New-York tribune., 1902-12-01
MRS. LONGS STATEMENT.
WOMAN ACCUSED BY WIFE TELLS OF
PICTURE DEALERS ILLNESS.

Coroner Jackson went to No 1,554 Broadway
yesterday, and there he found Mrs. Long, who is
said to have acted as nurse to Leonard +.
Roos the picture dealer, before his death she
made an appointment to meet the coroner later
at his office and there make a statement
Later she went to his Office, and as Coroner
Jackson not there, made the foHo"lhS
statement to Coroner Brown:
was a boarder with the Roos family. at No.
146 East Forty -seventh-st., for about a year,
ending October 20, 1902. l had known Mr. and
Mrs. Roos to have lived very unhapphy To-
sether Mr.. Roos L->n whom L often saw
drink wine at his meals in company with his
wife and friends. 1 often thought he drank
too much for his health. During my stay Mr..
and Mrs. Roos had many quarrels, until finally
she offered to leave him. She drew up an
agreement of separation which both signed
while / in the house. which afterWard Mr..
Roos showed me and l read, in which he was
to allow Mrs. Roos $500 year with security
long he lived
This agreement was made in August, 1902.
Mrs. Roos remained in the house from the time
of this agreement until October, l9oZ, when
she left the house without the knowledge of
Mr.. Roos and did not state her Whereabouts,
and at the time she left there were no words
that heard, as MI and Mrs. Roos dla NOT eat
their meals together and were in each others
company but little Mrs. RooS left the house on
the evening of October %, and the next morn
ing l was notified by Mr.. Roos of the Situa-
ton of affairs and he said he was going to close
the house and that / would have to leave the
house Immediately, which [ did, and located on
the same morning with Mrs. Leighton, OF No.
1.545 Broadway, where / am at present
On Sunday last November 23 1902, Mr.. Roos
informed me that he was i'll and l went to see
him and found him suffering from sore throat
and very weak. He had a caretaker in the house.
Michael Timpano. While was there Mr.. RooS
went TO drug store at Forty-eighth-st. and
Third-ave. and returned with a bottle of magne-
sia and said he had taken other medicine.
He then went to bed, and / and Michael re-
manned in the house during that night. On Mon
day morning he said he was better, but remained
abed and said he would so to business Tuesday
morning He would not let me get a doctor
then. On Monday he did not complain-ony OF
weakness-and remained abed, and the next day
he did not seem inclined to get up and stayed
abed During these days he had no medicine.
On Wednesday afternoon DR.. Bogart, who lives
opposite in Forty -seventh-st-. was called in ana
he prepared some medicine which Mr. Roos took.
often heard Mr.. Roos request Michael TIM
pano not to allow his wife in the house. as ne
was afraid they would come in and put him
out. Timpano replied, 'I will defend you and
the house with my life The first time that L
Michael Timpano was on October 2S I9oz.
when Mr.. Somerville, Mr.. RooS's lawyer, called
to close the house. William NJ. Chase called on
Monday evening November "a, 1902, and a Mr..
Iudng OF Leonia, N. J.. on Tuesday. NoVen-
Der %, learning of Mr.. Rooss Illness
Mrs Long says she is thirty five years old and
a singing teacher" She made no further state
ment.