The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-04-04
TWO OF FAMILY
HELD in KILLING
OF MRS. TROTTA
Stepdaughter and Husband
Arrested When Strap and
Rope Are Found.
MONEY FEUD ALLEGED
Victim Strangled and Cast
Into Swamp After Re-
deeming Jewelry.
WAGON TRACKS A CLUE
Betting and Cord Around Neck
Same as in Home Of Prison
ers. Police Assert.
WAGON TRACKS A CLUE

Less than twelve hours after the
body of a woman, beaten and strangled.
had been found Saturday night in
Cooper's pond, near Newtown Creek.
Brooklyn it was Identified as that Of
Mrs. Catherine Trotta, widow Of well
TO do marble tile mapufacturer. and
tho police had arrested her seventeen
year-old stepdaughter, Mrs. Caroline
yerderosa, and the latter's husband
Luciano verderosa. Both are charged
with murder.
The Verderosas were arraigned be-
fore Magistrate Dale in Williamsburg
police court and held without bail for
hearing Wednesday. Both denied the
charge.
Mrs. Trotta disappeared on March 8,
and her son by a former husband,
Joseph vesipupi, reported the matter
to the Bureau of Missing Persons OF
the Police Department. She was last
seen in company with Mrs. Nerderosa
entering the verderosa home at 70
Skillman avenue.
Shortly before this Mrs. Trotta, ac-
cording to information obtained by Capt
Daniel j. Cary. had gone to the North
Side Bank. where she cashed a check
for $500. With this money she went to
the Provident Loan Association on Ora
ham avenue and redeemed about $1,000
of iewelry. part Of the estate OF her hus-
band. When last seen alive Mrs. Trotta
had the jewelry In a small handbag. The
police are searching for it
1t is understood that there had been
quarrel over the disposal of the estate
OF Rocca, Trotta, the slain woman's hus-
band. He died six months ago. Besides
the jewelry and about $1,000 in cash he
was the owner of the Trotta Marble Tile
Works at 10 Jackson street. Wagon
tracks leading to the lonely spot where
the body was found indicate how 1t had
been brought there. Luciano Verderosa
is a contractor and has several wagons.
In the verderosa home was found
bit of sewing machine betting that cor
responded exactly with the leather tied
around the woman's neck and which the
County Medical Examiner. Carl Boetti-
ger. says was tho cause OF her death by
stranguIatlon. 4 rope tied about Mrs
Trotta's neck also was found and pieces
of rope similar TO il were discovered by
the police in the Verderosa home.
Mrs. Trotta's rings and jewclry were
not disturbed and $50 was found in the
pocket Of her dress
Mrs. Trotta had been married four
times. She had several children by for
mer marriages and Trotta had children
besides Mrs. Verderosa. All OF them
were questioned closely by detectives
yesterday. Ever since the tile manufac-
turer's death, it appears, there has been
a family row over the money
Mrs. Trotta moved from Bay Ridge to
II Jackson street, Greenpoint, that she
might be near the marble works. On
the day of her disappearance she went
first TO a butcher shop. then to the bank.
then to the Provident Loan Society and
finally to visit friend, Carmine Ma
rome. of 81 Union avenue, whence she
went TO her stepdaughter's home In
Skillman avenue.
The body when discovered was partly
decomposed. Two boys found IL cross
ing the swamp on their way home and
gave the alarm. Identification was made
by Joseph Vesipupi, the woman's son.