The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-05-12
HEART SHATTERED.
Mrs. Ed. Rose Dead Under
Peculiar Conditions.
SIZE HAD TALKED OF SUICIDE,
But the Husband Is Arrested on Suspicion
He rells Ills story to the Prosecute
ing Attorney and the Members
of the Press,

home at IL 200 thursday nlght by Oincers
Riblet and Dickerhof He stands charged
with suspicion of having murdered his
wife, Lizzie Rose.
When Edward Rose went home last
night at about o'clock, after having
been absent the entire day, he says he
found his wife lying upon the floor of the
bedroom, dad, with bullet wound in
her left breast. Rose gave the alarm by
calling to his assistance Mr.. Frank Piero,
a relative, who lives across the street
from the Rose home, and Mrs. Balmat,
q neighbor Other neighbors assembled
and soon there was q crowd about the
house.
The dead woman lay upon the floor,
directly in front of bureau, when dis
covered. Her feet were about two and
a half feet from the bureau. Blood was
oOZlng from her mouth.
The coroner was sent for, and he being
out of the city Squire Joseph Calmelat
was summoned. He called DR.. j. +.
Fraunfelter and DIR. G. E. Schilling was
also sent for and as soon as matters could
be arranged an autopsy was held.
A postmortem examination by Drs.
Fraunfelter and Schilling revealed the
fact that bullet from 3S.caliber revolver
had entirely penetrated the heart. Pass
ing on in its course it shattered the ninth
rib and, glancing up, lodged just below
the shoulder bone The woman had
evidently died instantly.
A revolver has been kept in an upper
bureau drawer in the bedroom for some
time When an examination was made
Thursday night the drawer was open and
the revolver occupied its customary
place, but there was one chamber empty.
1t is thought by officers who investiga-
ted that Mrs. Rose took her own life. 1t
is also believed she stood in front of the
bureau as she shot the fatal bullet, and
that she dropped the weapon back into
the open drawer as she fell
Only Thursday noon Mrs. Rose called
on Mrs, Max kaufman, neighbor, and
in an excited conversation exclaimed
II wish were out of this world" At
another time she asked Mrs. Kaufman
how to shoot revolver, giving as her
reason tor the question that she wanted
to shoot some rats The shooting follow
ing so closely upon these incidents makes
1t appear as if tie woman had suicided
MR.. ROSE TALKS.
Edward Rose, husband of the deceased,
was seen by News Democrat reporter in
the city jail Friday morning. The re.
porter accompanied Prosecuting Attor.
ney Pomerene when that official called on
Mr.. Rose for a statement of the case
Mr.. Rose gives the following story:
81 left my home Thursday morning al
9 o'clock 1 had been intending to paint
about the house, but the weather was SC
bad / gave it up for the time After
leaving, 1 went to H. G. Friess meat
market and ordered some meat l die
not return home for dinner or supper
though fully intended to do so when ]
left home in the morning After leaving
Fries's I stepped into Basts for few
minutes, l then went to the Cantor
Hardware store after some paint ant
oohre. From there I went down Seventh
street to Walnut and into Claire's saloor
at Walnut and Tusoarawas streets. :
shook ice there with Butch" Wise ant
we had a few drinks of beer was il
Claire's place till late in the afternoon
When l left there / went down Tus
carawas street to Bowers's saloon ant
shook dice there for drinks and l wen
| tO G{U,p,opS'c coIoOu Tro,,, ,ko., 7 ,,,S...
to Sohauwecker's When came out
met Mrs. Barnes, woman who keeps
house nearby on East Fifth street
She told me she had new girl over t
the house and wanted me to come owe
and meet her. did SO and RENAME
there about an hour. / then went u
! Fifth street to Fourth and stepped int
: Fritz Isler's at Cherry and Fourth.
next went to Bast's and got veal cutle
Then went to the Yohe hotel salOo
and then homo, / was not drunk.
had drank nothing but beer and 1 cal
drink considerable of that without ge
ting drunk. When got home all wa
3 dark. My wife generally met me whe
came home, but she did not last nigh
I. found the door unlocked and went il
called, but there was no response.
D III n lamp and uroceeded toward the ha,