New-York tribune., 1874-11-07
MURDER OF an OYSTER-BED WATCHMAN.

EXPLANATION OF A MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE AT
GREENWICH, GONNA SLIGHT CLEw TO THR
MURDERERS.
The residents of the villages of Green
wich. Cob, and Riverside Conn., intensely ex-
cited Thursday evening by the discovery that muir
der had been perpetrated in their midst The Victim
was George E. Lockwood aged 80 years, br0ther OF
Frederick Lockwood conductor OF the Boston lightning
express train The murdered man had been employed
since the first day of last April night wachman, to
protect the numerous oyserbed at the mouth OF Cos
Cob or danus Harbor, from thieves short time ago
he preferred O complaint against James Lock-
wood, James Cooney, Rowland Burr, and Lewis
L. Tyler, who arrested on charge OF
rObOing the oyster-beds, and their examination
was set down to take place before Justice s. NJ Brush
on Monday next, until which time they were permitted
TO go. Mr.. Lockwood. who was single man and lived
on Capt Knapps island at the mouth Of Cos Cob after
assisting the discharge and oadng Of sloop at Cos
Cob on Oct o. proceeded down the bay on the vessel
until nearly opposite his home where he entered his
own boat and separated. From that time he was not
seen alive by his friends When missed Capt. KDapp's
island was visited and articles which Lockwood had
with him when he left the sloop found in his place
Of abode but 10 further trace Of him could be found
Search was made with graphing irons in the water in
that neighborhood and were fired to cause the
body to come to the surface In case he had been
drowned, bat without effect. On Thursday afternoon
as John H. Merritt OF Greenwich, q fish
dealer, arranging some traps for frost nsh on
the eastern Shore head Of Indian Habor.
he discovered the body of Mr.. Lockwood. with one
wound below the left ear and another on his night leg
Information was Immediately given to Justice Joseph
g. Merritt of Greenwich who at once began an inYesu-
CATION by holding inquest in the case post NOR
tenn examination made. and the doctors gave their
testimony yesterday before the jury impaneled in the
case The wound n the neck just below the left ear,
about II inches long, and from to inches deep;
that it had been Inncted with some snap instrument,
winch had divided the internal carotid artery. and that
1t must have caused almost instant death. Another
wound was found the right leg, on the
under side, just below the beud OF the Knee
Tns was two inches deep. and apparently was
made by a ballet. but probing failed 10
discover any ball or other substance In 1t.
All the hnlv had been removed from the
head of the dead his heavy mustache had also
sappeared. All the doctors expressed their inability
account this circumstance, except tnat scddlug
had been applied TO the parts In reply 10 ques
iOus the doctors said that nothing except sharp in-
strlGeut such as knife dirk. could have caused the
wound and that the wound not Inflicted by the vic
tim. number of witnesses were examined AS to the
identity of the deceased and as 10 the tune that he was
last SEEM but nothing was ecited to throw suspicion
upOn beyond the fact that the oyster tneves
were against him for interfering vita their
operations. The Investigation will be continued next
Friday.