The New York herald., 1874-12-02
TEE JERSEY CITY MURDER.
Funeral of the Murdered Man-The
Brief Career OF a Glasgow Youth-Une
OF tho Perpetrators Captured In
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Funeral of the Murdered Man-The
Brief Career of a Glasgow Youth-One
Of the Perpetrators Captured In
Brooklyn.
The funeral Of the unfortunate William Living.
stone took place yesterday from his late residence
in Filth street, Jersey City. The remains were
taken to the Second Presbyterian church. OF winch
he was a member. His wife and four children IN
deep mourning accompanied the body, and the
spectacle was altogether most melan-
choly one. The funeral service was read
by the Rev. Mr.. Fisher. He read the nine-
tieth and twenty-seventh Psalms. His sermon
was most effective and stirred up the souls OF his
hearers. He reminded bis audience that the great
question which this tragedy called up was whether
there was righteousness enough in Jersey City 10
strike down the rufiansm that stalks boldly
abroad efrectually that man could walk
through the streets without fear OF molestation.
His remarks were pointed and his style SO
forcib.e that many of those who heard him looked
as II they would like TO organize vigilance COM
mittee on che spot A fine looking Dody Of men,
deiegates from the BsicKayers' Association, were
to the New York Bay Cemetery for lnterment.
Livingstone was born IN Glasgow, where his
father has been proctor fiscal Corresponding to
our District Attorney for tae past thirty years.
He received an excellent education, but being q
little fast in the estimation OF the srad old Scotch
man ne soon found home little too warm for
him. Paternal restraint he could not brook and
having formed an acquaintance with the captains
OF several transatlantic steamships he emigrated
and arrived In this country nine years ago. He
obtained q position bo0kkeeper In A. T.
Stewards establishment, but this was not con-
genial employment. Accordingly he served his
time with Mr. William G. Whyte, OF Jersey City, as
mason and bricklayer, and became an excellent
workman. He married the widow Of MIR. Whyte's
brother.
Last Saturday evening, being short OF funds, Mr..
Whyte, Tor whom he worked, passed him check
for 500 on the Mechanics and Laborerss Saw
ings Bank. IN Grove street. THIS check he
casned, and, retaining SIS, sent his son home
with the balance. His murderers no douor
expected TO secure considerable booty, for when
the body was examined by an Officer and ex-COro-
ner Mahan all the pockets except the inner pocket
OF the vest were turned inside out. The only
pocket they had not time to rifle was found to
contain So 90. The weapon with which the death
James Hunt, one OF the fugitive perpetrators,
was tracked TO his hiding place yesterday in a lo-
cality known as "Jackson's Lots, y at the head OF
Myrtle avenue, In Brooklyn. Captain Van Riper
and ofllcer Maginnis or the Second precinct, as
sisted by squad of Brooklyn police. swooped
down upon the house In which he was secreted
and took him into custody. He was con-
veyed to the Second precinct station
IN Jersey CITY, and m afterward to o.. police
for examination this morning and the inquest
perpetrator, Is still at large but the police au-
thorities state that he will be in their hands this
afternoon. Mayor Trapnagen nesitated to issue o
proclamation Offering a reward. on che assurance
OF the police authorities that 1t would be unneces-
sary as they were on Reilly's track.