The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-11-21
Wife Strives Vainly to Cheer Him Up As He
 Weeps In Cell
SEVERAL IDENTIFY HIM
 AS FIEED OF WEST END
Clara M. RoWeu Points Him Out As Man Who Follow ed Her When She Was Assailed.

ed Her When She Wa:
 Assailed.
 of 255O Fairfield avenue, employed bJ the Union Typewriter Co.,, formerly prominent in the naval militia, and hitherto regarded as a quiet, hard working. family loving man of nc vices. was held in bail of s1O,0OO wher arraigned before Judge Wilder in the City court today, charged with ravish- ing Florence Hamilton. the pretty H. year-old and only daughter of A. J Hamilton, boss painter. of 172 Dewey street.
 Rockman has made a confession o1 his crime. To deny it would be fu- tile, for the police have overwhelming evidence against him. But he has denied accusations of having commit ted other crimes of a similar nature notwithstanding at least two positive fdentifcations by his other victims That his crimes of this nature have covered a period of several years has been disclosed by the identification made yesterday by 16-year-old Haze Lampman of RoCkman as the man who five years ago attacked her al night in Iranistan avenue near Will sons lumber yard.
 Florence Hamilton. the little victim of the f1end's latest outrage, is in bed at her parents home, hardly a stones throw from the scene of the attack Last night was worse with her than Saturday night, for thef excitement of the affair has exhausted her vitality. pr. C. c. Hoyt found a number of in- juries upon the child. Rockman had rhrottled her brutally and had appar- ently DummelIed her with his fists while beating the little girl into state where she could no longer resist him.
 Now the police believe that Rock man can if he will, tell all about the assault upon Clara Powell. the steno- grapher of 748 Maplewood avenue, in Colorado avenue near Maplewood ave- nue, the night of Thursday, Oct 20; the attempted outrage upon Emma Nelson as she was about to enter the home of Nils P. Nilsson at 922 Howard avenue, on the night of Sunday. Oct. 23; the attack upon Freda Kundert, a domestic employed at the residence of John H. Stevenson. 325 Norman street, Dear the Stevenson home. the night of Sunday, Oct. 30, and the attack five years ago upon the Lampman girl, also upon a little girl named Tyler who was attacked the same night as was the Lampman girl.
 ROckman spent two we'll nigh sleep less nights at police headquarters Sat urday and Sunday. This morning he appeared paler than those who knew him say he ordinarily looks. The usual motley collection of petty off, lenders gathered since Saturdays ses- sion of the City court, shared the pris- oners' pen with him. and he, neatly clad and clean, presented a contrast to the other offenders.
 The City court room was filled with many who knew him, and more who did not who had come out of morbid curiosity. For an hour petty offenders were tried and then Rockman's name was called.
 Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Red den asked Judge Wilder to continue the case. Rockman, said Redden. had already retained counsel, Attorney F. A. Bartlett, who was not ready to pro- ceed with the case. Redden was equally unprepared, and he asked a continuance. and said he would like to have a very heavy bond set He wanted to take no chances with Rock mans escaping punishment, he said.
 Judge Wilder fixed bail at s10, 900, and told Redden that should either Bartlett or he desire to have the bond altered, he would hear them any day before the trial, which was set down for Sat urday.
 What penalty is provided for this offence?" asked Judge Wilder.
 Thirty years," responded Redden ir, a voice that could be heard throughout the court room.
 Rockman paled, but remained stand ing impassively. until the court had proceeded to the next case. Then he resumed his seat in corner of the pen, keeping out of sight as much as possible behind the other prisoners. Shortly afterwards he was led out of the pen to further examination in the detective bureau.
 the detectives Saturday night. immed- lately after his arrest. 'I must have been crazy said he My passion got the best of me. I lost control of myself. I don't know what I was thinking of to do such a thing''
 Then he described his conduct in de- tail. He said he was riding his bicy- cle through Dewey street when he overlook the little girl. He says he can't recall what conversation he had with her. but then he attacked her, and can recall nothing of what took place until the men came around him and questioned him as to what had hap pened to the child.
 Florence Hamilton was walking cross lots to her home from a Fair field avenue car. when she encountered her father. The latter gave her a piece of steak to carry home. She entered Dewey street at point a short distance north of her home, and as she passed the south boundary of Mountain Grove cemetery Rockman overlook her. He was riding through the heavy sandy road with difficulty, and he carried an axe he had just bought at the Hawley Hardware Co.
 Florence says he accosted her, ask ed where the Smith family lived and kept her in conversation untl he reached her then throttled and beat her. She regained consciousness to find the man leaning over her and several others crowding around. Among the others was Edward Ja- cobson, aged 16, who lives in her home. working for her father as paint CTS apprentice.
 Jacobson walking over the same course the child had pursued, was