The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1920-07-03

Il oO IIluCIl IOT IndI. ne 1dCt remains
that Frank Sokolowsky is dead, the
police are making a countrywide search
for his wife, who stripped his body of
every cent except one lone quarter and
made her escape during the excitement
surrounding the discovery of the crime.
That she, and not 1abor's friends or
enemies, is responsible for his death,
both officials and labor men are con-
vinced, but until she is apprehended
the case will remain more or less of a
mystery.
Sokolowsky was killed by draught
of carbolic acid, apparently poured into
his mouth as he lay sleeping IN his
home at Is Beers street, early last
Saturday morning. The pillow and bed
covering were covered with the deadly
acid and his features terribly burned by
the amount that had been spilled ia
endeavoring to force the poison irto
hts throat. He struggled, choking and
screaming for help, I'd the rear porch
where he fell in agony and remained
unconscious until his death a short time
later III Grace hospital where he was
hurried.
While he was being cared for Mrs
Sokolowsky, wrapped in an overcoat
over her clothing, made her escape, took
taxi cab to Bridgeport, from where
she undoubtedly got to New York, to
Judge from letter she mailed after
reaching that city OH Saturday. That
is the last trace so far of her. She
took the time, either before or after
administering the acid to gather every
cent about the house, including some
money he had collected on Friday in
Derby but all told, is not supposed
to have secured more than SIS or S10O.
Jealousy of another woman was at first
ascrlbed as the motive but letters found
after the tragedy, disprove any reason
for such a feeling so therefore the mo-
tive is not yet clear
Sokolowsky's life ever since he met
the woman in Boston in 1914 has been
a tragedy, according to the story told to
Coroner Mix by one Henri Shaffraf, an
artist who knew all the sordid details
and came here Immediately on hearing
OF the murder, to render any assistance
possible When they were married
SOkOlowsky was engaged as salesman
for the Singer Sewing Machine COM
pany with insurance as side line. The
outbreak of the war caused a slump in
this business and he migrated to Toron-
to, Canada, where he met with Shaffraf,
portrait artist, who engaged him as a
portrait salesman among men of Soko-
lowsky's race.
Sokolowsky, according to the artists
story, was then known as Junetis, his
real name, and made an immediate sue
cess of the business, and being an artist
himself, was soon doing as much as his
employer. He spent much time in the
studio, which reused the hitherto hid
den temper of his wife, who finally be-
came SO enraged that she threatened to
f6o
less he parted with Sokolowsky. The
latter warned the artist who, not know
ing the woman well, laughed aside the
idea until two weeks or so later when
Sokolowsky found and took away from
her bottle of acid which she admitted
purchasing to blind the artist
Shaffraf then sold out the busienss
in Toronto to SokolowsEy and himself
went to Montreal. The business pros
pered and soon the Sokolowskys opened
a rooming house and got much of the
custom then pouring through Toronto.
Among the fiotsam and jetsam, there
came one day an Italian named Datte1-
10, who afterward proved to be draft
dodger from Buffalo, and then the real
troubles of Sokolowsky began. Dattel1o
was broke, down and out and Sokolow-
sky befriended him and was repaid by
the Italian alternating his wife in what
ever small affection she may have had,
running the home and undoubtedly lead
ing to the murder of the benefactor
Sokolowsky was called away on
three-weeks business trip and on his re-
turn persons in the house informed him
of his wife's unfaithfulness.
They had one child, now pertty
little miss of five years, and for the
sake of the child whom he adored until
the hour of his death, Sokofowsky or
Junetis, quietly separated from the
woman, sold out his business in Toron-
to and came to New York, telling his
wife he was going back to Lithuania
Instead he changed his name to Soko-
lowsky and remained nearby them,
sending them minimum of 500 every
month through friend, one Max Due
tai of Subbing, Canada, who watched
over the child and kept up the pretense
of the father being abroad
Sokolowsky secured rooms in Brook
lyn and there met couple named
Nevelae, of Jewish extraction and they
became quite chummy. Nevelae died