Glasgow Courier. — 1859-10-13 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

MURDER IN NEW YORK.  The New York Journal of Commerce, of September 28, says:—" Lest evening a most singular case came to light in the sixth ward, the dead body of a man, evidently murdered, being found in a house corner of Little Water and Worth Streets. The scene of the tragedy used to be the resort of murderers and thieves, and years ago, when the Five Points were much worse than at present, 'Crown's Corner,' as it was known, was decidedly the worst locality in the neighbourhood. The building, which is a three-story one, is now occupied by prostitutes, organ-grinders, and thieves, and maintains some of its old reputation. On the second floor, a man named Tn. H. Benjamin, who sells hot cakes around the Park for a living, occupies a room, with a mistress named Jane Bradford. Last evening, when he went home, he found the door of • his room bolted. All demands for admission brought no answer, and supposing that all was not right he went down stairs to get maustange in 1011, ing the difficulty. AA he passed out of the hall hehappened to look up towards the window of his room, which is on Little Water Street, and saw a man in the act of jumping out of the window. The fellow, observing Benjamin, Immediately jumped back into the room. Benjamin went into a liquor store keptby Mrs Gordon, in the lower part of the building, and secured the assistance of an acquaint. Lace, and then went up stairs. The door of Lis room was now open, and he entered. The room was dark, and everything was quiet; so, striking a light, an investigation was immediately made. Jane Bedford, the mistress was there, and apparently alone; but, upon lookin,g at the bed, the body of a man, covered with blood, was discovered. He had evidently been choked to death, as marks upon his throat indicated, and the blood was still running from his nose. Officers Donaghty and Higgins were notified and conveyed the body to the station-house in Franklin Street, and then arrested Benjamin, Miss Bradford, Jane M'Cabe, and Josephine Smith, the two latter being supposed to have some knowledge of the affair. They were all locked up. On the body of the deceased there were found nothing by which he could be identified. In the bed and beside him, however, there were some naturalisation papers, which may have belonged to him. The name of James Magee was upon them. It is rather a singular ciroun3stance that these papers should have been found where they were. The girls all profess to have no knowledge of the affair. Miss Bradford states that • man in a red shirt, whom she does not know, met her in a liquor store down stairs in the evening, and insisted on going with her. She emphatically declares that he WU repelled by her, but several witnesses are positive that the man who was about to jump from the window (and who afterwards did so) had on a red shirt. It may be that he is the perpetrator of this deed. Still, another of the girls declares that Jane Bradford told her that Benjamin killed the man, but that person informed our reporter that the deceased came into her room early in the afternoon, remained there till evening, and then lay upon the bed, having quarrelled with no one whatever. She expressed much astonishment at hearing of the man's death. The whole case is now shrouded In complete mystery, and only an investigation can bring everything connected with it to light." °Tao°, • London, with a,