The evening world., 1911-05-04
seek STRANGE MAN
AS THE SLAYER Of
BRIDE IN HARLEM
Police Work on Clue of
Woman Who Saw Loiterer
Near Scene of Crime.

Stephen Molnar. whose pretty young
wife. Anna. was stabbed to death yes
terday afternoon while preparing dinner
In her basement flat at No. 52s West
One Hundred and Twen,y-third street,
was grilled for an hour to-day by In
spcctor Russell at Police Headquarters.
The many detectives working on the
case had been Unable to report any
tangible finding and the Inspector
thought Molina might know more than
he had At FIRST divulsed.
But at che end OF his session with
the young mechanic. the chief Of the
detective bureau was convinced that
Molnar had no hand in the crime.
Molnar's friend, Louis Harra. who had
accompanied him to his home last nigh,
when he discovered the murdered body
Of his bride OF eight months on the
kitchen floor. backed up all the nus.
bands statements concerning his where.
abonts after he had left the Weisser
Bros plano factory at No. $50 Yves,
Forty-third street.
When Inspector Russell had finishes
his separate grilling of the two men he
sent them down to the Coroner's office,
The only fabric the detectives have 20
weave any sort Of a theory out OF Is the
statement OF . deaf roman living In
the flat above the scene of the murder
that she had seen a s;oop-shouldcret
man. with long black hair. lettering
about the basement stair way shortly be,
fore the time fixed by the police for tn,
commission OF the murder. She wa.
sure to-day she could Identify this man
Nothing OF value was taken from T.,
Molnar fiat and the engagement ring OF
the murdered woman's finger was no
disturbed. Coroner's Physician Leblanc
who performed an autopsy upon th'
body OF the slain woman. reported thii
afternoon that the motive for the Grim
had palpably been other h Il robbery.
The murderer had employees as
weapon the small, sharp knife the won
an wa peeling potatoes with.
He had seized her oy the hair an
prbaboly held her dangling In ;he al
while he used the knife. ran OF he
long golden hair had been torn on,
Her struggle had been brief and non
In the big fiat house had heard a cry,
The hrst slash OF the knife had sew
cred the w~indpipe and jugular vein. Bu
the fiend had continued to WELD III
weapon making long circular gashe
from ear to ear. beneath and across IN
chin. he had finished his murderou
J task by jabbing the knife through Tn
cheeks on either side of the jawbon
, and then had hung the body from hi
and asst the knife into . dra WEI scros
the room.
Thomas Rowan. Janator Of No. so, tn
building adjoining. was taking . nap |
/, q little bedroom across = narrow ALI
shaft from the scene Of tho murder. II
declared to-day that he had not bee
disturbed by q sound.
His wife. working about In her hass
. ment. had heard nothing.
. Mrs. N. A. McCabe. who lives on IN
floor above the Molnar apartment.
o deaf. She Is 90 deaf that she coul
. not even hear Q shrek.
IN recalled to-day seeing a mar ioi
ering around the basement stairwa
). yesterday afternoon. She did not .,
him descend to the basement, b,
when he suddenly disappeared fro,
In 'front.' OF her window she received Il
impression that he had gone down
the janitor's quarters. She sat by I,
window waiting for him to reappea
Q but he did not. 1t was growing dar
7 when she left her window. A few mil
" u;es later. Molnar arrived and burst 4,
the stairway shrieAing and waving h
arm0,