New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-28
JEALOUS MAN KILLS WIFE.
STAGE MANAGER AT GARRICk THE
ATRE GIVES HIMSELF UP.
REAL ESTATE NAN OF THIS CITY MEN
TONED AS BEING CONNECTED
WITH THE CASE.

Rose.
Theatre for Charles Frohman. shot his wife.
| Belle instantly killing her, at their apartments
| in the Royat apartment house at No $50 west
Thirty third-st yesterday forenoon After COM
hitting the murder Rose walked to the west
Thirtieth st. station house. and calmly handing
| the revolver he had used to the sergeant said
| "I have shot my wife" The murder was the re-
| suit of jealousy. His story told TO the sergeant
! of the West Thirty station to which
| he was transferred, as the murder was Done IN
| that precinct, is as follows
am Harry Rose, forty, born in Chicago.
| am stage manager for Charles Frohman at the
| Garrick Theatre in the play There's Many
| Slip And there's many smile as well as
| many a slip" I have been married fourteen
wears My wedding anniversary would have
| taken place the Sd of next month live at
| No 40 West Thirty third-st For the last
| three DAYS I have been staying at the Hotel
| Vendone and my trunks are there now:
Three days ago I came home and found man
with my wife. It the first time had even
suspected her in all our married life. nave
travelled with her all over the world This is
hard proposition, sergeant. l am perfectly cool
and l have not been drinking All L have had is
three whiskeys to steady my nerves This man
for diamonds and such things. She admitted to
me this morning that she loved him and had
| ceased to love me. Now am square.
Three of the shots fired by Rose took effect;
one in the nose one in the left breast and one in
the left
it was about 1915 o'clock, mumbed something
indistinctIy and then said aloud: We'll, there's
a performance at the theatre. l must be-
Then realizing his position, he stopped and
added: This is the first time 1 have been in
police station a prisoner
The couple had lived at the Royat for about
year and a half. They had a colored servant.
Epha Peterson This woman made the follow
ing statement yesterday:
There was no one in the fat with Mrs. Rose
last night Mr. Rose stayed out all night. Mrs.
Rose retired early, but little later than did.
This morning Mrs Rose had her breakfast in
bed about s o'clock. Mr. Rose came in at $50
o'clock He had a few words with Mrs. Rose
and then went out banging the door after him,
as if IN anger. Then Mrs. Rose got up and
dressed. She said that she did not feel very
well and would go to the Hoffman House and
take a Turkish bath.
About 9:30 O'clock when Mrs. Rose was
dressed ready to go out. Mr.. Rose came back.
was in the kitchen. After a few moments 1
heard Mrs. Rose. half shrieking. say. You
wouldn't harm me, Harry. would you?' and Mr..
Rose answered. No" Then there quetness
for twenty thirty seconds followed by four
reports from a revolver. Mr.. Rose left the fiat.
and l went in and found Mrs Rose lying on the
floor in a pool of blood I told the elevator boy
what had happened. and he called a policeman
Coroner scholer was informed OF the murder
and he went to the Royat. There he found Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Zimmerman. Mr.. Zimmerman
is partner in the Philadelphia music publish
norman is sister of the dead woman. She was
almost Frustrated with grief when she learned
Of Mrs Roses death. The man mentioned
by Rose in the case IS s. F. Adams OF Forty |
fourth-st. and Madson-ave. The Zimmermans |
say that they knew nothing of his rela tons |
with Mrs. Rose. He known TO them as a |
theatregoer. inveterate first nighter." Mr.. |
Zimmerman said he understood that his sister |
in-law had met Adams at the Saratoga races |
.t,f- ,lAv yH-it n
a Office in the Townsend Building.
After viewing the body. which Coroner Scholer
said lying in the private hallway. as II the
woman had made effort to get out of the
room after being shot. the coroner went to the
West Thirty seventh-st. station where he saw
Rose To the coroner the murderer told praC-
tically the same story he had before told
Although Rose had been told that his wife
was dead. he asked the coroner whether she was
alive or not. on Coroner Scholer saying she
was dead ne threw up his hands and fell in
faint the floor of the cell With some diff
Guilty he was revived. and placed on bench. |
oh! my poor Kit; I've lost you forever! he
mOaned repeatedly.
Coroner Schoer held Rose without bail at the
station house, and the prisoner was not. there
fore, arraigned in police court The Zlmmer-
mans have taken charge of the body OF the
dead woman and will see TO its burial.
At the home of Mr.. Adams No $40 Madison
ave. last night, 1t said that Mr.. Adams had |
not been home since II a. m yesterday, ana
was not expected home IN the course OF the
night
Near the house stood Detective Reid, who |
watched the door closely. He said he had been |
detailed by Assistant District Attorney Caravan |
TO watch for Mr.. Adamss return and request |
him 10 go the District Attorneys ONCE as |
Mr. Caravan wished question him concerning
his relations with Mrs Rose Detective Reld,
of the West Thirty seventh-st. station, returned
to the station late last night and reported that |
he had not been able to find Adams
Before her marriage Mrs Rose was an actress
under the name of Belle Berger her right |
name Rose said was Lizzie Berger. and her |
mother lives at Forty frst-st. and Nlnth-aVe-
Assistant District Attorney Garvan went to
the Tenderoin station yesterday afternoon ana
asked Coroner SchOler to commit Rose to the |
Tombs prison which was done. BEFORE being |
taken to the Tombs Rose asked that Al Hay |
and Joseph Humphries general stage manager
for Frobman be informed of his trouble. This
done. - -,
Rose, II is said. came to this city from Bos-
ton where he was associated with Eugene
Tompkins and staged a spectacle FOR that man
ager called 'SOudan. . -,
II has been arranged that the inquest snail
take pIace on Tuesday at 10 o'clock. the same
Jury acting as will act in the case OF the man
murdered in the Chlnese reSldui''li' III "e''
Twenty st 1890 :,
There are now twenty nne homicide cases in |
the Tombs including Molineux and the recent /
ACQUISITION Young. the alleged murderer or MIS-.
Pulitzer. A., ..aso 90 |
When told of Roses accusation yesterday az
+erroon at the New-York Athletic Club. Samuel |
r Adams denied that his conduct with MIS-.
Rose had been improper in any respect he
co IA that he was acquainted with Mrs Rose,
ana that Rose was evidently making this charge
to excuse himself