New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-15
BUSY ON MARTIN CASE
Dougherty Trailing Supposed
SIayers Of Canadian.
ARRESTS EXPECTED SOON
Beatty Brothers Cleared After
Long Conference with
Detectives.

Deputy Commissioner George s. Dough-
erty. who has been trying since MONDAY
night TO run down the murderer or MUIR
derers OF William Grieve Martin. the
wealthy milliner from Toronto. Canada
secretly left Police Headquarters shortly
after o'clock yesterday afternoon. lie
had not returned at midnight, nor had
/ hts subordinates received any word from
him.
At the West 47th street police station
/ tho detectives who have been working
with Dougherty on the murder mystery
EXPRESSED the opinion that their superior
would return at any moment with tne
murderer or murderers as his prisoners
According 10 the detectives Of the sta
| ton. Commissioner Dougherty IL very
anxious to get hold OF the couple known
in the boarding house at No. +o3 West
| 57th street. where Martins body was
| found Monday night. as Mr.. and Mrs.
Johnson" and the man who represented
himself to the landady as Mrs. john
sons brother-in-law.
The Commissioner IS said 10 have traced
| the movements Of the Johnsons for some
/
house in West 18th street. He IS believed
10 have a complete record of their history
| for the last few months and IL is known
he is very anxious 70 quiz them concern
| ing their movements on the night OF
! Martins murder.
Two other persons whom the Deputy
J Commissioner would Ike to interroeate
are Mr.. and Mrs Rose. who occupied
| the murder room last winter and were
acquainted with the JohnsOns
Captain Kerr. OF the West Attn street
station. said last night the four Beatty
brothers. Robert S. Frank. Hugh r. and
! William a. who were closeted with de-
tectlyes for several hours in reference
10 the case. were absolved entirely from
any connection with the affair Frank
Beatty, with whom Martin told Mrs.
Anna Barrett. the friend with whom he
always stopped while visiting the city.
he had an engagement on Monday night.
told the detectives he had not seen Mar
tin In seven years.
The police are inclined TO believe that
Martin was not telling the truth when ne
told Mrs Barrett he had an engagement
TO meet Frank Beatty. but that instead
he met another man or men. and with
them went TO the roomng house in West
18th street.
II is believed the men with whom the
! milliner went 10 the room saw his heavy
gold watch and other jewelry he carried
a. well az the roll OF bills he Ia said to
have had. and determined 10 do him tc
death for the sake OF his valuables
Martin was a man of very powerful
physique. though said 10 be somewha
effeminate in manner. and the police Dc
not believe any one man would have
been able To overpower him. When hi'
murderers attempted to rob Martin o.
his jewelry. according TO the police
theory OF the case. the milliner put up
strong resistance. and was overcome only
by the united efforts Of more than on
man.
George Needham. siNteen-year-ol'
boy. living in the West 57th street house
told the police last night that while HI
was sitting on the stoop Monday nigh
Martin entered the house with man be
lieved 20 have been Mrs. Johnson's hus
band and that few minutes later ;
second man whom the boy described n
"roughneck." entered the house an'
went 10 the same room where Martin anC
the first man had gone.
William Mortimer Martins partner, SALE
last night he did not believe the murde
was planned upon the occasion OF tn
milliner's last visit 10 New York, early II
July. as during all that time Martin wa
constantly in the company OF Mrs Bar
rett or himself.
Mortimer and John Martin. the deat
mans father took the body Of the MILL
ner back To Toronto last night