New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-08
MARTIN PHILLIPS PROVES IN ALIBL
POLICE STILL SEARCHING FOR THE GLENDALE
MURDERER.

POLICE STILL SEARCHING FOR THE GLENDALE
MURDERER.
Martin Phillips, the young man who was arTes'eu
at his boarding house at No. 2o3 Bedford-ave broo
lyn on Thursday night suspicion OF being concerned
in the murder OF Hannah Robertson, whose body was
found in the woods at Glendale. had hearing yese>
day before Justice Hendrickson at Jamaica. PHILIPS
was taken to Jamaica at midnight and put through
searching examination by District-Attoney Fleming
and Coroner Homeyer. Philips admitted that ne nad
formerly ooured Hannah Robertson, and had given nel
the ring containing the Initials TO H. but he deea
that he knew anything about her death. and sao tat
he had ceased paying her attentions months ago. TIC
was closely questioned to his movements on S@V
urday last lie said that he at Atlantic Highlands
N j., that day, and spent the day fishing. lie S'Ao
that he was engaged to marry young woman who hVeu
at Navesink
An investigation showed that Phillips had spent
Saturday and sunday at Atlantic Highlands, ana nc
released on his recosnizance to appear IL
wanted Phillips promised to be present at the IN
quest. ~ SliiAsI1ai
A who said he was employed in Eversreehs
Cemetery called at Coroner Homeyer's Office In hiusc
wood yesterday morning, and said that on SATURDAY
evening last at about O'Clock he saw Hannah Robert
son, accompanied by a young man. walking through
the cemetery. He spoke to them as it was time lor
closing the cemetery gates. They went out OF V'o
cemetery, he believed. by the entrance fronting OIL 'o
Glendale road This road leads to the woous ",'ei'
the body Of the murdered girl was found Inc gitis
companion was undoubtedly the same man seen with
the girl BY the fagman at tho Manhattan Beach Rail
road crossing in Ridgewood. The couple were sppar
emily on their way from tho cemetery when the nag
man saw them Mrs. Laws OF Brooklyn. sister vi ,lo
murdered girl has two children buried ID E'ersIe"
Cemetery Hannah Robertson's visit TO the cemetery
on Saturday afternoon or evening Is not ~garueo ss
strange
<ta
Trunks was a wedding outfit and some trinkeb Whch
had been given 10 the girl by mother, who Is now
dead II IS also reported that letters were fouha III
another mans handwriting, and that this man. ~ho nhu
hem paving attention to the girl lately, WAS halheu
wallace The story goes that the officers are now
searching for this who might nave Deeh te siii
COMPANION when she seen in the cemetery ana
also AT the Manhattan Beach Railroad CROSSING
A girl named Hannah Robinson, was an inmate OF
the BROOKLYN Maternity Hospital in May, 1900 and 1t
is thought she may be Ne murdered girl she called
Of the hospital again last Saturday evening to see the
matron and said she had some shopping to do
peter Applegore Of Jamaica, found last Sunday IN
the closet at the station large red morocco pocket
hook II was full of papers and Appegore turned II
over IN Detective Ashmead. The pocketbook be
Ionred 10 Richard Weber singular coincidence which
attracted suspicion after Charles Weber tried 70
identify the body There were letters OF recommenua
tion which were subsequently shown TO be probably
foreeries as the writers had never employed Eichad
Weber. There were also many excursion tickets
Coroner Hohmyer adjourned the inquest last night
for one week. lie told The reporters that he was
satisfied as 10 Martin f1lips's innocence. The body
Of the girl will be buried to-day N
Mount Olvet, by the county unless cla'med
No "a Kent-ave., Brooklyn. Mrs. Laws says she IS
too poor to take charge Of the body.
Last night il was rmored in Brooklyn that the po-
lice had found young women who were companions
of the dead girl They were, II is said, In her company
frequently and II Is believed they tell something
as to who the dead girls male companions we've: 1t
was said that the girls taken late last night 10
Jamaica where District Attorney Fleming had long
conversation with them.