The sun., 1894-05-05
MAN WHO FOLLOWED GROB
INsPECToR WTLLI<MsS DErBCTTTBs
ON TIE LOOKLUT FOR HIN.
II. Pone. Hops 90 e-,. I-fo--sdos nro-

II. Pones Bop. 20 eat. Irfsr-stios nro-
| TounE PhiIIp Pittia, - rriest er th'
Murasrea Msp-Fiuis Hsrs 10 FInd
Early yesterday morning Central once de-
tectives. in charge OF Inspector Williams. and
ward detectives. under Capt. Slevin. resumed
! the hunt for the murderer Of Gottleb Grob
| the Swiss cook who was found dead in his
| rooms in the tenement at 221 William stree
| on Wednesday night There was a constant
setting out Of detectives from the Oak stree
| station. and frequent conferences In the Cap
tains room.
Jacob PittiR. 4 tailor who lives on the tor
floor OF the tenement at 1877 stanton street
was brought to the station in the afternoon
and closely questioned. PttiR was friend o
| Grob's and belonged to the same lodge o
which the dead man was member.
PittiR's son Philip. young man OF 19. was
also Intimate with Grob. and frequently played
cards with him in the rooms OF Nicholas Hart
man. who lives In the front tenement at POI,
directly across the court from the rooms which
Grob occupied
It is hoped By the police that Philip PittiG
may known something OF the murder. Mrs.
Peters. who lives on the floor above Grobs
rooms. told Capt Slevin that she saw young
man follow Grob into the house On Tuesday
night when Grob was last seen alive. She de-
scribed the young man as short and stout,
with light hair. He was dressed In black and
wore black derby.
Philip Pittig is said to be dark. rather above
the medium height and stout Mrs Peters
did not see the young man 20 up to Grob's
rooms, nor did she see him come ont to the
street again, although she remained upon the
stoopJor half an hour afterward.
The police will not say whether or not they
suspect Philip littig OF being the man who
followed Groh to his rooms, but after Capt
sleyln had had q talk with the elder I1ttig he
the e Young 1m man is said to ] wors as II bSitender
About o'clock in the afternoon Cart, slevi1
himself left the station % with detective. and
Ing. He then said that there was absolutely
nothing new in the cnse, but that he might
tectives sent to Boonton did not return.
Jacob fttis said a. yesterday ",,ern9on Ter, 20 that
room rooms at isSs stanton street lie did not come
turned up on Sunday Just before supper with
come fsb. He said he had caught them In the
That night he slept at home. and in the
es usual He did not take the train. and on
called at home and said that he had
because b some Invitation cards for a picnic.
which he had ordered to be printed at MI
liam street printers, were not nnlsneu. inc
elder Pittig does not know where his son was
on Tuesday night. but on "Wednesday morn
Ing he called Mt home again and said that he
had got the cards and was going straight to
Boonton.
Although the Pittigs live In poor quarters.
their rooms are neatly furnished and bear
many evidences OF refinement. The elder i1t-
tig was O soldier in the Prussian army.
BooNToN n. j.. May 4.-Philip Pittig IL not
known here. A Sun reporter visited every
barroom In tho place to-day. but was unable
to find Pittie or any body who had heard OF
him. IL he is q resident of Boonton he must
be living under an assumed name
Detective McCrorey OF New York, who had
spent the day here looking for Pittig. said he
had been unable to got any trace Of him. and
did not believe he lived, or ever had lived, IN
the place. The detective has not returned to
New York.