The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-07-12

FOUND IL THE EAST RIVER IN i0Gl.
The following purports TO be an ex-
PLANTATION of the most remarkable Of
New York murders. The facts in
brief are as follows:
In October, 1864, five different
packages, containing the mutilated re-
mains of human body, were found
floating in the Feast River and Bay,
at different times and in different
places, the first having been found on
the Sd of October, and the last on the
18Th. All these fragments were.wrap-
ped in heavy brown Manila paper; in
closed in enameled colth used in the
construction OF furniture and carriages.
the whole having been tied together
with strong cord, technically kown as
"cod- line" These discoveries creatlF
great deal of excitement at tho time,
not only because of the horrible nature
of the murder, but also on account OF
the carriage stolen on Mercer street on
the night of the murder, and of the
certainty in the public mind that the
thieves were the murdcrers, and the
mystery which subsequently surround
ed the case, defyiDg the utmost exer-
lions of the police to unravel it.
The dismem6ered limbs were care
fully put together by surgeons, and
were found to correspond in every par
ticular, nothing being wanting save the
arms, which were never found. The
murdered man had evidently been
healthy and vigorous, and about 35
years of age, but no clue whatever
could be discovered as to his identity
That Il horrible murder had been com
mitted was certain first, because the
body had been eutu by inexperienced
hands, thus proving that the dismem
berment was not freak on the part OF
medical students; and, secondly, be-
cause two bullet wounds, evidently in
fiicted by a Smith s. NYesson revolver
were found i'll the skull. The police
both OF this city and Brooklyn, left NJ
plan untiied by which the perpetrato,
of this terrible crime might be detect.
ed, but their labors were in vain. The
head was photographed, and copies
were sent to all police stations through.
out the country.
On the night proceeding the finding
of the first package. Patrick Flood, 6
Brooklyn hackman. drove three sol
diers to No 81 Mercer street, in this
city, and entered with them to drink
While he was in the house two men
came up leaped on the box Of the car,
riage, and drove furiously away
Several hours later, as severe storm
was abating, the carriage was driver
into livery stable on Fulton akenue
near Navy-street i'll Brooklyn, by {
man who was closely wrapped in a
thick gray shawl, under which he wore
n velvet coat, broad -cloth pantaloons
patent leather boots, white linen, al
new, and a large diamond pin. The
horses were rocking with perspiration
and had evidently been driven furious.
ly, one of them having been famed
The stranger left the carriage at tho
stable ami went away, saying he would
return. From that day he was not
seen.
After seven years this horrible mys.
terry has been apparanny solved thus
According to letter recently received
by friend of tho murdered man, in
March last, three men quarreled al
Sydney, in Australia. A fight ensucd
III when one man was fatally stabbed
the second shot aud II geronsl !
wounded, and the third terribly beaten
The rufiians were arrested, and tho
third man in prison made d confession
duplicating himself and his compan-
ions in many crimes, and among Others
in the murder of one Joseph Smith, &
deserter from the goth Connection
regiment in this city in October, 1864
From his story it appears that he
with his two companions and Smith
on the night of the 2d of October, were
engaged in a debauch, they having
made q large sum of money by 'sboun-
ty-jumping," Smith had $500 IN his
possession, and his yillainous com
panions, resolving to get this at all
hazards, induced him to leave the sa-
loon where they were drinking, in
Prince street, and enter large car
penter's shop, or carriage factory, in
Prince street, where Smith lay down
on a bench, and soon fell into &
dranken sleep. One cf the men then
shot him through the head, after which
they cut up the body with the tools in
bib P'tiNtt anu t'th u vac }itS5 a'istltS ~
the manner described above. Two OF
the men then went out to look for a
wagon, leaving, it is supposed, the
third to clear away the traces of their
crime. Then followed the theft OF
Floods carriage, in which the CHASTITY
parcels were driven to lonely wharf
in Williamsburg and then thrown into
the river. The murdercrs Immediate
ly shipped for Australia, and have
since remained in that country leading
riotous and vacious lives, until Their
arrest in March.
The photograph OF the murdered man
has been sllown-to the widow of Joseph
Smith, who is still living at Danbury
Connecticut, and has been partly iden-
tilted by her, although the features
were terribly distorted. Other per-
sons, however, who knew Smith in
timately, are convinced of his identity
with the murdered man, and that this
dark riddle has at last been solved.
A GALA DAY IN BERLIN.-The capt.