The sun., 1870-07-07
rUEMURDERS Ui TIE RIVER
rIE UNKNOWN MAN MURDERED AT
NEW HAMRUROH


cie Finding OF inc Oorpse nm. 'n e..
s,. par.n.s,nss of M. Fa,e-A second
MANS rore""""s' y"
Coroner'r in1uest'
frc'pondencooi rne Gun
Ns" hAApVeon' W. i" 'up v.-iue DOu "
man was found in wappingors creek near this
s,c. vssierday noon. IL was brst discovered by
w, ,o''.' - -, a., =, 7, 4. T.
~o nsV 49,, O S",",S ". s,nmn Of su.hs, which hung
,vsr Tho ,nk and IL seemsd as II IL was purposely
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"o"eu A"V i"o "'"u' ~ -. ~, ,,,os
NE DEAN grasp were sNlnHS ., oVn ,ss - 49,, q,
h meadow or shore grass WV" '"e NN
ue head were several bruises, and the scalp was
g. r,o oo,o,,o,d u,. oi.o oisasurcd, as II II
orn uP' i"' wv - =, ..,.,..so N,
had been pounded BY some nara euos'anoe' III
bectly under the right ear. penetrating the neck
g On, aho,t tie width of an ordinary dirk knife
nd opi,o deem In an oat Geld, about two hun dred
E., across the road from
wHraH rHs popr WAS POUND,
by the hat and coat of the dead man in pools Of
Blood wn''e close a, nana upon 'no gfounu la' one
Or two stones OF the size OF human us' niso
,moared with blood In the vicinity the oats were
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pace while from whore the coat and nat were tound
% the creeks edge there were spots OF blood and
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"o. "aoNs'
tanned. was towcd to Drake's draw. bridge where
Coroner vandewater Of Fishkin Landing held an
Inquest upon 1t, the Jury rendering a verdict that
deceased came to his death at the bands Of some
person or persons unknown,
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And then thrown into the creek. The remains were
Shen handed over to undertaken Redneld Tor inter
mont One witness at the inquest Capt william
hnsprouos, tesuneu ,nat ne MrNeo ~ NeW nam.
bnrxh on sunday nigh, with the boat and INA, , On
question. he heard groan. lie stepped TO the fence
and looked over and saw
ftHsoS LfiNo oN TUE oRouNj
bot could not tell whether II was a man q woman.
intoxicated. Just then a near neighbor drove by
and asked linn II he would ride which he did, going
Immediately home, and thinking more OF the mat
taned has said that when she passed over tire road
near the spot indicated on Sunday evening,
sHK SAW TWO MEN scuyyLISo.
m, ,ho,vb, they were drunk. though the, seemed
70 be angry.
beotihed. The dead man Is apparently O
years OF age, nearly six feet high, has
thin, irregular features and sandy moustache and
whiskers' He was stirred In black pants dark
lowered vest, white shirt, cloth shoes, and white
cocks with the tops cut on He was seen about
Wsppinger's Falls on Sunday morning. To one
peIsoo ne ss'p ne sn, an ~ ana naS
name He said he knew q man named Simpson a
saddIe and harness maker, in Poughkeepaie 10
another man he said he was an important witness In
ahw case. and parties
- ,.,, ... -
"khh hONriSo HIN TO KILL HIN
He said Fonans were after him, and he was sure he
% see a Protestant clergyman, and called on the
Presbyterian minister, but he was not Mt home
Then II was thought he wa. partially deranged, but
ali the facts surrounding the finding Of The body
show that he could not have committed suicide but
that he was first way laid, and then thrown into the
water
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