New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-18
FOUND DEED ~ 4 Low RESORT.

Coroner Knox was summoned yesterday 10
No II Princest resort Of disordory persons. In
ye.tgate the death Of Annie Martin, an inmate Of the
house Her body had been found In front the
second floor, and the appearances Indicated that she
| had been murdered. halr-dresser. employed by the
woman called at the house at IL and Knocked at
the door of room. but failed TO get any response.
The proprietor the house, August smith, called
and he found the door from the hall locked. police
man was then summoned, ana a door leading from M
other room forced open The body Of Annie Martin
Law on the bed the room, partly covered by night
| dress and n sheet. One was extended at right
| angles with the body, aud the other drawn up 30
| that the hand lay near the mead Two deep cuts
over the left eye had caused flow of blood over pill
low ON which the head lay. Another pillow from which
the case had been stripped lay on the bed. The
bodered ease had been folded into baudagc, aud was
ted tightly the neck with the knot directly under
tho chin The appearance Of the body Indicated mat
| the woman had died after a struggle. On u
| wosbstond In the room basin containing some
water with tngc Of red. suggesting the idea that
! boody hands had been washed there
The police were unable 10 lind any wcapouin the room
with which the cuts the head could have been inflicted
and the key to the door Of the room was missing As
the door had been locked the absence Of the Fcy ndl
Gated that some person had lockelt the outside and
| gone away with The key.
From the other inmates Of the house the police and
the Coroner could Get information which seemed to
the murderer or the motive Tor The
der The woman had not been seen by the other In
mates fter midnight when she went TO her ROOM She
sand AT that time 10 Mrs. Smith that man with whom
she was acquainted her room, hut she did not
ey the mans name aud the other per sousn the house
had not noticed going 10 hcr room No sound OF
| r quarrel was heard In the house In the night. Mrs.
| Smith said that a gold watch and chain belonging to
Annie Martin could be found after the discovers OF
murder pair OF expensive earrings IN the ears OF
| the dead woman ana diamond rug worth 500 On
her hands however seemed 10 Indicate That the
| u olive for the murder not robbery.
Deputy Coroner DOnlin examined the Dody ana said
an antopsy would be necessary To determine whether
had caused by the the head or by the
bandagc about The neck. Jury summoned TO vitN
the body, ard 1t then ordered To he sent 10 The
| Morguc, where an autopsy Will he made today. The
water in the basil, which appeared to be bloody was
u belief that tie woman had committed suicide. lie
thought bnd attempted to fracture her skull by sirik
her head against the bed post and falling In that she
had tied the pillow about her and stTanged
herself He led % take this yiew he sad, the
absence II any discovered motive for MURDER tie alb
that saw anyone g. TO the room.
The appearance Of the wounds the head, the water
the basin, and the failure OF the police TO hDd the
missing key 10 the room pointed 30 strongly TO "A muir
der however. that several members Of the CJroners
Jury were emphatic In declaring that the could
killed herself. Coroner Knox said the autopsy
and the subsequent Investigations would settle the
question. Both the Coroner ana the police appeared
accept true the statements made by Smith and his
wife.
Annie Martin about TWEEN three years old. When
alive she wig OF blonde hair and used paint and
DOW such mat her natural appearance
was much changed She had led dissolue life FOR