New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-04
TRACED TO CAESARS DOOR.
THE MYSTERY OF THE MURDER CLEARED
AWAY.
TUE DEAD CoLoRED WOMAN FOUND IN SMITH
AVE WAS MARY MARTIN. AND IT Is Be
LIEVED HER LOVER PORTER IN

.vr WAS MARY MARTIN. AND IT Is BE-
LEVIED HER LOVER. A PORTER IN YOU
MANss HAT STORE. KILLED HER
STORY OF THE CRIME IN DETAIL
Tho royetsrv surrounding the murder of the col
ored woman whose mutilated hodE was lo"''u
oorly Sunday morning on the GrasSplot IN 'front.' ol
the New-York Bank Note Company pu''""S' !"
c,x,b-ove near Waverley Place was cleared away
e,erdav The body was fully identified by seN-
eral persons at the MOreue. and the man WHO Is
believed to have murdered her was placed unde'
arrest. -, ~
,,l1od in the tenement house at No. Jas west
T,u.o,,v-seventh-st last Friday night she mad
lived in that house for several months Win WIZ
tam Caesar a colored porter in louin""S nat
store No 1lG Broadway. She had deserted her
husband before going to live with Caesar caesar
was taken to the Morgue and he declared mat ne
1,a NOT recognize the corpse but he had told con-
.roaic,orv stories about the disappearance OF the
woman and in his room the police found apparent
proof that he had committed the murder IL was
believed that he made some kind OF confession 10
Sunerntendent Byrnes after he was locked up at
Police Headquarters as the superintendent 'oiu the
story, of the crime last evening in a manner that
indicated a full knowledge of the facts
william Caesar and his victim met six months
ago in Sixth-ave. and went TO live together Inc!
lived a dog and cat life in two rooms in the tene-
wont house No Us West Twenty-seventh-st, ana
ON Friday night their quarrels eliminated in the
Murder They began TO fight Immediately on his
return home from his work He accused her oil
having been out with another man. she retorted
by throwing a tumbler at him. He threw her on
the foor knelt on her chest, with his two hands
claspinC her throat and Choked the life out OF her
body. His grasp relaxed as soon as he thought
the woman was dead. but she showed signs OF
life later he seized piece of cloth which lay cioSe
at hand wound it round her throat. and completed
his work.
The murder was committed in the back room
When it was complete. Caesar went into the next
room. which overlooked the street. and was the
bedroom of the couple. He threw himself on the
bed and went to sleep Re got up early next morn
ing and went to work usual Saturday was
bnsv dsv AZ the hat store. and he had not mo-
rent of leisure time until noon. Then he hurried
home fearfully unlocked the door of his apart
ment. which he had locked on leaving IN the morn
ing and peepel H. The body lay undisturbed. He
hurried back to work again. He was free once more
al o'clock in the evening. Then ne went TO
friend. a butcher. whose name the police refuse to
disclose. borrowed a cleaver and tired TO cut up
the body TO make II mo a pu'''''e
Then he put IL under his arm anu s'dI'ed
ont. 4 car was passing down Sixth-ave., and ne
cor aboard II on the front Platform. thinking the
car WAS going u one of the ferries. Al Naverley
Place the car turned, and the murderer was per
picked He picked up his bundle and stepped mo
the street. Not knowing what else 70 CO.
10 walked across 10 the IloNt VI th' 'N''N
note building and rested ii on the railing
Either he did not hold it fast was only too anX-
ious 10 let it fall anywhere. At any rate, IL zen
into the space between the railing and the bulIdhS
Caesar dared not attract attention by cImoihs
over after it, and he hurried away home. lie so'
N Mre Geeoy letter 10 the pole describing the
murder. which he said had been coin'f hd ham
brought over the ferry in wagon by Two Inei;
conveyed 20 the spot in SiXth-ave. and deposited
ITa ia.
ii near by, forgetting the te!!tale pcstmark -.
Caesar slept In his rooms that nlght: me me-
day he rose early. washed the boodslained cleayer
and returned il 10 his friend: Iheh ne h5nul'L -
awful work. burned everything he could ind mat
had belonged 10 the dead woman ana Washea .lT
the house yesterday they found haif-burned
rug. an umbrella handle. soIne h3irpnS tr and
been given 70 the dead woman by lrlenu. s int
were readily identified. and traces oil biood STAINS
Aiierward the murderer wen, about as usual:
He told his neghbOrs pleasantly mat MS VII
pected him. and Al the hat store ana Ia IN. -
Only once was he asked about MS proceed'nss be.
fore the woman was idenihei ana tht W"oie so ,
attracted the notice Of a ;odser upstairs Monday
Late Tuesday night. however when the womans
body was partly Identified. Caesar wa found ana H.
prise and fright. but replied that Mary Marih c VIZ
IN Washinson ana ne ma f.G-IVet gs, J y.a l'i
his rooms and found ihe eViiene~ ll'' an .sr f.
police IIeadquarters He scared. and after !n-
tervicWs with Superintendent Byrnes. which lasted
nearly three hours utterly lost MS nery. IT. = De-
lievei that NJ confessed everything 20 n" Su"Ii-
tendcnt but last night NJ Byrnes would not ADMIT
that he had. -, ,,
In q statement OF the case. however, NJ. iyines
declared that Caesar had been Watch"! 10y ils
orders since Tuesday afternoon. when The police
received Information leading Them T. susicct MN
q. The crime TIE Investigation following the ar
yns, me- said left TO doubt that Caesar was tHe
murderer The police have a piece Of caipct, RON
body was wrapped. They also have the ciedNer
which Caesar used in cutting the limbs from me
h9Gv Thcv also know the driver VI the car on
which Caesar carried The corpse. ..,
fa-oes Matthews the cOiOred undertaken OF sixth
~ vent 10 mo Norguc Yesterday morning and
tod Keeper White ina, four colored men, "ho.e
nanes h. refused % make public. had offered ~
nv for the decent burial of Mary Martins body.
He said that they wanted IN" boly bnFltd III
Linden Hin Cemetery Long Island.
Mr. Matthews thought he could get the boy al
once bu, Keeper White said that he would not
give II up until Tuesday next.