New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-05
Man with Whom She Left
Home Struck Little One
Down, Says Mrs. SaIer-
no, Held as Witness.
He BOARDED AT HER FLAT
Police Seek Him and Two Ac-
cused by Undertaken OF
Forcing Him to Take
Body to Harlem
Morgue.

The identification yesterday of the
child whose body was taken to the
Harlem morgue in an undertaker's S
wagon on Friday as Lulu Salerno was
followed rapidly by the discovery by
the police that the child's mother,
1ulu Salerno. had eloped on Septem-
Der 3 with Antonio Fschero. The
woman was held yesterday as a wit
ness, and on her own story the police
were seeking Fischero. TO answer a
charge Of homicide.
Identification Of the child was made
yesterday afternoon by Mrs. Lulu Roe
ber. the little ones grandmother. and
Michael Salerno, its father, who is pro-
prietor Of the Columbia barber shop, at
South Field, Columbia University.
After reading In the newspapers of the
visit Of three men TO flathouse at No.
7e0 Fox street. The Bronx. accom-
panied by an undertaken, who said that
he was compelled. at the point of a
gun. TO deliver TO the Harlem morgue
the body of the child. Mrs. Roeber be
came alarmed and went to the morgue
with her son-in-law TO verify her sus-
picions. Mrs. Roeber, who is sister
jn-law Of Ernst Roeber. the former
wrestler, broke down when she saw the
body.
MY dear little Lulu. they have muir
6ered you! 1 knew it," she cried.
Mother Returns to Flat.
About the same time Mrs. Roeher
called at the morgue the mother Of the
dead child visited the fiat from which
the body had been taken the night be-
fore.
Detective Otto Ransburg was there
waiting for developments when his at
tention was attracted by woman
lettering on the opposite side of the
street She resembled a picture Of the
woman who had occupied the fiat with
two men.
After a few minutes hesitation the
woman crossed the street and hurried
into the hallway. Before entering the
fiat on the third floor she walked TO
the top floor, as though celebrating,
returned and entered the apartment.
She went to the bedroom which she
had occupied with Fischer and in the
room in which her child had been
killed by being thrown, she admitted
later, against piece Of furniture. she
gathered together some of the little
ones clothing. and some trinkets and
was kissing the shoes Of the baby when
she was taken in custody by Rams
burg. When accused Of causing the
childs death Mrs. Salerno wept Bit
terly and denied the charge.
Later she told Captain Samuel Price,
Assistant District Attorney Joseph II.
Skinner, Detective Harry White and
Coroner Jerome Healy that the child's
death was due TO Fischero's violence.
This admission, however. was made
only after the woman had repelled
every attempt to make her admit that
N''N'O vas itSpOIlSlDIS lOI lile tIiLiS'
After several hours of questioning
she finally broke down.
u am glad my baby is dead" she
DRIED. "Oh, how have suffered
AT the Morrisania police station.
WHARF she was taken following her ar
rest her mother, father and husband
called, but she refused TO see them.
Says She Was Neglected.
Mrs. Salerno told the police her hus-
band had been a boarder at her par
ehts home and that they were married