The New York herald., 1870-02-02

OF January ne went to furnishing store 10 purch ase
arew things; on his return he missed MS kniic anu
he eremarkod:-"Can 1t be that he mas been suaDoed
with my knne;n afterwards saw the knife Witn
which deceased had been stabbed, and recognized
II as The one he had been IN the habit OF using.
Thomas j. Becher OF No. lS9 Hudson street. testl-
He'd that the Goth ut while in the pariOr at MS
mothers house. he heard noise outside and rushed
OUT thinking that one OF his men had been hurt;
went over TO No. 102 and found the deceased, Wm.
townsend, lying on the steps OF his basement, hod.
ing the prisoner John Reynolds, under him; by the
tune he had got up to them the prisoner had forced
himself from the grasp OF Mr.. Townsend, and man
him. then turned 70 the deceased and said 'Whas Is
the matter, Pap I" no SAID ~ am stained; look AZ
me;' he was covered with blood; asked II he wilt
ness) could hold him; said he could as long as ne
had nails ON his toes: the prisoner then said "Glve
me Q show you son OF b., can lick two llEe
policeman; while in the store with the deceased he
picked up piece OF knife ana SAID, THAT IS q
piece OF the knife the scoundrel stabbed me wta:'
Peter Kline OF 1874 Jersey avenue, Jersey City, and
IN the employ OF Sweetser, Pembrook Il. Co.. No. n
preached the spot and found the prisoner on his
back, with the deceased lying upon him. On hearing
stabbed her father he assisted deceased rse and
seizing the prisoner wrenched the broken knife
from him. AIDED by Mr. Belcher he held him until
the police arrived. The prisoner did not intoxi
Gated. His movements were quick, and no odor Of
liquor was perceptible upon him. Witness found de-
ceased dead on visiting his room.
John Scully. living at ~ Bethune street, cOrrobo-
rated the above.
Mary Townsend. wife OF deceased, testified tear.
fully that she was not witness to the murder, but
watched the death OF her husband.
The prisoner, Oh being questioned, seemed un-
willing to give his name but when asked II IL was
John Reynolds surliy assented. He gave his age
AZ twenty-five and said ne was born IN this city.
After Bhort deiberation the jury returned the
following verdict
awe tnd that the deceased, William Townsend,
came TO his death from the effects Of stab wound
inflicted with o shoemaker's knife In the hands Of
John Reynolds at No. 1872 Hudson street, on Satur-
day evening, January 30, 1907
The prisoner was then fully committed to the
TOmbs.
DR.. Shine visited the prisoner In his cell some time
after ana succeeded In extortng from him q state.
ment Of his motive for the murder. With consider
able reluctance and hestancy lie said that he went
into Mr. TOwnsend's store TO steal, but finding that
he had no opportunity Of taking anything without
being observed 'got into mussn with deceased and
killed him. This was all that could be extracted
from prisoner ana he was left alone for the night.
The excitement In the nelghborhoOd OF the
station house during the inquest was very
intense; people tnronged about the doors Of
the building and stood on the drays and
cars In the street IN the nope OF either seeing the
criminal or hearing something Of his case. Could
these have lald their brawny hands upon him a
stay or pr0ceedingsu writ OF error on behalf OIL
the murderer would never be issued IN his favor.