The sun., 1890-01-23
WHOKILLED FRANKMARTIN9
FOUND DYING FROM STAB WOUNDS
AND WITH a KNIFE IN Hrs HAND.


He ouarreIIed with HE Rival, PeddIer RO-
| unaIne. About Josie Driseoil-Tho Police
Dou't Know who struck the Fatal BLEW.
whilo Detectives Hayes and Brett Of the
Thirtieth street police were returning from the
| Union Boat Clubs ball ct the Metropolitan
Opera House shortly before 8 A. M. yesterday.
and were walking from Seventh avenue in
Thirty-second street toward Sixth. man
met them and told them that there had been
cutting ARRAY at 189 West Thirty-second
street The detectives found there sitting in
the gaudlly upholstered chair In the parlor Of
the four-story brick house, young man
known about the entrances to theatres above
Twenty-thlrd street as Frank Martin, the
flower seller. He peddled bouquets to the
theatregoers. Martin was unconscious when
the detectives arrived, and he died two hours
afterward in the New York Hospital from two
stab wounds in his breast. without being able
to tell how he came TO HE death.
Policeman Brown Of the Thirtieth street po-
lice was In the paror when the detectives ar
rived. Brown told them he had been sum-
moned to the house by one OF the temporary
dodgers, Charles Wilson, driver OF the Man
haitian Cab Company, who lives at 145 West
Thirty third street That was all Brown knew.
The detectives learned from the proprietor OF
the house. who is known as Virginia Vernsll,
and from other young women In the house that
there had been quarrel. in which Joseph Ro-
maine OF 81 East Broadway, and who peddled
dry goods from door TO door In the neiRhbor-
hood Martin, the dying man. and Josie Dris-
COLL an inmate OF the house, were concerned.
The detectives found Romaine half an hour
aiterward in bed at 14l West Thirty-second
street. next door to the place, where Martin
pretended to be- asleep, He said he was limo
cent OF causing the death Of Martin. He said;
have PeddGd at the dVSS aSnE sent shs
the door of 139 between ! and 2 o'clock this
morning l was met by Josie prisc9ll: whom |
70 60 to the corner With me for drink drink s9id
esSG to ssSUn a. Se nor
having drink Martin came IL. knew lin
ers @ but called Martin up, to us. He started
to have anything to do with him,
Asr Js and our beer We went
4elsao Rsr 10 spsSt 70 rease s
TRrty ffd Ssc fr Street. 10 Martin US and
Suddenly Martin struck Josie, in the face
h h H Mrs. snd shS he
PSTor PSHo 70 RS %st tCRs She and
her. I saw him pull long bladod bone;
hold it above his head, threatenipgly while he
continued TO pound her with his left tist
FrlghtSned, l ran Ean out OF the room and down
Fifteen minutes aiterward woman called
down stairs to me-. A man has tainted up here.
Of DIVA water ap and S found Martin lying on the floor
San Sss % ia his hsnd
Josie told the detectives that Romaine's
story was true 80 far as the scene In the saloon
cerned. She had known Martin for nine
months and he had been her lover. Romano
friend. After Martin struck her on the stairs
and pulled out knife she ran to Mrs Nernell's
room, and what took place after that she said
Josie, a, plump, black-eyed young woman
20 years old, with Mrs XeEpell; Charles Wilson
Anderson, @ m inmates mn ate Of the house. were taken to
Jefferson Market Police Court and remanded
TO the Coroners' once WITHOUT hearing Bo-
tin had committed suicide He had often
threatened to commit suicide she said. if she
Whether ROMANS. Josie. and Martin were
in the room together when Martin received his
dsSde T TePe Peie fee n
Martins DEATH, He, may have committed
suicide. he may have been killed by Josie in a
may have been killed by Romaine as Il Jealous
rival OF Martin.
Romane and Josie were held by the Coroner
in default of $2.500 bail to await the inquest
They were locked up In the Tombs.
There were two wounds in Martins left
breast. evidently made by the knife he held in
Both were very near the heart. One was a
slight wound. the other passed to the left OF the
heart. severinR main artery.
Charles Wilson of the New York Cab Com
pany informed Capt. Reilly last night that his
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killing OF Martin. He said that the name Of
the witness before the Coroner who gave his
name as Charles Wilson was really Charles II.
Ahern Of the cab company.