The New York herald., 1870-01-31
THE FIFTH WARD MURDER.
Hanging for Murder In Mew York
Played Out"
The Post -M0rtem Examination Statement
OF the Shoemaker Whose Knife Had
Been Stolen-ReynOlds DOgged and
Impudent-Rumors Of sJudgc
Lynch" In the Neighb0rhood.

The excitement throughout the city yesterday In re-
gard 70 the brutal murder Of Mr. william Townsend,
at 102 Hudson street, reported In the HERALD on
Sunday, was most intense, and seemed TO be In.
creasing AZ night closed in. Coroner Flynn, who
has cnarge OF the inqusi,ion, adjourned It till
eleven O'Clock tomorrow tTuesday) morning. at the
Leonard street police seation. From the
STATEMENT OF THOMAS HUDSON,
asn0emaker, living near the scene Of the murder,
1t seems thar Reynolds went into his shop on sat
urday evening and asked him II he could give
him job. lie told him he could not; that work
was very scarce. At the Same time he asked Rey-
n0lds what he worked at. The latter answered
begging He then sat down on q vacant workbench,
about four feet from Hudson, and as soon as tue
atters head was turned ne picked up knife, which
he concealed about his clothing. He talked few min
utes longer and then went out, and about six or
eight minutes later Mr. Hudson heard some one call
ont that man had been stabbed. Mr.. Hudson says
he did not like the appearance OF Reynolds at all,
and as soon as be had gone out he tHudsonl bolted
the door to prevent hts return. He says reynolds
was eV,sesy n aM unaeT sae ne 0a qaoI
TEN examination on the body Of Mr. Townsend, ana
found u stab wound seven-eighths Of an inch in
length IN the lett breast, three inches above the
nipple and three inches to the lett OF the me
dian llne penetrating the thoracc walls, in
direcuon downwards ana AWARDS; the
steel entered the right ventricle OF the
heart Immediately below the trlcuspid valve.
second wound was found on the posterior surface OF
the leIt forearm, two and half inches in length
and about half an inch IN depth; third tncised
but superficial wound was found on the LEFT side OF
the neck, about two and naf Inches below the
ear In the opinion OF the doctors death was caused
by stab WOUND OF the heart
AID FOR THE FAMILY OF THE MURDERED MAN.
ward tor the AFFLICTED family OF the murdered man.
and Mr. Michael o. Murphy, member Of Assembly
from the First district has kindly volunteered to de-
fay all the funeral expenses. Tue guests Of the
Dupont House have contributed freely for the benefit
Of MRS. TOWNSEND and her children, and other
lec,ed.
THE PRISONER,
Jack Reynolds is stall in the station house and main
tainS d0xged Indifference a. to the result Of his
his past life. He c00lly confessed TO Captain Petty
tnat ne had been imprisoned In Deer Isand aud
Taunton, Mass, and likewise IN NoyamenhtnR,
Philadelphia, but declined telling for what onences
he was fncarceIated.
CHANGING FOR MURDER IN NEW YORK PLAYED oUT.n
In another conversation with Captain Petty and
Sergeant Tuck the murderer said, II want TO live
AND nave q 1alr show; hanging for murder in New
YORK 10 played out" from which his attentive lis
tepers inferred that ne imagined ne possessed p0t-
On Friday evening Reynolds was arrested in the
Second ward on charge Of assault ana battery and
appeared &c the TomDs on Saturday morning win
damaged features, the result or his scrlmmage.
A VIGILANCE COMMITTEE.
Captain Petty yesterday received what he thought
to be very reliable Information 70 theefect that
vigilance committee was forming for the purpose OF
f0rcibly taking Reynolds from the station house ana
summary executing him. Captain Petty has taken
the proper precautionary measures against rescue
force III the house ready for action at moments
notice.