New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-10
Missing from His Place of En-.
pIoyment Since Julia Con-
nOrs Was Found Dead
in The Bronx.
AGED ITALIAN EXAMINED
Story of Bloody Dollar Bill Sheds
No Light-Girl Not NAL
treated-Priest Warns
Mothers at Victims
Funeral. "a

| the store where ne was efnpioyeu, III tho
same block with the apartment house in
which little Julia Connors was slashed
to death on Sunday morning, a youth
not more than eighteen years old be-
came, ii was said last night, the focus OF
| police suspicion in their efforts to solve
the mystery Of the girls murder.
Just before midnight an aSel Italian
was arrested and detained by the police.
He was found acting suspiciously at
| 113d street and Walton avenue The
Bronx. After shor; examination the
police released him.
| Earlier in the day detectives working
on the case under Cartain Price had dis
carded the theory that an Old man or
even a full grown man had committed
the crime They also reached the con-
viction that it was not a stranger they
had to look for but come one. IL nos
| actually an occupant Of the house In
which the crime was committed. at least
living or employed in one Of the houses
in the same row with 1t and thoroughly
familiar with the lay Of the land there. /
"I do not believe II was n stranger,
but some one whom the little girl knew
and was not the least afraid of, who en-
ticed her to go willingly into that fat"
said Captain Price.
Familiarity with the place was shown
| in almost every movement so far trace
| able to the murderer. It was said, and as
| result of this a more detailed investi-
cation was begun into every individual
| in or about the fatal fat. A tight cor
don Of plainclothes men was thrown
about the block so that no one could go
in or out without unconsciously under-'
going a searching scrutiny. I
| From numerous reasons the opiniona
also was formed that there was nothing
TO base the assumption on that the mur-
derer was an old man. In fact, 1t was
thought that the girl would have gone
more readily with a youth nearer her
own age than with an older man. Tho
discovery of the boy missing from his
work fitted in perfectly, for purposes OF
theory at least with these other deduc-
! tions, and while the Gordon was kept
| closely about the block, men were i'm
mediately sent out to find this boy.
Thinks Girl Was Lured to Flat.
IT do not mean to suggest in the
slightest degree that this poor little girl
was anything but a good girl" said
Captain Price. but / do think she wen:
of her own will into that fiat. She might
have gone in perfect innocence, expect
| ing to be shown something pretty. al
ways an attraction to children"
The theory of an old man, he said. had
come chiefly from the untruthful tales
told the police by Florence Molz. which
had thrown him and his men entirely off
the right track.
II wish that child had never come into
this case at ALL" the captain said. she
confused us and made us lose forty
eight hours absolutely. We had TO be-
gin all over again. our attention having
been taken up by the yarns she told US.
with all the appearance Of truth
A final report made public yesterday
by Coroners Physician Reigelman
showed that many misapprehensions as
to the girls actual condition had been
allowed to gain credence. In the first
place, he said, there was absolutely no
evidence that she had been maltreated.
Another correction was as 70 the many
stabs found upon her body having been
made by a double edged knife or stiletto,
such as Italians carry
THE wounds might have been made
by a pocket knife such as any boy car
ries." he said. "They were not deep;
few of them over half an inch. except
the one which reached her heart and the
other which perforated her lung. These
two might have been an inch or an inch
and a half in depth"
The supposition was that she had been
the victim Of a peculiar form Of perver-
sion, in which the mania OF the fiend
was satisfied by stabbing the girls flesh
The mortal wounds, II was thought,
were made only to prevent her from In
forming on him. None OF the other
stabs. 1t was said by DR.. Reigelman.
could have produced death
Fifth Man Arrested.
A fifth arrest was made yesterday
by detectives working on the case. They
found a poorly dressed man sitting IN
Crotona Park, their attention having
been directed TO him by two women VINO
said he had insulted them. When the
officers approached him he got up ana
fak
"They are chasing me; didn't Kill the
child" he cried, according to Detective
Cavanaugh.
He described himself as George Pfeif-
fer. twenty-four years old, OF No. olo"
Third avenue and said he was laporer
out OF work. He was arraigned before
Magistrate Barlow. in the Morrisanis
court. on a charge of indecent exposure
preferred by Florence MCCARTHY, OF NO.
2535 Cambrelleng avenue. The Bronx
and May o'Brien. of No. 1918 Trafalgar
Place He waived examination. and was
held in 81, 900 bail for trial. The arrest
ing officers said in court that ne hao
been convicted Of the same offence oncs
before. serving six months.
Some of the police were kept busy yes
terday running down tale OF sup
posedly bloody 81 bill that was presented
IN nayment for drink at saloon AZ
1ohtb street and Morningside avenue on
Sunday afternoon.
According to this story. John Tape
one of the proprietors. was behind tn
bar when. about o'clock. IN Itahea