The evening world., 1894-05-03
HER HAIR ONHIS COAT.
Woman Implicated in the Murder
of Gottlieb Grob.
It Was Probably Her Cloak that
Covered His Body.
Found With His Skull Fractured
and Throat Cut.

The police to-day found several clucs
that may shed light on the murder OF
Gottlieb Grob, who was oun dead last
night in his home, 22l william street,
with Ills skull fractured and his throat
cut. They also have good reason to be-
lieve tina a was with Grob attn
time he was murdered or shortly
before. Inspector Williams said this af-
ternoon he believed Grob had been killed
with a cleaver. such as housewives use.
Inspector Williams Is himself in charge
of the case. and is assisted by Central
Office Detectives McCluskey and Nugent,
and Detectives McCrary and Callahan,
of the Oak street station.
In support of their claim that a woma
Is implicated in the murder. the detec-
tives point to the finding to-day of long.
human hair in the clotted blood on the
dead mans arm A hairpin was our
on the floor. and the body vas covered
with a woman's cloak.
The detectives hold that the robbery
theory Is not tenable, because only the
room in which the body was found was
disturbed The boxes which were over
turned there were probably due to the
struggle at the time of the killing. The
cloak found ovei The body was an old,
worn-out affair. very badly frayed and
faded.
II robbery had been the motive of the
crime the bureau awe and other
receptacles would have been disturbed.
When the crime was discovered these
were untouched.
Grob was employed as a cook at Bre-
glemeyer's restaurant. 433 Broome street.
and for II 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. III
passed through a vacant room adjoining
and by mean of the fire-escape gained
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
he wished to go to bed early. When
Hartman retired an hour or two later
he noticed that Grob's windows were
Yesterday morning Mrs. Hartman no.
ticed the window opening on the fire es-
cape was open and spoke about 1t. The
murderer evidently gained, access BY
main door. which las a spring lock.
Grob was sl inoffensive German about
forty y'ears old. and was not known to
haze an enemy. He received a salary of
81 i week, and out OF this had saved a
SIN Ill amount. which was deposited at
the Bowery Savings Bank. The officials
OF tn, bank said to-day that he had not
drawn any money either Monday or Tues
day.
1t Is claimed by friends Of the dead
man that he owned a watch, but this
could not be FOUND Everything else in
HIS rooms was in perfect order Tbe No
lice do not take to the theory OF robbery
as a motive. The presence or a woman's
cloak thrown over the body was addi-
tional mystery to the murder.
Grob obtained a divorce from his wife
more han a year ago. She had eloped
with a man named Christ n is now
living in Paterson. N. j..
body, was detained as a witness. He
was arraigned at the Tombs to-day
and remanded.