New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-07
ncity with the crime His conduct on Doing
added 10 the suspicion against him.

pRORARIE MURDER NEAR PATTERSON.
ppop.RIR CORPSE pECAPTrATED BY AN EBit
TRAIN-THE VICTIM or FOUL PLAY SUPPOSED
TO HAVE BEEN DRAGGED UPoS THE TRACK TO
DIVERT sUsPTCIos-ARREsr OF THE SUSPECTED
MURDERER. 80
The engineer of the eastward-bOund mix
train on the Erie Railway due in Paterson at 1880 D. N
on Sunday saw the body OF man lying on the track
between Diamond Bridge and Hawthorne staton'
short distance west OF Paterson, but was unaole
TO check the train. which was moving at msn
rate OF speed until 1t had passed over ue
body. At Hawthorne Station he reported the
fact a few seconds later, and the conductor OF
the first train west informed of the accident but
did not find the body and gave the word to another
conductor and engineer coming east They discovered
The body OF man by the side Of the track but passed 1t
and continued to Paterson, where they teegraphed at
$50 a. II. yesterday, 10 Jersey City for msuuc'
tons to what they should do in the matter.
They were ordered to take the body to Hawthorne
station They accordingly backed the train up to the
spot and the body taken board and removed TO
the point designated Deceased dressed as a Ia
bOrer The body horribly manged, and the head
had been cut off completely The upper part Of the head
and large portion Of the body were mangled
fearfuy, and the legs broken. The
head was wrapped in piece OF paper and taken with
the remains to Hawthorne The brain lay the ground
IN bloody pool at the spot where the wheels had
passed over the head The body was not recognized by
any Of those present. A rumOr subsequently cir
cuated that one had push the deceased
III front OF the locomotive which ran over andlled num-
Some also said that man answering the descrip-
ton of the accused had been sitting the track
cooking meat and potatoes fire, officer Holloway
sent yesterday to investigate the case, aud on his
way he encountered the Hawthorne agent and two as
sistants who had man in custody. He gave his name
James Malone The agent stated that he had arrested
the man the strength OF report that he had been
seen moving away from tho body when the engine was
backing up 10 remove the remains TO the station.
The accused had large butcher knife In his possession
and when taken he WAS cooking large piece OF mutton
which, with the knife were subsequently found TO
have been stolen from R0bns0n's slaughter-hOuse. 4
heavy silver watch and small sum OF money we're
found On the person or the prisoner OUcer HOlONa J
took him TO Paterson, where he was examined by the
Recorder He denied the theft OF the articles IN his pos
session. but Mr. Robinson testified the ownership OF
the knife and the piece Of meat fitted exactly INTO
the side of a sheep which hung up in Robinson S
slaughterhOuse from which II had evidently beentaken
lived in FOrtyseconds ST., New-YOrk He is native OF
Ireland, is abont 80 years OF age and has vicious
cast OF eountenanee he was COMMITTED 20 jan gu q
ton OF the Coroner.
The Paterson police recognized the dead man by his
clothing and gOatee as person VINO was arrested on
Saturday charge OF drunkenness and released after
payment OF fine Sunday morning. He had gwen
his name Michael Clinton, and SAID he was laborer
40. worked in the Sterling mine near Sloatsburg
The remains were conveyed TO Rutans UNDERTAKING.
establishment, and Coroner Amraux will hold an IN
quest Thursday morning
The suppositOn Is that deceased was murdered and
the body placed the railroad track IN order 20 make
II appear that he had been killed by the TAIN Engineer
Banker OF the Erie Railway states that two men were
put OFF westward bound passenger train, at o'clock
"A few rods above Hawthorne. for dlSOrdcrly conduct
The engineer OF train have
men quarreling in the ncghborhOod. one OF whom
struck the other a blow and knocked him down A man
dressed In black was seen early yesterday morning
standing by fence the Of the probable muir
der aud wnen approached he away hastily
vacant lot. The police are searching for lin.