New-York tribune., 1905-02-26
TRACE ROSS MURDERER.
Police ETpect Soon to Get Slayer of
4ged WOman.

Montclair n. J.. Feb. 25.-It is believed here that
the police know the identity of the missing coach
man of Mrs. Hannah B. Ross. and that they have
a clew to his hiding place. Early this morning
Chief of Police Gallagher visited Newark where
he had a long conference with County Physician
Mckenzie. who held an autopsy yesterday after
noon, and gave it his opinion that Mrs Ross
came to her death from cerebral hemorrhage
This might have been caused by a blow. a fall or
by suffocation. This afternoon he left Newark
for Philadelphia. What caused him to visit Phila-
delpha, he refused to say. The wanted signed
his Eame to the will OF Mrs Ross a few days before
her charred remains were found in the ruins Of her
home. Earl c. Watson of No. % Green-st, New
ark At the latter address he known as Har-
rts. He was also known in Newark under the name
Of Robert Wallace
Further search Of the cellar made to-day
No trace of human remains found The
cass Of a pet cat Of Mrs. Ross and some silver
knives. forks and spoons were discovered. There
trace Of jewery othe- valuables. The
man to whom Mrs Ross in a letter referred to
paying court TO her is David Martin. clothing
salesman for Marshall Ball. of Newark. Mr.
Martin says that he visited Mrs. Ross often He
says he had not been at her home for several
weeks. He never heard OF the missing cCachman.
Mrs Stone. of No 81 Columbia-st.. Newark. said
that she had been misquoted in regard to the man
Harris. who is suspected Of being the missing
coachman. She said she had never intended to i'm
plicate Harris. She did not think him capable of
such crime. She denied that she had ever said
the Harris of her acquaintance resembled the miss
ing coachman in any way.
The funeral of Mrs. Ross took place to-day at
the homo OF her brother, Martin D. Wallace in
East Orange. The services were strictly private
and conducted by the Rev. Ferdinand O.
Blanchard. pastor of the Grove Street Congrega-
tional Church. The body of the woman was buried
beside that of her husband. in Rosedale Cemetery
Nothing is known yet as TO the contents OF her
will.
1t was said at the Montclair police station this
afternoon that 'Packey" Rodgers, the PAL OF a
Newark pugilist who under suspicion,
arrested in New-York this morning at the request
alleged arrest, and Rodgers bears resemblance
to the missing coachman whom Mrs Ross engaged
on Saturday
Red Bank n. J., Feb 25.-Late last Thursday
night stranger applied at the Sea Bright United
States Life Saving Station for nights lodging,
and was accommodated. He told Captain Leighton
conflicting stories regarding himself, and stated
he had been employed as a bartender al Lakewood
ward found to be false. His appearance concided
with that of the coachman who is suspected of the
the Red Bank police to be the lookout for
him, but he did not appear in this town.
1t is possible that the coachman was in Brooklyn
Friday. Miss Hma ROswall, who keeps con-
feconery store at No 1O0S Flat bush-ave., declares
chain to her that time for $5. which is much
less than its actual value closely answers the de-
scrpton OF the missing coachman as II has ap-
peared in the papers. Yesterday she reported the
case to Captain Pinkerton, of the Flatbush police
station. and he assigned detectives to see If
any trace of the could be found. They were
not successful The seemed nervous and in
hurry, she said The reason ne gave for selling
NV rne Wateh &c SO cneaply was that he needed the
seven cents TO his name.