The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-05-26
MURDRBsD ar SEA.
The sIeop that Sailed fre- New York Will
Two Men, and Arrived in wilmingtor
with only One - How n Murder wal
Brought TO Light.

The SIoop that sailed iron NOW YORK WITH
Two Men, and Arrived In Wilmington
with only One - How n Murder was
Brought to Light.
Police Superintendent Jourdan learned by q
telegram yesterday from Mr.. y. J. Dorghety Chief
OF Police at Wilmington Del, that be had arrested
Peter Peterson under suspicious circumstances.
Peterson arrived In Wilmington small sloop Of
1--WE tons named the Achilles Soon after his arrival
he began to syend money 80 freely az TO arouse tie
suspicious of the police. lie was accordingly ar
rested and Intercepted lie said that the sloop had
been purchased by one Wurdemann and himself for
$500 IT, New York, Of Theodore Hardy; that Wur-
dcmann pnd himself had sailed from New York on
the 2d Of Nay, and had been coasting ever since,
and that wurdemann had been struck by the boom
of the sloop when OF Great Egg Harbor, ind
knocked ovorloard and drowned.
Among tic papers found on board tho sloop were
the naturalization papers which led to the discovery
Of the true facts ofthe case, as follows:
wuruomann is native Of oidenburg, Germany.
Foo some months he was first mate Of the schooner
Robert Caldwell, and whenever he was in New
York Re lodged az the "a boarding house kept
BY CHRISTIAN Lieber, at 81 West street About the
end OF AtTil viii staying there, he expressed his
intention OF buying a small sloop and making coast
iuL voyages IN her which lie did, Ouying the Achilles
Sp MR. mSsdy . ,or ~ bpes Pa, who was
Staying Ia the house, and Introduced himself TO
Wurdemsnn, aging that he understood the coastiug
trade thoroughly. having been engaged In II fourteen
years. tie offered hts services. Wurdomann, think
Ing that Peterson mRht he u use In navigating the
slcou, accepted his offer and began httini out tie
vessel. H. a lew days all was ready. She sailed
| from pier No. Z, North River. on the ID Of May,
with only toe two msa on bosrJ, urdemann hsy-
ing about 800 in each with hin.
| Nothing more heard OF either the vessel or
tie men until le 18th met, when Peterson walked
into the boarding house alone. Mr.. Lieber nstural
| ly inquired aftsr Wurdemann, whereupon Peterson
said hat lie had sold the sloop Tor clio 10 sh-
| ermen and that he / al saos frem Philadelphia in
| bark bound Tor Rio. Peterson seemed very
| much harried aud wa. In hurry 10 get away, say.
ing that lie was Oh to the Lakes. lie added that he
had been home TO MS wife III Wilmington, Delaware,
and that he had left her TO come on 10 Philadelphia
| with WurJenann. On come one 'remarking that
Sl0 was a very ANAL sum W sell the boat for, he
| reptile that she had damaged bor bottom.
| 1iCber thoulht the whole story very strauge, as
| Wurdomann had alAas written 10 him wher evor
he went away. lis letters being addressed To " est
street, Tut be sid not have any opportunity OF get
ting this explained, as Peterson stayed only a Tow
| minutes.
| Nurdemann was an incorporate man. OF a re.
ngious turn OF mind lie was very quiet. inonen.
| siye man, and had the reputation OF being smart
| scasan. Peterson, who Is Russian Finn, was, on
| the other hand, very rough and uneouth, and u
| haOitual drunkard