On 19 February 1864, The Belvidere Intelligencer filed the following report under the headline "STABBING AFFAIR."
The report stated, "A mysterious case of stabbing occurred on Friday night last [12 Feb. 1864] near this place, the particulars of which as are as follows, as near as we can learn: A German (name not known), belonging to the 9th NJ Vols., had put some $300 in the hands of Captain [Joseph] Lawrence [of Belvidere, commander of Company H, 9th NJV] to keep for him, and a few days since, he came to Belvidere, in the company of another German, to get his money. On Friday evening, the two disappeared, and on Saturday morning, the soldier was found a short distance above town, near the Delaware [River], stabbed in the breast, almost insensible. He was brought back to Cramer's Hotel, where he remains unable to leave. The other German examined, but as no evidence could be found against him, he was allowed to leave. We have not learned whether Capt. Lawrence paid him before the stabbing occurred, or not. The whole affair seems involved in mystery, which we hope will soon be unraveled."
The mystery must have remained unsolved since there were no other news reports on the incident.
Copyright 1997-2014: Jay C. Richards
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