The evening world., 1888-05-19
LAST EDITION
Woman MURDERED.
Found in a Wood Box with a Fright
full Cash in Her Throat.
Ragpicker Vincenzo Arrested
for the Crime.

John Fralato's Horrible Discovery In the
Cellar of 81 Mulberry street This sresn-
inu-The Murdered Woman and vincenxo
Seen Quarreliing In the Yard Of the
House Last Night showed Int shs
Woe dbox Head First.
Johan Fralato, of 81 Mulberry street, went
TO the cellar for o scuttle Of coal at 7 O'Clock
this morning. At the front end Of the cellar
there is O small iron grating which lets in o
ray of light.
When Fralato got to his wood-box he
found that the door of the wood-box next to
his was open. He tried to close the door,
but found it impossible.
On investigation he found the body Of o
woman lying crosswise, her feet p%rotruding
from the door, and her head on what APP
peared to be q carpet-bag.
He went upstairs and informed the land
lord, Vincenzo Daneto, Of what he saw.
The landlord called in q policeman, who
looked at the body. and reported the case to
tho Elizabeth street station.
Policeman Bernard Mcmahon was placed
on guard, and at 7. 80 o'clock the Coroners'
Office was notified.
An EVENING WORLD reporter accompanied
DR.. William A. Conway, Coroner MESSENGERS
assistant, to the house at noon. The police
man, carrying q piece of candle. went down
the narrow. rickety stairway. the EVENING
WORLD man next, with DIR. Conway In the
rear of tue procession.
The policeman led the way along the hall
Of the cellar to the front wood-hols. On
parently thirty-iye years OF age. Was FOUND
on her right side lengthwise of the bon, with
her head held up by a carpet-bag supported
Her features were terribly emaciated. The
body was dressed in q black daess and sack.
She wore brown stockings and button shoes.
The left hand hung over across the body.
The right hand which was doubled up under
the body was found to contain q few pieces
of silver and pennies.
At the first glance it was thought thai the
woman had wandered into the place and had
been taken with a hemorrhage, DR.. Conway.
assisted by the policeman and TIL EVENING
WoRLD man. turned the body over. The
cloak. which was doubled around the woman's
neck, was pulled aside.
A horrible sight presented itself. There
the neck, which appeared to have been
caused by a slash with s~tilletto.
The jugular vein and caroted artery was
severed. By this time the proprietor of the
toned him closely, and with great difficulty.
owing TO the mans limited knowledge OF the
English language, succeeded in getting the
following story from him.
Last night about ll.30 o'clock The house.
keeper, Canio Calusio, went into the back
yard for some water. There she saw the
dead woman talking to one of the tenants Of
the third floor known as " vincenzo." She
spoke to the man. and he said go 'way,
or III do the same to you" She threatened
to call the landlord, and the man said oh,
go away"
She returned to her rooms and went to
bed.
AS soon as DR.. Conway comdletsd his az
animation he went to the Elizabeth Street
Police Station. In the meantime the fact
that the case was q murder was reported, and
officers were sent to look 70, Vincenzo. The
morgue was notified to remove the body.
According to the saloon-keeper, yincenzo
has occupied Room 10, at the back of the
third floor. for about a year. He left the
house this morning saying that he was going
to pick rags.
Vincenze was arrested by Detective Chris
tie early this afternoon. Detectives are said
to be on the track Of two other men who are
supposed 10 be implicated in the murder.
Early this afternoon the dead woman was
identified as Tllie Smith, q w~ell-knoWn
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