The Washington times., 1920-08-02
.BURNEDH|M TO
KEEP H|SL0VE'
Taken in Disguise, Woman Who
Killed Husband Says She Used
Acid to "Disfigure."

NEW Olkhs aug - ~ ''"' '''N
woman in her twenties sat in police
headquarters last night and soooed
out a confession, say the police, that
she had poured carbolic acid over her
husbands face ms ne slept. she ala
this, she said, to dishgure him Tor
life, so that she would not lose MIN
to a "prettier woman.
When she learned that she had
killed the man she woulo nave
saved for herself she fed screaming
from the home, leaving her elght-
year-old girl in room adjoining the
IA theirs bedchamber. For weeks the
woman was fugitive from Justice
Mrs. Alexandra SokoloWsky' woo"
of Frank Sokolowsky, widely known
organizer in the American Federation
OF Labor. who was murdered on the
morning of July &c. related this re-
markable story. She was arrested at
East 12ith street and Eighth avenue,
wearing large tortoise shell rim
spectacles u disguise herself and clad
in waist of flaming scarlet ana
dark serge walking skirt.
Included in her alleged confession
was list OF many dates on whlch
the husband deserted her TO seek the
company OF other woman. IL was
the constant fear that she was losing
her grip on the labor leaders love that
led her to brood over her troubles
and decide on a way to keep him to
herself.
The woman's story as CLEANED
through the interpreter-Mrs. Sokol-
sky being Russian by birth and
speaking but little English-foliows:
my husband was a big, handsome
man He was successful. We were
married nine years ago and were hap
py for three years. Aldona, my daugh-
ter. came and we were together and
working for each other. We lived
most of the time in Brooklyn.
KNEW HE WAS WITH ANOTHER.
Il killed my husband on June rs.
He died about 3 o'clock a. m. He
had been away since June "A, and ]
knew that he had been with another
woman. He was so good looking and
such a great lover or women that
thought surely he would leave me.
"He had come here a little after
midnight. and when / accused him
of having been out with another
wman and told him that / had found
love letter in his pocket he told me
that / must leave him alone and that
ne was going out again.
81 often had been thinking of dis
figuring him so that i could keep him.
But ] never had thought of killing
him, for i could not have lived with
out him. When l got that last love
letter that was addressed to him and
had a girl friend read it for me. for.
it was in English. ! was determined
to do what / had planned. Then
man friend OF mine told me that
inf nd In n Iaa NJ
marry a girl in Brooklyn.
He fell in doZe and took
pint bottle of carbolic acid and flung
it on his face. | swear I didn't mean
to kill him. | also thew some all
over his body. He sprang from the
bed with scream and said he was
burning up all over. My daughter
was in the next room and didn't hear.
81 ran to the street. l told a man
there that / wanted him to run for
doctor. He said he was a doctor
and came in. He said my husband
was dead. ! was in a daze. / ran
out again and went away.
II wandered long time and ended
up in Canada, and stayed only a few
days there. | went back to New
Haven and stayed for week at PIP
Beers street. But they were looking
too closely for me, so l went back
to Canada and stayed two days.
Then | came to New York about
two weeks ago and got employment
with a private family on 124th street,
near Eighth avenue. Tonight | was
arrested, and God only knows what
will become of my little girl"
HOW PLAN CAME TO HER.
Mrs. Sokolowsky then related Incl
dents that led up to her act. She
said the family had moved from
Brooklyn to New Haven on June 4 at
her behest Several letters which
she had found in his pocket. then
boarded and finally placed before a
friends eyes for translation into
Russian. caused her to want to leave
Brooklyn.
On June 3 she found such letter,
in which the woman in question
asked Sokolowsky to leave his wife
and child, and on June q Sokolowsky
went away from New Haven. Mrs.
Sokolowsky went on
''He said he would be gone for
several days on a business trip to
Jersey. ] knew better, and found
out that he had gone to Brooklyn.
This was the first time that | en-
tcrtained the idea OF trying to dis
figure my husband.
81 intercepted more letters, and
found more OF them in his pockets
until June 25. In the second week
of that month Frank purchased an
automobile. The day after he bought
1t he said he was going away on one
of his business trips. l wanted him
to take me and our daughter for n
ride. He refused at f1rst, but finally
consented.
HE WENT TO HER RIVAL.
"In Brooklyn he left me at the
home OF friend, and then went
away with the other woman. i
thought he had left me for good,
but he came back. But now he Is
gone forever"
The arrest was made by Detectives
Petrizzo and Repetto, OF Inspector
John J. Crsy's stan. These men. had
been seeking the fugitive for several
weeks and had pictures OF her In their
pockets. Late in the afternoon they
noticed the small woman In her scar.
let waist and large eyeglasses. They
recognized her and PetrizZo said: