New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-27
THE PASCACK MURDER.

THE CORONERS INQUEST YEsTERDAY-THE sUs-
PECTED MAN MAKES A CoNFESsIoN-THE
VERDICT.
On the 18th inst the dead body of Peter
Stoken, old resident OF Pascack N. j. found on
the roadside at that place In terribly mutated condi-
ton, showing that murder had been DONE AS Mr..
Stoken had last been In the company of David
d. EckersOn a man OF questionable character he was
suspected called before the COroner Jury
Nothing ELECTED. Suspicion was not alayed and he
was arrested The Coroners Jury assembled yesterday
again, when they received the following confession:
went to Eew-York with Peter stoken Wednesday.
the 18th Of October 20 sell some oyster baskets sold the
baskets firm at the foot OF ChristOphers deceased
and myself returned by the l o'clock train
again until Saturday when I met him at
the house of James Wortendyke IN Pascack deceased
asked him out OF joke to lend me some money! he did not
SS ah s oot f S Tat hand s
kept his money; when he saw me do TINS, he
more drinks deceased then left the barroOm and was
gone for about three hours still remained at the end
asked me Il I still retained his money, and when
! replied ,afirmatiyely' he said; Wei. tnen,
can pay for them out of it," did so;
then left for home that for my home, as he was
the door put the money back 10 his pocket; took
deceased by the hand and we walked together I'LL
fence and told deceased to come over he
A
hand, each side OF his face slapped him so hard
that his bed he made no complaint about IT, 80
took him by the and pulled him on the fence was
trying TO help him when we both fell then caught
him around the body and no appeared TOO drunk 10
walk, 1 helped him TO spot about IL or IA
feet beyond the place where his dead body was
found could get him further and he used some
profane language. The testimony NJ this point IS unnt
FOR publicatiOn) / then shook him, and told him we
must 20 home and he would not make any effort TO
do as desired. kicked him quite often but finding that
he could not be aroused, l lay DOWN beside him,
thinking that would keep the other warm was
very drunk at this time. and soon fell asleep when
awoke could StOken looked at my watch ana
found that 1t halfpast nine saw the time by the
light OF the after perceived deceased lying
at some little distance at the side OF stone, which had
blood 20 him. ard said that IL was time 70 go
home; then hit him with his cap, when he groaned
finding that could not get him home, told him that
I was going, and that no must soon follow then went
home during the time that was In the field saw Two
women coming along and In the bushes for fear OF
being seen drunk cherished hard feeling to deceased
and regarded him q brother After the reading OF
Eckerson's confession the Jury retired, but re-
ing verdict rendered: "We ma that
vid d. Eckersen IT, but that the act was not premedi
tated" EckersOn Ia married man, aud has twoohdren
He Is in the County jail II was with great difficulty
that any Information OF the affair could be obtained the
Justice OF the Peace who had charge OF the inquest at
first stating that he would give part OF the testimony
prior TO a consultation with the DistrctAttorney.