The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-02
1ETgERDS'S DOUBLE CRIME
,r,y,eur MURDERS THAT INTER
no v,r YORK THIRTY YEARS 400.

Ax.,we His Mother As 20
49,. 80. u. $1,000 she rro.l'ea HIM LIE.
.,., N. J.nerds shot and k'"es NJ.
-,.,,.r, Joha w.'ton-H's seeos'
e", the Foremost OF HE Fur
'r"- r,. uurdersr Himself was Slain
a.. sing Prison. s.a the Ma. whe
a.. ronsdence and Betrayed iiin
s''' .... . Home In New Jersey.
.,,.d ,ae. OF The SUN Of last We'd
rsns s sn tho following despatch from
ia.al'' ,r ~ HIGHLANDS, July 27.-Willism 3:
AliA' ...,dent Of Bay avenue bore ana
Is0re,s 400 a resident OF New York city
s'hI '.- ,,,.d on his own request to the Mon
.s.,h county poorhous' az Sn"sA "'' W
n,i' Mara 4. about 90 years Of age. and has
NJ . M He went before Justice George
inea% n,.. -, yacesink and said that ne was
L s.,.. barl manual labor. that he had MADE
5np',0. -, "a obtsin q situation In Now YORK
" 'S town "A q clerk. bookkeeper. or in
'na W.. n,h.r lich, OCCUPATION. but had failed.
NI' . .1 M menus Of supporting himself.
~ uaa Justice Sickles issued nm order to
r,, N 2. Irwin. Oversesr OF tho FOOT OF MIC
1 ""n township, 10 take lin 10 tho poor
IsnL ,,..- ~, tha o,d Wal.
T...,rs broadway and Broome street;
". .,I treasurer OF Wallack's Theatre At
n Nv and Thirteenth street. He also was
p's.. tor dramatic companies on the road.
~ =. mss ,or ssy,ral years the clerk 10 the de-
. -. %"' denor,men. Of New York. He is an OK
..nAnt p.nmap and a good clerk and BOOK.
s..nar The committal Is for an unlimited
,,m. /, ia understood, and he may leave when
be cuu support himself" ,n,,,
n,dy.x Workers remember william Berrian
NAV mt a. tho treasurer OF . theatre or an
.a.,t fcr dramatic companies. but as the man
rho in 1881 brought murderer Charles NJ. JET
,.rJs N ius,ice. Jererds's double crime was
"ns a, tbs sensations Of the day. His victims
v.rs bis stspiather. John Walton. wealthy
rapsr, and John ". Matthews.
Nj. Walton was walking from his place Of
business to bis homo .. II o'clock on tho night
a, saturday June 80. 1860. A young man.
named Richard Fl. Pascal. who lived In
ths rrnnsr's house. was with him. The
murderer was lying In walt behind
IN, at tho northeast corner Of Eight
wprh street and Third avenue He stepped
on, 10 Walton and bis companion passed and
Placing . pistol at Wslton's head fired. He
,bsn turned and ran as fast Is he could. Pascal
followed him shouting watch murder" Mat
,hsws who was q wsll-known citizen. heard
tho cries and Joined In the chase. together
With number Of other citizens. Matthews
cutrsn the others and at the corner OF Seven
issnth street and Irving place he came within
six tsst Of the fleeing man. who turned sud
denly and shot him dead. From tho first it
vH suspected that Jeff .rds was tho
murderer Walton at tho time was sueine
bio vie Je1erd's mother) for divorce, and
naturally young Jetlerds sympathized with
bL mother. The young man protested his in-
noeenca Hs appeared Voluntarily before Cor
cner Andrew Jackson. Tho Coroner's Jury
radsred verdict that both Walton and Mat
thsws came to their death by pistol shot
wounds inflicted By Jefferds. who was indicted
iossash Of tho murders and was tried In the
Court Of General Sessions before Recorder
John ]. Hoffman on July 10. 1861. Nelson ].
Waterbury was the District Attorney. The
trial lastsd only day and Jefrerds had no wit
nesses in bis behalf. Hs was promptly &C.
Quilted
Ihs Mayor then offered reward Of $500 for
,ne arrest OF the murderer. and William 4.
"alton' job Long and 8. b. Allen offered an
additional $1,000. Moore was policeman. he
nao been on the force alb ut four months. On
nundaS afternoon. Aug. II. 1861. John A. Ken
nel5. VINO was then Superintendent Of Police,
wa moore no wanted to put him on case that
was one Of life and death. He asked him il he
laa any objection TO taking II. Moore said he
0aa ao'' and he would do his duty. no matter
aaa' " WAS Kennedy did not toll him what
'ne case wa, but told him to call on him
ny WAN mo following day. District Attorney
waterbury was In the ONCE with tho superin.
snoent Inc next day. and he instruc tod Moore
ssm n T. In .a tt and find there person
x s,sp a., COMPANY. 20 with him wherever Ia
M ns "nH a,stertaln where he had purchased
hs,s hi.,l WIN which he had Killed. Walton and
Wtn.ssrs sunni Tue Killing In the presence Of
ho %i ~ ~ n. Belts kent hotel and boarding
i've Or a air s.a,ehogns and Jelrerds had spent
Irs, rS Sn summers Of his house. He was thS
town AND t Mhoors met when he landed in The
put n week bie eSaIne friends at once. Moore
shan % dProarh the sub ct Of the murder irst
4 ssSo.ss picnic. and 10 attempting 10 hoard
drowned Tha,, overheard and was nanIlv
as room. Tnat C wss ihes he invited Moore to
~. ~, MIN. How Moore vor rmnihH Oh me enc
nuder ~ w. iold at his trial later Tor the
Moore in .oa matthews, The appearance Of
police officials tbs s effective whom even tho
iTsodS S ~ ,St thought he was oniv = warm
wen, TSs a, Sn,I hss probably never since Heen
0,ls cass wSi Ih moore dd Is set ont In copies
h'J C0 e. said that on ths "Nan ~ $50 u.
E ron ,s cysrboarl Jetieris nui,a Ste h Se y,
n.nsM ,..ww vent into his room and he COM ~
Growing; thatt IN mf hoy hoy he fey whom DO Was
tSsn' w, wonderful sirbts. thot hmHslH Mnd
70 dls 'AGod; and he said. NV 40 sv ee'icvso
That nisb ssnfEuld pray to die BY dr"wnimSs
saousIt Il r wonIa q to ST NJ with him :
commence " NV pc % q good opportunity
10 the room and Ghpss'sS aSsns Hnd ven.
lbs irunt 4e wanted me TO eet a nsn"r out
e,Iyi lSoi ou .ald not; but he insis,eSi and Uud
slsd mo 10 I rae sssV Or, papers. The one no
ssSSs 4 and Ssr ,H s.r S, ssSs,: 1 ns..!
hnohst IKE aoont John Walton sssaUi 1Ees
Zoe placsss III n such like and when va COT to
Ny II was W Wua'a femlrk that It was bad
Io'' 50; but he LIZA .or walton to treat bis
;,n:,a. ~ 'a'd: l shot him Ike
lss'ss.s: .' y for Moor. grew s,ts, nj.
ss @,sss about I'm mS s,I he told Moore circum
Sss r., s.sni nS Sii'l IN Of Walton, but he
tr,.Sa .Swss had been 1 E, niMdything about
SSNhni III a. aequittsd for the WaItonn no ~, ma