The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-03
A WESTCHESTER MURDER MYSTERY.

The Rye Neck Tragedy Revived-Arresr
OF the Supposed Murderer-How the
CIew Was Obtained After Four Years
Suspicious Circumst ances Pointing TO
the Perpetrator OF the Deed-A Woman
Turns InfOrmer.
The mysterious murder OF Gilbert H. Robinson
at Rye Neck, Westchester county, on the night of
April 80, 1862 the perpetrator OF which succeeded
SO wen in covering up his tracks as
to bafie the efforts OF the authorities
and numerous shrewd detectives from New York,
Is again brought before the public by
the arrest and Incarceration OF the supposed muir
derer. 1t win be recollected tnat the murdered
man carried on the business OF Matchmaker and
jeweller IN the little hamlet named, and that the
crime was perpetrated in the store Of the victim,
who, having closed his place OF business, was about
retiring for the night. The theory established at
the time was that deceased had unlocked the door
OF his store to admit some intimate friend and
that, while lyingon the bed where he slept In the
rear part Of the store, he was struck
TERRIFIC BLOW
with the metallic portion Of q double-barrelled
shotgun, winch smashed the skull, causing almsst
instant death. Although surrounded by stores and
human habitati0ns, the mu, der was not discovered
Tor nearly twenty-lour hours afterwards, when u
neghoor happened 10 try the front door and found
IL unlocked. On the subsequent arrival OF the
oner the contents OF the store were found to be
touched, but the safe key was missing and has not
since peen discovered. In this sale the murdered
man Kept the most valuable portion OF
his stock, including hne watches and jewefy to
the value oil some thousands OF dollars. The cash
received from sales during the day was also placed
here Tor sale Keeping. Before the inquest was
commenced Coroner smith secured the services
o. an artisan and caused the safe to be broken
open, task winch required several hours to per-
form. When opened, however, everything IN tue
Iorm OF money aud vaiuables was found intact
plainly evldenclng that II
PLUMBER WAS THE OBJECT
OF the murderer, his bloody work was done In vain.
Alter a protracted Investigation, which lasted
through several weeks, the Coroner's Jury rem
deted a verdict OF murder against some party or
parties unknown
Within the past lew days Mary Richardson
marned woman living near n C Neck anu VINO ieiL
ner husband IN company with man named Gabriel
d Burger some months SINCE returned to her nome
hoping that sue mi-nt be again taken TO the bosom
OF her husband. she was informed by the latter
that he had during her absence, Obtained divorce
rom her. The woman soon learned that the charge
preferred against ner was that vi adultery, and
that the principal witness against her was young
man named Peter Terrell VINO formerly boarded at
her house. Exasperated at what she considered
his pertidy the woman boldly proclaimed him the
selfaccused murderer OF Robinson. Her confident
assertions having reached the ears OF Sheriff
Brundage, that Official caused her to make an am
davit before Justice Paudng, oil White Plains. In
which she set forth the various ADMISSIONS OF Ter.
ie IN regard to the murder In addition TO this
the affidavt OF Henry 5. Coles, brother-nlaw OF
THE MURDERED MAN,
was made before the same Justice OF the Peace, in
which was set forth the same allegations, to the
best knowledge and belief OF the relator ON these
documents q warrant issued Tor the arrest OF
Terrell, who was secured last Saturday while
his way from New York 10 New Haven.
Among the other circumstances which might i'm
plicate Terrell In the murder Is the fact that about
the time the body OF the murdered man was dis
covered he disappeared from the nefghoorh0od,
and renamed away for several months afterwards.
IL was well known that he was an intimate friend
OF the deceased. He was taken before Justice
Pauding, at White Plains yesterday, and, having
pleaded not guilty TO the charge, he was remanded
to the county jail to await a further examination.