, 1876-07-17
An Ex-PolIcoman In New York
Trios to Kill Several People.
Particulars Of tho Recent Tragedy
at Gosllon, N. Y.
4 Name (BerdelD Covored in Blood and
Mystery Again Prominent.
Particulars OF the Brutal Slaugl1-
ter at Hamburg, S. c.
Execution Of a Man for Murder and Arson
at Rome, Ga.


at Rome, Ga.
TRAGEDY AFTER A DIVORCE.
Correspondence .Seu FORK Sim.
GosnnN, N. Y, Juty 14.-Thfa town Ia in M
Intense fever Of excitement over the shooting OF
Wisncr Murray, tho President Of tho Board Of
Trustees Of this village aud m officer in one OF
the banks here, by Robert II. Dcrdcll, au ex-
President of tho Eric Railway Company, who
VIDE recently divorced from his wife on tho
ground Of ninltery. Murray was l,rotlscr-tn-
law of Bcrdcll, The two having married. sistar6,
The Misses Barnard, In the trial Of Harriet u.
Berloll against her husband for alimony and
divorce, Murray figured very couspicuous1y. 1Ic
Is tho man who, o. Miss LtzEtc Berdcl1 and Mr.,
Derdell'sscrvautst testified, visited Mr.. Berdella
rcsiacnco here several times wock, and always
during Ills absence, taking Mra. Dcrdoll into
other nnartmcnts OF the house than those occu-
pied by tue family, anu remaining generally
from one hour TO ut hour md half every tins.
This led, Mr.. Berloll claimed, 10 tho cstrnngo-
mont Of himself md wife. But Horace Barnard,
Anew York lawyer, and brother OF Mrs. Der
lcll, test!fod that the object Of Murrhy's visits
wuro to inform Mrs. Derdoll OF tho facts thnt Ito
Barunrll lad obtained In regurd 10 tho lndis-
erect actions Of Mr.. Dcrdoll, md upon which
Ahe action for divorce was based. However
Ibis mny be, 1t Ind at lcast ono bad result,
ihe dccpcst hatrod OF tho two tncn for nacl,
pther. 4 prominent lawyer Of tile Goshen bar
said to-day that Murray would often meet Mr..
Dcrdcll at the depot r,sr, up agslnst him, and
Insult him, but that In each case MI. Derdcll
tuok no notice Of him, Th}a manner Of peraccll.
lion hna annoyed Derdell very much.
arrival of tic Nowburgh and Ulster County En-
press from Jersey City, the train hs. Bcrdcll
ing. Il is due hero about o'clock. When It gut
here, Wisncr Murray and Ills younger brother,
A. Spencer Murray, T., lawyer II New York,
wcru IN waiting When, Nj: Bcrtiell leaves
asot sta e ths 10 otbsr Ill., sere bis eafags
Waya stands waiting for him. AS he entered tho
doc. nearest the train there stood the hlurrays
surrounded by friends. They lind, It ia aalu,
como to tho depot, and sec them fog Ar.
Dcrdcll had got about halfway through the
building without observing thy Mur1ays, they
wus detailed to huld geTdel' fast, wlisle WIancr
did the lashing. The former, therefore,
pi,loncd Berdcli's arms behind Ills buck, and
held tnrm, while Wlsncr drew long eowl!tde,
EgeIe g,es sn1 lG n,ag vigorously applied to Mr. Dsrs'
Wisner Murray Is about 81 yoars Of age, with
rcd AnIr and ,rlIskers, and, though light In
stature, Ia wonderfully muscular and strong.
larger and moro muscular. Both lavc very
strong md almost uncomfortable tcmpcrs when
o,lce aroused, and the cowh!dlng they admtnis-
tered to thcir victim was extremely severe.
The lrst crack almost yet the man Wild, and, In
tho tnilst Of loud cries from thu victim, the
strokes fell thick and fast. The worst stroke
prnbably Tns square ocr0sa TO- tho two checks and
br!dgc q II. nose This eut II aeep and las
hide went through. Dir. Bcrdcll,s beaver,
md left light aculp wound on tho back Of his
llcad. Another struck him In tho right eye,
which was rendered almost useless. THO fore
head, chin, and other parts Of the Aca1 aud
faco are also cut aud bruised.
;. Il WIS hard struggle for Mr.. Deracll to get
loosn from tue younger Murray, anu not untu
siter s he shot ;na M!sneF Murray da H. Do 70:
ilan1 into Ills pocket and draw thcretrom q Gvc-
sl,outcr, tho property Of his son. When Wisner
saw this movement, ho fled for safety, leaping
depot, md enicavorlng 70 escape through tho
kitchen on the Gust side. hut Mr.. Berlcil was
too quick for him. He leScled the pistol, and,
nring, struck him III the forehead. II was aim
ind still fast with, his elbows behind his back,
and shaking with pain and fright. Murray, when
.ha ball hit him, was In tho net OF shutting
door behind him. lie fell 10 thu floor almust
!lieless, md WIS taken to tue Occidental Hotel
Mr.. Dcrlcll in tho meantime had rot loose
from speneer Murray, anu had not john Il.
Conner assencslcd a'le pistol from his hands,
shot too, as Berdcll was crazy with ruyc. Af.or
Bcrieli, tie hitter said, ''Ict me have that
pistol III shoot him, meaning, 1t is supposed,
thug 1t, he raa to lis wagon aud ordered his
coachman to drive him home. Just o. he was
sooat e entcr ths door, olilcer Lan1y, who lad
Jumped into another wagon and followed him
tatt ,frY, Tn llna utf tMnA tv,u a tx1,f
rest, Ilncn cuat, white shirt, md black panta.
ioons t,, all Of which wcro literally bcsncared
, When tlu officer took him 1o was apparently
What have donsa Can yuu tel! mo whu held
my arns1" When told what le had done, be
sa!d, No, ! Invent. hare "" vhca asked
xa1 @ X Se% 1 dong M VIZ Hts si r nsG es s sa sa4 s
illa county jul and put II charge q tho Sheriff
kerch'sis 70 wIGo the blood oil Ills face, and ap-
Pe!ted out OF Ills mind,
After Murray Mas tahcn to The Occidental
u9tel, ~. ]. II. TlIomnspn was called. lie
extracted the bal, atd found the wound to bo q
dangerous onc The bali struck tho forehead
ti'tgetluartora of, an inch to tho right. Of Tie
bf Tho hair. Thcra Ia fracture VI the skull,
and the brain WIS ooxtng from tho wound. II
u salt tlat Instantaneous death wuuld probably
Down. Murray was asterward taken Lon,c,
wheru he now lies In n very critical condition.
AT. bertlell WIS taken beforn Justice G. W.
Culesnah to-day for un examination, but 1t WIS
pohtp0nGd until tu-inosrow Mt 2 r. ill.,, OIL ne-
count vi thu nbscnec VI witnesses for the DO
!et!se, ahl on tho statement ut the surgeon nt-
!eiluiHg Murray TINT thu wound may prove
fatal.
The Immediate cause Of the cowhiding OF Ber-
9ef u salA to be the olensfye cards printed by
1!fettton Ut Mr, DeEtlell and sent to tho friends
T. tue Murruys., The following Is tho printed
Ior1a Of the card:
.MR. HODERT H. DENDXLL,
Divorced.
Opp0slta tic Hon.
MRS. a. y. MURRAY,
(jDs}1ru NJ Y