New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-19
NEW MURDER CLEWS
Detectives Expect Arrests in
Trunk Mystery Any Time.
NOT "WHITE SLAVE" CASE
Believed That Police of Buffalo
May Find the Persons
Wanted Here.

Evidence which tends to eliminate the
probability Of a double murder and also
to disprove the suspected connection OF
the case with the white slave trafhc
was turned over to Commissioner Dough-
erty yesterday by detectives working on
the week-old trunk murder mystery
The police are now confident that not
only did the death OF Carmelina Geraccl
in the house at No. 315 East 10th street
have no relation with that of Jennie Cava-
ler, but also that the woman's fifteen
year-old daughter, whose sudden dlsap-
pearance suggested the possibility that
she was a second victim, is now alive
and may be found at any hour.
The trail of lombard, the girl and
Suciciado, the occupants of the 10Th street
fat at the time Of the murder, led out or
town yesterday. Commissioner Dougherty
expressed his belief that the trio, who
until recently had been seen about the
Italian quarter of the East Side, had
gone outside the city. and that his men
would soon know their whereabouts.
The theory that the Geracci woman
was poisoned and that after she had be-
come unconscious wire nails were driven
into her head, causing her death, is one
which the detectives are inclined to scout.
The blood stained nails found in the de-
serted fat gave rise to the suspicion, but
it is regarded as much more probable
that she was struck down with some
heavy instrument.
No attempt was made yesterday to
photograph the nat in 10th street. Inc
police continued their guard OF the apart
meHt, but will probably be relieved to-
day, wnen photographs will be made UNI
der Inspector Faurot's direction. The fiat
is in the same condition in which IT was
found following the flight OF its tenants.
While detectives working up the local
end Of the case have been compelled to
give up their belief I'm the white slave
feature OF the murder. Commissioners
Dougherty is by no means neglecting the
possibility that the Bridgeport murder
and that OF week ago are closely con-
uected.
Norman C.. Beers, the prosecuting attor-
ney at Danbury, Conn, who has volun-
teered his services toward the solution OF
tilt II Ath lllA HkN!J HdN 'ibotAg NOAAAA~NNN
with tho "whlte slave investigation
which was followed by the murder Of the
Cavalier woman. He says that there are
features Of the present case which incline
him to tho belief that the Geracci muir
der was pramcditatcd.
Rumors Of the activity Of the Buffalo
police. acting upon instructions from the
local department, suggested early thls
morning the possibility that the three
companions 81 the dead Geraccl woman
had been seen there. commissioner
Dougherty aid not deny that his men
had been I'm communication with the
police there.
SogHr Norwalk, Conn, Nov N-That
the body Of TorrIdd Geracch the pretty
daughter II the woman found murdered
i'm the Gilbert & Bennett mill pond In
Georgetown on Saturday, November 9,
was burned with the checkerboard trunk
i'm the thick woods mile from the 'Nel-
low House" is the opinion of the state
police. who have been working on the
matter since Lester Olmstead, OF Ridge
field. stumbled on the grewsome funeral
pyrc while chasing a rabbit last FRIDAY,
The odor of kerosene was very noticeable
about the spot where the tin frame OF
the trunk was found.
The only things left within the trunk
were the metal buttons from the victims
coat the steels Of her corsets, the wire
with which she was tied, safety pin and
a part Of one heel The fire from the
wooGcr trunk would scarcely have burned
the clothes and other articles, yet 30
much oil was used that the detectives
have found that the ground around the
spot is still soaked with II.