New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-12
SLAIN GIRL AT PARTY,
WOMAN TELLS POLICE
Body Partially Identified as
That Of Anna Chopek, Who
Came from Russia.
IN SUBWAY FROM BROOKLYN
Mary Lakas Says Friend Got
Off at 181st Street and Went
to Search for Home
of Employers.

The Young woman murdered Sunday
night In the woods Of the old Dyckman
estate AT the north end Of Manhattan
Island the police believed last night,
was Anna Chopek. a Russian. who
came 10 New York from one of the
Polish provinces six months ago. a
martial Identification Of the girls body
was made by Mary Lal-as. a Slovak.
who knew the Chopek woman in Rus
STA.
Mary IakaS was found by detectives
working under Captain Herlihy. who
made a house 10 house canvass of the
Russian settlements Of the city. The
Young woman. in company with a
friend saw the body for fifteen min
utes al the morgue. Afterward she
said there was a striking resemblance
in the features to those OF Anna Cho-
pek and that the clothing worn by the
murdered woman was similar to that
worn by Miss Chopek Sunday.
The Lakas girl. according to the
police. said she met Anna Chopek at
party in Brooklyn Sunday night. and
later rode with her in the subway to
1slst street and Broadway. Miss Cho-
rek. the girl said. told her that she did
not know the name or address of her
employer. but she thought he was a
corset manufacturer. She knew how 10
find tho house. she said. which was in
the neighborhood Of the subway sta
ton at 1Slst street.
According 10 the story OF Mary
I.akas. she knew Annals family in Rus
sia Anna. she said. came 70 America
six months ago. and was unfamiliar
with the language or the ways Of this
country. The undertaking worn by
the murdered woman appeared 10 be
Of foreign goods and fashioned by hand.
a search Of the woods was made yes
terday, but the only clews obtained
were a jaCkknife, with which the muir
der undoubtedly was committed. a few
hair pins, a handkerchief an iron last,
such as IS commonly used by shoe
makers, and an empty medicine bottle
bearing an italian label.
The knife was new. There were no
bloodstains on the shoemakers last.
The wounds which caused death were
made on the throat. 4 cash ran from
the back OF the neck 10 the front, and
a slit was made under the chin. Cuts
on the right side Of the head and on
the back Of the fingers are believed by
the police and Coroner Winterbottom
10 have been caused by the woman's at
tempt 10 protect herself from the fren-
zied assault. There were bruises also
on the forehead of the woman. These.
however. were not Of a character 10
have been inicfited with the iron IN
strument.
The knife with which the murder
was committed had only one blade,
which was three and fve-eighths inches
long. The handle was Of metal, with
a coat Of enamel to resemble bone.
The trade mark bore the name Of the
Golbe Cutlery Company, GERMANY
Despite the efforts Of the police, 10
one could be fou-d anywhere in the
vicinity Of the Dyckman woods who
could throw any ght on the identity
Of the slain woman or the murderer.
Within a few minutes walk are several
yachts. moored Lear Pop" Seeley' s
boathouse. Aboard many Of these
boats the owners and their Friends re-
manned all night. South of the lane.
several hundred feet, are private homes
as well as the Home Of Rest for Con-
sumptive-.
The only persons who could be found
Yesterday who heard any unusual
noises at the time which the murder is
believed to have been committed. about
; O'Clock, were August Newman, a re-
tired policeman and Edward Smith,
who was playing cards with friends.
Last night they said they heard what
they then believed to be the screech
Of an owl Little attention was paid
10 it, however.
Strands Of hair were found clutched
in the woman's hand These, the po-
lice believe. are from the mustache or
head Of the man who committed the
murder The hairs are several inches
long.