Evening journal., 1888-06-12
Later DEVELOPMENTS.

Further investigation by tha JOURNAL
reporter developed the fact that Martin left
his work last evening about six o'clock and
was seen about $50 O'Clock by friend
named Edwnrd Sheridan. Sheridan met
him near James A. Burks's saloon, 10
Maryland Ave. and walked out the ave
nue. with him to Bird street. Here Sheridan
left Martin and he was next seen about II
o'clock in company with woman named
Jane Nelson, gnd this was the last seen OF
him until his dead body was fouHd with
the brains strewen along the B. & o.
track.
The fact that ne trains run along this
track at the early hour when the body was
found aroused the suspicion OF the police
and Detective Jones started to work up the
case. The Nelson woman was arrested
about noon by Officer welch. When
arrested shs refused to say one word in rela
Mon to shs cass; but TO the EVENING jour
HAL reporter she was more communicative.
She was, however, evidently not telling the
truth and at times her statements were con-
Trajectory. She told one or two instances
which subsequent investigation proved
false Shs denied all knowledge OF
Martin whatever, OF that she
bad ever heard him. She said that
she was walking on the raiiread
and met two men, neither of whom Hhe
knew, and was with them until nearly IL
O'Clock. One Of them got pint OF whisksy
and they took several drinks together. The
men then left her and she walked up the
railroad where an Italian met her, choked
her and threw her down. BE left directly
when she startsd for the police station and
seeing some persons sitting out on q door
step she asked them the way to 9th aud
Market Sts Afterwards abs met two moro
men and started with them to a vacant
house on the Marsh lane. where she left the
men as day was breaking. They pointed
the way to her TO Sallle KennnFd'E house,
where Martin boarded Going there she
approached ths crowd about the
dead man lying on the track. She
told an entirely different tale subsequently
to the reporter to ths effect that when she
first saw the dead man she was sitting on
a log talking to the two men and they
were talking to her. She pointed to the
crowd and said that she was afraid TO pass
them as she was a lone womsn and wished
60 be protected. When asked by the
reporter what she wanted to be protected
for, she was confused for soma moments
and failed to give satisfactory answer.
In fact she assigned no reason whatever
She concluded by saying that she went
TO Sallie Ksuuard's and slept there until,ar-
rested, aud to the inquiry Of the reporter If
she knew a mau named Martin she said
that she did not and did not know that
white man lived there.
The Nelson woman came to this city
from West Chester, Pa, on Decoration
Day and has been living around the city
at different places until last week, when
she went to stay at the Ksnnards Martin
had been boarding at the Keunsrds for sew
erel weeks and is described by William
II. Fsirlsmb superintendent OF the Harlan
and Holliugsworth Company's foundry. as
quiet. hhrdworsing man. He had Just
been paid cff last evening and received
about S. This morHing, when his body
was found, hs had but 80 csnts in his pos-
session. An inquest viii be held to NOR
row morning ct 9 o'clock.
Conductor Lsy6eld Of the Delaware train
says thst the body was first peen by brake
man George Rauehley. and chat it was lying
on the B. g. o. track aud not on tho track
over which hia train was running.