Evening journal., 1889-05-17
THE MYSTERY GROWING.
Pretty Mary E. Tobin's Fate
Battles All. s.sszs., 20.
HER LOVERS I HOPELESS HUNT.

The Dead Girls Brother Tells of ner
Engagcment-Nothlng Criminal Had
Preceded Her DIsappearance-Nlnote
Days Missing.
NEw YORK, May 17.-Coroner Hughes lit
tie office in Clifton wps crowded when the
inquest in the case of Mary Tobin was be-
gun Thomas w. Armour, janitor of the
Clifton boat house, testified to finding the
body on Sunday morning last on the rocks
near the boat house.
David G. Tobin, of Franklin, Pa, brother
Of the girl, who arrived from his home, testi-
fed that he first heard Of his sisters disap-
pearance on May 3, when he received tele-
gram from his brother-in-law, Mr. McKen-
ney, Of Long Island City. He had previously
received letter from Mary on April II,
she was coming home to prepare for her mar
riage. In the letter she stated that she was
engaged to DR.. Bryan, Of West Brighton.
No cIew to Her whereabouts
The witness stated that on receiving the
telegram sfrcm Mr., McKenney he visited
Staten Island to search for his sister, but got
no chew to her whereabouts. Dr. Robinson
turned over to him the letters which had
been sent to the West Brighton pos;office adj
dressed to Mary Tobin. These letters were
from Mary's friends, but did not throw any
light on her disappearance.
Misled by Telegram.
Mr.. Tobin said that he returned to his
home in Franklin on Sunday last and did
not hear of the body being found until Non
day, when he received a dispatch from DR..
Bryan. By mistake the dispatch stated that
the body had been found at Clifton, S. c.
Mr.. Tobin said that his brother had gone to
South Carolina, being misled by the dis
patch. This accounted for the seeming in
difference of the girls family The witness,
in reply to the coroner, said that he could
not account for his sisters death, except that
she had met with an accident
He Bid Her Good-by.
DR.. William Bryan testified that he had
last seen Miss Tobin on April Is, when she
called at his office between and 9 p. m. She
remained twenty minutes, and he escorted
her to the West Brighton railroad station,
where be bid her good-by, as she told him she
was going TO Mr.. McKenny's house in Long
Island City for few days. After leav-
ing Miss Tobin the witness had an urgent
call, which he attended, and then returned
home. On arriving there he found pack
age on the table which was done up in brown
paper and had the name of Dr. Robinson
written upon it. He didn't open it, as he sup
posed Miss Tobin had left it there. The pack
age remained in witness house for about q
week, when he sent it by express to Dr. Rob
inson.
Her Lovers Hopeless Hunt.
/ Witness did not hear anything more fron
Miss Tcbn until the following Saturday
when Miss McKenney called at his house anG
asked him if he knew what had become o
! Mary Tobin. He said that he had not seer
Mary since he left her at the railroad station
to 60 to Long Island City. He had hearC
that Miss Tobin had made an appointment
with a lady to meet her in New York cit,
on Tuesday of that week On learning tha
Miss Tobin was missing, witness proceeded t,
the house of the lady whom Miss Tobin wa
to have met in New York. She informed
him that Mary had not kept her appointment
to meet her on Tuesday and she had MOI
heard anything from her.
Wanted to Enter n Convent.
Dr. Bryan acknowledged that he was en-
gagged to be married to Miss Tobin, but nc
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said that he had often heard Mary say thai
she would like to enter some Sisters institu-
ton, especially the one at Peekskill. II,
knew that Mary had talked over the matter
of her entering such an institution with DR.
Mortimer, of st. Mary's church, New Brigh
ton. After Mary disappeared Dr. Mortimer
telegraphed to the Sisters institution al
Peekskill asking if Mary Tobin was there
and received negative reply. DIR. Bryan
said that when he parted with Miss Tobin a
the railroad station she kissed him good-by
and appeared in her usual good spirits. HI
had not the least idea as to how she met hei
death.
Result of the Autopsy.
DIR. John l. Feeney, who made the autop-
sy, testified that death was due to drowning
As the remains were badly decomposed, anC
to leave no doubt as to the cause Of death
DR.. Feeney said that he had the inner or
gans sent to DIR. Harry P. Loomis' labora
tory in New York for analysis.
DR.. Loomis submitted report Of his analy
sis, which was to the effect that he found n,
trace of pregnancy, or any attempt 70 hav
performed an operation, or any trace o
poison.
The Servant Girls Story.
DR.. Robinson has a bright servant girl
who after much questioning, told a reporte
what she knew about Mary Tobin She sai'
that Mary often went out when the docto
was away and did not return until evening
She had known her to go out some evening
and not return until early the followin
morning. She had heard that Miss Tobi
was engaged to a New York broker, a
though she had shown a liking for Dl
Bryan She had known Mary TO visit th
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