Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-26
MORE OF CONFESSION
Widow and Daughter Knew
Body Was Packed.
GIRL WITHH0LDS TRUTH
Says She Had to Defend Herself
When Attacked by Father.
REFUSES TO EXPLAIN THIS
Mrs. Rosenbloom Tells How Body
Was Shipped Away in Gov
cred Wagon.

BALTIMORE. August Expressed hard
by the detectives. Mrs. Bunnie Rosen-
bloom. widow of Samuel j. ROsenbOom,
victim of the Camden trunk mystery. fol-
lowed the admissions she made Monday
to Capt. Humphrey by still more de-
tailed confession yesterday.
Shortly afterward Mrs. Rosenbloom and
her daughter. having waived eXtraditlon
proceedings. were taken to Wlndber py
Chief of Police McMullen. Before leaving
Mrs RosenblOom had confessed that she
not only knew that her husband had been
murdered by her son. Alexander Rosen-
bloom, but that she knew that the body
hal been placed in a trunk and concealed
in the cellar of their home for twenty-four
hours.
The daughter. Eva, sixteen years old.
also admitted that she knew of her
fathers murder and that the body had
been concealed in the cellar of their home
until her brother Alexander and two of
his friends-jcseph and Louis Egler-took
the trunk away in wagon Both women
streEuously maintained. despite constant
pressure, that they had nothing whatever
to do with the killing.
Knew Son Bought Rope.
Mrs. Rosenbloom admitted that she knew
her son had bought the rope, and she also
knew that it had been wrapped around the
trunk, but asserted that she did not know
when the rope was bought or that her
son, Alexander, had any sinister intentions
against his father
Il believe that you knew he intended
numbering your husband" said Chief of
Detectives Humphrey, looking the woman
steadily in the eyes. More than that.
h2f assisted
ing him. You say you don't know how
your son killed his father.
Let me see if l can explain it to you.
Your husband. in my belief, was not
killed during a quarrel. He was either
drugged or chloroformed. and killed while
he slept A handkerchief was knotted
around his throat and pulled tight, wasn't
it, Mrs. Rosenbloom?"
Il don't know: 1 don't know replied
the woman family. Il swear I did not
see him killed. l knew he was killed and
the body was in the house. but I didn't
see Alex do it,
Capt. Humphrey says: II am firm in the
opinion that Rosenbloom was killed while
he slept, and that the other members Of
the family assisted in getting the body
into the trunk. 1t would have been i'm
possible for the boy to do it himself.
Girl Withholds Truth.
THE girl knows more about the death
morning she told of conflict that she
had with her father, and concluded her
statement by saying that she had to de-
fend herself. When 1 asked her if she
had struck her father she repeated, 1 had
to defend myself.
Mrs. RosenblOOm says that after Alex
ander told her that he had murdered MS
father and had put the body In the trunk
he went out and got Joseph and Louis
%o1I <hnyr
the murder is not yet known. but at any
rate the Eglers arrived at the house the
next night in covered wagon
The three young men, the Eglers and
Alexander Rosenbloom, went into the eel
lar and quickly carried the trunk. which
had been heavily corded with the rope
bought by the murderer, to the wagon
which was waiting back of the store and
house Then the three drove to johns
town. Pa. where they shipped the trunk
again met the trunk. hired wagon ana
took it to the woods near Belle Mawr
Then they returned to Windber.
Mother and Daughter in Jail.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa. August 26.-Mrs.
Rornie Rosenbloom and her daughter
Eva, accused of completely in the murder
of 8 T. Rosenbloom at Windber. Pa, on
November II, 1907. waived hearing be-
y
Windber today and were taken to the
county jail at Somerset.
Mrs Rosenbloom and her daugher ar
rived in Johnstown last night from Balti-
more in charge of Chief of Police McMul-
len who took them to Windber in a troll
ley car He kept them at his home all
night in order to prevent any excitement
in town.
Late last night he left Mrs Rosenbloom
in custody of his wife and took the girl
out for walk. Although he refused to
say anything about it, it is understood
that McMullen took the girl to the Rosen
bloom home.
When they returned Eva was greatly
excited. The chief also appeared agitated
about something. Both refused to talk.
When they reached Somerset this morn
ing there was an affecting scene between
Mrs Rosenb!oom, her daughter and Will
liam ROsenbloom of Piedmont. son of the
murdered man. The two prisoners were
taken to the Office of District Attorney
Miller. with whom they were closeted for