The New York herald., 1874-10-23
MURDER AND ROBBERY.
A Citizen Fatally Beaten and
Robbed at PeekSkill.
DETAILS OF THE CRIME.
One Of the Perpetrators a Well
Known New York Thief.
A GENERAL ALARM ISSUED.

PEEKsKnL. N. T.. Oct e. 1874
One OF the most desperate attempts to murder
which has taken place In this county for long
series OF years, has just been brought TO light.
The following are the outlines OF the tragedy
On Tuesday night last william Parker left
New York by the eleven O'Clock train Tor
Peekskin in company with Theodore White and
another man. After leaving Peekskil early on
Wednesday morning and while IN an isolated part
Of q country road, both men, after throwing
cayenne pepper In Parkers eyes, made
simultaneous attack upon him, beat
ING " hls skull and leaving him
In the road at The point q death. 4 miller, COM
ing along, carried him In wagon whirher Parker
was bound and placed him in the house OF Mr..
John Wilkins, where he now lies in an unconscious
condition, and ele shts is In print he prob
ably viii have breathed his last Last
evening the town OF Peekskn was In great
state OF excitement on the subject everybody hay
ing something to advance and the majority biam-
ing Parker for showing roll OF bills to strangers
The nrst visit paid by your correspondent was TO
the Chief Of Police william N. Simpktns who made
the following statement:- -
STORY OF THE oHIBF or POLICE
rived in New York from New Haven. where he had
resided for some @ time & for sas purpose Of taking
Rsrosa 70 but sas Il Sd
to watt for the eleven O'Clock train. While watt.
himself and asked Parker whore he was going
and to this he answered "Peeksk1ll." White then
sad %s PaeSr xss w
Ing gn his ticEss IKE ~, ne ,rT% showed hneavy roll
penalty OF his life. About five mlnuyes before the
train started White said 81 think we better get
some whiskey to quencn our thirst with, and
and friend whom he introduced as an old ac-
quantance. Parker has since stated that he
wanted ed none Of the contents OF their as be
was Q temperance man. When the train started
the Two men wen went IN the same car. White
dranghts OF their whiskey.. Upon their ar
rival here they all walked up Centre street
vile, situated at about three miles from the depot
at Peekski!. which they had LETT at halfpast one
yHa'1 vile -''N' :" - - = '''' = ~ '-A
A HANDFUL OF PEPPER
was thrown into Parker's eyes, which Of course
caused him excruclating agony, and while 90 SUI.
iering Whites companion commenced garroting
some som; XXI KIND Of T murderous Weapon aa' with WITH
such effect that his his 80 LEFT ear ear. , was cut
@ the hts e
trely broken in, causing thereby conclusion Of the
brain.
save his life but II Is not probable he can sur
vive sucn wounds ~ he has received. His spinal
column the doctors tell me rs Is also badly injured.
took place between the old Red House. bullt by
General Van o9Island and a. MT. R9oertson's n arm:
decamped. At sunrise on Wednesday Miller Bay
ley, OF HILLSIDE avenue, happened to pass along.
and carried the dying man to John Wilkins
house. at oregon, where there are paper mills en-
ploying about 500 men, and lof which place Parker
as lins 81 Putnam and Wescnesser ' counties'
and the Canopus Brook, branch OF
p1sce. rns HrsA 5r. Curry. Of snruboak Palms. was vas
instantly called In to attend to him. but saw that
nothing could be done to save the poor fellows
My first knowledge OF the case was on wednes-
day at noon, when Parker's brother John who is
employed az oregon, came TO Peekskil and asked
me to obtain search warrant to recover the
money stolen from his brother. ! told HIM that
brother, and felt very ssnguine OF catching him.
With reference to Valentine White, have not seen
ST S BAD 0Rs sRsr m 70
q shiei s DO no. Know 4 they nave his photograph
sSe detectives as Police 1sadqussters in IL
at shrub Oak Pains small hamlet i've miles from
here. he used TO work &c Drickmaking at Yer.
sS dH se but 70 s0Ss Sss
frequented West street. New York, carrying
on thieving for livelihood. DO not
murder. have been very fortunate hitherto in
capturing murderers, and think I shan be sue
cessful in getting White and his companions II the
New York detectives DO not get him frss I
shall not leave stone unturned to DO my part
DO not know much about the murdered man,
save that he Is married and had family and
worked In the oregon paper mills.
sTArEkRNr OF THE DEPOT wATcHxAN.
the following is tne statement Of e. A. Conkling
night watchman at the Peekskil depot
I was here on Wednesday morning when the
eleven O'Clock train from New York arrived.
Very lew came By IT. saw these man
suits, but did not notice them particularly,
as / have Q good deal OF baggage to check.
The conductor OF that train was Mr.. John Ward.
Il nt s s 9bs
express; II so did not see them as had to give
water to the engine and look alter baggage. I
think Mr.. Deirz was conductor OF that train. He
may have noticed them. My own idea is the mur-
back to the Peeksklll depot but would have made
their way across the county to the Harlem Rail-
road.
Jewell, hack driver of Peekskil 81 have seen
suspicious looking individual. who had obtained
q horse and buggy, several times within the last
year to drive over to Whites place at Shrub Oak
Plainsn Coroner Bassett. OF Peekskil, win hold
on Parker within few nours. The following Is
the general alarm sent out to all the police
stations in New York city to-day.
GENERAL ALARM.
HEADQUARTERS, NuLsERRY srRxxr, NEW YoRKl
October ~, 1874 !
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inches medium build, dark hair and mustache-ths
latter short and in srsy new soft BLACK
ported Waiting Twenty third street and the Central
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