The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-25
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There is no substitute
SAY MRS. ROSS WAS MURDERED
AUTOPSY SHOWS THAT DEATH
VAS DTE 10 VIOLENCE.
Evidence OF Cerebral Hcmorrhage Caused
nv a Flow Is FOund-Police Know the
Name az Missing Coachman Who Wit
messed Noinan's WIN and Accuse Him.

Name Of Missing Coachmsn Who W.T.
messed Wonans WIN and Accuse Him.
There is no longer any mystery surround
ing the death of Mrs. Hannah b. Ross in
the fire which destroyed her home in High
street Montcar, early on Thursday NOM
ing. An autopsy performed yesterday
afternoon by County Physician W, h.
Mckenzie in Orange has established the
fact that death was caused by violence and
the police declare it 10 be a clear case OF
murder
DR.. Mckenzie found indisputable eyi-
dence of cerebral hemorrhage caused by
a blow showing that Mrs. Ross had been
murdered The County Physician also
took portions Of the body for chemical
and microscopical examination in order
further to determine whether or not poison
was administered as a preliminary step TO
the murder
The autopsy was witnessed by Chief
Gallagher Of the Montoar police and
Detective Bell of the County Prosecutors
Office. There is no further doubt that the
murderer is the missing ooachman who
was hired by Mrs. Ross last Saturday. No
trace Of his body has been found in the
Workmen who were engaged in the search
Yesterday confined themselves to that part
Of the cellar under the coachman's room.
but found no trace of a body. The search
will be resumed to-day in mass OF wreck
age at the other end Of the cellar, az there
is bare chance that this may conceal the
mans body
Robert Christmas. the colored ooachmaI
whom Mrs. Ross discharged on Saturday,
went 70 Montclair when he read of the
mysterious death OF his former employer
In the newspapers yesterday He said
that neither he nor his wife left the premises
until Monday afternoon. and that they were
paid of by the new coaohmun. who was
known as Bob When Christmas left
the coachman had a roll containing about
$50.
on Saturday afternoon when Lawyer Ed
ward C. Black drew Mrs Ross will and
that Bob signed as one Of the witnesses,
besides Mrs james H. Peck and Mrs.
Charles II. Scudder, near neighbors. The
name that the new man signed 10 the docu-
rnent is known only to the lawyer and 10
the police They refuse 10 divuge It,
hoping thereby to track their man with less
difficulty The negro described the fugI-
tive as a refined looking man whose APP
pearHnCe was better tflln tndl OF tle aver
age CCaChman.
Numerous theories have been evolved
concerning the folded portiere which was
found pressed against Mrs. Ross face
when the body was uncovered II was sug-
gested that she might have been chloro-
formed or smothercd before the house was
set on fire In the autopsy to-day. however,
no traces of chloroform were noticeable,
and the police believe that Mrs, Ross drew
the portiere across her face to save herself
from assault in the course Of death strug-
gle According to the negro Christmas,
Mrs Ross always locked her room at night
and her pecnliarties We're Of such a charac-
ter "a to attract general attention.
The police had difficulty in getting her
To respond To "A summons for appearance
before Recorder Nost about two months
ago for refusing 10 send TO school Florence
Clark a twelye-year-old child she had
adopted She said that she considered her
self the equal of any school teacher IA
educating the girl, and said to the police
man who served the summons
Il will teach her myself, but only useful
things; not fool things like embroidery
and cookery
George 4 Boycc Of East Orange the
husband of Mrs Ross niece, made ar
rangements yesterday for the dead womans
funeral II will take place from the resi-
demo. Of her brother, Martin h. Wallace Of
East Orange. this afternoon at O'Clock.
The services will be conducted by the Rev.
Ferdinand q Blanchard, pastor Of the
Grove Street Congregational Church. Mrs,
Ross body viii be buried beside that Of
her husband In RosedAe Cemetery.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 81, Mrs. Ross CORE
sponded with several Of her friends here
and a few days ago one Of them received
a letter from her in which she oonfided
the information that New Jersey man
was paying her attention and that she
might remarry.
v, la usAl n
age should be thinking OF marrying again.
she wrote. but you had better not say
anything about it at present, for 1t might
not come 10 pass.