The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-03-16
A PARK TRAGEDY.
A Former Canton Girl Muir
dered in Allegheny.
A Married Man of Tarentum
Pa, Pays Her the Atten-
tiOns of n Lover

llOhS VI AZ AONCE
And the Result is the Murder Of the
Woman and Suicide Of the Love Crazec
Murderer-Particulsrs Of the Shocking
Affair.
A former Canton girl has been murder
ed in PiwsnurR by her ioverI Many Can
tonians remember that Nhen Rudolph
PrySi owned saloSu' az the corner oil
Fifth and ChsfTy streets, where tue Flick
niger brock now stauds, ne had a very
pretty daughter, Rosa, who was q general
fsvorite witu all who we're acquainted
with the family. She was briynt, wins
some girl, suu counted her friends by the
score. She went 10 PIttsburg several years
before her fathers death, which occurred
about seven years ago. There she was
married to Emil Rotzler of Apollo, Pa,
and they lived happily together for long
time, IL will be remembered mat heT
mother died in this city about two years
ago, having been tounu dead IN bed at her
home in North Cherry street.
On Tuesday night at 1880 o'clock Rosa
Rotz er, dead, shot under the eye and with
a Jagged cut in her throat, and James NJ
Hill Of Tsrsulum, wtth bta throat cut al
most from ear TO cor, we're found lying
side by sid oI the grass 10 the east park,
corner Of Church AID Cedar avenue 10
Allegheny. I4a man was still alive. From
what could he learned by the police, they
thiuk tua; Hill did the awful WORK, al~
though be claimed strange man Gtl ti,
About tls hour mentioned she watcl-
man az the West Penn freight depot on
Church avenue, and the cast pRrg officer
heard a couple of shots, apparently IA tls
south eud II the park. They Fam imms.
diately to the corner OF She park, and y ere
attracted to where abe Jnau and woman
~ he Of III egf .raN ma "a
IL was pitch dark, ald the Utiicsrs nAd EO
strike matches before they could tell what
was the matter.
Il was a terrible sight. The two were
lying close together about 80 feet from tine
south entrance of the park, half hidden
under some thick bushes at the side OF the
path. The woman lay cold and still, her
head in a pool OF blood. Two ugly Wounds
bad been iutlicted by the murderer. The
blood was still flowing from her throat
and the bullet wound under her left eye.
The man, with his eyes half closed, was
writhing in pain, and mia blood fast flowing
from the a awful wound in 1ts llrotT, The
dead woman and her companion were
placed In the ambulance and driven slow,
ly to the hospital, 8 few hundred feet
away on Stockton avenue. There Hin was
found 70 be In a dying condition. H.
could not speak on account OF the terrible
wound IL bis throat, but he wrote that hu-
other man did She Deed, He is beyond
doubt tue murdcrer and be connot live
more than IS hours.
Several years ago Emil Rotz,er and his
wife moved 70 Apollo from Pitis6urg.
Mr.. Roi2lar took Charge OF the Apollo
Iron ana Steel compauy'8 plant. Soon
after this danes Hit and bis family came
to the town. A warm friendship spruug
up between the two men, and Hill was
given good position in the mill as a heat
er, The latter soon joined the Rotzler
hEV.
hosts wifn, love was kindled in his heart
for her. FrOm then on he madIy tried 10
win her. Hs was at the Rotzler's at all
tImes, ard ever held the confidence OF the
head Of che house. A year ago last Christ
las Mr.. Roiz!sr died, and Hill was left to
look after some of the details OF the es-
tate, This brought him in the company
of his idCl Oftener than before. The husI
band left bis entire estate, consisting of
$4,000 and a valuable property,to to bis wife
with the proviso that E Idle, their 13 ysnr
Oh boy, WAS TO be properly educated
Lizzie Smons was possibly the closest !
woman friend Mrs. Rotzler had in Apollo. |
She was seen yesterday afternoon, and
satd,this: II have been at ROtzler's o great |
deal, and have often seen Hill there. He |
seemed fond of my friend, and one day |
lkingly asked her il she was in love with |
Hill. Rosa snapped her fingers, saying: |
Il don't care that for him. If wanted TO |
marry a man l would get q good deal bet |
ter one than Newt Hill. There are several |
business men in Apollo who would be |
tad TO marry me. will remain single as |
long ss Z Idle Is with me-
The Coroner commenced bis inquest |
and wilt continue il on Satur- |
day. EDDIE Rotzier was the principal |
witness. He cOVr0b0rated the Et0ry told |
about Hill trying 20 act money from bis |
mother. This was further COTroborated |
by hnding note in Mrs. Rntzler's pocket, |
payable to Hill, for 500. It was not |
signed. Coroner Mcdowell thinks Hill |
wanted Mrs. Rotz)er to siQa this Tues
day night, and on her refusal ne killed |
her.
The police OF Allegheny visited HiIrs
room on Ohio street yesterday. In Dis
satchel was found the novel, "1uriel, or
Because OF His Love for Her.r In the
book were number of envelopes be0r-
ng Mrs Rotzier's name. abe book had
! number of tragic and touching pas
IRges marked. There was nothing else of
tote found in the room.
The body of Mrs. RotzIer was moved
asst night TO the home of her sister, Mrs.
August Koch, 1eyrsn avenue, Oakland.
The untortuoaIe woman was about "a
ears OF age and was exceptionally beau
iful. She had q great many admirers
10th before and after her marriage. Her
anton friends had lost track Of her for
ome years, bur many have vivid recollec.
ions of her beauty OF face and form and
Ter captivating manner.
Hills wife, who resides at Tarentum
"a, is frantic with grief over the tragedy.
der husbands Intimacy with Mrs. Rotz-
er was first made known to her after the
iilling had occurred. The friends Of Mrs.
Sotzler insist that she always hore a good
equation and always repealed the forced
advances OF Hill. But those who have
Deen acquainted with their seeming
say that e Ch was infatuated
With the other.