Wife of Matthew Darling, whom she married on January 7th, 1833, and mother of Martha Jane, Alfred S., and Emmet Brewster Darling.
After the death of her husband, Matthew, a renowned shipbuilder, Elizabeth remarried to Henry Walters, a carpenter and farmer. It is reported that Elizabeth was murdered by Henry Walters at 401 Beach Street on the property of Darling Shipyard along with the husband of her daughter Martha Jane, William Sturtevant. Walters attempted to kill Martha Jane and Elizabeth's son Emmet as well, but they escaped, uninjured, Martha's screams alerting their uncle John E. Darling, who lived in a neighboring house. Henry Walters hung himself shortly after.
Long Islander 11/27/1857, Slaughter of a Whole Family. Suicide of the Murderer - "We print herewith the particulars of a shocking tragedy which occurred at Port Jefferson, L.I. on Saturday morning last, as derived from persons residing at this village. About 71/2 o'clock on Saturday morning, while Mrs. Waters of Port Jefferson was at breakfast, in company with her son -in-law, Mr. Sturtevant, and his wife, Mr. Waters, her husband, who had been out of the house for some time previous, suddenly entered the room with an iron bar in his hand, and without a word of warning attacked his own wife and Mr. and Mrs. Sturdevant with the formidable weapon. The only person in the house besides the party at breakfast was a boy of about 10 years old, who had concealed himself up stairs. He heard distinctly a number of blows falling in quick succession, accompanied by shrieks and cries of "murder". Then only one voice was heard, and "Murder, murder" was loudly shouted. Two or three additional blows were again quickly delivered, and then there was no noise, except the footsteps of some one apparently leaving the scene of the tragedy and proceeded up stairs. The boy now concealed himself closely under a bed stand, while the footsteps, after re aching to the top of the stairs, turned into another room from that in which he was concealed. Suspecting that Mr. Waters wanted to kill or beat hi m, the boy then ran down stairs as fast as he could, and was rapidly followed by Waters, who still had the iron bar in his hand. The lad however, escaped by out running his pursuer and then spread the alarm, whereupon a number of villagers in the neighborhood proceeded to the spot. Outside t he door, and a few paces from it, a terrible spectacle was presented; Mrs. Sturtevant lay in a state of insensibility on the ground. Her head a nd face were covered with blood, and she had received a hefty stroke from an iron bar on the head. Besides this she had been struck with the same ----on other parts of the body, and had two smaller wounds in the head. Appearances indicate that a struggle had taken place between her and Waters before he was able to overcome her. Perhaps while he was finishing his second victim she endeavored a escape by running out of the house and raising the cries of murder that were overheard by the boy, when the fie nd followed and struck the blows at her head which caused her to lie in t he state in which she was found by the neighbors. All that circumstances would permit was at once done for Mrs. Sturtevant and the neighbors proceeded to make further discoveries. The implement with which Waters had affected the death of two individuals and with which he had attempted that of a third, was found near the barn, adjacent to the dwelling house. The bar of iron was square, about and inch and a quarter thick, and was three and a half feet in length. When found it was covered with human blood. On entering the house bloody evidence of the awful crime of which it h ad so lately been the scene, were shattered all over the walls and floor, becoming more numerous as they neared the breakfast room. Two human beings lay dead, their heads battered in a frightful manner, and their person altogether presenting the most horrible spectacle that can be imagine d. It was evident to all that instant death must have been the result of t he blows inflicted upon the heads of Mrs. Waters and Mr. Sturtevant. In t he barn, suspended from a joist, by the neck, the neighbors found the remains of the maniac murderer, who after wreaking his vengeance upon his victims then gone and hanged himself. Up to the time of our informants left Port Jefferson, nothing further had transpired in relation to this sanguinary affair. We have obtained the following fact in regard to the past history of the actors in this tragedy. Mrs. Waters was the widow of the late Mr. Darling, shipbuilder in Port Jefferson. She had been married to Waters about two years before the murder occurred, during which time they lived together to all appearances in the most affectionate manner. Mrs. Waters was about 50 years old and her husband appeared to be about five years younger. Mr. Sturtevant was about 30 years old while his wife who was t he daughter of Mrs. Waters by her former husband is little more than 20 a nd a lady like person in every respect. The boy that was up stairs and w ho had such a narrow chance for his life, was also a child of Mrs. Waters by her former husband and he is a smart, intelligent young lad of 10 years old, as his well planned and fortunate escape fully proves. It is alleged that the cause of the shocking affair is this: Mrs. Waters was very much attached to her daughter and her daughter's husband, and possessing a good deal of property since the death of her first husband was very liber al with her daughter. It is supposed that her husband noticing many material proofs of this generosity in the shape of presents imagined that he w as not the chief object of his wife's affection, and perhaps fearing th at at her death she would will the property to her children, brooded over it till he became crazed and committed this whole sale slaughter. - N. Y. Tribune"
Originally buried in the Hill Cemetery, she and William Sturtevant were reinttered at Cedar Hill Cemetery when it opened in 1859. Elizabeth is buried at F- section with her first husband, Matthew Darling, William Sturtevant is in C-section. Martha Jane, remarried to Capt. Oliver Davis, (1829 - 1875); they are buried in F section, at the Darling family gravesite. Of special note: the death dates of Elizabeth Darling & William W. Sturtevant are both November 21, 1857, the day of the double murder by Henry Walters, Port Jefferson. His burial site is unknown.
Elizabeth is buried at F- section with her first husband, Matthew Darling, William Sturtevant is in C-section. Martha Jane, remarried to Capt. Oliver Davis, (1829 - 1875); they are buried in F section, at the Darling family gravesite. Of special note: the death dates of Elizabeth Darling & William W. Sturtevant are both November 21, 1857, the day of the double murder by Henry Walters, Port Jefferson. His burial site is unknown.
(Note: The burial records of Cedar Hill Cemetery show her date of death as November 21, 1867, at the age of 56)
(George Moraitis; The Times Beacon Record; Burial Records of Cedar Hill Cemetery, page 445)
After the death of her husband, Matthew, a renowned shipbuilder, Elizabeth remarried to Henry Walters, a carpenter and farmer. It is reported that Elizabeth was murdered by Henry Walters at 401 Beach Street on the property of Darling Shipyard along with the husband of her daughter Martha Jane, William Sturtevant. Walters attempted to kill Martha Jane and Elizabeth's son Emmet as well, but they escaped, uninjured, Martha's screams alerting their uncle John E. Darling, who lived in a neighboring house. Henry Walters hung himself shortly after.
Long Islander 11/27/1857, Slaughter of a Whole Family. Suicide of the Murderer - "We print herewith the particulars of a shocking tragedy which occurred at Port Jefferson, L.I. on Saturday morning last, as derived from persons residing at this village. About 71/2 o'clock on Saturday morning, while Mrs. Waters of Port Jefferson was at breakfast, in company with her son -in-law, Mr. Sturtevant, and his wife, Mr. Waters, her husband, who had been out of the house for some time previous, suddenly entered the room with an iron bar in his hand, and without a word of warning attacked his own wife and Mr. and Mrs. Sturdevant with the formidable weapon. The only person in the house besides the party at breakfast was a boy of about 10 years old, who had concealed himself up stairs. He heard distinctly a number of blows falling in quick succession, accompanied by shrieks and cries of "murder". Then only one voice was heard, and "Murder, murder" was loudly shouted. Two or three additional blows were again quickly delivered, and then there was no noise, except the footsteps of some one apparently leaving the scene of the tragedy and proceeded up stairs. The boy now concealed himself closely under a bed stand, while the footsteps, after re aching to the top of the stairs, turned into another room from that in which he was concealed. Suspecting that Mr. Waters wanted to kill or beat hi m, the boy then ran down stairs as fast as he could, and was rapidly followed by Waters, who still had the iron bar in his hand. The lad however, escaped by out running his pursuer and then spread the alarm, whereupon a number of villagers in the neighborhood proceeded to the spot. Outside t he door, and a few paces from it, a terrible spectacle was presented; Mrs. Sturtevant lay in a state of insensibility on the ground. Her head a nd face were covered with blood, and she had received a hefty stroke from an iron bar on the head. Besides this she had been struck with the same ----on other parts of the body, and had two smaller wounds in the head. Appearances indicate that a struggle had taken place between her and Waters before he was able to overcome her. Perhaps while he was finishing his second victim she endeavored a escape by running out of the house and raising the cries of murder that were overheard by the boy, when the fie nd followed and struck the blows at her head which caused her to lie in t he state in which she was found by the neighbors. All that circumstances would permit was at once done for Mrs. Sturtevant and the neighbors proceeded to make further discoveries. The implement with which Waters had affected the death of two individuals and with which he had attempted that of a third, was found near the barn, adjacent to the dwelling house. The bar of iron was square, about and inch and a quarter thick, and was three and a half feet in length. When found it was covered with human blood. On entering the house bloody evidence of the awful crime of which it h ad so lately been the scene, were shattered all over the walls and floor, becoming more numerous as they neared the breakfast room. Two human beings lay dead, their heads battered in a frightful manner, and their person altogether presenting the most horrible spectacle that can be imagine d. It was evident to all that instant death must have been the result of t he blows inflicted upon the heads of Mrs. Waters and Mr. Sturtevant. In t he barn, suspended from a joist, by the neck, the neighbors found the remains of the maniac murderer, who after wreaking his vengeance upon his victims then gone and hanged himself. Up to the time of our informants left Port Jefferson, nothing further had transpired in relation to this sanguinary affair. We have obtained the following fact in regard to the past history of the actors in this tragedy. Mrs. Waters was the widow of the late Mr. Darling, shipbuilder in Port Jefferson. She had been married to Waters about two years before the murder occurred, during which time they lived together to all appearances in the most affectionate manner. Mrs. Waters was about 50 years old and her husband appeared to be about five years younger. Mr. Sturtevant was about 30 years old while his wife who was t he daughter of Mrs. Waters by her former husband is little more than 20 a nd a lady like person in every respect. The boy that was up stairs and w ho had such a narrow chance for his life, was also a child of Mrs. Waters by her former husband and he is a smart, intelligent young lad of 10 years old, as his well planned and fortunate escape fully proves. It is alleged that the cause of the shocking affair is this: Mrs. Waters was very much attached to her daughter and her daughter's husband, and possessing a good deal of property since the death of her first husband was very liber al with her daughter. It is supposed that her husband noticing many material proofs of this generosity in the shape of presents imagined that he w as not the chief object of his wife's affection, and perhaps fearing th at at her death she would will the property to her children, brooded over it till he became crazed and committed this whole sale slaughter. - N. Y. Tribune"
Originally buried in the Hill Cemetery, she and William Sturtevant were reinttered at Cedar Hill Cemetery when it opened in 1859. Elizabeth is buried at F- section with her first husband, Matthew Darling, William Sturtevant is in C-section. Martha Jane, remarried to Capt. Oliver Davis, (1829 - 1875); they are buried in F section, at the Darling family gravesite. Of special note: the death dates of Elizabeth Darling & William W. Sturtevant are both November 21, 1857, the day of the double murder by Henry Walters, Port Jefferson. His burial site is unknown.
Elizabeth is buried at F- section with her first husband, Matthew Darling, William Sturtevant is in C-section. Martha Jane, remarried to Capt. Oliver Davis, (1829 - 1875); they are buried in F section, at the Darling family gravesite. Of special note: the death dates of Elizabeth Darling & William W. Sturtevant are both November 21, 1857, the day of the double murder by Henry Walters, Port Jefferson. His burial site is unknown.
(Note: The burial records of Cedar Hill Cemetery show her date of death as November 21, 1867, at the age of 56)
(George Moraitis; The Times Beacon Record; Burial Records of Cedar Hill Cemetery, page 445)
Wife of Matthew Darling, whom she married on January 7th, 1833, and mother of Martha Jane, Alfred S., and Emmet Brewster Darling.
After the death of her husband, Matthew, a renowned shipbuilder, Elizabeth remarried to Henry Walters, a carpenter and farmer. It is reported that Elizabeth was murdered by Henry Walters at 401 Beach Street on the property of Darling Shipyard along with the husband of her daughter Martha Jane, William Sturtevant. Walters attempted to kill Martha Jane and Elizabeth's son Emmet as well, but they escaped, uninjured, Martha's screams alerting their uncle John E. Darling, who lived in a neighboring house. Henry Walters hung himself shortly after.
Long Islander 11/27/1857, Slaughter of a Whole Family. Suicide of the Murderer - "We print herewith the particulars of a shocking tragedy which occurred at Port Jefferson, L.I. on Saturday morning last, as derived from persons residing at this village. About 71/2 o'clock on Saturday morning, while Mrs. Waters of Port Jefferson was at breakfast, in company with her son -in-law, Mr. Sturtevant, and his wife, Mr. Waters, her husband, who had been out of the house for some time previous, suddenly entered the room with an iron bar in his hand, and without a word of warning attacked his own wife and Mr. and Mrs. Sturdevant with the formidable weapon. The only person in the house besides the party at breakfast was a boy of about 10 years old, who had concealed himself up stairs. He heard distinctly a number of blows falling in quick succession, accompanied by shrieks and cries of "murder". Then only one voice was heard, and "Murder, murder" was loudly shouted. Two or three additional blows were again quickly delivered, and then there was no noise, except the footsteps of some one apparently leaving the scene of the tragedy and proceeded up stairs. The boy now concealed himself closely under a bed stand, while the footsteps, after re aching to the top of the stairs, turned into another room from that in which he was concealed. Suspecting that Mr. Waters wanted to kill or beat hi m, the boy then ran down stairs as fast as he could, and was rapidly followed by Waters, who still had the iron bar in his hand. The lad however, escaped by out running his pursuer and then spread the alarm, whereupon a number of villagers in the neighborhood proceeded to the spot. Outside t he door, and a few paces from it, a terrible spectacle was presented; Mrs. Sturtevant lay in a state of insensibility on the ground. Her head a nd face were covered with blood, and she had received a hefty stroke from an iron bar on the head. Besides this she had been struck with the same ----on other parts of the body, and had two smaller wounds in the head. Appearances indicate that a struggle had taken place between her and Waters before he was able to overcome her. Perhaps while he was finishing his second victim she endeavored a escape by running out of the house and raising the cries of murder that were overheard by the boy, when the fie nd followed and struck the blows at her head which caused her to lie in t he state in which she was found by the neighbors. All that circumstances would permit was at once done for Mrs. Sturtevant and the neighbors proceeded to make further discoveries. The implement with which Waters had affected the death of two individuals and with which he had attempted that of a third, was found near the barn, adjacent to the dwelling house. The bar of iron was square, about and inch and a quarter thick, and was three and a half feet in length. When found it was covered with human blood. On entering the house bloody evidence of the awful crime of which it h ad so lately been the scene, were shattered all over the walls and floor, becoming more numerous as they neared the breakfast room. Two human beings lay dead, their heads battered in a frightful manner, and their person altogether presenting the most horrible spectacle that can be imagine d. It was evident to all that instant death must have been the result of t he blows inflicted upon the heads of Mrs. Waters and Mr. Sturtevant. In t he barn, suspended from a joist, by the neck, the neighbors found the remains of the maniac murderer, who after wreaking his vengeance upon his victims then gone and hanged himself. Up to the time of our informants left Port Jefferson, nothing further had transpired in relation to this sanguinary affair. We have obtained the following fact in regard to the past history of the actors in this tragedy. Mrs. Waters was the widow of the late Mr. Darling, shipbuilder in Port Jefferson. She had been married to Waters about two years before the murder occurred, during which time they lived together to all appearances in the most affectionate manner. Mrs. Waters was about 50 years old and her husband appeared to be about five years younger. Mr. Sturtevant was about 30 years old while his wife who was t he daughter of Mrs. Waters by her former husband is little more than 20 a nd a lady like person in every respect. The boy that was up stairs and w ho had such a narrow chance for his life, was also a child of Mrs. Waters by her former husband and he is a smart, intelligent young lad of 10 years old, as his well planned and fortunate escape fully proves. It is alleged that the cause of the shocking affair is this: Mrs. Waters was very much attached to her daughter and her daughter's husband, and possessing a good deal of property since the death of her first husband was very liber al with her daughter. It is supposed that her husband noticing many material proofs of this generosity in the shape of presents imagined that he w as not the chief object of his wife's affection, and perhaps fearing th at at her death she would will the property to her children, brooded over it till he became crazed and committed this whole sale slaughter. - N. Y. Tribune"
Originally buried in the Hill Cemetery, she and William Sturtevant were reinttered at Cedar Hill Cemetery when it opened in 1859. Elizabeth is buried at F- section with her first husband, Matthew Darling, William Sturtevant is in C-section. Martha Jane, remarried to Capt. Oliver Davis, (1829 - 1875); they are buried in F section, at the Darling family gravesite. Of special note: the death dates of Elizabeth Darling & William W. Sturtevant are both November 21, 1857, the day of the double murder by Henry Walters, Port Jefferson. His burial site is unknown.
Elizabeth is buried at F- section with her first husband, Matthew Darling, William Sturtevant is in C-section. Martha Jane, remarried to Capt. Oliver Davis, (1829 - 1875); they are buried in F section, at the Darling family gravesite. Of special note: the death dates of Elizabeth Darling & William W. Sturtevant are both November 21, 1857, the day of the double murder by Henry Walters, Port Jefferson. His burial site is unknown.
(Note: The burial records of Cedar Hill Cemetery show her date of death as November 21, 1867, at the age of 56)
(George Moraitis; The Times Beacon Record; Burial Records of Cedar Hill Cemetery, page 445)
After the death of her husband, Matthew, a renowned shipbuilder, Elizabeth remarried to Henry Walters, a carpenter and farmer. It is reported that Elizabeth was murdered by Henry Walters at 401 Beach Street on the property of Darling Shipyard along with the husband of her daughter Martha Jane, William Sturtevant. Walters attempted to kill Martha Jane and Elizabeth's son Emmet as well, but they escaped, uninjured, Martha's screams alerting their uncle John E. Darling, who lived in a neighboring house. Henry Walters hung himself shortly after.
Long Islander 11/27/1857, Slaughter of a Whole Family. Suicide of the Murderer - "We print herewith the particulars of a shocking tragedy which occurred at Port Jefferson, L.I. on Saturday morning last, as derived from persons residing at this village. About 71/2 o'clock on Saturday morning, while Mrs. Waters of Port Jefferson was at breakfast, in company with her son -in-law, Mr. Sturtevant, and his wife, Mr. Waters, her husband, who had been out of the house for some time previous, suddenly entered the room with an iron bar in his hand, and without a word of warning attacked his own wife and Mr. and Mrs. Sturdevant with the formidable weapon. The only person in the house besides the party at breakfast was a boy of about 10 years old, who had concealed himself up stairs. He heard distinctly a number of blows falling in quick succession, accompanied by shrieks and cries of "murder". Then only one voice was heard, and "Murder, murder" was loudly shouted. Two or three additional blows were again quickly delivered, and then there was no noise, except the footsteps of some one apparently leaving the scene of the tragedy and proceeded up stairs. The boy now concealed himself closely under a bed stand, while the footsteps, after re aching to the top of the stairs, turned into another room from that in which he was concealed. Suspecting that Mr. Waters wanted to kill or beat hi m, the boy then ran down stairs as fast as he could, and was rapidly followed by Waters, who still had the iron bar in his hand. The lad however, escaped by out running his pursuer and then spread the alarm, whereupon a number of villagers in the neighborhood proceeded to the spot. Outside t he door, and a few paces from it, a terrible spectacle was presented; Mrs. Sturtevant lay in a state of insensibility on the ground. Her head a nd face were covered with blood, and she had received a hefty stroke from an iron bar on the head. Besides this she had been struck with the same ----on other parts of the body, and had two smaller wounds in the head. Appearances indicate that a struggle had taken place between her and Waters before he was able to overcome her. Perhaps while he was finishing his second victim she endeavored a escape by running out of the house and raising the cries of murder that were overheard by the boy, when the fie nd followed and struck the blows at her head which caused her to lie in t he state in which she was found by the neighbors. All that circumstances would permit was at once done for Mrs. Sturtevant and the neighbors proceeded to make further discoveries. The implement with which Waters had affected the death of two individuals and with which he had attempted that of a third, was found near the barn, adjacent to the dwelling house. The bar of iron was square, about and inch and a quarter thick, and was three and a half feet in length. When found it was covered with human blood. On entering the house bloody evidence of the awful crime of which it h ad so lately been the scene, were shattered all over the walls and floor, becoming more numerous as they neared the breakfast room. Two human beings lay dead, their heads battered in a frightful manner, and their person altogether presenting the most horrible spectacle that can be imagine d. It was evident to all that instant death must have been the result of t he blows inflicted upon the heads of Mrs. Waters and Mr. Sturtevant. In t he barn, suspended from a joist, by the neck, the neighbors found the remains of the maniac murderer, who after wreaking his vengeance upon his victims then gone and hanged himself. Up to the time of our informants left Port Jefferson, nothing further had transpired in relation to this sanguinary affair. We have obtained the following fact in regard to the past history of the actors in this tragedy. Mrs. Waters was the widow of the late Mr. Darling, shipbuilder in Port Jefferson. She had been married to Waters about two years before the murder occurred, during which time they lived together to all appearances in the most affectionate manner. Mrs. Waters was about 50 years old and her husband appeared to be about five years younger. Mr. Sturtevant was about 30 years old while his wife who was t he daughter of Mrs. Waters by her former husband is little more than 20 a nd a lady like person in every respect. The boy that was up stairs and w ho had such a narrow chance for his life, was also a child of Mrs. Waters by her former husband and he is a smart, intelligent young lad of 10 years old, as his well planned and fortunate escape fully proves. It is alleged that the cause of the shocking affair is this: Mrs. Waters was very much attached to her daughter and her daughter's husband, and possessing a good deal of property since the death of her first husband was very liber al with her daughter. It is supposed that her husband noticing many material proofs of this generosity in the shape of presents imagined that he w as not the chief object of his wife's affection, and perhaps fearing th at at her death she would will the property to her children, brooded over it till he became crazed and committed this whole sale slaughter. - N. Y. Tribune"
Originally buried in the Hill Cemetery, she and William Sturtevant were reinttered at Cedar Hill Cemetery when it opened in 1859. Elizabeth is buried at F- section with her first husband, Matthew Darling, William Sturtevant is in C-section. Martha Jane, remarried to Capt. Oliver Davis, (1829 - 1875); they are buried in F section, at the Darling family gravesite. Of special note: the death dates of Elizabeth Darling & William W. Sturtevant are both November 21, 1857, the day of the double murder by Henry Walters, Port Jefferson. His burial site is unknown.
Elizabeth is buried at F- section with her first husband, Matthew Darling, William Sturtevant is in C-section. Martha Jane, remarried to Capt. Oliver Davis, (1829 - 1875); they are buried in F section, at the Darling family gravesite. Of special note: the death dates of Elizabeth Darling & William W. Sturtevant are both November 21, 1857, the day of the double murder by Henry Walters, Port Jefferson. His burial site is unknown.
(Note: The burial records of Cedar Hill Cemetery show her date of death as November 21, 1867, at the age of 56)
(George Moraitis; The Times Beacon Record; Burial Records of Cedar Hill Cemetery, page 445)
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