The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-21
MYSTERIOUS MURDER IN LOUIS
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day has been Identified as that OF Sam Bateman,
whose sudden ana mysterious disappearance from
his home on Bank street, between Eighteenth and
Nineteenth, seven weeks ago, was noticed In the
CourierJ0urfdl at the time. The marks Of violence
on the body plainly indicate that Bateman was most
foully murdered. In view OF this fact Will brieny
rehearse the circumstances OF the case.
The deceased worked at Avery's plough factory,
on Fifteenth and Nam streets, and after receiving
Weeks ago he Went home. as was his Se cas
tom, TO assist his wife in bringing water,
making fires and other iae9roas household duties
gwen to Mrs. Bateman for sale keeping. After sup
per Mr. Baemaa TOOK he Two dollars to the grocery
and settled small running account He anu Mr..
vetter were old friends, and talked very pleasantly
young Henry Netter and the deceased each drank q
glass Of ale. THIS was all the drinking done by the
| nour.
and one OF MS children was still at the house OF
neighbOr square below. He left the grocery store
was not asleep he would take it nome. he went,
but found the child asleep and 1t was not disturbed
weather was cold ana the night quite dark The
street was more quiet than usual the people being
Tne unfortunate Bateman stood few moments
upon the doorstep Of the house where mis- child was,
talking WIN the lady OF the house about the little
see again. Toe child, only two years old was too
thai Few hours later must nave OSertsken I is
father.
from the door and the lady turned into the house
| ats mother will come Tor 1t tomorrow"
nsa Wn sse Mr L
| waited very anxiously Tor her husbands return.
eVs to gaze
coming" His continued absence through the
wen ss her mind SY %h they
| bodings. Her infant child, whlcn lay Sleep
ing the sleep of the innocent, was her only com
panion. AS soon as 1t was day she went on fruit
less search for the missing man. High street was
| ransacked from end to end. but no one had seen
him save at the two places above mentioned. The
WIFE, In her distress, visited the JAIL the city court
room. the station houses, the workhouse all the
saloons OF the city he mad been In the habit visit
Ing, but nowhere could she either see him or hear
OF him. Twenty-four hours later she found his hat
led to the belief that he had committed suicide or
| had accidentally fallen into the river and been
against TINS conclusion. He was habltuallJ sober,
| and would hardly have gone SO far as the river,
hour Of the night, and had no reason, known to his
wife or friends, Tor committing suicide.
Mrs. Bateman refused to believe that he was dead,
tears and prayers moved others to join IN the fruit
less search which only terminated when the splash
ing waves OF the ONO threw the body or the muir
dered the surface at the loot OF Sixth street,
| The body was brought to shore, out no one could
| ghastiy wound stretched across the left side OF
the head and left the brains exposed to view. Inc
|
cognized even by friends. The inquest held over
| the manged remains ELECTED no Information con-
corning It's bloody story, the verdict being that the
| man had been murdered, but by whom was
| known.
body and deposited It In the vault Of the Western
Cemetery. Mrs. Bateman road IN yesterdays
the disposision Of the body, and went imeda lat "
to see It, Her sad search ended there IN an awful
certainty she mad made or mende lea every garment
her distress and horror she identified those the
dead body as soon as she entered the vault in which
1t lay. The pants contained u patch on the knee;
the socks were ribbed In peculiar manner, and
the coat was all torn away except one sleeve,
session Of the bereaved wife. The shirts also were
remembered by certain marks. In addiuon TO this
that OF her husband by the whlskers, and the iami
mar features themselves are slightly traceable. the
| wife, In q wall OF anguish, exclaimed,
bandp'
TWO trends accompanied the poor woman to the
vault and. IN order to comfort her, expressed
| doubt that the murdered man was really her hus.
refuses s a 10 S Is sne
| sick and weary and heart-brOken, and IL In deli
cate condition. which renders her bereavement all
are there, all unconscious IN their youth and lnno-
cence OF the terrible fate that has belalen ther
father, and deep gloom, the shadow OF an awful
deco, rests like pail on the little household, while
the shreks ana cries or the widow rend the air and
tell oil the mental anguish which tortures her.
The origin, progress and execution Of this foul deed
are as yet entirely unknown. Even conjecture can do
man mad no enemies, SO lar as the family ana pseir
friends are aware. He had lived sODerly and peace.
aOy with him. He carried win him very little little
money and no jewelry to tempt the cuptdty OF ruf-
mans ana highway robbers THESE facts rather IN.
Arumor, however, IS being circulated ana be-
lieved by many that may furnish slight clue to the
baths previous TO MS disappearance Bateman came
home from High street with q scratch and q small
black spot on his face. These ne told his
4 ignt e Of steps steps," It" IS said howe however,
Knocked down by well Known man on Hen Sc @as
whose name for obvious reasons we will not now
give. The cause OF this AFFAIR is also unknown but
1t Is this night which has furnished many -tOngued
rumOr with food for speculation and 1t is TINS light
which will probably be the basis OF the FIRST search
for the guilty party The wife Is frantic with grief
and her wild suspicious TO be taken with much
allowance Her theory IS tnat tile man with whom
the route from Twenty second and High streets to
the residence OF the deceased, waylad or met the
unfortunate man ON the streets as he was going
home and killed him with an axe No sufficient cause
has been assigned Tor the deed, however, and rumor
rs more often al fault than correct.
There Is another circumstance which should be
mentioned. The DOuy was found near sixth street.
which shows that 1t must have been thrown into
the river eIIher that point ABOVE, and washed
down. The body, II the man was killed near the
bridge, would In all probability have been consigned
10 Se water a. that point Tns nat a ss esSe
the murder was very probably near Bateman's old
home perhaps In sight Of the house IN which slum
bered his little child. The BODY could, oil course,
been higher up and tossed into the river
to throw Justice on the track OF tue murderer.
work 1t up. The assassin Il at large and must he
brought to justice. The widow and orphans,
tected, should he avenged and society should be
protected from the assaults OF SUCH cutthroats and
outlaws must have been the man or men who
perpetrated this fearful crime.
A CATHOLIC TEMPERANCE STATE UNION.
Conv,nsiou In be Held an Nc,v yc.,. or n.,.