The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-16
WILL MURDER OUT :?

HOW RHODE ISLAND ROYAL ARCH MASON
WAS MURDERED-'poN'T, JOE, DON'T -
WHERE IS HENRY MERToNY
Information reached q HERALD representative
yesterday which leaves no doubt that Captain
Gavin @. Cahoone, distinguished CITIZEN Of
Providence, II. J., was fouily murdered ana not
crowned q year ago IN the River st. Lawrence,
near rroIs RIvieres There Is definite clew to
the supposed murderer, q complete chain indeed,
with the exception OF a single link. This ling can
only be supplied by tue presence or man named
Henry Merton, VINO, ut the time OF the TRAGEDY,
was In company with the murdered captain and
the suspected murderer.
THE DETAILS
Of the case as given by ex-United states secret
service ofncer, are as follows, the facts being
vouoneu for by the dece ased's brother, Mr.. u. h
Cahoone Merchant OF TINS clty and residing in
Newark, y. H.
Early In June, 1874, there started from Provt,
dence, X. l., the Ardroscoggin Fishing Club, num-
berlng about ten persons. 'down East.n Tue ON.
GERS OF TIE club were Dir. Brick, OF Keene, N. H.,
President; george Greene. Vice President;
L. NJ. Tnayer. Treasurer; Captain &.
O. Cahoone, Secretary. Except president
Brick all belonged TO Providence. There
were also among The party J. Edward Allen,
Joseph w. Munroe and ". NJ. Greene. the wan.
oerings OF Inc cuo Tor the nrst week or so appear
70 nave developed nothing singular out OF the
common run OF nsnermen's luck. AT length they
f0und themselves on BOARD the sieAmer Montreal.
wnic runs between Quebec and Montreal, ana
were PASSENGERS on her the night Of the l3tn "
June aud mornlng Of the l4tn. Aoout one O'Clock
IA MAN ovEnBoARpp,
reused the doing passengers. The pilot and
stear5man OF tue Montreal saw man move Tor.
wald on the deck Of the vessel toward the Dow
apparently searching for sometn1ng. when near
tue capstan aud the lArDOard rail- the man rose
aud pat his hands on the ran anu Somehow
tumoled overheard. Tne vessel was promptly
stopped and \ boat lowered, but no man couu be
iound. Upon q seareE among the passengers the
only one found lnisslng was Captain uahoone.
mAn WAC had fallen overheard. but how ne
came TO act as ne did was great mystery 10 his
ana never known to have Sesn lnioxlealed. Tne
Survivors spent the next Two days In searching
DIscovEaRD At LAST
floating on the water, aud was removed 10 rrols
klvIeres, wnere an lnqiest was nsld Dy Depnty
Coroner Desilsl. An EXAMINATION or tue body
showed That deceased was Stricken with some.
thing sharp, PROBABLY the steameT's paddle wheel,
on the lace, heai, arm ana leR Inc lsft side oi
the lace was cleft open, as was the thlgn. Inc
injury on tue back OF The head was different how.
ever. Ii was large, round lump. rae sam was
not broken. From the first " vas conslderea Uy
the dead mans mIeuds AZ certain tns. the paddle
blade aid not innlct this cut. AL the evidence,
however, went TO snow that toe deceased nad
fallen overbo 1rd, and verdict was rendered ..
accidental drowning. The body was then RI.
moved TO PROVIDENCE, X. l., where was oured
with military. Masonic aud civic noaors, the
TuR BLOW on THE HEAD
continually haunted Nj. b. X. CanOone, the elder
there must somehow have been Ioul play. Tney
communicated their suspicious TO tae Mayor and
United states secret service Onicef before auaee
TO. scarcely mad they dOne 80 when the following
startling letter confirming their suspicious Wa
recelyedi-
No sBxRKSLkr srAEKr, BosroS. Mass. July s is74
DEaR sin@i nave iast arrived here from Buroue to
unburden my breast wnlch sAs oppressed ne ever since
Ts ire ~ lie Sss q M csSoeas y hs'st
mentian an ythIns At the tIne What knew a6out1t az
y would have de.anea me ana ny WE W tnls county
la Europe. But, nndin1 my cons ience expressing
VOW As % facts sitting win my wiz.
the deck u ne nirea on tna, ist ai mosninE am
Passenger tae voices q whom ed ~ 70 the eonc uson
sec them one said the other, appe almgy, Don't
Viii Immediately ~ heard the st ery y y
ns from Sos s a o Ts W. 10
man VINO had very bo,sterous DOirJ the
when the SSfOransts Mr. CahSOns ~
4 ss my ksSweaEe ., 'ss lnS ssss.si Win as
sass as eyer w F9 esay ny'sH AAa Ty s y sSNs
TINS letter greatly strengthened The idea that
Mr.. Canoohe had been MT VITA "onlJ," ana,
being seml.uncOnsciOus wnen seen craving up
tow ira the bars, had tumOed overheard. Bat
the difficulty was TO discover wac this Joon could
be-. 1aere was "Joen on board among the hsn.
Ing party, but lt was Impossible TO conceive MN
guilty VI the murderOus bow.
since the receipt or the Merton letter, 1 10
friends OF CahUOue. aided oy the Montreal
authorities, have been upturntng every stOIe la
the matter. quite recently toe body was alsin
TERED, and upon close examination 10 was found
that the skull Was fractured, though tie skiu Was
not oroken. Medcsi experts Gec are the fracture
was the result ol b.ow rom s0me blunt lnstru
meht. The result ~ the evidence unearth d. s3me
OF which Il Is not deeme1 pruaent 70 give now "a
that the Montreal authorities, As Well a. lne
friends OF Cah00ne, are now Iuuy Convinced that
ne was murdered. All efforts 10 ind AR. Merton
have, however, failed. lie "a being sopgnt for
everywhere, and II found Will, II IL believed. Dc
able to furnish tue missing nnk IN the evidence.
Captain Cahooue won hts title aud ns shoulder
straps IN the late war lie was captain oftne
United Tram OF Artillery, Of Providence, and was
most nOnored memoer OF the hlehest branches
OF the Masonic order, neing Royal Afch Mason
and Knights Templar. tie was One ~ tue oesi
4 diamond Jewellers IN the countrT ana wlaeu
knOwA outside oil Providence.