New-York tribune., 1907-06-23
STORY OF DEATH PLOT.
TO KILL ROSENHEIMER.
Er-COnUict SAID to Haze GiUen q
Cleo to the Murder.

To Joseph Murray a contractor, living at
Fourth avenue and 18th street, Wakefield. in
The Bronx, is attributed a story which may
solve the murder of Julius Rosenheimer of Pei
ham. According to the story credited TO Muir
ray. the slayer of the needle manufacturer is an
ex-convict who was hired to commit the crime
by man supposed to be friend of Mr.. Rosen-
heimer, but who secretly plotted his death.
4he story is that Murray was awakened last
Monday night by a noise in the vicinity OF his
hennery. Hurrying to the poultry yard he
found man hiding in the shadow of a building.
The contractor recognized him ex-cOnvict
who had been employed at a TOadhOuse in the
vicinity OF Mount Vernon. The ex-convict said
that he had walked all the way from Pelham.
and tired.
What are you doing up here?" asked Mr.
Murray.
Il was sent for by a certain party TO drop
man." replied the ex-convict. When he sent
for he told me he wanted a job done
up to him tonight. and he said he
wanted rich man at Pelham settled tomorrow
night. told him was down and out and was
willing TO stick up anybody, but l would not
murder. The guy that TO be done up walks
out in his yard every night after supper, and
goes away from the house His son boxes in the
evening with Kid Everett in a gymnasium
they have fixed up in the house. and the old
could be settled and robbed before any
body could hear an alarm"
Mr.. Murray is said to have asked some more
questions and 10 have given the man carfare to
New York He happened TO mention the matter
TO some friends the next day. but thought no
more about it. On Wednesday morning, the
story goes. he was amazed when he picked up
newspaper anO read an account of the murder
OF Mr. RosenheirIler.
The story of Mr.. Murray's alleged experience
was followed by rush of persons to his resi-
dence seeking verifcatton OF 1t. They were
able TO see Mr. Murray. His wife said he had
gone to Astoria Long Island The prolonged
absence of the contractor could not be explained
either by his wife or his brother, who lives with
him. They said he usually arrived home in
time for his dinner. Even the Pinkerton men
who are working the Rosenheimer case had
not succeeded in finding the contractor up to a
late hour last night and IL is believed that he IS
being kept under cover
The contractors Wife and brother said that
they knew nothing of the story until they read
II in the newspapers. and were inclined TO
doubt the truth of it.
My husband knows Kid Everett the boxer
very we'll" said Mrs. Murray ..Thev both
came from the same place up the state OF
course. when he found that Kid Everett was
at the RoSenhetmer mansion at the time the
murder occurred he became verv much inter
ested. and read a great deal about It, He has
spoken of the case almost every day To MS hut
am sure he has said nothing of having anv
CleW." '
cannot say positively. but 1 am almost GER
tain that there is no truth in the story"
Neither Sheriff Lane Coroner Wiesen
danger had heard a word about the stor, al
leeed TO have been told by Murray until thew
read II IN an evening newspaper Yesterday Tbay-
sald that II was strange that If Mr. MURRAY,
hao such important information no had No,
communicated with the police James y Gu
men, Son-ln-law of the murdered man ,vas
asked about the story, and replied: There a,o
d lot OF raise stories afioat. and believe thar
TINS IS another one of the same order"
The most important result of the efforts or
Chiei Marks OF the Pelham police force m
capture the murderer was the shooting Frida,,
hlght OF an Italian who knew nothine, about ,ba
crime The man was seen prowIng about IN
Pelham Manor. mile from the scene Of tbe
tragedy, by Policeman Savage who believing
him to be robber fired four bullets Into him
The wounded mans name is Francesca Stod
man. or No 32 Mulberry street II was said
at the New Rochelle Hospital Yesterday morn
ing that he would recover The Pelham,
Manor police Friday night attempted 10 busb
up the shooting by denying that thev Ixravv
anything about II.
1t is now believed that the principal causa
OF the failure of the police to capture the ,,rr
derer Is that Chief Marks did not inform, tbs
police OF the surrounding towns of the crime ~,
the night II was committed Acting Chief A.
weA or Mount Vernon. Chief Timmons of Nev
Rochelle and the White Plains police all saw
that they know nothing of the crime excentj,,7.
from other sources.