New-York tribune., 1903-07-12
sRoNX MURDER MYSTERY
TEA TESTER KILLED.
,r,, Walking soith Woman Bloody
Feminine Garments Found.

inc 80 80 t,+o a bundle under the stairway
sEoInAN' ~ foo+bridge at Lincoln-ave.. and
laoI.s -,a-, River. yesterday morning, increased
ihe IT,. -, surrounding the fatal assault on
tne ~ Roxbury, a tea tester, in business
Cns-- 90 Front-st., and living at NO. 1'oI'
81 w The Bronx while he was walking
,T,.s lillian Thomasch a manicurist' OF
sih 20 1r-osbington-ave, The Bronx. at River
no one-hundred-and-sixty- -hfth-st-' Tne
- m Friday night
BIZ BIZ Tbomasch in her story TO the pohce
=, morning, said that she ran as the
500 end turning in her fight, saw mans
hO" ns what appeared to be the Whlte shH'
BIN woman, above a skirt ii was so
NSs horever. that she was not positive tna'
asealants were a man and woman hne
-. " of the bloodstained feminine garments
-.,ssred most significant by the ponce anu
IA TO make certain Miss Inoiii''s'I
vornan shared in the crime
~. at the same time It upseIs 10
i -. theory that robbery was the ohA'
-. for the assault, for oesplte tn' i"0
nou,e -t,,,v.s rockets had been rihed. 1t Is noN
that hOAp1- -, tho nolice that a woman woulc
he'o - ao.ononlice in a highway robbery unoer
m 1n licences that marked this case The
us - the dead mans family. too. his wire
chf
". -. ,be noIlce investigate the case no furthef'
va .-org+bened the opinion of the detectives
- - since the finding of the bloody feminihs
-, o,ts that there is more to the case than
So Cor the sake Of robbery and that mo-
- far different nature, perhaps ven
-. mere behind the blow that fractured
Poxbury's skull
uovburv himself although conscious and able
=, +sIk would not tell how he received his in
4sss though four persons asked him again
and again.
1,otber strange feature of the mystery is that
..,.bsr Roxburv nor Miss Thomasch made any
.r..-r a. the time the first blow was struck,
bIow which grazed her shoulder though
,,-ssros or shouts would have brought i'm
-,.5,s+A aid from surrounding houses. Neither
a, As,es Thouasch wait after that first blow
cbo Cad at once. and how many blows were
,hou,Area on Roxbury or whether or not he
,rsnnled with his assailants is not known.
sr.n Of blood leading 10 the Mott Haven rail-
.0.s yards is thought to bear out theoIy
shat he wounded at least one Of his assalIahts'
Tba s,,5danness and secrecy with which Rox-
br-y and his assailants left the scene OF the en-
counter without attracting attention Is announcer
-.r,.rl,stle feature. Miss Thomasch went across
,he street and told what had happened TO TWO
men The three Immediately returned TO lhe
xnot. Naught was there but pool OF blood.
Miss Thomasch then went to her home. RoA-
t,,r, IN the mean time had started for his and'
leaving q red trail TO mark his steps, he stae-
csr,a9 o. uatH he reached L. about 10 O'CLOCK
he died there about an hour and a half later
The story told by Miss Thomasch TO Inspector
NcClusky at Police Headquarters yesterday
morning follows The police say she bears an
excellent reputation. and that they have corrob-
Grated her narration.
THE MANICURIsT's STORY.
Shortly after /. my mother and sisters moved 10
The Bronx ] met Mr. RoXbury I was introduced
TO him at a friends house. He has never been
snyfhing than an acquaintance, ana L
never went out with or made any appointment with
Our meeting last night was purely a coincidence.
! met Mr. ROXbury in the street about three ar
four days ago In some conversation We had he
remarked thai he sOng 10 call on his mother
Mrs Gibson. who lives in Thirty -elghth-St De
tween Nnth and Tenth ayes Yesterday afternoon
BE said be- was going 10 nave dinner al ms mother
/ went down town yesterday to treat a customer
] was very much surprised when ] went on the
uptown platform of the Ninth-ave elevated rail-
road al Forty-sec9ud-st 20 see Mr. Roxbury
there. He appeared TO be also surprised, and our
Eeetlng was simply coincidence We got on
train together and rode tc one hundred-and fifty
hfth-st. the emo Of the line. We then walked to
ne Central Bridge and crossed It, intending to
board One-hundred -and-sXt -tirst-st. crosstown
car on the north end Of the bridge. When we
reached the place whore the cars are Mr.. Roxbury
sac. ITS lovely moonlight night let's walk
home Il isn't far and il win GO us good"
a consented. and we turned up Hdver-aye. It was
- ~ lhtenIon % walk 10 ne-nundred-and- sixty
shtn-st and tllo1 turn east until we came TO Web
sef-a[e. had walked but a Ette way up River
SS; ~; Wien proposed 10 Dir Roxbury that we turn
bsek and get Oue-hludred-and and-siyty-first-st
oe9ssioEn ear. as the street was lonely and felt
JUS then man and q woman passed Us. and AIr
AA91oury SAID What are yol frightened about2
several s houses nearby. The street isn't lone
HAD PREIONITION OF BLOW
mis- 5is remarks I resss.ured me- and We walked on
9Thea heard steps behind as. and for some reason
toTrs,t, ~ sos Know what / had Premonition that
- Enc US nae drawn close, and as I half turned TO
~ ~ VINO II was was nearly knocked off my feet
Ia. dow 2.oN from some heavy instrument or club
Is eii IN VI uie ie-t SIDE of tie face My shoulder
injury on II SUE 1'Io0sh 'here are no marks OF
10 soo ss9on as ] recovered from my surprise ran
toS Igose on the opposite side OF the street and
ret,rraS S,s5e persons What had happened When we
Ffr15ct ~ '9 me spot whore M. Roxbury had been
of ths rose M "a disappeared. and there was no sign
fasTEs9p 9psrsso1s so1 who had come up behind US I re-
had gone e s 1re oIne that was GLAD Mr.. Roxbury
could not ss%ay' because 1 thought il showed he
able 10 y.aF 4aFe been seriously hurt TO have been
a14s was slightly hystericaI. and after giving me-
psnie5 - u water. the two men who had accom-
efed-snS-ss,,-Oi1 -Oi1 thelr house put me One-hun-
noi s. - sA . -hIst-st. car. went home and ala
gshs : anything about the AFFAIR thought of
trf sIt mouse where Mr. ROvb,lrv lived 10
Feasor "a u ne had been badly hurt but for some
OF o. A. ~ confess that the matter had almost gone
psssr ny s mind until this afternoon read in fbe
aad fbst S.a d woman was suspected in The case
oaoA s. sL Ar Roxbury was dead ! realized 81
ing fo~ 80 was the woman the police were look
tvsrT-i.sLo sLo when rea ched home told INV 1ofSer
60 "a fSs Lat had happened. She advised me To
inst AZ i Iollce station and tell all ! knew and
tetee4s-.a was getting ready 10 do as She es;d ~
hsrs came ;nto lhe house and brought me
vas sss g. DARK at the place where Mr. Roxburv
ttacE - that could not see the persons b6
Is Tat 4, " ilat IS most firmly fixed IN nv mind
Whsterer - = a mans arm that held the ri,,b ~
ny shonl5e e was, that hit Mr. Roxburv and era,ze5 "a
a The othS.-. As ran away turned and pTaTreS
ssUlt 49, person, who took no part IN The 80
an aot p6si;t[E me other person was woman bnt
vas wesrire- - ppeared 10 that the nerson
q. brf 81 - q white shirtuyaist and had -lIs-t
ave beer % : -, 70 oafk hat am not sure II NAV