The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-10
A. MYSTERIOUS MURDER

rATED CRIME AND IT'S coLD-BLooDED AC.
coMpLIsHMeNr-rHE JURY DISAGREE.
MoScroS, N. b.. June s, 1878.
The inhabitants OF the Provlnce OF New Brunswick
have Tor months been considerably excited by
specuntons and discussions 10 the perpetrators or
a MURDER OF prominent nhabitant oil the Province,
also to tho CIRCUMSTANCES under which tho
alleged rrder committed Tho details OF this
story folows:-
Timothy Mccarthy, tho wealthy proprietor OF q
Moncton liquor store. left his home on tho 18th OF
October last with tho Intention as no stated. OF visit
Ing Prince Edward Island. Ho had his person,
when he started s1atai journey. LOCO besides
watch. ring and other ARTICLES OF considerable value
HIS vile appears to have been jealous OF him while
home and liked not his visits the Island, which. in
her opinion, had attraction for hei
husband other than its natural attractions. She
took the resolution to prevent, II possible,
her husbands gong, and confronted him at Point du
Chons he intended to tako tho for the
island. stormy scsne followed, and desiring to got
away his wife. he boarded the which he
had arrived and returned homeward az FAR Shediac
q village short distance from herc MIRA Mccarthy
never saw her husband alive after this meeting
When sue returned home. some four days after sht
expected 10 ind hor husband there, but was dsap
pointed Disappointed, but not alarmed, untla fors
night had elapsed and still news Of the missinas
LOOKING FOR THE AlssIKG KAN
Then began the active search which was carried ON
for nearly Jour months with the greatest vlgor. and
which had but small success. Many were OF opinion
that had purposeiy absented himself from his wife
| and family. Runners that no had been seen in ST.
Jonn and other parts Of the province were daily
ported These rumors, however, lacked confirmation.
slrictest Inquiries failed 10 prove that he had
ever LETT Shediac after returning there IRON
Point IL after nghtfali when he arrived
IN Shediac, ana hs proceeded TO tho Weldon
Hotel, where he met some friends, and they spent
GOOD OF the evening IN the barroom OF the house.
While he stated that he intended stopping
OSBORNE House "a neiehborin2 hotcl). as he was
terms oil intimacy with the family OF that name who
Kept It. He was latter hotel about ten O'Clock
but lett again tho company OF tho postmaster ol
| Tor some time they parted. McCartLy's companior
leaving him standing on a corner between tho tive
! hotels named. Where re went aud what became Of
him after this was Tor the months alluded TO- an
unanswered question: suspicion Tell upon the os-
bornes, VINO do.Ied that no mad rctufncd 10 their
hotel alter parting with tho postmaster
FIRST cLRw.
| Ono Of the Osborne girls, however, In unguardod
moment admls,ed 20 Trend that Mccarthy had been
there Tor the second hns ABOUT midnight They also
was usual Tor them. Matters this state when
| Annie Parker, remarkably intelligent girl OF
about seventeen years VINO nad been employed
tho time o. Mccar.ny's d,saDpsarance, Lett .hs
family and came 70 Monctos. While here she
which resulted the arrest OF the Osborne family.
when consists OF Mr.. and Mrs Osborne, their daugn.
grown boy Of seventeenl VINO were charged with .hs
murder OF Timothy Mccarthy. Thor first examine
the isauing witness against them. Tho substance Of
her statement was as follows:-Mccarthy returned
was there In the company OF smith, the Posslnas.er
dispute arose between McCarthy and Eliza Osborne,
and soasrod 10 bet anas no was IN .Se
right Witness aerward heard the Osbornss plotting
came IN be had on rubber overco.s over tho two
which he usually wore Aitor he had hung tho
so, M Inc os ne wen. ~. 's
tho iather, who was SICK were 10 the ROOM Mccarthy
treated Tho company TWO Or three times. and a. tnc
white powder, which she stirred. into his glasa she
tired to warn him OF his danger, but he had
been drinking pretty freely all the evening" and drained
the glass regardless Of her signal lhs drug quickly
took effect, his head dropped, and, calling for hts
| wio ana son In feeble voice, he sank insensibis
/ against tho counter. Mrs. Osborne abstractcd h.s
money his falcons pocket and Harry secured
tho watch and other articles OF value. Mrs Osborne
knew the drug given 10 Mccarthy Was not iatai and
informed her son that no would recover and accuse
them OF the robbery. III you thInk 30 let Us finish
him. was tho youths only reply. The mother HANDED
Harry hatchet, with tho advice TO 'nit him hard,
and only once The boy struck the insenso.o man
a heavy blow above the ear and ne dropped tina
floor, blood rnsning IRON his mouth aud nose
Another crashing blow v hch losk effect in the same
place and ,ns soul had lst The BODY Mrs Osborne
divided the money into two plies OF equal size ana
ouered the wi.ness ono but she declined accept IT.
/ Harry then produced Bibie and the girl swors she
would reveal what sns had Witnessed.
| CAST INTO RIVER
| The removal OF the body tAeir Harry
brought a horse ana hight wagon 70 tho front door.
BY mcaus OF a BEDFORD atone was fasteaed around
i
tying the stone aud also In placing the body IN the
wagon, when Harry drove 70 tAe scadouc River, no.
floor by the direction OF Mrs. Osborne. Harry
reformed after a halt hours absence, and on
being questioned by tho sri named tho part Of the
river where ne haa deposited tho body. she
! had seen both the overcoaes belonging to Nc
Carihy In tho hands oil tho 0sborncs, one oil them
having been ncwy bound by Eliza Tor her athcr, but
was never worn by MIN. rhe stverest cross-ex ami.
portea ia some points BY other Witnesses TLe gri,
who " quite good looking, mad led pretty Wild lie,
and mary believed tho whole ssory was fabrication
roa or fanclcd wrong.
! The Osbornes were rcnanded, as nothing could bo
done until the recovery OF the nody, for which the
government offered reward OF $5cU Lutte could DO
done the way OF search during tho wotcr. as tho
4 river war frozen ovor some months ago AcCarthy's
hat found noanng In tho river, anu near The lss
OF last month BODY ilseii vas discovered ~ two
Ercpchmcu who we're rating logs and Keeping look
out Tor tho body The dont,Aeaiion OF McCar,hy1
body by his WHO AMI family cas- a touching sccna
| An cx summation proved beyond doubt tnat Inc man
had been murdered and not drowned.
| MORE MysTBAr.
This discovery, however ala aot fully clear up We
mystery connected with tho caeo but, on tho
,r.ry, only served % make ms more psfpisxns.
Annie Parker swore had been lett hanging In the
hall, and which she had seen IN tho hands o. the 0s.
bofnes after The lime vi the alleged murder. The
watch and nearly $500 in notes we're Also found In tho
pockets cofoner's inquest Was nj once ned,
aud tho prisoners brought from tho jail
in order 10 DO present. All tho Witnesses
previously examined we're again put on the stand.
4 Much spccuitlion tuuuiScu W "r W nv" Ahho
/ Parker would account Tor the nnding OF the coats,
watch ana money ON the murdered mans body. aud
new disclosures were conndonty expected. None
came, however, Tor her second statement was pos
itiv. confirmation OF the irst. she Expressed
PRISE being told OF .wnat was found on the body.
aud said that tho cnange could have easily
4 been effected by the 0soornes twno knc~ where
to ma tho roma,nsD white puDhc suspicion
wns aroused against them ny tho nrst statement OF
witness TO the sheriff, which was published some
weeks before Their arrest. or through the aid OF
friends since their oommittal She rocog mixed the
bindlng on one OF tho coats az the same which she
/ sad obsefved Eliza Osborne attaching TO H. Mrs
OSBORNE had also asked the advice OF witness 10
whether anything could % done 10 them should Nc.
Carthys body DO found with tho watch, clothes and
| money described by Ammo Parker.
| A DOCTORS TESTIMONY.
But by far the strongest proof that this body has
been tempered with " furnished by Dr. Alilson OF ST.
John VINO examined " Immediately alter IL Was
found. Ho found blood tho front oil the INSIDE
| coat aud vest Mccarthy only bied from tho mouth
ana receiving his death wounds aud had
\ his rubber ovefcoat beon buttoncd TO tho