The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-03-22
MURDER RErEALING MYSTERY.
A Womrn DuicLcrCd-Ier Wouucs Bctray-
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suspected.
Correspondence of The sun.
M,vsFi~tn. Ohio norch - Tho Coroncr's
inquest in tie Of the recent murder hero is de-
vcloling facts which painful TO believe rs
they arc horrible 10 contemplate. Il was on sat.
urday night, In double oae--tory buill.ng vita an
attic, occupied one side by family OF negroes,
that tie dreadful scene was enacted Tie muir
dored woman name was Mary J. Lun-ford. Size
had arrived in town about dye months ago sae
maintained herself fnd little child by her needle.
The murder is certainly the most awful on record
In the state.
The victim when discovered was Wing on bel
In her apartment dTenche1 her Hood, her thrt at
was cut nom car to ear, the ri ~ side Of the neck
was gashcd, and tue upper part of one breast was
ghaslly wound. The right side OF the face WIS
hoodlly tatooed, and the left cheek was laid open
from the angle OF tie jaw, exposing the teeth. Tie
tongue was almost torn out by the roots. Not
sat SIZED with hacking the woman in this u eIy
manner, the hendish assassin had actually disem-
bowole1 his victim. The room was spattered with
blood and gouts OF gore dyed the bodelothing.
showing how fearful the struggle Which the victim
had made fer lie
The struggles Of the woman in her attempt to
awakened n negro In tie adjoining apartment who
reached the room in time to see the inhuman wretch
leap from the window and escape through the
street For q day or so the terrible affair Was
wrapped in gloomy mystery. But the clue TO the
murderer which has been obtained stagCers by sur
prise, and almost creates doubt as to the certainly
oftle strong evidence ndducod against him
The man who has been arrested on suspicion Ia
Mr.. A. l.. Robinson, a prominent politician In the
city, Otce candidate Tor Mayor, and for long
tine the foremost member OF the Iron Mouldcrs'
Union He has enjoyed the esteem and confidence
Of the people for many years, was born IN Portland,
Maine, and is ubout 6 years old
Mary Luns'ord was his mistress. The strange
manner In which suspicion was made TO settle on
Robiufon Is In keeping with the general mystery of
the Whole affair. 1t seems that the arm of the
murdered woman the marks of a bite were Ulanly
visible, and a detective who was summoned to the
scene az once taking That for MS cue proceeded to
un.avc the hidden aud mexiricnble mcshcs Of .eyi-
donco. Al the funeral tae detective obseH we'd that
X bnsuns teeth were detective just where the
marks % teeth were absent on the wounded arm.
lie arrested linn, ana dentists made cast Of Robin
sons mouth.
Tho model was anolicd to the arm Of the murdered
woman, ana IL httod the impression on the arm de.
hnitely aud accurately. The peculiarly in this bite
or impression 10 space between the left cuspil and
first hicuspid The cuspid Is little longer than the
bicuspid back Of 1t ana tie lateral incisor immedi.
ately forward OF II, and these pcculaTtics in the
bite correspond with the model. At the iuquest
several dentist testified 10 the accurut Tescm bnnce
between the east Of Robinson's mouth and the bites
on the arm OF tho murdered woman. The testi.
mony was so strong that he was arrested and is
closely guarded in jail,