Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-06-13
ANGRY BUCKEYE
MAN KILLS THREE
Stays Mother-i in-L Law, Sister,
in-LaW and Child.
ALSO WOUNDS TWO OTHERS
Murderer Then Tries to Snuff Out
Own Life With Gas, but is
Finally Subdued and Placed
Under Arrest

Canton, O.-Becoming enraged be.
cause his wife had left him,
Robert Roach, an employe of the
Berger Manufacturing Co., Thursday
evening attempted to wipe out his and
his wife's family. He killed Thisby
Schatzman, 81, his mother-in-law !;
Ruth Schatzman, 10, his sister-in-law,
and Doris Roach, 16 months, his
daughter, and probably fatally wound.
ed Viola Schatzman, II, another sis
ter-in-law; shot Police Sergeant w.
w. Fielding the leg, viciously bit
Happy" Meyers, drayman; engaged
in pistol fight with police and citi-
zens who tried to capture him, and
wound up his escapade by tearing the
gas brackets from a wall in the room
where he was barricaded in an effort
to end his own life. Roach finally
was subdued and placed under arrest.
ouarreIs Cause Separation.
Roach lives in house off an alley
just behind Pennsylvania-av. Adam
Schatzman, father of Roach's wife,
lived with his family at 1908 Gibbs
av. Married three years ago, Roach
and his wife have not lived happily.
There were frequent quarrels, result
ing in Mrs Roachs determination to
leave her husband. Early in the after
noon she went to her fathers home.
Later in the afternoon she returned
to her own home for some clothes.
When Roach got home at 6 o'clock
at night he found the house locked,
no supper ready and his wife missing.
Getting two revolvers, he went to his
father-in-law's home. There he asked
for his wife. Mrs. Schatzman met him
at the kitchen door, told him his wife
was not there and then closed the
door in his face.
Roach then drew his revolvers,
burst open the door, shot Mrs. Schatz-
man and then turned his guns on his
sisters-in-law, Viola and Ruth, who
started to run from the kitchen. Ruth
fell in the yard, where she died al
bors, crying for help.
After killing the two women and
probably fatally injuring the third,
koach ran upstairs hunting for his
wife. He found Mrs. Roach huddled
uh in a corner of a room holding their
daughter.
please don't kill u.s." begged the
frightened woman.
Kills Daughter in Arms.
With an oath Roach pointed his gun
at his wife. She attempted to run
with the child. Roach pulled the baby
out of her arms and fired a shot at
her as she ran downstairs. The bull
let did not take effect. He then shot
and killed his daughter.
Police Sergeant Fielding was on his
way home when the shooting took
place. Attracted by the firing he start
ed for the Schatzman house. Clar-
ence Lyons, playing ball in a lot near
the house, also attracted by the shoot
ing ran to his home, got a gun and
appeared before the house of desola.
ton about the time Fielding did
Roach, who had gone to front win
dow to lcok outside, saw the two COM
ing. He threw open the window and
fired point blank at Lyons, but missed
him, and the bullet hit Fielding, who
was just behind, in the leg. Lyons
then carried on duel with Roach,
several shots being exchanged, but
none taking effect.
Meantime riot call had been sent
to police headquarters.
Officers were soon on the scene and
after completely subduing Roach they
took him to Jail, where Roach con-
fessed his crimes.