The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-04-13
MORE LIGHT
THROWN UPON THE ALLEGHENY PARK
MYSTERIOUS MURDER,

Evidence Tending to Show That JamesN
Hin Did Not murder Mrs. Rosa Rotzler
Nee Prysi, Formerly of this oity-Htill
Probing the Case.
The Allegheny police are making small
headway In securing evidence either in
favor of or against James N. Hill, charged
with the murder of Mrs. Rosa Roz!er,
nee Rosa Prysi, formerly q well known
young lady OF this city. II was supposed
that Hill, whose throat was cut from ear
TO ear, was the murderer, and as the
chances we're very decidedly that be
would die, no particular effort seemingly
has been made by the Allegheny officers
to get at the facts. There are many cir
cumstances which 60 to show thai Hill
did not murder Mrs. Rotzler and then at
tempt suicide. New evidence has been
brought forth by Pittsburg Newspaper
tending to show that Hill did not do the
killing, but was himself the victim of the
Jealous anger OF one OF Mrs. Rotzler's too
numerous lovers.
At the time the murder was committed,
about 10:30 p. m, or FIVE minutes later,
there were seated on one OF the benches
lined around the big fountain in the park,
with their faces turned toward the scene
OF the tragedy, q young man and young
lady. The only light that fell upon the
awful picture was that of tower light
two blocks away In southsessierly d.
rection from where the murder was COM
mitted, and an arc light hung midway
across Union avenue AZ Park way. Their
chickering's were dim and mesRer, and
threw moro light around the fountain
which was without the shelter of any
trees than on any othor portion OF the
park. The young man who. cat there
ker, printer Of the Com
mercial Gazette; the young lady was Miss
Lizzie Joyce of Clinton row, Southaide
Everything, both to the back and front OF
them, was as dark es death, and just as
silent, save for the passing OF a street car
now and then: Suddenly, in the stiffness
OF the night, the report of revolver rang
out, and in q minute later short man
dashed in their direction. He wore stiff
bat, and they would not Gay whether or
not ho wore an overcoat. He had fren-
zied look upon his face, and ran by them
80 fast but 30 close that he kicked Miss
Joyce,s foot He had crossed the park to.
ward Union avenue and was going in the
direction of South Diamond street, when
patrol wagon No. 2 dashed out Of that
street into Union avenue, heading for
Ohio street, in answer TO call from box
20, near Cedar avenue. At the sight OF the
wagon be turned back and again passed
Baker and Miss Joyce closely enough to
be recognize sd IL ever seen by them again.
be ran ia the direction of Cedar avenue,
and made bis exit from the park just as
the police, who ran along that avenue
from Ohio street, had passed. That was
all they saw, but IL was enough to con-
vince Them that this runaway was the
murderer.
Mrs. Rotzler, by tho admission of her
own most intimate friend in Apollo, had
a lover in Allegheny City, either saloon
keeper or druggist. She had repeated
ly said that she did not care for Hill, and
the fact that for some time ohe had cut
oil ell financial transactions with him
showed that there was nothing more than
common Intimacy between them. At10
O'Clock in the evening OF the murder Hill
and the woman were seen at the West
Penn depot at Federal street. The infor.
nation leads to the belief that they walked
along the platform in the direction of
Union avenue with the intention of going
to house on Church avenue, where Mrs.
Rotzler had woman friend living and
where she often took her male admirers.
They entered the park with the intention
OF going out by the entrance on the oppo-
site side, and were followed by third
party wearing light overcoat. This man
Hill will claim, II he is ever put on trial,
was the murderer, aud his motive was
jealousy OF the strongest type. There IL
much left for the Allegheny City police to
do in this case, now that Hill 10 onghis way
to recovery.