The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-04
WAS JEALOUS
NEGRO CHARGED WITH BRUTAL
MURDER At NEW YORK.
Mystery of the Corpse Found Last
Sunday Probably SOlved-Superin-
tendent Byrnes's story.

NEW YORK April 3.-The mutilated
corpse found Sunday morning in the area
way at Sixth avenue and Waverly place
has been positively identified as the remains
of Mary Martin who lived with West In
dian negro known as William Caesar. The
y latter was arrested. Thomas Martin, the
husband of the murdered woman, left her
two years ago.
Superintendent Byrnes told at police head
quarters tonight the story of the circum-
stances which led up to the murder ana of
the work attending the arrest of the sup
posed murderer, the negro William Caeser.
In some respects the story of the crime is
one of the most remarkable that has ever
been told in this city and the account of the
transfer of the corpse in it's rude bundle
from Caesars house on West Twenty
seventh street by means of Sixth-avenue
surface car in the early part of the even
ing to Waverly place. where it was found.
seems hardly possible The first piece of
definite information gathered by the de-
tectives was unearthed at O'Clock on
Tuesday afternoon when they found
woman who positively identified the dead
woman Mary Martin, the mistress OF
William Caesar, VINO had lived with aim
since last August in two rooms on Twenty
seventh street. caesar the woman pro.
store OF Youmans, the halter, under the
Hoffman House. inquiry as TO the mode
of domestic life pursued by Caesar and his
reputed wife, revealed the fact that there
were frequent quarrels between the two.
certained that on Friday night the couple
had violent quarrel and that the woman
threw a glass at the man, hitting him on
the head. He then threw her down on the
floor, after having grasped her by the throat
with both hands, there lying on the 1'eor,
il Is saia he hat held he thought he ad
killed her. But when he released his hold
he discovered that she was still breathing.
Then, according to the police. he secured ne
piece of cheese cloth which was found tied
around her neck on Sunday morning. ihis
twisted ii and then tied it into double
knot and strangled her. he slept as sould-
~, it is said, as If the corpse or tne woman 1t
was not almost within his very sight. The
next morning he. went to work as usual
At noon he went back to the mouse, un,
been disturbed and then returned to ms
WORK. ~,
On Saturday evening, according to TO-. the
story of the police Caesar went BACK 70
his home and prepared TO dispose or the
body He borrowed a butchers eleaver.
He then proceeded to cut up the body. he
h.ps,f but failed in that, and then cut them
off just above the knees. Having proceedea
the floor and an old rug which was in the
tbs 6oak ateTp e 1ne sso or
S:45. so the superintendent said he picked
up the bundle and took 1t in his arms from
the house. which is not far from seven.n
avenue where he boarded a S.xth-avenue
horse car bound down town, and stood on
the front platform. When the car stopped
at Waverly place Caesar got OFF and
walked over to the west side OF the street
in front of the building of the New YORK
Bank-note Company. He leaned against the
rail in front of the building to rest and
put the bundle on top of the railing. The
bundle fell over the railing upon the
ground on the other side. To attempt to
Put it together again the negro saw was
useless so he decided to let it remain
there and he walked quickly away There
it lay until O'Clock on Sunday morning,
when young Phillips found it as he was
on his way to early mass.
Sunday evening, the superintendent says,
Caesar went to his rooms and burned up
the effects of the woman. When the rooms
were examined to-day, after the prisoners
arrest piece of a handle of an umbrella.
number of hairpins and other belongings
of the dead woman were found in the
ashes The walls were spattered with
blood No attempt had been made by the
murderer to eradicate those telltale marks.
Caesar is twenty-eight years old. and was
born in the West Indies. He is little
above medium height and is very black
skinned. He has been in this city since
1890.