The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-23
FARMER PARK Err MURDERED
THE REstLT or 4 spREE iND A WILk
VIM NTGGEH SIN.
The Village Of Am>terdam INcit"d over the
Hody or ~ Man found by ~ Hoy in the
woods Money aud Whi-key the Cause.


The body of Mr.. Jucob :. Parker. young
farmer Of Minavillc. was found In l.oss- woods.
in the outskirts 81 Anet rdam. on sunday
afternoon. He skull was crushed In. and th"re
was clear evidence that ne hal been murdered.
Parker was an unmarried man. He had bcen
operating u ihreshing machine with his brother
during the GUNNER. On Saturday ne sod
horse to Cen. T.. A. Brown of Mnavlle VINO
gave him cheek for ;lu0 On the fii-' National
Bank of Amsterdam Parker went to that vii
lage. got the check ra-hcd in ~ not' F.. bought
harness and paid s3u for IT and hon began
n carousc which ended with his terrible
DEATH Accompanied by ,omporut' young
ncighbor. lac appears To- have gone about
the saoons and hotels drinking hrnr. and
during the afternoon aui evening displayed
his money rr'ki"~-ly. He WIS mis- hiovou-ly
drunk IN the truilu House. lie ihen w,nitO
Durn's {, -tH'rGnt % iw''r II and II 80 i. NJ.
whore h" cii rod into "uhNer-! inn with Niger
Sum, who had been eating. WI ther ne and
Sam had mot before that 1av has mot boon dis
covered thus TAR sam and Parker got into
dispute. which "au-rj Dorm 10 inform them
that he was about to clos" his house, and they
went out together walking away side 10y side.
Dorm put out hl- lights n once an wont To the
Railroad House; few rods on. ana then he
About fifteen minutes latcr Wa.rhnan Con-
rad. at the railroad. saw sam. whom he knew
very well. and Il white man resembling Parker,
come tp the track and walk down the railroad
In the direction ~ Bl0od's broom factory. Three
bows coming W the track also r"rognil'd sam.
ana saw VIM" man WIN MN. 10 WAo,l sam
SPOKE IN ugly t@nr. r. ne sot ny nom. ne IS
the last soon ,ol Parker, or Inc man with sam
supposed TO have been Parker. just below this
point are seY1tal negro cap!hs' lhe throry Is
ihM sum l'u nm on t"W"fi ti's ,ullns. TIT
MI WIS con.IihN Nntu ui"u"' Yilu III,.tt"y
refused To "n'r me ,auins II : noiloVSd tmHi
hryuihE "hul elle, S,,lil ahu tutN.r ,HhthueI
walking duuwh the railfoad Truck To tue point
lhesr wpots mr. a'"ntoh"nl hnu pu"rlSi
ehsl ol lh' 1'ntre "l the Nlilate; ue.WcSh lile
Luruplhe uiiu r,iI"ti' an ,pV. IVY iru9 us
~ w, corporation NM. NJ NHIiS, aIn .onl-
poseH OF SlNt-" vvilocunh On nl,N"ry trees
GROWING IN VIZ Stony ErYuhu' lncS uIe 50
lehce' Ne'lr w ',N'tSthu 'ii n' ~" "odS aI''
hpoul onu l,nt II"il tl' va : y illin 'luulp vt
unucrEroWlu. uhu trTpull'i''i ny u ',a, d Ios'
Nv, SlN IVr une 'I MN SION "i any cr n'
the, Doly was FOUND. pY u boy named ,Dgn-
nelly. who was nuilng. between = and T. NJ,
n, SuhruN. u 'llu III u.prrss.u grouhu W.lli
tne henp toward NE west ana th' ir't sleVated
on hlltll' khoil. u" lrU or Npirr slte 81 th'
hchu Wa 'ruSllsu IN. unl w, II rcslp N,nrg'
IRON stphr wciEhlng az leasl shy p"uhis, IN,
colu, IN uc'In - lnht up'n rca lnln- til"
Mouus, Shh or Parker suggested tlet uhrN
shouu hNc l,c 1Alr'al, trafN. anu cross
10 ihc ,'utillk'' tt' ou'I Slu, OF, thc
WOODS 'hat sun upoh reacning tnr clump
.1 i rreii' out oI s,shh oi an human eyes.
cutting NJ hcad apl rHnslnt nm l" piu'k q
nuh' ~ mar i"uhu w ms h;.h' as nt rliSei "
IN uricl',' that ne was hhocEed me ground
bythe pow"rlui mgr" ant robbed oi MS money.
anu iJHrlhs ihW NJ m,ght rct}N,r ahq con,
Irohi MN With lne ronpgfy N. urntal thlei
Wineh ne Zen nloh iil- mead anu lei. 49,.
Aprut l-;lJ 4. VI. "a t'rriu' Wunurr storm