New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-11
Letters &c. C." Found on Bed
spread About Body in Pond.
THOSE OF FIRST VICTIM
Georgetown, Conn, Authorities
Think Murders Can Be Traced
to Same Agency.
rBy Telegraph to The Tribune

Georgetown. Conn. Nov lO-The au-
thorities having I'm charge the investiSa-
tion into the death of the woman whose
body was found yesterday In the pond OF
the Gilbert & Bennett Manufacturing
Company are now OF the opinion that II
is a case OF murder. committed by assO-
clates Of persons who on October % shot
and killed Gioyanina Cayalierl at STRAIT
ford because she Informed against white
slave" dealers In Chicago. One Of the
theories the police are following is that
the woman was killed In one Of the neigh
boring cities, possibly in New York, and
tho body brought here in an automobile.
The reason for supposing that the
crimes could be traced to the same
agency IL that about the body OF the
woman found yesterday there was
wrapped a bedspread bearing the Initials
&c. c." which are those Of the woman
killed at Stratford.
II is known that Jennie CAVALIER 60
Anglicize her surname) was accompanied
by another woman when she left chi
cago. and also that the woman came 10
Connecticut with her. This woman, whose
name Is not known TO the police, WAS seen
about Stratford up 10 the time that Jcu-
ME Cayalieri was killed. and then she dig
appeared. II IL thought that although she
may have escaped with her life at that
time she was followed and killed, perhaps
a week or so later. and that her body was
thrown into the pond soon after the muir
der was committed.
Hundreds OF persons OF this village and
the surrounding country saw the BODY De-
fore It was taken last night TO vault III
the cemetery at Branchville, but no one
was able TO recognize the features DF'
Ernest H. Smith, the medical examiner
whose autopsy confirmed the opinion mat
the woman's death had been caused by
stiletto thrust in the right temple, be-
lleves that the body had been In the water
at least ten days. Apparently IL WAS
thrown from the railroad bridge at IN"
south end of the pond, where there are
many stones similar to the one win
which the bundle was weighted.
Carl Olsen, farmer, who lives on the
main road leading past the pond, re-
called to-day that about ten days ago ne
was awakened early one morning By the
noise made BY a heavy vehicle moving
RAPIDLY In the direction OF the pond; lie
heard Il return a few minutes later going
in the direction OF Norwalk.
Detective Frank Verilla, Of the state po'
lice force. who is in charge OF the police
investigation of the case, visited to-day
the houses Of several italian residents OF
GEORGETOWN and Ridgeheld seeking iden-
tIflcation OF the bedspread wrapped about
the body. The letters &c. C." are worked
I'm red upon a corner, and give the most
promising clew that the authorities pos
sess. The spread and sheets that were
also found upon tile body appear TO be OF
foreign manufacture.
Richard Apelqulst, a weaver. who lives
on the Portland road. about quarter OF
a mile from the place where the body
was found, has told the police that on
Friday night he saw men with lanterns
in the vicinity. He had an idea that the
body was placed in the pond by the men
with the lanterns. because they were AT
different points and seemed to be sig
Mailing TO one another from time TO time.
bridgeport, Conn, Nov. l0.-The police
here decline 10 believe that the body OF
the woman found In the pond near
Georgetown was that Of n white slave
informer. They say II Is more than
probable that the woman was killed In
New York State and the body brought to
Connecticut either In n wagon or an
automobile. There seems TO be no DOUBT
that the body is that Of an Italian, but
the police here say that they are sure
sbe has not lived In the vicinity or
Bridgeport or any Of the adjacent towns
for all Of the bakers and grocers who
supply Italian families have been exam
ined and they have not been able TO Of
fer n clew.
The police take the ground that there
10 nothing more than coincidence in the
fact that on the bedspread In which the
hndy was wrapped were the initials
20 !" those Of Giovanni Cavalier