The evening world., 1894-05-03
CLUE Iu GRQB's MURDERER.
Woman Was with Him When He
Was Killed or Shortly Before.
Her Cloak Covered His Body When
1t Was Found.

The police are e~ndeavoring to find a
motive for the murder Of Gottlieb Grob.
who was found dead last night In his
home, 21 William street.
Detectives Crowley, McCluskey and
Nugent. OF Police Headquarters, are
working on the case, with Detectives
McCrory n Callahan. of the Oak
street station. Inspector Williams has
taken entire charge of the case, and in
Inmates that some arrests will be made
within twenty-four hours.
Grob was employed as n cook at Bre-
glemeyer's restaurant, 433 Broome street.
and for a couple of years has occupied
apartments in the tenement in the rear
Of 22l William street. He failed to re-
port for work yesterday morning, and
last night George Rampft. an associate
cook. was sent to ascertain the cause.
He found Grob's door locked, but
passed through a vacant room adjoining
and by means OF the fire-escape gained
access to the rooms. Grob was found
on his bed dead His throat was cut and
skull crushed. A woman's coat was
thrown over the body.
Grob was seen at his window the night
before by John Hartman. who occupied
rooms opposite In the front building.
Hartman asked him over to play a game
Of cards. but Grob declined. He said
he wished to go to bed early. When
Hartman retired an hour or two later
he noticed that Grob's windows were
closed.
Yesterday morning Mrs. Hartman no
ticed the window opening on the fire es-
cape was open and spoke about II. The
murderer evidently gained access by
main door. which has a spring lock.
= Grob was an inoffensive German about
forty years old, and was not known 10
have an enemy. He received a salary. OF
81 A week, and out of this had saved a
smlll amount. which was deposited at
the Bowery Savings Bank. The officials
OF the bank said to-day that he had not
drawn any money either Monday or Tues
day.
it is claimed by friends OF the dead
man that he owned a watch, but this
his rooms was in perfect order. The po-
lice do not take to the theory Of robbery
as a motive. The presence of a woman,,s
cloak thrown over the body was add
tional mystery to the murder,
Grob obtained n divorce from his, wife
more than a year ago; she had eloped
living In Paterson. n. j.
George Rampft, who discovered the
body, was detained as a witness. He
was arraigned at the Tombs today
The detectives claim to IA discov-
cred this afternoon that n woman was
implicated In the case, n was pfes"n'
at the time OF the murder, or a short
time before. They base this on the md.
ing OF some hair on the clottcd blood
on the dead mans arm. The female
cloak thrown over the body also lends
color to this theory. in addition to which
a hairpin was found on the floor.
The detectives hold that the robbery
theory is not tenahle, because only the
room in which the body was found was
disturbed The boxes which were over
turned here. was probably due to 'ht
struggle at the time Of the killing. Tht
cloak found oven the body was an old
worn-out affair, very badly frayed and
faded.
II robbery had been the motive OF the
crime the bureau drawers and other
receptacles, would have been disturbed,
When the crime was discovered these
had been untoched.
Grob's employer and the people in the
house in which he lived give him an eN'
cellent reputation.