New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-14
New York SIeuths Recalled to
Take Up Task at Home on
Newly Supplied CIeW.
STILL LOOKING UP TRUNK
Connecticut Authorities Salts
fed They Know Victims
Identity, but Keep
1t Secret.
GBy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

Georgetown, Conn, Nov. 13-Apparent-
ly satisfied that they had at last solved
the identity of the woman whose body
was found In pond near here on Satur-
day, the authorities gave permission to-
day for her burial. This action followed
visit to the morgue. where the body
was held. by Connecticut state detectives
and New York Central Office men with a
woman whose identity they closely
guarded
Frank Verclli one of the state men,
said afterward he was satisfied that the
partial identification made yesterday by
Ernest Dallas, of New Haven, was wrong.
but that he placed every confidence I'm the
Information supplied by the woman to-
day. She also furnished, he said, val
liable clew as TO the identity of the muir
derer. Dallas had said he thought the
dead woman bore some resemblance to
Grace Carbone. of New Haven. who, he
thought, was missing after a quarrel with
her white slave" master
I'VE expect to make an arrest within a
few hours" said Verelli. but until we do
we will not say who the woman is or just
what information she gave u.s."
Said To Be from Bridgeport.
The woman who made the Identification
was well dressed. OF small stature and
apparently an Italian. Before burying
the murdered woman's body photographs
were taken She was buried as an "un-
known woman" but this record will be
changed az soon as the police are ready
10 make her name known. The woman
who made the Identification Is said to be
from Bridgeport, and acquainted there
with persons said TO be friendly with the
slayers Of Jennie Rotondo, or Cavalierl.
Following this development In the case
the investigators spent the afternoon I'm
rowboats dragging the pond where the
body was found with graphing hooks,
but no new evidence was obtained By this
means. They said their purpose In Crap
ping was for evidence In general, but
would not commit themselves to the
statement that they expected any partic-
ular object 10 be brought up.
Although the detectives have professed
TO see no connection between the murder
and the arrival last Friday OF a large
trunk which was claimed by two Italians
and mysteriously spirited away from the
railroad station, several hours were spent
yesterday by them in trying TO learn more
about this trunk and its present where
abouts. They nave traced 1t TO a house
near the pond, and have found a man
there who said he saw 1t. They put this
man through a hard examination. but
were not able TO get anything further
than that he saw the trunk In the yard
Of the house where he lived, and that Il
was later taken away by two men he
knew. From other sources the police also
learned that there was a woman with the
men who removed the trunk.
To run down the AFFAIR Of the trunk
completely the New York police were
asked 10 make a search among trunk
factories and stores In an effort
to find out where the trunk was bought
and to whom IT was sold. The local men
are also investigating rumor that the
strange trunk was taken away recently
through the Branchville express office.