New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-09
POLICE BALKED BY
LITTLE GIRLS LIES
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evidence. She has no conception OF the
truth"
Detective Cassassa then took charge Of
her. Talking 10 her quietly in a corner
by herself, it was not long before she
broke down in a food of tears and Sob
bingly admitted that she not only had
not seen the Italians whose appearance
and acts she had described so minutely,
but had not been with Julia Connors at
all SATURDAY. or had not even seen her
that day.
After this when the detained men were
taken before her again. she shook her
head and said she had never seen them
before They were at once discharged
from custody by the Coroner.
We have nothing that l can make
public now" said Captain Price after
the results Of nearly thrty-six hours
unremittng Ia Jor on the part Of himself
and the fifteen detectives assigned to
the case under him had fallen TO the
ground in this sudden manner. But we
are rot discouraged. Although it is one
of the hardest nuts we have ever had 70
crack, we will start all over, and have
no doubt we will solve It."
There was still a third man arrested
in the case, whom the Coroner had dis
charged satisfied that he could have
had nothing to do with II. He was JEFF
ferson Kelly, of No. "A East 120th street.
He was found amb!ing about the park
by the police with blood stains on his
clothing. and no shirt on. 4 mans
bloody shirt had been found by search
ers in the lot near the spot where the
girl was found dying Kelly, however,
explained the blood by A cut in his chin
received in a fall on the Fourth OF July.
He had gone he said to Flower Hospital
for treatment The records at the hos
pltal proved the truth Of this, and he
was let so.
Another thing that promised, 1ntil in
veStigated, TO aid the police. was the
finding Of a ninc-inch knife wrapped in
a fragment Of a Jewish paper OF July q.
and concealed under some rubbish in
front Of the lot where the girl was
found The blade was about four inches
Iong. being an ordinary small butchers
knife, or common kitchen utens!l. 1t
was discovered by Jacob Posncr, fifteen |
wears old. Of No 1924 Washington |
avenue.
Not Right Knife Say Police.
The police, however, attached no i'm |
portance 10 the find. The wounds In |
the girls body they said, We're made |
by a two-edged weapon Ike a dagger,
or a stiletto, such rs Italians favor. |
The knife found By Posner, they said, |
could not have made the wounds. The |
blade was perfectly clean.
Photographs were made Ct bloody fin
ger prints by men OF Captain Faurots ,
gtaff found on the white enamel Of the |
bathtub in the fiat where the girls |
wounds were inflicted. Although these !
prints were said 10 be wei! defined spccl-
mems, they are useless, the police said, |
until correlated with other evidence
They would not help them find the muir
dcrer. but IN case they were led "a him |
nv other evidence they would serve 20
,nnch their case.
The police found a battling set OF con-
9itions at the house whore the crime was
committed. Apparently IT would havo
been necessary FOR the man 70 carry the
sying child right out into Third avenue
n order 70 reach the spot where sne
was found There is no stairway con-
,ection between the upper floors OF tho
house ard the cellar, except
BY means of a small dumbwa!ter. No
were found upon It after
careful inspection.
The man must therefore. according To
the police theory have carried tho girl
1ut. probably through the front vest!bu!o
Of tho house then down into tho cellar.
where he got an empty merchandise box.
INTO which he thrust her. Then he prob
ably passed on into the back yard
through the rear door In the basement
and thence out through a gateway In tho
fence into the vacant lot adjoining.
Yet none can be found who had heard
5r seen anything Of all this although
mere were L4d4!y ~! SO.!S -. SIOSS p1Os
nifty awake and stirring throughout tho
period when it must have occurred.
Might Have Used Fire Escape.
Other alternatives for his getting the
body 70 the vacant lot were rear fire
escape and the lowering OF the box with
he almost dead girl in it from a win
low by a rope, but circumstances seemed
70 preclude these as rational explana-
ions. The box In which she was found
also proved a blind Glow.
Father Kelly, assistant to Father
Ialligan, pastor of the Roman Catholic
Church OF our Lady OF Victory No. 1910
Webster avenue, The Bronx, In which
shurch the dead girl sang In the choir,
will celebrate high mass at the funeral
IF the child this morning at 10 o'clock
The burial will be IN st. Raymond's
Cemetery, Westchester. Father Kelly
voiced yesterday a vigorous protest
against tho inadequacy Of police protec-
lion in The Bronx
Persons who live in the vicinity Of the
ot where the dying girl was found said
hat IL was n retreat for vicious men,
who tried 70 cntice girls there. In
August, 1907, Mamie Goodman, eight
years old, was lured to that neighbor-
1ood with candy by q stranger and at
lacked Harry Wolf. living near by, who
was last seen with her, was indicted, but
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