New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-09
STILL HUNTING FOR THE MURDERER
HANNAH ROBERTSON HAD AN UNKNOWN CON.

| HANNAH ROBERTSON HAD AN UNKNOWN COM
PANION JUST BEFORE SHE WAS KILLED.
The funeral Of Hannah Robertson. the girl who
murdered at Glendale, L. L. took place at Leonard
| Ruof's undertaking rooms at RidgewOod yesterday
afternoon. The mourners came accompanied by the
Rev. J. J. White of Brooklyn Prayer was offered
The burial was in Mount Ovet Cemetery in a grave
which was bought by the dead girls relatives as the
plot in Evergreens Cemetery where her child wa
buried could not be found The mourTers were Mr.
and Mrs. George Chell Mr.. and Mrs. william Laws
Mr.. and Mrs. Kerr. all relatives The coffin
was OF the planest kind.
Another cew to the identity OF the murderer wse
furnished by the running away OF horse. The animal
was caught in a fed OF blackberry bushes near where
the body OF the murdered girl was found and party
OF men rambling about the field found some letters
which, 10 all appearances dropped by the fleeing
murderer. The letters at once given to District
Attorney Femming, who will not talk about the matter
The name Of the writer is said TO be Wallis, and a
photograph In of the letters is the portrait OF
the murdered gil, with young man sitting beside
her
1t is believed that the girl left home in the expecta
ton OF meeting her lover her nervousness in the
station at Hewletts and conduct on other occasions
that evening which have been already remarked upon
would denote II in a struggle TO obtain justice,
apparently. from the who had betrayed her that
Hannah Robertson lost her life. On previous occs-
sions it is known that she was deserted by man
named George Smith, blacksmith. He cannot be
found
When Hannah Robertson arrived in Brooklyn last
Saturday afternoon she went 10 the Maternity Hospital
direct from the FlatDush station and called on Mrs.
W. II. Wells. the matrOn in charge. she asked for
the address Of Mrs steeng, her friend whom she had
met In the hospital aud given 10 her No s33
Grandst. 1t subsequently learned that Mrs.
steeng's correct address wa5 No. 80 scholes-st.
young accompanied the unfortunate girl when she
called at the hospital Hc IS described stalwart
wore q light mustache, and apparently thirty
years old. II discover the identity OF this young
man is now the aim Of the police.
The couple determined upon excursion 10 Ridge
wOOd-which is always thDnged by plcnickers and
crowds Of people the way to visit the many
cemeteries which lie on the outskirts OF Brooklyn
O'Clock by Patrick Murray. who sits at the rail-
way crossing at the Intersection Of Myrte-ave and
Fresh Pond road. William LIGHTER. a labOrer. also
met them ana noticed th;H the couple were slightly
intoxicated. Further they met William Lake
nagnau at the fresh Pond crossing OF the Man
talking angrily. lie remembers that the man turned
his head from the light.
At d meeting Of the Town Board OF NewtOwn
Friday night Justice Brandon called attention 10 the
the last " number OF murders that had been
committed within the border OF the town. and that
in had the murderer muTdeNrs been
brought to justice Justice brandon thought that
the Town Board should take prompt action, and Of
fered resolution that reward of $500 should be
offered for the arrest and conviction of the murderer
or murderprs OF Hannah Robertson. The resolution
was promptly adopted