The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-11-11
VICTIM Of MURDER
SHIPPED IN TRUNK
TO POND At MILL
Sleuths Get Clue to Woman
Found Floating in
Water.

REDDING. Conn, Nov 1.-THE un-
identified woman whose body was
found. swathed In bed sheets and bound
with wire, In mill pond near here
Saturday morning. probably was mu--
dered In New York, her body being
shipped to Georgetown. Conn. IN u
trunk.
Mr.. Taylor. station agent on duty
at Georgetown. said today the train
that arrived from New York at G:4-
a. m. Friday brought a large trunk
In care of the Adams Express Com
pany. 1t was tossed of by the ex-
press messenger. II had hardly
touched the ground when two men OF
rather disheveled appearance stepped ny
to Taylor and his assistant. who were
preparing to place in on a hand truck,
Taylor hesitated because OF the mems
appearance, but they satisfied him that
the trunk was directed to one of them.
1t had been shipped from New York.
Taken On Hand Truck.
The problem OF removing the trunk
appealed to Taylor, and he asked the
men how they planned to take II away.
They replied that they did not know,
and probably would have to leave II
there for several hours unless the sta
tion agent would let them use the hand
truck short time. Taylor consented to
that, the trunk was placed on the truck
and the men wheeled II away. They re-
turned four hours afterward with the
empty trunk, thanked Taylor for his
kindness and departed. The station
agent has not seen them since.
The discovery Of the shipment fits In
well with the statement of Floyd d.
Bouton. the local undertaken. who has
an office also at q Great Jones street.
New York. that the body had not been
In the water more than twelve hours.
Only the skin was soft, he said, where
as. had the water had a longer oppor-
been softened.
That leads to the conclusion that the
59uy was thrown into the pond Friday
night.
IN view of these things the theory
that the woman was killed in New York
Is the only one under consideration to.
might, ,
pond pillow stained with blood. Chief
Constable Warner now thinks that this
pillow was placed In the trunk 80 that
In transportation the body would not
shift noisily.
NiBhteOWh Al 1oO.
A reporter found woman's night.
gown in the pond. There are several
dark stains on the breast and It will
be examined carefully to learn whether
all are blood or some are poison. Closer
examination OF the wounds points &c
the probability that the weapon EN-.
ployed was an ice pick.
SO far nothing has beep developed
from the initials GO. G." on the shee;
In which the body was wrapped. These
are the initials OF Gcnevieve Cavalleri
the young woman, who on October q
was taken In an automobile to IA quiet
section just outside Bridgeport and sho,
to death because she had revealed facts
about the white slave" trade. A chun
Of the Cavalicri girl Is missing and II
may be that she Is the victim OF thi,
murder, with the motive the same.
with this In mind the authorities
made a strong EFFORT today to run dowl
the apparent clue.
The body. now lying In vault has
been viewed by more than a score OF
persons in the prospect OF idcntihCa-
ton.
Coroner John J. Phelan' Is holding
an inquest today. following which an
order for the burial OF the body will be
issued. This will be a mere Formally
however, because II will be necessary
to keep the body In the vault until tn.
identity Is established or hope of 1,
given up.