The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-07
IT VAS HANNAH ROBERTSON
The Girl Mystertausiy Murdered al Ridge
sannA ldenll0rd.


Hannah Robertson ID the name OF tie girl
found choked 10 death In tho woods back OF
Rideswood. Her Identity was established last
night beyond doubt by the d0nd womans as
ter. Mira John Laws. OF Kent avenue. Green
point.
1t was 10 o'clock last night when Detsc.
tives Corcoran. Campbell, and Miller arrived
OF Coroner 1lomeyer's hotel In Ridgewood With
Mrs. Laws, her husband, and the dead slfrs
supposed lover. Martin Phillirs.
Iii 10 said they oil reside at 81 Kent avenue.
They were all taken 10 tho Morgus. Mrs.
Laws gave one look nt tho dead girls face and
then broke out weeping.
ooh. It's her. my sister! Oh. my poor sis
terri
Tho .hroe we're under arrest. After the iden-
tiflcation carriages wcre procured and Mr..
Laws and his wife and Phillips were taken to
Jama!ca. Coroner lIomeyer drove ilrst with
Laws in his carriage.
Detective Miller was next with Phillips, and
Constable Brechter followed with Mrs Laws.
1t 10 said 'hcy weie to DO taken before District
Attorney Fleming IN Jamaica for examination.
Jamaica Ia eight miles from Rldrewood. nnd
they did not reach there until after midnight.
While at the hotel In RldRewood the detec-
tiNes would allow no ono to sreas TO tlem.
1t IS sad, however. that Phillips denied lie
WAS ,kuO KITS lover. Io bulu ho wv
keep company with her two years nSo.
when hc. was taken sick and went to n hos
pitaL While he was there the Rri went to his
toardins house and tried to get his clothes for
tho purpose OF pnwning them. but his land
lady refused to givo them up. When
he left the, hospital and learned
OF the girls action he saws he refused TO have
ANYTHING more to do with her 1t ia said, how.
evor. that letters from him wore found In the
dead girls trunk bearing recent data. 49,
Phillips, It ia ulso said. declined to tellwhere
he wns inat SATURDAY. night. but said he would
Ihe garnet rlns found Sn one e ,ts ae I'd
Phillips. tho lover. iii It ia Interesting 10 note.
s:ription g,!sn BY Finxnlan thomas BS5ker
R P"na T Sesa cro. 81 't oi Il. Manhattan
seen In that vicinity between II and clock
wSnn Tns % hsns s.s a4 .
REV. as f5 dsHN a, THs TSs
Eidscwesd ss:a. o'clock Sss'Sri az morning.
tne sp s"r ant M IT, She lot i s home ia
llowlett's on Saturday, afternoon 10 Visit her
sister She d IL rs,prn Mo d "a
Mrs. Martin became anxious about her esre-
snlly after she read the ACCOUNT OF the M. mar-
nst'hss sxse III. Hsn" Thsf llent
Mr. on M "a told tie Coronsr he hired the girl
from Hendrickson's Intelligence on|co. 'i01
Fulton st,eet Brooklyn. two months ago last
living. il t,resnro.nt Mira. Laws one in
Phiaderhia. and married sister, Mrs. George
~ II ChhelI. living Ia Z2i Mania tan street.
Friday OF last week, Mrs. Martin, says, she
sTs T. P See sr !,
turn MondHy 9n leaving Ing SATURDAY n''ern: ~
Ntrs. Martin saw her put the two s. bills In
the centre COMMITMENTS Of the rocketbook:;
hand tn and the - LII IL Tue i glove Jon! ON her rsh
hand There VA VA. . glove on tie riGnt hand 81
The tickot agent Mt Hcwlen's SAYS the girl
brooklyn. Tni. is comsid".eh EVIDENCE OF her
tntsntI"n to T1,1 3. Tfe iarr WAS 19 CENT;
s as AID due a. Pa,6ush
Dassiiys. are now trying to t!sGs her sub nh:
many ~ sosa eli 5 CO r,ha, ;o6bssy W.. +.
iaiirosd ticket was in the 20. ke.book. " ~"
thee J. urs after sesinR the body the Rev.
tectiye Miller and Constable b, ech,es; went
rb Aor %.y. fsHsd S Sse Tia !.
District Attorney for almost an hour.
when the whole marty took trni for Hcw-
letts. Hero the girl trunk was tnken possess
sion of by the de cctives. 1t Is supposed to
contain letters from the ssIne servants
lover which i is thought viii throw some light
on the ira .edy.
Mrs. Laws rald sho Ind not seen her sister
for ore thRn three months.
The in lue-t. which was to have taken place
I .u!ght. iii y, obably e postponed.
There were three pcnics held ir Underwood
Saturday night. One was thee. F. Snrrach's
employees in Grauer,s Grove the Journrymen
Makers held one In Ridg wood Grove. AM, the
Prncht Quartet Club gave picnic In schu-
nsachers Park. b.