New-York tribune., 1903-07-16
STILL WORKING IN DARK
Rorbury Murder Nay Lead to Mass
Meeting of Protest.

With no particular suspected person and no new
clews to work on, Inspector Titus is still hanging
on to the Roxbury murder case. He "has hopes"
but does not seem oversanguine to their ulti-
mate realization. All theories looking toward u1ur-
der for revenge or jealousy have been abandoned
and the case is one of plain highway robbery per-
haps following an unsuccessful attempt at black
mail
OF the suspected persons the one to whom the
most attention is being devoted now is the farm
hand who was discharged from the Linkugel farm at
One-hundred-and-sixtyt third-st. and RIver-ave. as
told in yesterdays Tribune This man had room
mate at Schumacher's Hotel, who has been closely
examined by the police. His roommate, he said
had been out on the night Of the murder with some
companions When he returned, ne was slightly
under the influence of liquor it said. Much
attention has been devoted to the Linukugel farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Iinkugel have been examined, and
the detective, after going over the whole farm
carefully, have dragged CromweTs Creek at the
foot of the farm
Nothing further has been learned of the man
with the damaged eye who boarded the One-hun-
dred-and-Sxty- -frst-st No traces have been
obtained of Mr.. Roxbury's watch or pocketbook A
description Of the watch-a gold hunting case
Waltham-with its number, has been sent out and
the pawnshops being watched No efforts have
been made to trace the who threw awav
the bloody clothes Friday night. Inspector Titus
declares that she could have connection with
this case, and she could not be punished for
throwing away the clothing" he doesn't see the
necessity for finding out about her
Mrs RoXbury who is i'll at her home knows
nothing further about her husbands death than
that he was murdered Neither she the daugh-
tiers know that he with d woman at the time
All newspapers have been kept from them and no
visitors are admitted. lawyer has been engaged.
and is now going over Mr.. Raxbury's affairs None
of the family will talk Roxburys friends have
nothing but praise for him. All hold to the high
way robbery theory of the murder
There was some talk in The Bronx yesterday of
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inadequacy of the police force in that borough It
said that the Rev. DR.. Campbell pastor of
the fremont Methodist Church, of which Charles
w Roxbury was a member was interested in
the mass meeting. DR.. Campbell would not talk
to reporters last night. and his wife said that
she had heard nothing of it.
Ex-Police Captain Price said that he had not
heard of such a movement, and expressed the
opinion that no good would result from such
meeting.
Il will say however, said he. that the police
force in this section of the city is not what it
should be- Down at Police Headquarters they
know that the Bronx is the map, but that IS
about all the attention they pay TO it, The police
officials say that the legislature is to blame be-
cause it won't furnish enough policemen for the
city. If they would only cut out more special de-
tails tails ana SOFT snaps the men would not have such
would be better guarded.
man to d drive Of the h9 6a4o Y RmE eod 9
hire men 10 do that work for say. Sl5 week II
go out on patrol As long as there is such
scarcity OF policemen such crimes as the $oxbury
murder will continue"
When Inspector Titus asked about the mass
meeting he said he had heard of it, but did not
think it would help The Bronx in any way:
Commissioner Greene has made every effort to
get more policemen for al sections OF the city
said Inspector Titus and he has succeeded in get
ting AS he returns he will appoint
three hundred more. and The Bronx will get its
share During the summer time. when the resorts
like Rockaway Beach Manhattan Beach. Brighton
Beach and Couey Island running in full blast.
large number of policemen taken from the
thckly populated portions of the city to send
down there. New policemen are being constantly
sent to this section, they appointed
proper transfers can be made. In the Morrisania
station alone six posts have been added within
the last few weeks and that ) the station in which
the murder is supposed to have been committed.
In this section of the city it has been usual to
assign a mounted TO lonely section OF the
city. When il becomes more thicky populated men
are sent out on foot and the posts shortened
The Bronx has many policemen according to
population any other section 1t is much better
policed than before the greater city was in
corpora ted. and there men in the Nor
Tisania station to-day than there We're I'm all the
section below One -hundred-and- -seVentieth-st few
Years ago.