New-York tribune., 1921-04-04
Mrs. Caroline Nerderosa,
II Years Old, Collapses
After Being Arraigned
for Killing Stepmother
Prisoners Crilled
For Hours by Police
Victim Last Seen Alive on
Feb. 3, When She Visit
cd Home of Accused;
Son Made First Inquiry

ro,lowing the finding of the body of
We Catherine TIotta, forty eight
rs,rs old, in the mire OF Cooper's
pord in the Greenpoint section Of
prooklvn. late Saturday night, Mrs.
Caroline Verderosa. seventeen-year- old
,..ndaughter of the murdered woman,
and her husband, Luciano Verderosa,
twenty.eight years old, are held with
mt hail on a charge of first degree
murder When arraigned before Mag
ts,rate Dale in Bridge Plaza court yes
terday morning the girl collapsed.
~ didn't do it. l don't know any
thing about it," she shrieked as she
VAS carried back to Jail.
After the arraignment of the step
1.ughter and her husband, many wit
nesses were called by the police OF the
io4th Precinct station in the Green
noint section, and late last night de-
t.ctives working on the case declared
that they had traced the actions of tie
two prisoners and we're convinced that
both knew more than had been told
during the five-h hour grilling to which
thew were subjected after their arrest.
Last Seen Alive February 3
Mrs. Trotta, wealthy widow, was
last seen alive the evening of February
8. That day, according to information
obtained by the police last night, she
ven. to the home OF her stepdaughter
early in the morning. An hour later
the two women. with Anna Trotta,
sister Of Caroline and the daughter of
iccco Trotta, husband of Mrs. Cath
ci Trotta. who died the latter part
q. December and left his entire estate
10 lis widow, went to St. Joseph's
Cranan Home. Anna. who is ten years
o.d was left at the home by Mrs.
Trotta. After leaving the orphanagc
tie two women went TO bank in the
efeonpoint section where Mrs Trotta
did her banking, and it is said Mrs.
Tretta drew nearly S700 which she had
Geposited there
After leaving the bank, Mrs. Trotta
stopped at butcher shop and made a
small purchase and proceeded with
Caroline to the latter's home, at 73
Skillman Street. 1t was after O'Clock
in the afternoon when the two women
we're seen going into the Nerderosa
home. Mrs. Trotta was never seen
alive again, and her whereabouts re-
NAMED complete mystery until small
boys playing near Coopers Pond Sat
urday night discovered the body. with
a piece of sash cord drawn tightly
about the neck Cord similar to that
found about the murdered woman's
neck is said to have been discovered by
the police yesterday in the Verderosa
home.
According to the police, Mrs. Verde
rosa declared after her arrest that Mrs.
Trotta left her home shortly after a
o'clock the day Of her disappearance.
Son Notified the Police
On the morning of February d Louis
Roicenti, son of Mrs. Trotta by her
second husband, appeared at the l04th
ffeclnct station and asked the police to
search for his mother. At that time
Mrs Verderosa was questioned, but
isiled to throw any light on the dsap-
peafance OF her stepmother. A week
iasel mrs. Verderosa, in company with
ner husband and other relatives. i'm
s,,uolhg the son of Mrs. Trotta, went to
%ts. lrotta's home at II jackson
Street, removed her furniture and
locked the place up.
MIS-. Trotta's home was over
marble factory, formerly conducted by
fern, fer husband, but which was sold to a
.ofiher employee a few days after his
uea.h; 1T is understood by the police
snat Mrs. Trotta and the Verderosas
gus,reied over possession of the
MAJ mafoie works, and that court action
Mas Mas elther started or threatened when
~ M's; Irotta refused to turn over part
vi .ne proceeds derived from the sale
~, lew days after the sale of the
%,alole ;n works Anna Trotta was placed
an ~ the orphanage and Mrs rotta dis
sNPpeared, Nr' the police said yesterday.
o.ns m,s. irotta was reputea to have had a
ss;vnsiderable s;,as amount or money at the
san ,o,s' OF her husbands death, in addi-
oCn ,1, to the estate.
po'a ""en =, found in the mire of Cooper's
10Au Mrs. 'irotta's body was in bad
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