The New York herald., 1870-02-01
ANOTHER JERSEY MURDER.
A Man Beaten to Death and His Body Hid in
the Bushes Escape OF the Murderer
Full Details Of the Tragedy.

A brutal murder took place ~ Carnanviils, near
Boomingdale, IN passaic county, y. j., III q late
hour on Saturday night The name Of the victim Of
ths tragedy is David Sisco, better known by the
cognomen OF "Old Snuny Siscos son," the head OF
family OF 3 wife and two children. The name OF
The murderer Is John Nixon, VINO seems TO have
been drunken, worthless sort OF man, much the
counterpart OF the y. D. Eckcson recently sentenced
for the murder Of Peter Stokum in Bergen county.
lt seems there has been feud between Sisco and
Nixon for some time past, and the parties rre-
1uently met IA tee tavern5 al Boomingdale dis.
pute quarrel often the result. On
Saturday night the two men met In
one or the tavcrns NJ the above named
place, apd, usual, they both somewhat bel
ligerent In their conversation and actions Their
quarrel ran quite high for some time. but IL was
quieted down before they left the Dystanders pre-
sent thought 1t over.
WASHING OFF THE BLOOD.
About nine O'Clock both men left together for
| home. David sisco was never afterwards seen
| aive HIS non appearance by Sunday morning
caused great CONSERVATION among his family and a
search Instituted. Mrs. Sisc0 learning that her
husband had been the night before with Nixon,
went over his house TO make inquiries. Entering
| abruptly In ner haste she surprised Nixon in
| hands ana boots. Upon asking Nixon twho did
| not much disconcerted by her pIesencs) what
L
nEd ham
Down AMONG THE BUSHES
where he was iylng drunk and could not get
further MIS- si5co then went to the place, but
| could not nnd Rer husband; bat while engaged In
tae search. 10 Der asonishmenL she observed Nixon
| dragging her husbands body by thc ears from near
lane Leading TO thc house and, depositlng t among
| the bushes, hide 1t from sight
l DISCOVERY OF THE BODY.
/ Awaiting until Nixon had departed. she repaired
to the suot Sill supposing her husband to be drunk
| 10 her conservation she found him cold and dead
and bcspattcred with blood from the wound which
:, had caused his death. The wound was upon the
| SHARP stone The skull Just above the nose was
spit entirely through with the stone or whatever
instrument the murderer used. The face vas so
| mutlated az 10 scarcely DC recognizable evidently
BggoRE TIE MURDER.
Those who were present at the tavern state that
Nixon and Sisco had shaken hands together, ken
drink ana made up" all their diti,crlties. From
way nome, fresh quarrel broke out, which ended
in Lhe murder. When Nixon arrived home ne Told
al the time but little attention was paid to what ne
| sad. AS soon as the body was found the
exasperated neighbors rushed to the house
TO arrest the rulan, but he had made has
escape. large party was organized TO pursue him
IN every dlrecnon but At last accounts he had not
| been captured. He IS nOtOrl0usly bad character
ana mas !. Is said, already served q term IN the
THE ooaoNER's INQUEST
The body Of the murdered man was taken home
| about eleven O'Clock and an inquest held. The ply
scian summoned said the blow upon the fore head,
heretofore referred to- must have been the cause o
his death as no man could live instant alrer hay
| ing received snch wound.
1 The FACTS EILClTED
at the Inquest were substantially tne same as the
above although there is some discrepancy TO wac
discovered the BODY first after the murder. Nixon
! VIE said she had asked her husband how ne
| had gotten his hands and clothing so bloody,
to which be replied that he had KILLED Dave Cisco
or nearly 60 lie guesscdn He also told hts brother
the same; but as before stated, he thought t only
meaningless mutterings OF man under the innn-
ence OF liquor Ii was also proved that Nixon
stayed Win his brother after the discovery OF the
| body, but no attempt made 10 arrest him FOR
which great indignation has been expressed on
Sunday night ne helped himself to his fathers best
clothing, after breaking into The house. and then
| made oil. verdict was rendered by the Coroner's
jury that David Ssco came death ut the hands
i OF John Nixon.
Both men worked together in the new canal OF the
| BloOmlngdaie Hard Eubber Works until about Il
| month ago, since which time they have not been
| working al all.
l THE EXCITEMENT
IN ana about BlO0mtngdaIH Is intense and tue mos.
dhgent efforts are being made 10 Capture Iaur-
dercr. SO exasperated the people that Ii Is
whispered he Will never be brought trial IL he Is
caught where trees are so convenient. There IL
much il-feelng also expressed that the brother did
not dctaln the murderer when he became aware OF
wnnt mad happened. lG is Thought that Nixon can
not escape his pursuers. The place or the murder d
| about Two miles from Boomiugdaie ana some th.r-
| teen or fourteen miles north OF Paterson.