The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-03
AWFUL CRIME COMES TOLIGHT
Family Discussions Result in the
Most Terrible Tragedy Ever
Recorded in Annals of
Ramsey County.

and Informed the latter that he wanted
to take Sammy out for a ride He took
the boy and returning 60 Schwartz g
barn talked with several of the EMPLOYEES
tor few moments and then drove away.
lie was drunk and his actions were re-
marked by the barn men, but nothing
more Of the matter was thought at the
time.
URGED WIFE TO RETURN.
Two hours later RosenGeld appeared az
the home OF Mrs. Bodeau and asked for
his wife. He urged her to get into the
carriage with him and come back TO St.
Paul. She refused and he became deep,
~ anBered Another quarrel was added
to the long list, but the wife insisted that
she would stay with her dying sister and
there Is little doubt that this devotion
saved her life, for, IN all likelihood,
Roscnhed's original intentions were 10
wipe out the whole family
After leaving his wife he drove to Mrs.
Bigtord's home and secured the other
three children, saying that me was going
to take them to the home of his sister
Mrs Charles Oswald, 1929 LyndaIe avenue
north. With the four helpless and sleepy
children who were uncoEsciousy being
driven to their death. he continued his
journey to the Marshall avenue bridge.
and here in the dead Of night the un-
natural father committed his gruesome
crime and in al probability ended his own
worthless life.
Early the next morning Mrs Rodeau
died. Ignorant of her chidren's fate
Mrs Resented went to the Bigford homs
and for the first time learned of their
going away WITH their father She jm-
medlately became alarmed Inquiries
were made, but nothing was learned until
Monday morning when It became known
that a strange horse and carriage found
near the Marshall avenue bridge Thurs
day morning belonged to Mr. Schwartz
and was the rig that had been hired by
Rosenfeld. From that moment the wife
was convinced that her children and hus-
band were in the river Tho crime
seemed too horrible to be true and ths
police were slow to believe that 1t could
have been committed, yet careful investi-
cation only left this theory to account
for the strange disappearance. The ind
ing Of Joseph Roseufeld's body yesterday
cleared tho last doubts and now the ap>
pearance Of the other bodies viii be care
fully looked for.
IS ROSENFIELD A FUGITIVE?
There is a theory abroad that Rosen-
field after killing his children, did not
take his own life, but is at present a
fugitive In support Of this belief It IL
argued that If his crime were the result
OF in rcation or temporary insanity,
the shock OF seeing his children meet
death, would bring him to his senses and
cause him to seek escape. There Is on
the other hand every reason to think that
Rosenfeld threw himself into the river.
Yesterday afternoon an autopsy over
the remains Of Joseph were held at the
county mOrgue by Dr. Fiunel and Cor
OnCr Miller. 1t was found that the boy
had been beaten into insonsibility before
being thrown into the river. The body
and limbs were badly bruised. There Is
little doubt that tho boy engaged IN a
hand-to-hand conflict with his father be-
fore he submitted to death At the
mOTgue the remains were once more Sd sf-
tilted by J. E.-McCune, Of Minneapolis.
who IS a step-father to Mrs. Roscndcld
At & o'clock in the evening the remains
were taken to Minneapolis and there Will
be buried this morning.
Nothing in the way Of q systematic
search for the rest Of the bodies is being
made.