New-York tribune., 1869-04-08
tPPEST or TIE SPRING gALLEY MUIR
DERER.
THE MURDERED MAN IDENTIFIED.

- THE MURDERED MAN IDENTIFIED.
Yesterday afternoon Officer Phelps OF the
broadway squad arrested Antoine Maurer. shoemaker
employed at No Morrisst, suspicion OF having mur'
dercd and robbed the unkno wn jew poddler, who was
foand with his throat cut In field IN the vicinity OF
sptng Valley, Boekland County. n Y. about
,ba middle Of March last The prisoner was
dered him 10 be locked up await the action OF the
pactian1 comfy authorities The prisoner a slightly
built andersized Dan aud tells apparently straight
forw ri story De says that on March - ne weno 10
] St INV m sbom he had been formerly employed. III,
sr,Sh was nnsuccessfu and he afterward returned
10 ts CRY lie positively AYERS that he knows nothing
~ circIusfnnce OF the murder his first knowledge of
Tho affair having been obtained from the accounts pup
~ {:n6fsnt OF Enssh having been in this country
but Short tune. lie Is native Of s!ra.burg Frau %
oss1 "a years Inspector Dlks has informed the Rock
land County authorities Of Maqrers arresi Ihe lnior
nation which led % the aPPsshiisaiSstS 81 OF
ssias alley talked with sanrer day or two aep
h ,cnsed incautously admitted facts Whlch Woulo
render n " liable 10 suspicion
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
A,otIer account saws that the authorities OF
sprine valley empSyad tho Pnkcrton Police Agency 10
ferret out the crime. The Agency al onSe puv sone @
dsred nan was Joachim Furter, frugal young German:
"a years OF age who worked tailor at te corner ot
AtIsTtic and Classon-ayes., Brooklyn The murderer,
Antoine Alaurrr is also German OF ue
same age. and lounging o0bDllns ,9 ih
abe 20 earn about 81 and his board by DONG oDs
around every and stealing or borrowing ms spend
ing money 1t appears that Maurer owed " DorroWed
money 10 Furter and made appointment 10 meet MN
AT spring Valley. whore he formerly worked on the
ORR ~ March telling him he would get the
money from his boss there, whom ne repre-
scntcd 10 be a matchmaker, Vaueher ny hAlnc,
a Treuclman. and who II now appears, never employed
him but gave him "a dollar and then out OF CHARITY
Narer gave Furer directions how 70 make the tp anu
e la, Seen OF his unfortunate victim In this city was on
e morning OF day lie started, when he shaved an
neatly dressed himself took large p0eketoOOk oul oi
his chest sailed forth for the foot OF ChamDers'9,
,ybere according 20 the directions, lie was 70
,oke the cars for Spring Valley. Furter was
frugal young man. and saved quito "a sum OF money.
WIeu bis body was found money was remaining on
the inside pocket OF the vest Aiaurer had tola certain
before he started for Spring valley hat III etue
r somo money they loaned him, he would OrlnS Dach anu
Iye them gold watch aud chain. nice nat &c o MS
trn ON the 91th March. when asked about MS prom
@ Inc rpplied that nc dared not bring the things Just now
Tne strangest cause which led 20 this detection was
maj the detectives m trying first 10 ascertain the uen
,ifv of the murdered man. found that the description
ye them tailed precisely with that OF living man
rhon they soon discovered 20 be the murderer Botl
Irter small nnon' ana DOLE WeIo
e,icted with lameness. Maurcr WAS pointed out gu
Rroadway Yesterday afternoon to pohce otncet Wy 'o
wifa oi one of his former employers sue having Oe' "
structed 10 keep watch on hnh'