New-York tribune., 1912-04-15
MOTHER SLAIN AS BABY
PLAYED IN THE STREET
Body of italian Woman Found
with Rope Tied Tightly
About Neck.
CASE PUZZLE TO POLICE
Victim and Her Little Girl Only
Occupants of Rooms-Slayer
Made Sure Knots
Wouldn't Slip.

Mrs. Rose Cucenello. forty years old
living with her three-year- daughter,
Anna. on the top floor Of the four story
brick tenement house at No. 232 East
Goth str t, was found lying dead on the
bed in one Of the two rooms which she
occupied last night. rope attached 10
the bedpust, with three knots in the
back. was tied around her neck.
A rubber bas was hanging on the wall
near tn, bed, the hard rubber tube OF
which was fastened in the knots of the
rope 10 make them secure. The woman
face was covered and she was partly
dressed. Coroner's Physician Lehane,
who viewed the body, gave it as his
opinion that the woman had been mur-
dered.
According Mrs. Josie Polecino, who
occupies apartments OF the first iioor OF
the house. she noticed little Anna play
ing I'm the street in front of the house
all da.. Yesterday. She first saw the
child early in the morning, and several
times during the day. when she nap
rened TO he 2, the window. she said she
saw the girl was still there. She de-
clsred as il began to grow dark and the
little one was not called indoors she went
out 10 the street and carried her 10 her
apartments.
When she reached the top floor she
noticed Mrs. Cucenello's door open and
the two rooms in darkness. There are
three other families on the floor
Finds Womsn's Body on Bed.
Mrs Pollecino borrowed some matches
and. entering Mrs Cucenellos rooms
lighted the lamp. SHE went into the
room used by the woman as sleeping
enartnert and saw the body on the bed
She left the little girl there and ran
screaming 10 the street, where she me'
ratrolman O'Coruell, Of the Last "o'n
street station. who accompanied her up
70 the apartment, frSt sendnS in 'a"
for an ar.bu.ance.
O'Connel said he found that the
clothing of the woman had been dlsaf
ranged. and while waiting for the al
rival cf the doctor he examined the
knots at the back OF the woman neck.
The patrolman said that he tound the
tube of a rubber bag that was hanging
on the wall near the bed iammed in the
ropes between the knots, and IN MS
opinion il was placed there TO Keep lhe
knots from slipping. ON the table was
a half finished plate of soup WIN Il
spoon in it, and on the stove was din
ner partly cooked. \ place had been
set for some ono else, evidently the little
girl.
No Evidence Of Struggle.
The woman's right arm was bent un-
derneath her back and the right leg
was hanging partly ont Of the bed. She
had one shoe on and the other shoe was
I'm far part of the room. There was
no evidence of any struggle The wom-
ans hair was down and hanging partly
over her face.
DR.. Wnes. Of Bellevue. said Mrs.
Cucenello had been dead for some time
Coroner's Physician Lehaue, after maxi
ing an examination Of the body said
that the woman had been murdered. ae
n was utterly impossible for her to make
the knotS Iou1lu 1T tl' 'd'h 'l h'' M
Lieutenant Detective Murphy and Do
tective Finn were assigned to the case.
They interrogated four Italians living on
the same floor rs the dead woman, but
all declared that they knew nothing
about the crime. They told the detec-
tiyes that the last they saw of the
woman was on Saturday nieht at =