The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-23
A STRANGE MURDER.


SINGULAR DISCOVERY OF THE BuDY-TMELY
ARREST OF THE MUEDERER-HIs ESCAPE
AND SUBSEQUENT REARREsT AT BRIDGEToS--
FULL AND COMPLETE IDENTIFICATION.
MELVILLE. April %, 1878
Great excitement was caused in this city last
evening by the intelligence that man had been
murdered about tnree-quarters Of q mile north or
this place, on what Is known as the old Stage
road. The Coroner, with a number OF citizens.
visited the spot 10 ascertain the facts as FAR
as possible. On their arrival they found tue
man (wno was a foreigner and a stranger IN these
partsl. had been placed near the track OF the
wcsE Jersey Railroad oy the murderer or muir
derers, evidently to convey the impression that he
hal been killed by the cars. But upon examina-
ton It was iound that the mans lace mad been
literally cut 10 pieces, while the BACK part Of his
head was completely crushed by some bunt an
strument: his body was carefully covered with
blanket aud his lower limbs we're enveoped In
sand. lie being suil alive the Coroner pro-
ceeded 70 take his ante-mortem statement. The
wounded man being unable 70 speak, no iniorma
ton could be gained. save tnat wuicn was gwen
by gestures. liz was then brought TO ihis city
but died while on the way.
THE coR0NER's INQUIRY.
A Jury was then empanelied aud proceeded 10
investigate the circumstances connected with tac
murder. Upon the body was ound part or a
watch chain, and in the watch lob or has pants
number Of pieces Of gold coin poreignl; also in
one OF his pockets The following printed ticket,
sucn es are usually given % emigranis wuen they
have foreign coin converted into American cur
relcy :--'Hagen i Billing, ~. Wal street;
Castle Garden. New YORK. aNap0leons, SI7 co.,
ARREST or TUE MURDERER
About eleven ocl0cS L. ~. tue Jury received no.
tlce that there had oeen suspicious.iaoklhs IN
dvdual purchasing clothing edtiY ~ the evening
ana paying thereto ~ gOl1 u0re!gnl. correspond
ing IN appearance TO that found On the murdered
man. he mad iceistered hinseli ~ TIE hote, -
j. schwartz tie was Immediately arrested
ard Drought before the jury Inc onccr lOund
modem IN ms Old clothes. under Inc bed. hand
kercllei oil ne same Size ana pattern ~ lnat when
was l0und arouni the meek OF MS victim. Aitera
thorough examination the Jury decided 70 ad-
journ until tue ioliowinE morning ior tue purpose
OF vlsllng the place where the man nau been
found. In tue meantime schwartz was con-
$50 ESCAPE or THE MURDERER.
Between the hours .. one ana SIX A. IL, throush
gross carelessness the man Schwartz arrested
Tor ucng the pcrpc .rator o. tic aced. deliberately
dressed himself an ms clothes new aud .clt Tor
orally known this morning the wGoe community
was indignant, aud i0ud denuBclatloas eOulu DC
heard On every slde. large num1er Of citizens
guns ana revclvels securing tue country iur mics
around, and telegrarIS were sent 20 the onlcAs
81 the neighoorag ciIes snd towns 10 be on sue
alert, so certain we're Inc ciuIens that ~ COM
DISCOVERIES Is rHE BUSHES.
In the meantime TIE Jggy naa repaired e the
scene or tns murder, aud after a Jew minutes
search thcy lOuna the valse % zoe Ylciim ~ some
bushes spread oeea, having zoe appearances u
having been ruled 81 all yauaeies. close by tue
valiso there was also innnd 4 han1keicMeL on
wuIch were the iaiuais ~. 80 ~ one corner,
w0ich c0kea very much AZ u &. ScnWattI, waO
had made his escape, Owned as mere was also
found ID tno yallsc due nll. signed ~ schwartz.
or ssO;' also 10 auotnog bush, close ~. he ciuo
with BAR ana clotted blood. 1t vas noN more
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