The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-16
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IN ORANGE
MYSTERY


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Williams was seen in Orange during last
week a day or SO before the murder n
front of a store a few hundred feet from
the hotel. He was then without an over
coat and carried a dress suit case. He va
Il P~hiladelphian, he explained. When he
sought a position at the Park Hotel. and
although without references was employ &.
as there was an opening for him at the
time.
The Information given out about the
former hallboyB tallies exactly with the
description in the Philadelphia letter. The
man who is heing sought by the police.
who believe he may throw some light on
the mystery, was described infinitely by
Miss Kieb to a reporter. He has two gold
/ teeth, upper front, and no teeth In the
upper part of the jaw between the gold
teeth in the centre of the gum and the
J eye teeth in the rear of his mouth. lie
was quite tall, about five feet nine inches,
although the description furnished at the
hotel was indefinite as to his height, but
he was said to be up pretty close to six
feet. He was smooth shaVen. high cheek
boned, with a sort of ebony complexion.
As an employee about the hotel he was
exceptionally active and assiduous in his
duties. He frequently went into the rooms
OF guests with water before being sum-
moned and was sharp and noticed people
and affairs very closely.
When seen in Orange "Wednesday or
Thursday the man whom the police are
now anxious to locate wore no o%vercoat.
The man who appeared in Philadelphia
wore a black overcoat, The overcoat miss
ing from Mr.. Romer's collection of cloth
ing Is a black coat, recently purchased
from a tailor in Orange, S. Brody, and Mr.
- "a 20 a nNFa in fhA
inside pocket.
In conjunction with the appearance OF
negroes about the hotel on the night OF
the murder IA new piece of information,
important in view of late developments
was furnished today by former Alderman
Hugh il, Brady, of Orange, who has a
photograph studio opposite the Park Ho-
tel. One Of his employees, L. w. Wright,
was closing UP the studio about lO:3l
O'Clock when he saw ounging about IN
the shadows of the big hostelry two
negroes and a negroes. He paid no par
ticular attention to the appearance of the
strangers, but at 1910 o'clock. when Mr.,
Romer went to the hotel. after leaving
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Hopper, of 4S Main
street. who were on their way home from
the party at Mrs. Darcy Stephens's
home, As Elm street, Orange. Mr.. and Mrs
Hopper also noticed a trio of negroes
who nswered in a general way to the
description given by MIR. Brady.
This information from Mr.. Brady
coupled with the statement OF Charles
Graham, of Kearny, that he saw people
in the vicinity of the hotel at $50 o'clock
aud that signals were exchanged, is consid'
cred very significant. Mr.. Graham, who had
been to an entertainment In Orange, was
waiting for "A ear to get to Newark ut 2:y
O'Clock Friday morning, and says he saw
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leading from the North Orange Baptist
Church. She continued as far as the wall
on the southerly side of Main street, bui
did not cross to the hotel. Instead. she
walked west toward a fountain at the ex'
treme westerly end of the green, and as
she passed the hotel she whistled n double
note, A reply in n lower key was sem
back, presumably from the hotel, and The
woman without even turning ner head
walked up the street, and, while MI
Graham thinks she met Two men at thu
end of the park, he met his car coming
and then boarded it, paying no further at
tcntion to the woman. He recalls she wore
a heavy veil aud carried a bundle or d
baby on her right arm. In his first story
TO Detective John Drabell, Graham madt
no mention of a meeting between the
woman and the men.
Assuming that there have been no errors
N ~ wv a1N1iot BtbIit WIN uit dSlte 4
that two men and a woman were prowlins
about the hotel on the night of the MUIR
der a statement by Miss Kieb to a reporter
was especially significant. Seeking TO es.
tnblish the fact that Mr.. Romer had nos
gone anywhere after he left the IIoppers,
at the corner of Main and Park streets,
but had gone into the hotel, Miss Kieb was
asked to make a statement as to the fac.-
concerning Mr.. Romer's movements.
Il sat up late that night she said, 'and
1T was about 1880 Friday morning when
! retired. l was not in my room more than
ten minutes when | heard Mr.. Romer come
up the stairs and go to his room. lis
tened as he opened his door and / know
positively he did not turn the key AMI
lock the door after he closed it. | was
soon asleep after TINT and the next / re-
member was when l heard Mr.. Rumer
moan"
Miss Kicb was positive in her belief that
a robbery had been committed and secuted
the theory Of a woman in the case, al
though admitting that her father had the
belief that the deed was committed for re-
venge.
There was no woman IN the case" she
said, in discussing the matter; "and / say
that, knowing what ] am talking about.
1 enjoyed MI. Romer's acquaintance for a
long time and would know IL there was a
possibility Of any such affair. He was
robbed and the man was noticed by Mr..
Romer as he was in the act OF searching
his pockets for valuab,es. This talk about
the letters Is eas ly explained TO my mind
The man got in the room while Mr.. Romer
was asleep and was rlhing his clothing
when awakened and discovered. He had
hit Mi. Romer, who struggled to bis
feet and was getting to the door when
he was again struck down and forced back
to bed, where the murderer finished his
awful deed. He was searching among the
letters for money, and when detected he
gave up his search. He was probably
frightened after he had killed Mr.. ROmer
and then escaped. And the work was evil
IDENTIFY that of a negro"
The theory of a woman in the case was
not strengthened by the work done i'm New
York yesterday by Detective DiabeI and
Detective Mason. As the EVENING STAB
of Saturday stated, there was in the batch
of letters found In Mr.. Romor's room one
! from a woman in New York who had sent
to MI. Romer in the Maine woods her
hest wishes for a good sport up there and
also vouchsafed the Information that he
could resume visits to her home, "as every
thing was alright there now The detec-
tives declined TO discuss the matter, but
Il is known the quest in the big city was
a hopeless one 50 far as any information
of value was concerned. The woman who
wrote the letter could not nave had an
avenging husband, as the gentleman had
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