The sun., 1873-07-02
TIE LONG ISLAND MURDER
CREaT INTEREST MhNTFsSTED IN
fBB gN0UEsT rLSTBRDAr

yester rdny at Capt. v. ". Powers hutd Ihe
tntense interest which the case has excited was
abundant,y shown by the crowd which hcd
the room and ccpgrogated cvtside ~ the house.
awaiting with anxious faces the result u the
T. investigation. A iarge number of persons who
s,.. ad known tho murdered man "a intimately a.
his eccentric habits would allow any one I"
know him we're present. h,any having come from
considerable distance, District Attorney
Downing eat beside Coroner Bnyis. who CON
Quoted the invest igation
The frst witness sworn was Peter Maoney,
the only man whom Mr. Jones ever employed
habi, II aiiy 60 WORK upon his land. Ito gave his
evidence Ia q perfectly straightforward way.
which banis cd every remnant of suspicion
which may have been entertained against him.
rng WITNESS
ss,d that nc had nvcd for nineteen ycsrs IN ans cot,
s bo".s wv % Issss he wor. "a r,r cf ss "a, go
ne eTes,sr . m ard &c ,cis 6 n,m bc,Se.p ard os,S.s
sfit Of sisiecn years Of age. tod him ,ns, are hsd
- and sS"s .nc had sen sns os sif pat
In ne mSrnrs or s vines ~ at, yosns sr sms q I'M re-
On s.!,aS r"sf nv 4, &c
,ns.. ana I've e,ssr FoSs fSSa S.S sS s. ssd
one % /" ytry s.nasome gold wseb. VITA chain
s Sn ss the ssarT s,Sr A. .sSo% sTsr .sr re s'S s
gold watch 9ns se & ether be Away. carried 70 n. yet
sors ns. on lie body b.irs t'seu from tSc' wen he
SS.sr,s. mat ,ss 81 ,Iy.t (. y',Sn s ss..
vh ch he Gare IN his rceEcbcot, hut whether th.
sc" n Or d PS S. S'; s SP's e. tS Soes a. F q
dead : ans 'tuu' r we're turned indae cut, tnt Md
S%d sner ~sa he was jcs 'e' aeh,a sso sss s,ed
scgs SS csrtsT sy SsGDg . SlSfs % s%9
1 ps oS 70 na a s S ssa h,eSs bed
s .gP,oI 81 TO sesr 90 IN ne "a St Ssrrs,
o2s WI 'sEGSs'rd 20 hsyc Scsn 'gSs b,,srs
b1i tisre used be sSof dc, II il orce 4rd surh
pee might essry f,vrbecn PC eli NJ IN ne vcin d
cost was tu,toSrd ~ .Tit ocSsS ''" Wv ~ VIC
JUST As TROUGH III WAS ALIVE.
r2@ 2 G ~, ey T,TS. UiGc9 G r.. l1
NarL q. though the unturiunHtc man hsd ad"i orri
uicr hirn. when the BODY va, drawn ~ It va. QUITE
III IN s ns r r,S 90 pc as 81 :" rs,n1g ~@" m T
louse On ths uthl prcccling !hc murder r had been
aq,ca % S GS'" S 4 ana q S,s 's ,Ss s6a A. qoS Sa
ont hight on Sh,S lie PHrter Va. commit m l"s
sTTS5et an an, Gsi Sn 10 nS So or M & Sacs es VIZ IN,
,,onc tns ago he had epc,scd Two men 10 nshs
ranecrs evtt came Scai III Jon,s. ioasc ' 6@, nct
long ago 'w9 men had GONE q r. lnl isNet rcrn sYu
Joncs ll.o gsyc ,hcm sowcfns, 70 ,at Thcy 'ot rel
5s,gf ,scr si'sst q iscp Scisrs slice ~ dsrs
she saN hsbt Ia ,as bedroom ot Mr Jonc.
POoU MEMORY.
Being questioned IL, the District Attorney n-
Co how many persons had entered the house
with him after the murder had been discovered
witness said he was 80 frightened that he could
not remember; he was unable even 10 mention
the name Of any one who had gone IN, Though
he believed they were all. or nearly ALL then IN
the room. He was very eunrded n his answer,
taking a long time for consideration before re-,
plying, and this, combined with the genera
tardincss with " ich the inyc- ugatiun wa con
ductcd on all sides, rendered IL nrcc-sar, {,
occupy nearly three hours iu obtaining The
mcarre Information which the witness wa, able
10 give.
recess WIS then taken. and the Coroner
District Att"rncv, aud sheriff went To examine
4 scene Of tho murder. ratner more tu1n s
.flf 4 u
Ihoma- y Jonr.. talflrot,-r of Mr. samuel Jone.
st.so'i9gk .n iridy .ycn,nr, when he esil,'l uroi
ttry, ia nq ni9s oney eaigr 20 Ne house -,
NJ, r,cr E ne w., Sr"r sa .ssetns' @ 6o IT. " "
r 81 , ,nf a''' v-,n.. ~, .PraS, ani ,hr room
m.ta,r: bod, = t.e ,yr not .iPp,.las he nadaa,
uir ~ 3 h. 'is trottern-aN c'mc .oon litcrs ar'
INV BODY WAS DRAWS UP
w"ness tna mover heard hh brother .p-.k cf ,-rius
SonS Go 6oss sed him S M m G OF H. d. S1sr ns yT y s
tr.w dfc ofns hroller hahll- that il W. likely Il,
his er ,ncf bad NOT ye,i with hn Tor afic.S yr.rs
n.. ~ r &c ~ ,s9,ny e.me to visit him. he coolC
buThg the examination of this witness che
District Attorney proposed an adjournment.
be conc rd during py he day day W The bisr~%, St
tornry explained that this WAS imp"-4i.ie tser,
pr 'hahly there would not be mach more bu
no d9uir could he entertained that murder
nnT,ant ~ ~. h, I'M, I'M wis .,sny I'M
~ new eyiJ.o". ;,"iSh, n "v NtP' UectneL
an arrast ,n,d. 4, - ,I ~ ~ Ii11I Hi H l's7lo'l
,yi,b thc invcs, tcs,,N,a 80 "'' "o''"'" '" P'"''eo
,cgs,a rcgsas's esrs IIsnari'k"on cSrrcsora ~
house on cuttrns H. also /. tafd TO haytau -.cn ~,
tle pain OF q man 5 land. '''s ="
Mr. LaugIDn Smith sid when he was allied TO see th
body IN the well IN stnurirc p, ivrr Ti,c ~,
wn elOttcd Nilh blood h,l "a - atho,us from ID,
wafer. as though tie ru Il red man bld tried e. cni
~. In tue hous, II aims OF hlyI s,rse of ehyf
seeuled have been pIr IA wtnrd IN SOM Al ots VIZ,
viSibi the pant IN. ,oor t ue
were also -crttches such d, Wu.d haVr 1,u mao br
with n1ils IN III bouts The io,ly was nue. ;ui
ana bruised, ant there nothing m Tho n0rrefs a.,
~. ''''"P"''H P'"'' d haH'A't'h'ef ana O par 4
THe po,roH's rrsrtunNv
n -. -, - -, - - '''
A IT, gu. y, Nbv h'l nltdr Irtcy y -Np"r' 'vl rN.
3D. ~, ~, 'lu} = lnf y tal ~ h'l ii-'pt rni
iHE' t"hlut'u Npt.u on the lett tcful ull', 400 lIUh
Y' .hu u, W lnrc' lhchts long The -Air va not
shuI|. lArrD Ma IN uci.,d WUuuu fir top Of tlc
srlueri. n passed nruh tb .rn , G ,scp ,sC,p N, IN,
the nut tatr ot tr -kull' It ,td MI pen,i att a. "
BRAN, and would have pro uccd uscu- iitv lut nov
,n edmie death. There was i.o'A,r wound AZ the
s ,t' -suU' Ht""rlllug - l.' bone bar not "u-
wru,t. ~, ~ "a i,s '., ,,lIrs No maj hc %
a.. All a." i1ri.'d ,,' i,,' rn "ti h'h on i'
sharp r,trgr,c,t- Tbere va ,iso' wy, lnnu n
thc r-lt hsud MhtH the bod, ~, turned f.ce u
war 1.Nti rl lf water flHc from a., u1str''-
thu lfoil It sfl IH atprlrGurr Of the dead man an