New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-06
THE uUPDERED WOMAN BURIED.
CURIOUS CROWD AT MRS. BOOKS FUNERAL
A MAN ARRESTED ON SUSPICION IS
DISCHARGED - NO CLEW TO
TILE MI'RDERER.


The funeral of Annie Book. who was murdered
by some unknown person In her apartments at
M on East Tyeoty-frsi- ST. at an early hour on
Tuesday morning was held at her home yester-
day The police had several theories about the
murder but apparently no clew to the murdereE
The funeral brought crowd or curious people
about the house. and a policeman was stationed
in front OF It TO preserve order. The funeral was
conducted according to the rites of the Jewish re-
gion A number Of women crowded into the
room where the body lying in coffin, about
an hour before the funeral took place. They were
mostly OF the murdered womans class. and &C
cording the Jewish custom, they dropped coins
in a small cask placed at the head Of the coffin.
These coins. we'll as the dead womans cloth
ing and the canary bird. which founc dead
in the room when the murder was discovered, were
buried with the body. The funeral services wer.
conducted by an undertaken. Book, the alleged
husband Of the murdered woman. followed the
hearse In a hack TO Mount Washington Cemetery
where plot had been purchased for the burial.
whom IT thought. knew something about
the murder. II was found to be false elew, how
ever and the prisoner was quickly discharged
The mans name was entered on the police botte-
pawnbroker, Of Macon. Ga. Goldman was arrested
at a hotel in the Bowcry on evidence furnished by
Rosa Schwartz Of No. ZIG East Eleyenhst Who
Schwartz told the police that Goldman was an old
had told her on several occasions that she feared
Goldman would sooner or later kill her as he had
from Macon, Ga, where he IL said to be pawn
broker II said that since he came TO this city
Goldman had spent much Of his time In the com
pany of the Book woman, and that he had been
her Of times Miss Schwartz said that she thought
he was the whom she saw with the Book
woman on the night the latter was murdered
The polico have other women who Mrs
Book and "A man get of a Third-aye. cabe-car at
Twenty-frst- st and go to Mrs. Books fiat. This
man was OF medium size. stout. and OF
plexion 80 dark that those who saw him took him
10 be "A Spaniard or Cuban: They stopped at a
fruitstand on the corner and bought some fruit
before entering the house. The police say further
Rock shortly before midnight on Monday night
and that about hour later she returned In com
pany with another man This was the man whom
Miss Schwartz thought was Goldman. The latter
Of a light complexion He denied that he knew any
thing about the murder although admitting that
he was acquainted with the Book woman. He
said that he had her for nve or six days.
lie said that he was In Atlantic tity on Monday
night and stopped at the Hotel Atlantic. He said
that he visited the Empire Theatre In that place
on Monday evening, and produced TWO Theatre
checks In proof OF his statement. lie said further
that he did not return TO this city until II 30
Tuesday. =. go .
Court yesterday The police told Magistrate kud
Itch that Captain Smith OF the East twenty -sec-
ond-st station. had investigated the case. and was
convinced that Goldman was not In the city when
and there being nothing to connect the defendant
with the crime, he discharged.
Captain Smith said In the afternoon that he had
instructed the detectives who are working on the
case to recommend Goldman's discharge because
there not the slightest evidence against him.
and that he was respectable man. The police de-
clined TO speak last night OF the clews which II
said they had yet TO investigate.