Show HIDES 18 YEARS IN HOME KILLS WOMANS SPOUSE slayer protected by widow in secret rooms in her residence LOS ANGELES the story of a man who lived eighteen years yeara in secret compartments in the homes ot 0 fred Oester retch wealthy apron manufacturer fac was told when ott Sau huber who went under the name of walter klein was arrested in connection with murder here eight years ag ago 0 T the he story was first disclosed by herman an attorney who said that confessed the murder to him admitted ai at the district attorneys office that he killed oester retch lie he said im glad Ws its over I 1 am ott my bly family and the family have known each other since my childhood for years I 1 have hare tried to pose as walter klein I 1 can think of nothing now but san quentin but I 1 shot in self defense 1 I endure her suffering yes I 1 was in the house on the night of the burder I 1 was there when the officers searched sear clied the house but they lind find me when the entered the house they were quarreling I 1 thought she was being killed so I 1 shot mm him built his own compartments according to Sha piros affidavit under the attle attic eaves of the oester belch homes after the manufacturers wife had smuggled him in trails pair calr across U J S the almost unbelievable existence begun began when the lelis lived la in milwaukee and mrs became friendly with when the moved to another residence in milwaukee and later to los angeles went W N I 1 IV 1 oil 51 0 1 I thought she was being killed so I 1 shot him along fashioning himself ench timo quarters that could scarce i have been detected Oester retch was found ahot to death in the los angeles home la in august of 1022 police discovering in their investigation a closet locked from the outside broke down the door inside they found the manufacturers wife semiconscious semi conscious widow escapes trail she was taken to jail and accused of the murder but never brought to trial because of insufficient evidence while she was in jail however a former roomer tn in the home visited her she told fold him that some one was hiding tin irk the house if placed food in designated spots arid ana scratched on the walls she said some one would appear this did and San buber came from his hiding place the men struck up a friendship aind nd one day San Sanh buber told lie ile shot the manufacturer ile he then locked the widow in the closet he said and went back to his secret bomp compartment artmont to walt wait until the investigation gation ended the outside lock on the closet door in which mrs was found was the principal pill reason why she was never placed on trial since she had been locked in by another person it was thought she could never be proved guilty of the murder police said she described later as her vagabond half brother |