The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-18
ROMER WAS
MURDERED
BY NEGRO
continued from First Page,

Philadelphia police and surrendered
the ring, thinking it might be Romer's.
This ring was obtained by Detective
Drabell, who took 1t to Edward F.
Flood, of this city. Mr.. Romers friend
and part owner in the Park Hotel. Mr..
Flood said he thought it was Mr..
Romer's ring, but to make sure re-
ferred Drabell to Robert E. Cater, a
jeweler, of IS Maiden lane, New York,
who sold the ring to Mr.. Romer. Cat
ter is a relative of Mr.. Romer. Drabell
showed him the ring, but Cater, when
called on the phone, refused to discuss
the matter. There is said to be little
doubt that the ring is Romer's.
There was considerable excitement
about the police station in Orange at
1920 a. m. today when James Reynolds,
of lis Wickliffe street, this city, in
formed Desk Sergeant Daniel Leary,
Roundsman Thomas Ryan, Judge Bray
and others in headquarters building
that he had met a negro answering the
missing Williams's, or Wilson'S, de-
scription last night on an Elizabeth
trolley car. Reynolds stated that last
night about 5 o'clock he got on a troll
ley car bound for Newark at First
street, Elizabeth, and was spoken to by
a tall negro with W. gold teeth in his
front upper Jaw. He had the high
cheek bones Of the missing negro, and
when given the other details of the
missing mans appearance he stated
the man WIGS the same as the negro he
spoke with.
"This colored man spoke to me and
said. Don't you know me? / met you
in Orange, and l believe the police are
looking for me- 1 did not particularly
recall having met the fellow, and told
him so, and then we had a general
conversation until the trolley car ar
rived at Broad and Market streets,
when the fellow got off. Later on |
read the evening newspapers, and at
once recalled the conversation and the
man, and i believe he is the one you're
after"
While not hopeful that the mar
spoken of was the missing Williams,
Tor Wilson, the police are seeking here
abouts for traces of the man.
In a short statement which ampli-
fled the formal notice to the police
of the country, Detective Drabell to-
day declared that the Orange police
had come to the conclusion that the
murderer of Mr.. Romer was the
negro.
HE is George Williams, alias Will
son, formerly employed at the Park
Hotel, and every effort WILL be made
to arrest him. was the comment of
the detective, who, though in Orange
but a few hours from the chase for the
negro in Philadelphia, was off early on
what he hopes will be the final lap in
the search for the suspected murderer.
4lG&Ir -~1-1>rxr -ua r. the civ oIa
motive in the crime?" asked the
EVENING STAR reporter.
IT do" was the answer. He inferred
that there was not "a woman in the
case"
"How do the descriptions of the negro
Williams, or Wilson, and the Indian
apolis murder suspect Coe. or Cole,
tally?' asked the reporter.
"They are not the same person." said
Detective Drabell.
TIT final concentration Of all the efforts
Of the authorities on the search for the
missing Williams, or Wilson, is along the
lines OF the original theory of Detective
Drabell and his associated partners In the
work and which was deviated from only
when the search of the murdered mans
bed on the afternoon following the dis
covery of the crime resulted in the finding
y ,,onas ,,nder NC ,,,lov, THAT
snpha,a zoe +be cause ~ tbe crime was
@ 800 ~, tha no,ica because
y r,aI,oL,o i've uos gane and was
SHra1 haIiop of .bo n,,,eIic ,,ntt fhe
trHyrTTNIc sTAP ars+ announced that the
Ia., 80 natoh bad no. heen takon
M 49,, 80 raye,ge uas +bep followed
10, 80 =. H. ErENINc sTAp AGAIN arst
n,,Sitshaa tba fact that tba murdered
nnts eS,reoo+ -ras ,,iss,no 20 we'll as bis
aiene.5 r,rn ana,~ +,,,nad the idea toward
tha roShar,, saorr
ne ,T, ,voS uu 4ho ora,o,s
Wiliuns, :. wns, We" aaS Va sI,ort stay,
put 80 ~ - In :" 800
~ the ram ilusei SafS ue 49,
tne impression tnat ne was ~ = p.s
sort OF a man. MISS Jessie hiep' u@usnsei
of the proprietor OF the notel' spoAe tvs'
to-day OF a natural aversion aEdlust 'ue
fellow she could nor explain, ana saiu sue
even avoided speaking to him. as ne had
all the appearances OF a pad man. "h'e
employed In the hotel ne md a gooa op-
portInity to study the habits OF Mr.. Romer
and was also aware OF his possession Of
much money and his habit OF carrying
quite a sum on his person
The theory of Miss Kieb, expressed in
this paf4r a few nights ago. seems . 1T
the new theory of the police. She was the