The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-30
mrs. ROOS BY AGREEMENT
HUSBAND COULDN'T LIVE WITH
HER, HIS LAWYER SAYS.
Autopsy SHOWS Nothing suspicious In
Roos's Death-Itaiian Who Kept Her
From Hush and's Body Heid-One VIII
Cuts on Wifc-shc Seeks Another.

Mrs. Maria B. Roos appeared In the
Yorkvlle police court yesterday to prose-
cute Michael Ii.upano. whc was arrested
ON Friday night while trying to prevent her
from entering the house at li8 East Forty
seventh street, where the body of her hus-
band lay.
Magi trate Crane held the Italian on a
charge OF interfering with policeman and
set the examination for to-day.
Timpano had a deputy sherif's badge
and showed document from which il
appeared that sheriff Dixie of Brooklyn
had appointed him a deputy sheriff on
May 20. The police took from him u paper
on the letterhead of Palmer Somerville,
lawyers of 49, Nassau street, which read
a. follows:
hereby authorize Michael Tinpano to re-
main IN possess on OF my house at LAC East
Forty -scl cIih street and to allow no one "
enter without "A written permission from me.
IL was sighed IL. r. koUs" The sig
nature was ia different handwriting from
the body of the note.
Coroner's Physician Higgins performed
an autopsy on koos'~ body last night CJro-
ner jackson, who was present, said Of the
results.
The direct cause OF death was valvular
disease Of tho heart with lobular eczema
Of the lungs. The condition of the body
showed RoO> TO he hard diinker. There
were traces of arsenic in the stomach,
out this was due to the e'nbalming fluid
Nhi h had been used by the under taker
An analysis of IN. stomach and intcstinee
will hc maze. but it looks as If Roos's death
wa que to natural CAUSES,
Different stories were told yesterday
- 20 the events which led up to the trouble
90 Friday light Friends of the woinan
aid there was a Conspiracy oh foot to
deprive l!cr of Ter husbaLd's property.
Her husband was Leonard f. Roos. who
Lad an ar 10y az 355 Fifth avenue
He was MARI d 20 the woman who ap-
reared IN GOA, V 'serday twenty-five years
ago. They l., d % children.
A servatt employed at their home was
attacked with smallpox last winter, Mrs
Roos said, and a woman who gave the name
Of Ellen Long was a.. gagged il her place.
After being there several months she left.
Tire" months ago she visited the house
ard asked To lie taken IN a boarder.
Her request wa, grated. ard few dave
liter size brought a r. om'uate and l. tro-
duced her As Miss Lena Miller. Mn. Roos
aid her husband ard the Long woman
became very friendly. hu, she paid 10
1t'"nt ion 70 that until Miss Miller warned
Ter 10 be careful
She went out shopping a month ago, she
said and when she returned sh" could not
GET in, so she went 10 live with some rela-
lives on last forty-eighth street She
learned Of her husbands death on Friday
and then went To the police and with their
aid broke into Ia" house.
LAWYER Louis j Somerville Ross
Gu sci made this statement
Mr. Roos married this woman I'm 1873.
She was the divorced wife of a man named
Rlodectt and was consi ."rably Older tnan
RooS Tn" first fs" years of their married
life were happy. Then there were freQuert
quarrel- and friends of the family advised
| them To separate.
Il arrange for tho Wife TO leave the hou So
and pat man In charge who had power
# attorney from the art dealer. | not iNa |
| her that her husband would provide $500
| n wear for heTand this sOhI,i II was acceIt Cd.
lSWh,<l' RpoS di"i his friends were not Il (
! AZ once. | notified the executor of his
| viii. which had drawn. and which have
Ia INV pocket, The executors are William
" Chase. the portrai painter, Of 303 Fifth
| tast Thir,icth street The Italian was
then under nv orders nni am acting on
inst r7lct ions Of tho executors Before lis
/ Il ath Mr.. Roos requested that lis wife
b" not allowed 10 500 him"
The lawyer added that no would Offer
'he viii for probate Tomorrow. The will
leaves ell Of his propertv 10 four sisters
and brothers in Switzerland. The widow
viii Of course get her dover rights.
The art dealer left $4,000 worth Of per-
-orol property and $4,000 worth of real
estate
Detective Bvrnes remained on duty at
the house until midnight. assisting Mrs.
RoOs in a search for another will which
she believes il in existence and which she
saws makes ample provision for her. Roos
Will he buried 'l-t !lN NJ kpnsiTn