The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-17
WAS MOORE MuRDEREDq

Citizen of Hampstead Killed by the WayS
side-Singulnr Testimony-StraDgo Conducs
Of Country Coroner and Foolish verS
dict Of a Jury.
On Sunday last Joseph Moore of Hampstead,
Long Island, aged seventy-one years, went 10 the
Merrick Camp Meeting in the company OF gentle.
man named Sprague, He was little under the In
nuence Of liquor and displayed considerable money
IN careless manner. On Sunday night he went ia
westbury. He had some drinks in Powers Hotel,
and at about eleven O'Clock he started for walk to
his home Nothing more was seen OF him until
Monday morning, when farmer found his body
lying by the roadside.
LIFE WAS NOT YET EXTINCT.
Approaching the man the farmer raised his head
and asked him where he lived. He said he wanted
10 be taken 10 mis- daughters house, in Hampstead.
without any delay he was placed In q wagon and
driven to his daughters residence lie never spoke
again. although questioned feclingy by his chill
dren ana grandchildren. He did not relate how
he received mis- injuries, although questioned
about IT.
Dr. Frost was summond to attend him. when he
household that he could do nothing for him. In less
than an hour he breathcd his last.
people mad NO doubt that he had been murdered.
The Coroner was sent for but he lived several miles
away ana u was iate before ne arrived Then the
was midnight before the panel was complete. Iho
jury reviewed the body and adjourned until tuesday
afternoon. A few witnesses we're then examined.
Parties testified TO his being
AT TIE CAMP MRBrIN0 :
Powers, the hotel keeper, did not recollcct seeing
him at his house at Westbury. Another man testi@
fed that ne entered Powers Hotel and saw Moore
asleep In q chair He asked Powers II he was drunk
AZ no would treat him II he was not witnesses
could be had concerning his displaying the money,
but none were examined. Notwithstanding the con-
1ct OF testimony the Coroner kept no minutes, and
when asked yesterday II had the testimony ne said
Moore was found lying on bed Of stones at the
bottom OF q brage sixteen feet high, the line Of
the Long Island Railroad The bridge Is built over
the road as TO allow wagons TO pass underJ
meath. The wound which caused the mans
death was near the right shoulder. One OF
the arteries was severed, and the loss Of blood was
the cause Of death. The wound, in the opinion Of
the physician, was made with sharp instruments
as u was complete incisi0n. Had II been mAdQ
with dull weapon there would also have been q
confusion. No blood was found on any stone exc
cept those on which he 10y. The manner In which
the wound was inflicted was peculiar. The vest
and shirt were cut completely through, while the
coat had not single mark on 1t, which would seem
to indicate that the coat was drawn back before thu
wound was inflicted II II positively asserted that ]
HE HAD CONSIDERABLE MONEY
with him, yet when found he had not O single cent
The jury deliberated very briefly and then returned
p verdict that ne came 10 his death BY falling down
the precipioe. The verdict astonlshed everybody
With the facts presented IT was wondered how thel
could thus find. The general opinion Is that Moord
was murdered. The people hope that the proper and
Competent oG,ciale VIII investigate the matter