Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-24
MURDER IS REVEALED
Solution of Trunk Mystery
Near Camden, N. J.
VICTIM KILLED By HIS SON
Confession Follows Arrest of Wife
and Daughter.
SWEATED BY A DETECTIVE
Cause of Samuel J. Rosenbloom's
Violent Death at Windber Laid
to Abuse and Assault.
VICTIM KILLED BY HIS SON
SWEATED BY A DETECTIVE

BALTIMORE. August 2.-According to
the detective authorities of this city. Mrs.
Bonnie Rosenbloom and her daughter
Eva confessed today that the body found
in the trunk at Belle Mawr, near Cam
den. N. j., August Is, was that of Samuel
]. Rosenbloom of Windber, Pa. husband
of the elder woman, and that he was
killed by the son, Alexander Rosenbloom,
at their home in Windber Pa. on or
about November 10 last The woman said
the cause of the murder was that her
husband had beaten them
Mrs. Rosenbloom. who is fifty-seven years
old and her daughter who is sixteen
were arrested this morning at their home,
1J2 East Baltimore street. Mrs Rosen-
bloom and her daughter had lived in a fiat
at the East Baltimore street house since
July IA last. having come to this city
from Windber. the scene of the murder
because one of the sons of the family,
Harry Rosenbloom. had employment here
They had been living here very quietly
and had no idea that their presence was
known to the police until yesterday after
noon. when they were told that the house
was being watched.
Two young men and a young woman.
Sarah AbramovitZ. who We're in the RO-
sehbloOm apartments at the time of the
arrest. were also taken to headquarters
but were released after being questioned.
Sarah Abramovitz is relative ofs the
Rosenblooms and was visiting them.
Sweated for Nearly an Hour.
For nearly an hour Mrs Rosen bloom
and her daughter were "sweated' by De-
tective Capt. Humphrey. At first Mrs
Rosenbloom said that She knew nothing
of her husband beyond the fact that he
had disappeared from their home and
store in Windber. Pa. November II last,
after having a quarrel with herself and
her two children. Eva and Alexander.
Then Eva Rosenboom was closely
questioned. and, becoming nervous. broke
down and told the detectives enough to
make them still more closely question the
mother. Finally Mrs. Rosenbloom also
broke down and made a statement, the
substance Of which was disclosed by de-
tectives.
Mrs. Rosenbloom said that on the night
of the murder her husband quarreled with
her and her son and daughter. She and
her daughter, she said. went upstairs to
their room. They heard loud words in
the store beneath. In the morning when
they came downstairs her husband was
not there.
They asked her son Alexander where
his father was. He replied that he had
gone away" Later. Mrs. ROsenbloom
said. her son said to her: II have killed
father because he quarreled with all Of
us and beat you and Eva"
Mrs. RosenblOom says that she did not
know of her son concealing the body of
his father in the trunk. and that neither
she nor her daughter ever asked him any
questions. They sod trunks in the store,
she said, and she supposed that her son
placed the body in one of the trunks and
carried the trunk and body into the sta
BILE in the rear of the store. where he
kept 1t until he was ready to take it
away.
Mrs. Rosenbloom said that she did not
know of her sons whereabouts and that
he went away few days after Novem-
ber II.
The mother and daughter will be held
for the Pennsylvania authorities. AS yet
no formal charge has been laid against
them.