The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-27
ADMITS SON
KILLED FATHER
Mrs. ROSGltIUOm Makes Con-
feSSi0n to Police.
HUNTING YOUTHFUL SLAYER

Widow and Daughter Of Trunk Vic
tim, Arrested In Baltimore. Say Ro-
senbioom Was Killed During a Quar-
ret at Winober. Pa.-Declare They
Did Not Take Part In the Crime.
Didn't Know Where Body Was Hid
den-Will Return to Pennsylvania
Without Extradition Papers.
Baltimore. Nd. Aug. Solomon
J. RoscnblcOm. whose body was found
in trunk at Bellmawr. near Camden.
y. j. Sunday. Aug. 10. was murdered
by his son. Alexander. during a quar-
rel at Roscnbloom' store at Windber
Pa. on Nov. u last year
This much was made known through
4 confession made by Mrs Bonnie
Roscnbloom. widow Of the murdered
man. who. with her daughter. Eva.
was arrested by the police OF Balti-
more. in which city they have been
living Tor fve weeks.
Mrs. Rosenbloom. who is ffty-scven
years old. and her daughter. who Is
sixteen We're arrested AZ their
home. 1926 East Baltimore street
Mrs. Roscnb!oom and her daugh
ter had lived In the house since
July IL last. having gone 20 Baltimore
from Wiudber. the scene OF the muir
der. because ere Of the sons Of the
family Harry Roscnbloom. had en-
ployment there.
For nearly an hour Mrs Roeenbloom
and her daughter were "sweated" by
Detective Captain Pumphrey. At first
/ Mrs RoscuhlOOm said that she knew
nothing OF her husband. beyond the
| fact that he had disappeared from
/ their home and store In Windbor on
Nov. - last after having a quarrel
with herself and her two children. Eva
AMI Alexander.
Then Eva Rosenhloom was Rlosely
questioned. and. becoming nervous.
broke down and told the detectives
enough To make them still more close.
ly question the mother. Finally Mrs.
Rosenhloom also broke down and
made a statement, the substance OF
which was disclosed by the detectives.
Mrs Rosonhloom said on the night
OF the murder that her husband quar-.
relied with her and with her son and
daughter.
She and her daughter. she said. went
upstairs to their room. They heard
lond words in the store beneath In
the morning when they came down
stairs her husband was not there.
They asked her son. Alexander
where his father VAS. lie replied that
he had gone away"
Later Mrs Rosenbloom said her son
said TO her:
81 have killed father because he
quarreled with all of us and beat you
and Eva"
Mrs. Rosenbloom said 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 sold
trunks in the store. she said. and she
supposed that the son placed the body
in one of the trunks. and carried the
trunk and body into the stable in the
rear of the store. where he kept II un-
IL he was ready to take it away.
Mrs. Rosenbloom said that she did
not know of her sons whereabouts.
and that he went away a few days
after Nov. II
The detectives tried 10 secure an
admission from the women that they
helped conceal the body, bu; their
questions along that line met with pos
tive denials from both mother and
daughter. They declared that they
had no part in placing the corpse in
the trunk. and that they did not know
where the receptacle and its gruesome
contents were hidden prior to removal
to Bellmawr by Alexander. Eva Ro-
senbloom told practically the same
story as that related by her mother.
but went more into details egarding
her fathers alleged quarrelsome dis
position and his habit of beating her
mother, her brother and herself.
Mrs. RosenblOom and her daughter
have consented to return to Windber
without waiting for requisition papers.
May Offer Reward For Murderer.
Johnstown. Pa. Aug. 25-District
Attorney John Lewis. of Somerset
county. has asked the county commits
sioners to offer a reward of $1,000 for
the arrest of Alexander Rosenbloom.
who is now charged with the murder
Of his father at Windber. Pa. War
rants were issued for the arrest of Al
exander Rosenbloom. Mrs. S. ]. Ro
senbloOm and Eva Rosenbloom. and
Joseph and Louis Egler. nephews OF
the dead man, who live in New York