The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-31

And now the murder mania has spread to Hobo
ken, and assumed one OF its most hdeous and
brutal FORMS About dusk last evening Hoboken
gentleman was on his way from Washington street
TO his house, when his eye fell on dark object rest
ing twenty yards from the wayside, on the waste
ground near the boundary line between Hoboken
and Weehawken. On drawing nigh TO the suspi
cious thing he discovered the corpse Of some poor
traveller, lying
WITH BLOODY SKULL AND srIFFENED LIMBS.
damp and dead amid heap OF frozen snow. over
the right eye OF the uckless victim bullet or
dagger-it is yet impossible to say which-had
pierced the head, leaving hole inch in diameter,
through which one could look into the interior Of
the head. Two inches higher up the forehead
another bullet or another pointed weapon of death
had been buried into the skull portion OF the brain
was oozing through the aperture, as II the life
blood had not yet time sufficient to be CONCEALED.
The upper portion OF the chin was torn by knife,
INJECTING wound two inches wide and equally as
deep. Abudge0n or similar instrument must have
been likewise used, inasmuch as a huge black
bump appeared over the right temple, and through
the hat another pistol ball or dagger had entered
the back of the head. -W5
DESCRIPTION OF THE VICTIM.
The body Is that OF weliproportoned man,
nearly six feet HIGH with black hair and mustache,
whiskers OF lighter shade, tinged with gray:
features Of an undecided cast but forming
rather corpulent, sallow face He wore dark pants,
and Congress CATERS. On the interior OF his silk
hat was written with pencil the name II. Brooks,
probably the name of the deceased
Beyond the frightful gashes and bullet wounds
above described, the countenance was calm and
subdued, as II the unfortunate individual, over
powered by the NUMBER and Jury Of his assassins
sank resigned to his unhappy fate. The SAD re-
mains were removed by Coroner Parslow, who will
immediately hold an inquest. No trace OF the
brutal murderers was found, and, perhaps, never
will be. In the immediate vicinity of this spot, in
recesses among the Elysan Fields,
THIEVES AND MURDERERS
from year to year have found congenial base of
operations Citizens have here been waylad, and
within stones throw Of the scene of this tragedy
dismal end some fifteen months ago. The Weehaw-
ken police are supposed to protect the locality from
the incursons OF those robbers; but these officials
content themselves with turning an honest penny
by going on ereands to the house OF the Police JUS
tce, in order that offenders may be more speedily
which has been attended with such results could
have taken place, utterly unknown to the police is
something not well understood 1t certainly speaks
THE VIGILANCE OF THE POLICE
that an assassinated man could lie one whole day
IN that place without being seen by any Of those
city; but the MoDoken police y have G'0A NO
Sayeg rom N, that 10 locality it
enactment In order TO relieve the owners from
payment OF taxes. A bill is now before the Legisla-
to HobOken. Should this bill become law the
HobOken police will have charge of the thieves
nests, and such outrages and hOmicides as have
perpetrated. When the murder Of Withers took
place not one arrest was made, even on suspicion
owing to the apathy OF the police. No detectives
are sent out and no interest taken in sucn cases.
1t is hoped that the conduct Of the authorities in
ferreting out the perpetrators of this murder may
be such as to redeem some Of their previous