Year: 1875

came TO light in a secluded grove at West Farms yes
terday morning Lying concealed in the densest part
Of Iydies Woods lonely and desolate spot removed
from any habitatOn more than mile, and seldom
visited except perhaps by boys OF roaming tranps,
situated on the Boston road about half way between
he Kngsbrdge road and the bridge crossing the Bronx
River in the village of West Farms was found, cold
IN death the body Of a Jewish peder. Upon
his head and face twelve CHASTITY wounds
while across his throat from TO ear, cash
backed cut made by some blunt instrument probably
dun knife. When the body was discovered one arm
was drawn up stiff as wardng or blow and the other
lay across the breast and one leg bent The
dered man lay fiat on bis back, his feet toward the
north His clothing torn and bloody and presented
The evidence Of a


FEARFUL STRUGGLE FOR LIFE


The spot on which the murdered lay is sheltered
from observation on either hand by bushes and
growth some three feet high and to the right and left
are towering oak and chestnut On the whole no
better spot for miles around could be selected for the
eoncealmen; Of body. Although not more than about
eO0aeet from the Boston road the density of the TO
age renders secluded than any portion of the
woods.


The discovery ofthe body made by aged negro
named George Saxon who, together with his daughter
and naw, occupies little cabin about mile from
the woods. Saxon left his cabin shortly before six





often his CUSTOM to collect branches Of trees and
other debris for fuel


In searching for this fuel he espied about fifteen
feet distant through the underground, the uprased
of a man, which he at first supposed branch
of tree. Going nearer, he horrided by
discerning the body Of man. short distance
from the body a small black and tan
dog, which, the approach of the negro ran
away Saxon without making further investigation,
FASTENED home and told his daughter OF what he had
seen few hours later his sonn-law and two fellow
laborers respectively Abraham Laudrane James
Campbell and William Begelspiler, who had been work
ing stables by, the house for breakfast
and them the old narrated the story Of his dis
covery. After breakfast the party proceeded TO the
woods and the spot indicated by
Saxon, found the corpse exactly as it had
been described. One of the men Immediately
started for the Th!rtyfourth precinct station house.
and half miles distant and informed the police
captain Bennett, with a couple of officers immediately
repaired the spot Upon seeing the body the Captain
word Coroner Miller and teegraphed to In
Ipector Thorne charge of the Third district Those
officials arriving the body removed to the fremont
station house and Inspector Thorne detailed a section
Df to the nelghborhood in search of the
nurderers, well to find if possible cew to them.
he also telegraphed several precincts for reinforce
of detectives About fifty feet from where the
body had been found


PEDLER's BAG


discovered ed with spots of blood and lying
the stump of There also found by
0flcer Pinckney the road near the wall about
100 feet from where the body discovered small
linen checkered collar and piece Of black CLOTH about
our inches square, into which a number OF needles
we're sticking. Some crumbs of bread were close to
he collar. In another part Of the
woods, about twenty feet from the
bag and basket was picked up a leaf from Hebrew
calendar These comprised all the clews either to the
murdered mans identity or to that Of the atrocious
murderer that could be found by the police


AT the Thirty fourth precinct station house Coroner
Miller summoned jury to view the body and Doctors
Liebman and Rodensten made post t-mortem examina-
ton Of the body, the result Of which follows:-


POsT-MORTEM EXAMINATION


Of the body Of the unknown found the Twenty
ourth ward in the woods, Kelers icehouses
Rigor mortis was marked; right arm and hand lifted
hand closed left forearm licked on Inspection the
head face and neck found covered with various
wounds, bruises and scratches. There scratch
over anterior aspect of the neck, commencing
arynx, crossing the median line gaping
wound, one and half inches long, along the ramus
pf the right jaw smaller wound one inch in length,
below and back Of the wound above described; a
wound on left check and quarter inches length,
running horizontal with the upper maxary; upper
eyelids very much confused and coored a deep violet
over the nose ragged wound one inch long; a ragged
wound over superciliary ridge OF right eye contused
wound vertical and parallel with medisn line and
hreequarters Of an inch TO right Of IT, with ragged and
confused edges, two half inches long, through
which fracture Of the skull could be seen, and
lrontal bone proruding; on left Of median
line, another wound, one and half inches in length
further to the left another wound threeq OF
Inch long the right side Of the median line the
vertex there was wound two inches in length Of the
nature as the Others and two wounds the left
Of the median ne one two inches and the other
and quarter inches long After laying back the scalp
compound comminuted fracture OF the frontal bone
found also fracture OF the left parIeta bone;
draa mater torn; brain lacerated


THE MURDERED MAN.


A HERALD at hons
shortly after the conclusion Of the postmortem exam
nation, The body presented hideous spectacle The
eouutenance Enthusiastically Of Hebrew cast The
deceased was five feet five inches in height, weighing
about ll5 pounds The face covered with sparse
reddish beard, heavier on the jaws The age Of
tue deceased could only be conjectured He appeared
to be between twentyeight and thirty-two years Of
age His clothing consisted of black ribbed coat and
vest brownish pantaloons with a blue stripe white
knit shirt, and boots The pockets Of his pantaoons,
which were tucked into his boots had been turned in
Coroner, he had not been dead twenty four hours
An examination OF the bag basket found near the
BODY showed them 70 be about half stocked with ped
dcr's supplies consisting Of shirts collars table cloths
stockings, handkorchieis and general assortment OF
fancy goods Several articles had prints Of blood upon
them showing conclusively that they had been
handled by those who did the bloody deed. The
outside Of the bag had large spot OF
blood upon It, which would have been occasioned
by the head Of the murdered being pressed upon
aiter having been struck In the basket also found
what may prove olew 70 the vile murderer-namely
check shirt, well worn and quite dirty bespatered
with blood It's bosom was ripped upward In several
places The and back intact, showing it
could not have been from the body Of the victim,
VINO had, when found both vest and coat


As soon the Of the horrible discovery be-
came known crowds Of citizens hOcked 70 the station
house and the excitement grew Intense That the
deed had been


DONE ny TRAMPs
P appeared to believe Hundreds repaired 10 the spot
IN the woods where the body had been found and a
Search instituted in every direction for
hau mile around 10 discover traces or
G'ews Dut nothing further could be found Theories
We're rue az TO the manner in which the had been
ooinntted some contended that the murder had been
committed in the woods where the body was found
whie Others asserted that the peddler have met
MS uea'h AZ the hands Of robbers shanty the
country where he had put up the night and after
being plcred Of whatever money he had about him.
hto Oeeh carried by his murderers the woods and
there seCreted To ascertain what founda-
ton the theories advanced possessed the reporter
accompanied by officers Of the precinct went carefully
over the ehtre ground Ia their examination fact