The New York herald., 1922-03-04
LETTER MAY SOLVE
MURDER OF WOMAN
Search Made for SuitOr Of
Victim Of Stabbing in
North Tarrytown.
LOVE TRIANGLE HINTED
Police Keep Secret Name of
Writer OF Note Sent to
Nary Venza.
WEDDING RING Is FOUND
Automobile Used in Crime
Near Boston Post Road
Seek Clew Here.
WEDDING RING Is FOUND

New York and Tarrytown police are
looking for rejected suitor in the
murder of young woman whose body
was found at noon yesterday in North
Tarrytown, not far from the estate Of
John d. Rockefeller. This mans name
was affixed to letter found in the
young woman's handbag, which indi-
Gated that the writer had been re-
buffed by its victim.
The letter was addressed to Mary
venza and spoke of the time when
size lived at so Spring street, Marhat-
tan. AT that addressnit was said last
night that Mary venza lived there
six months ago. The police think that
she is the murdered woman.
Mrs. James Taylor of SIS Gorybrook
road had been annoyed all morning by
the barking of a dog. She finally went
to the door and saw the animal was
on the summit of hill in Jones ave-
nue., a blind street that ends a few
hundred yards from her home. She
called to the dog, but the animal con-
tinued to run around in circles and
bark at an object on the ground. Mrs.
Taylor got pair Of opera glasses,
through which she discovered the body
Of a woman.
Heels Dug In Snow Bank.
Daniel j Murphy. Chief of Police OF
North Tarrytown, and Policeman Jo-
seph Lynch found the body face down in
the snow. heels dug into snow bank
as though she had attempted to raise
herself up after she had fallen or had
been thrown there. A half filled whisky
bottle was on the ground and broken
stiletto blade was near the head, which
had almost been hacked from the body.
The marks of the automobile were
visible in the snow and led right up to
where the young won1an's body had
been found. The automobile had de-
toured from the Albany post road and
after dropping the body or else after
the woman had been slain it doubled
back to the main roadway.
Mrs Patrick Turner. who lives In
Jones avenue about 400 feet from where
the body was found, recollected that at
about IL o'clock Thursday night she had
heard screams and running to her door
way saw an automobile dart down the
street toward Albany post road. Al
though II was unusual for an automo-
bile to be In that blind street Mrs. Tur-
ner dismissed the incident from her
mind until the girls body was found.
C1ew Possible I'm wedding Ring.
The dead woman apparently was an
italian, about Is or 30 years old. and
she wore wedding ring. She was
about five feet two inches in height and
weighed approximately 135 pounds Her
black hair was bobbed and she had dark
brown eyes. She work black fur coat.
a brown jersey cloth dress. high heeled
pumps, suede gloves and a pink turban
hat Of straw Her handbag contained
but three pennies and the letter which
the authorities believe holds the solution
Of the crime.
Chief OF Police Murphy and Coroner
Fitzgerald agreed last night that the
woman had been taken to Jones avenue
in the automobile Mrs. Turner saw and
that she was murdered about the time
Mrs. Turner heard the screams. The
point where the body was found Is a
short half mile from the estate of Mr.
Rockefeller and Is within a stones
throw OF the headquarters OF the Amer
lean Legion and St. Paul's Church.