooi or gun stock.
When found she was lying perfectly notonlessc
that she was unconsciously beating the air vita
her hands though IN great physical agony, While
the cold ptiess rain battered down INCREASINGLY on
her fast bianchng features and drenched her scanty
plain garments. She apparently about thirty
i've or forty years Of age, OF attractive personal APP
pearance, wen preserved and nad dark brown hair
and hazel eyes.
A singular incident connected with the AFFAIR was
that a daughter OF the Brodnead family was
ported to have recognized the murdered
woman as her sister, while the father and
brother positively denied the IDENTITY. suspicion
shortly fastened upon Young man named iiawl lev,
who had been an intimate acquaintance Of the miss
ing girl Brodhead, but who reported to have
been aianceG to a young iads residing IN the local
iiy. aud II also rumOred that a complication OF
delicate affairs between HIM and MISS Brod!edd
dered It TO extent necessary for mis- reputation
that Amanda should b. got rid OF al
low the consummatl0u Of HaWleys shortly
expected nuptIas. ihc desire to obliterate every
trace OF dishonor upon The hr0dhead family under
these whisperings Of the daughters conduct, was
construed TO be the motive %, the denial BY the
father and brother OF her relationship. whp and
cushOn found near the uody were also said 70 he
cOgnlzed by hOlel proprietor Us articles winch he
had furnished Hawlcy. who. la company with AN
other man named Morse, had hired Il horse and
the iuDkeepcr a. lew uuury pretiDsit
Upon the evidence existing IN these Incidents
winch r. will he seen were purely circunstantlal,
Hawley Morse were arrested In avian cAaIninil-
ton, ana the Dody. alter being subjected 10
topsy, inferred IN the town OF Rochester, where
the crime was committed. The medical exaGiila-
ton, 1t may also be stated did not positively confirm
the suspicion that the murdered woman was
ciente and therefore the rumored incentive 10 the
perpetraiion OF the deed by lIawley was to great
extent lacking OF confirmation. No trace 1T this
timc could be Obtained Of the whereabouts OF Miss
Er0dhead, sue was not actually the murdered
woman.
POSITIVE IDENTIFICATION
OF the remains Of the unfortunate unknown was
wanted. and the authorities were Belonged, While
public opinion was sadly at variance. ABOUT the
middle OF the past week, however, a cine Was OBJ
tanned which, being diligently traced led 10 the 70
cognition OF the dead body by Two realsees and
almost conclusive proof 70 the perpetrator OF
bloody offence.
In tao village Of WurrsborO sullivan county
and ABOUT tnirty-iive miles from the scene
OF tho murder. one Jeremiah Smith, has To-
u short time pas. and until recently resided,
together win his wife sophia and three young chill
drcn. the offspring OF his wife by former husband,
named JACOB HornbecA, who Killed In the Ia 10
war; wave servn- IN the liyd regimcns OF New York
volunteers. Her marriage with smith took place In
September, 1851. and witn the accumulated sums
ceIved me bounty OF her former husband and her
widow 5 pension she purchased 10 Small house aud
lot, In MnlcA sue resided holding the Tito N ner
own name, although but "A portion OF tho purchase
money paid. smith MES man 81 whom
little was known by his neighbors beyond the
cruel o - taa a,e sseasl .. al % and Was ponn a
for-n0.hing le0H,' addicted 10 MODIFICATION ana
consequence never known 10 make any
menlable EFFORT for a livelihood Tor hiinsci eni
family one or hls peculiar maliies aiioH oi bra
tality to his wife consisted III tying her up atone
room ut Night while no would 70 10 Steer, IN an al.
joining apartment, lakng w.tii HIN PISTOL aud
kniie means ci defence AGAINST some anti
cipated danger IN connection with hts idea
oil thus arnling ninsef II Il rtunoyed tina.
he was suspected Of several crigics, amO.lg
whic was assert n blgaIny i former vie being be-
some time been bone ri contention between Snitn
and his wife, tee victim, ~ he dCsired ~ have tho
deed transferred to hnscii ~ Ai- own right. Mr..
smith mad duaghtcr named DnnnJgan, residing III
olive Guy, IN the township adjoining Rochester,
with her husband, and saturday, the 2lst Jertf
iniah smith procured a horse and wagon from ;. W.
BUyce, OF Monticello Proceeding 70 ma residence
~ Murfsboro, u iGw iri,es distant, nc informed
his VIE, according 10 the statement Uf he
children, that her married daUgDtcr had been IN.
jurcd by being thrown from wagon as olive CiL.
and that lac wished HRS iIe 10 accompany hiiil
tiIher She assented, aud sue children were left ac
home. No trace oi his subsequent route beyond
mere recollection Of various parties oi has described
appearance Is Known but ne did nos pay the ~.
teuded Wat to Mrs. Dnnnigau Two persons cor.
responding To their descripaDd stopped ~ taserG
IN r.cn,Lie, on the line o the Delaware aDd hudson
Canal and had tncir horse loddered, leaving
about dusk anu taxing tho road
olive. on the following day Smiin
turned she horse and wagon to Mr.. Boycc
proceeded In company with thclo 70 Orisyill embark.
ing Erie train Tor tho W est he stopped tiiYt
night az porl serv AND nee n ~. pSsnye ace =
claiming 10 he without money 10 pay ms fare wss
the western bound tram from Port Jervis ON the nignt
OF the 25tl last Wednesday. At laWkID'H Station
is supposed TO have been put on the train, or 10
have diseidbarked voluntarily. IN man With three
children CORRESPONDENCE described. cinbarked ON u
later tram at the latter place aud was si board
when the train reached owcgo.
SUSPICION
was first aroused 10 Snitn bcng the murderer or
the unknown woman found Near Accord, when III
consequence OF his unexplained absence with ms
family from his home al wurisDvro, soine OF tue
neighDors opened mis- house. In trunk afterwards
searched was found piece 81 clOtn similar 10 tue
dress In which the victim was attircd when fouLi,
and which, OH comparison, IL believed TO be por-
ton Of tue identical material. mr.. BcyCe, from
whom Smith obtained the morse and wagon,
misses a.so whip and cushion wnich are &c.
scribed exactly as being those found BY the roadside
near the hody. AFTER returning from MS pretended
visit 10 Olive, smith stated tia he had got back hus
early consequence OF his morse falling ON i,s way
and that he had obtained other conveyance for his
wife To tho residence Of her daughter ~ ~ also sup
posed that his wifc had in her posse ion a. the
time OF her murder money, winch she had Oh
tancd AZ the pension due her children, Tue Iact tl3t
they went together 10 Port icry. on such business
being known; but this would be barely probable IN
view OF the fact tnat NJ afterwards attempted 70 beg
his passage the cars.
Mr. Guinaer, proprietor OF botel AZ Wurfsboro,
upon reading the description OF the murdered
woman became convinced that ne must nave re-
Gently seen q person Whose appearance coinclded
with the general details given, and recognized che
names written OH a piece Of paper found IN Mra.
Smiths pocket the hai1cs Of merchant OF Nurs.
Doro and his two Intimate irielda These names
were 'Cy. Hornbcck,r ".tardiu---,' remainder Of
the name torn ouD and "Rorsa.n Mr. Guinaer at
once reported his usptcios to the authorities at
kingston, and Smiths house was entered, When tho
above facts were by degrees developed nom the
slight clue thus obtained.
TIN PROOF GU1MfNATED
uncrringy when officers were despatched To Olive
TO see Mrs. Dunuigan, the daughter OF Mrs. Smith,
and learned that neither Mr.. OF Mrs. smith had been
there, ana also bringing with tbom the daushter for
the purpose OF identification Of tue body. On Friday
night last District Attorney WcsthfOok, accompanied
by Coroner BOgardus aud MIR and nrs. Dunmgan,
proceeded to the town OF Rochester, ami u being
DARK the exhumation ~ the body wa, deferred until