New-York tribune., 1902-07-09
FOUR STORIES BY DISBROW
HIS TALES. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES.
OF WHAT BECAME OF COUPLE.
CHIEF CRoKER's SON TELLS OF FINDING
BOAT-DISTRICT ATTORNEY WANTS
TO SHOW THAT GIRL WAS
STRANGIED

Good Ground. Long Island July S-Much
progress was made to-day in the Disbrow hear
ings, and the District Attorney thinks he will
be able to close the case for his side tomorrow
or Thursday. The day was enivened by a
number of tilts between Mr. Miles and the Dis
trict Attorney. Samuel Thomas an undertaken
Of Sag Harbor. the first witness He added
little to the testimony already given because.
as he explained. his local assistant and agent
did most of the work. There was a cut OF
abrasion over Fosters right eye. he said, which
was about an inch and half long. He thought
that it was only a skin deep wound The face
and neck were much swollen and very black
There was much blood the face and some in
the ears.
Ellsworth Holland. bayman. who knew Fos-
ter WELL repeated the oft told story of the
wound on the forehead which Dr. Nugent the
coroner, has testified did not exist
Edward Croker. fifteen years old. son of Fire
Chief Croker, of New-York, said that since June
he had been in Good Ground He was living
in a house about hundred feet from the water
on the east side OF Tiana Bay. On the morning
of June 10 he saw boat drifting in the bay
about fifty feet offshore Later he and Henry
Jacobs went out after the boat. They found it
nearly full of water and seaweed. In it were
two oarlocks and one oar. The oarlocks
did not touch the bottom of the boat, but swung
back and forth with the motion of the boat.
Jacobs corrObOrated this testimony.
The testimony of the boys was considered i'm
portant for several reasons. If the oarIocks
were as they say they found them, any one who
used the boat the night before must have sculled
IT, This Is in accordance with the District
Attorneys theory that the boat was set adrift
as blind Again, the evidence of the boys was
TOLv,
Carter yesterday. Carter was employed by the
owner Of the boat and swore he left the locks
in the sockets, with the strings running to the
seats
Mrs. Clarence Foster, the widow Of the dead
man, testified that about 5 o'clock on the day
before his death her husband changed his work
ing clothes for his good suit putting several dol
lars in his pocket. and went out. saying that he
going to the club at Hampton Pines. She
had not seen him since. Mrs. Foster never
heard her husband mention Miss Lawrence. and
she did not know the girl. Mr.. Miles did not
ask any questions.
Charles Rogers, steward Of the Hampton Pines
Club. told of the visit to his place of the three.
Dlsbrow and Foster were sober when they left
there. lie said. Mr. Rogers next Disbrow
on the following day at the Good Ground sta
ton. He heard that Foster and Miss Lawrence
were missing. and he asked Disbrow what he
had done with them. Disbrow replied that they
had driven TO Ternels after leaving the club.
that he went upstairs to change his clothing,
and when he downstairs the couple were
gone. He supposed that they had gone away IN
boat. as the rig was left behind.
Arthur Topping. the station agent here net
Disbrow at the station about the iii Ir.
Rogers did. He asked about Foster. anu Dis
brow replied that Foster was out in the Squire
town woods asleep. Disbrow and Walton then
boarded the train. leaving at 2:42 o'clock. They
bought tickets for QuOgue.
Harold Squires. the express driver at the sta
tion. also asked Disbrow where Foster was
This made three men TO ask the question in the
short time Disbrow and Walton were waiting
for the train. Dsbrow's answer to Squires, ac-
cording to the latter, to the effect that he
did not know.
Warren Corwin. proprietor Of the hotel at