New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-25
SpTTAL MURDER By A NEGRO.
v,,,,Se A sroREKfhpER FOR HIS MONEY.
, ,,,strRAtr STRUGGLE IN stw-jrnshf VII
,tnr-i0oRisu FOR iiir MURDERER.

,.nr-i0oaisG foR iiir MURDERER.
.,.,.,,n t;,tnee vas one Of the irost prominent
AL e.e ~ .he weathiest residents 81 Pufk Ridge
y 4tsse a,i the iine 81 the NeW fotk ana New-Jet-
49, p,f8aa iwenit-fdut TITLES iibni New ote
IN ,es,ieueR "a ,hfiF teats Ne had aiiiassta ab6ut
s.66aa ~ 8NHeA tN8 reneiai s,6ttsl bhe ~ Mt
Sale sed ,be g,hef an ihe Baseaek f6aa ott6s't
NE iai,iF Ne iitea ~ 4 Ne''-b"iit
eonfoyalil furnished hanse, Nih his Niit
and iva daughters. tie was teFlf-seFe fsa's
Of age Ia the evening his s'eFe Nas sens's'lf
6led with villagers. They always saln eeph h'sh'
at a O'Clock when the proprietor nN' up me shN'
tors counted his cash, transferred u To MS safe anu
locked up the store In another part OF inc pui'n-
;pg oecupied by the store live sister OF Mt nur-
nee Mrs. Van Barcom, and her daughter MIS-
Huyler both widows.
About half past nine o'clock on luesday h'eh'
Mrs Van Blarcom heard sounds of desperate
,tmQgle in her brothers store. The sounds were
foowed by two pistol shots. She ran TO the
front door of her house. where she heard retreating
footstens. She made haste to reach the store door,
which stood open Mr.. Gurnee stood In the door
vov but Immediately sank into chair which
vtood inside.
Pm shot and almost dead" he SAID
sWho did it I" inquired his SISTER
"sonford S,sco.v rcplied Mr.. Gunee, q" and hes
got my money" a ,o
The wounded man could say no more a"" w
offord him relief he was laid upon the hooi'
FIGHTING FOR HIS LlFE
Al this moment Mrs. Gurnee arrived. She ha"
bo.ra berbusband cry. annie! Annie" aud looking
out of the door of the house saw dlsturpano IA
the store. For few minutes she was
zoo fnohtened TO stir and Wheh
sho reached her husbands side lie was
700 exhausted 10 do more thar recognize her. f1-
1een minutes after Mrs. Van Barcom heard 'he
p,stol shots Mr.. Gurnee died. lie had iought halu
for his life There were splashes OF blood on the
boxes and barrels. The counter was spotted win
it, There were stains upon the nool. Inc s'ooP n
front of the store was colored crimson MI.
Gurnee's body was covered with bruises. His Skull
was fractured by blows from slung-shot and an
axe.handle. which the assassin had left behind
him. Three of his front teeth had been khoekeo
ont. The direct cause of his death was pis'oi
wound in the neck, from Which the blood had
flowed freely.
Little time was lost in alarming the villagers
Marty of men drove To liilsdac. the
nearest telegraph station, and thence dispatched
news of the murder and slight description OF
Sisco 10 Superintendent Walling and to the ponce
of Jersey City, Paterson ana o'her No"-'o''''
towns
RESULT OF THE INQUEST
Yesterday Coroner Jacob j. Demorest, OF Hack
ensack Impanelled n jury. From the testimony
gwen by half-iozcn witnesses no doubt is enter
famed that Sisco is the murderer or that the muir
der was committed in the following manner:
Ssco Is n negro Who was born III Park Ridge,
md had Of en- been employed hy Mr. 'urnee. ne
istwcnty-twO years of age, OF ln"dluin II eiRhli
weighs about 100 pounds and walks with stopped
shoulders. He had n rather nnNV9iY ltPnla'I@un @
Tor wears he has carried pistol nld at times mas
arlne, himself with dagger. lie was cOiSlueied
n "no-account -niggcr y rather than really nag
one. and those who knew hlm well
freely stated that they never considered MN
bad enough to kill an old master for pallry sum
About o'clock sisco Was seen in Halls
store by Joseph lleairy. II" went IRON
Halls store 80 that of turree, which ne
fonud r'nsrd Mr. Gurnecl was inside counting ms
money. Sisco saw him nj his task anu entered
through the unlocked door Nj HnnGe lau lns'
atdtd up his cash and iUiicd dow thr aho4ht;
SIf3 ~ WHEN SisrO entered and asked
iut quarter of a prnnd oi, tona,go.
Ihr paeknpr Wns a'tptWaid found on ne
ruunipr Nj. Duin"c TOOK the tuN1.Iu liVln me
ettlf nud lniu N on The tuunirI without tuning
autnI lust as lip was nhuut Go turn fislu struck
liu un the head with slunp 1ut me QnW
ua1tH thn siuipkttiui. Who stluuEl.N ilnn Wnlnu
iip rnnnipt, Wlnlp sisrn tnntiluril ~ strike mn
ttn tUpn Nuait eihnultd nnl Nj tuiHpp .Was
bab up snth nrl ntl ilihi i:ia"i htW he - ini
XIII ma IVA simis 0oit 0Up ci Wtiph tunh pl,rh
lhs itniupF hhd Npti Nhn indH" tie hnthrsii /
sah lhti rHbnf ~ irui wounds irt'iF"l WnNNl
LdNN blh Aif tiiinpti hhriiH lhiuhNhnli Nl
iiaphtusdph, anH y nNUhei ut hHlmiiNt7 hir ~
teatch ~ nisrn, AfH thn muihfi ht NNe fith Nv
,i,oui llediri WnlbinH iu the direction al fHlti-
sun. lhe police have strnng tprs "l catching hlm
t-day,