The Cairo bulletin., 1905-12-18
ROPE BETRAYS A
MURDER SUSPECT
Man Under Arrest Charged With
Killing Mrs. Natal.
HIS PARDNER ARRESTED
WOMAN HAD PREsENTMENT
OF DEATH ON EVE OF
MURDER.

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Charged with the murder of Mrs. Mo-
ris Natal, the aged woman who wa
found bound, smothered to death an
-obbed Of $4,000 in diamonds and $l20
cash on Wednesday, Perdoni was al
rested at Asbury Park yesterday after
noon. He was formerly proprietor of
fruit stand directly opposite the Nal
tel fiat.
Sam Perry young man who bough
out Perdoni's fruit stand last fall, wa
also arrested and held as a witness
Chief of Police Smith is confiden
that he has solved the mystery ant
believes that Perdoni when arraignet
before Police Justice Borden Monday
will be held for the grand jury. The
Asbury Park police, assisted by Cen
trail office detectives from New York
are hunting for a woman with whom
Perdon is well acquainted and whom
they wish to question, but it may be
that if she is found she will be
charged with completely in the crime
The first clue that pointed to Per
doni as the possible murderer con
sisted of the rope with which Mrs.
Mattel was bound by the robbers. 1t
was found to have been a part of the
rope to the front of Perdon's former
stand on Main street, and it had
been recently cut. Then man whose
name is not yet disclosed made a
statement to the police.
Perdoni Contemplated Robbery.
This man swears that about two
weeks ago PerdOni approached him
with a proposal to break into the fiat
and rob Mrs. Natal. According to~thiss
man, Perdoni pointed our that Mr.
Natal paid frequent visits to his chill
dren in New York, being absent for
days at time and that Mrs. Natal
was almost helpless from age and
feebleness
And look at her diamonds" this
man says Perdoni explained, "she al
ways carries a fortune in jewelry
about with her to say nothing of a
large sum of ready cash Everybody
IN Asbury Park knows about her ways
We can do the trick without harming
her or causing the least suspicion to
fall on us
The police informant swears he re.
jected Perdoni's proposition.
Perdoni has been in trouble with the
police before. Last spring there was a
vice crusade which was intended TO
show that Chief of Police Smith at
least tolerated gambling and speak
easy" resorts. County detectives raided
Perdoni's store and found round tables
poker chips and cards in back room
It was also charged that liquor had
been sold there, and Asbury Park Is a
dry" town theoretically But IL was
impossible To prove that Perdoni had
either run a gambling resort or had
sold liquor Witnesses upon whom the
crusaders depended disappeared until
Perdoni and other persons had been
cleared and Chief Smith indicated.
Suspect In Need Of Money.
ater in the year Perdoni had judg
store 10 Perry. a fellow Italian, who
has Americanized his name. Since
then Perdoni. according to the police
theo-y. has been I'm need Of money
Perry. on the other hand, prospered
In the business.
Perry, when questioned at police
headquarters last night. denied having
any knowledge that duplicates Per
doui in the crime. He was held in
$500 bail to give evidence at the in
quest and was set free.
Perdoni was also questioned In a
-5rt of third degree process. while
Charles H Cook. a lawyer engaged
by H. VI. Hue. a merchant of this city,
TO look afte- Perdoni's interests. vain
ly demanded permission to see his
client
Chief of Police Smith only ordered |
the arrest after he had consulted |
Chairman Thomas J. Winckler. of the |
police committee. and Coun |
tv Detectives James Hue and Elwood |
who we're sent here by Prose |
culor Nevirs. Of Red Bank. to assist
N the invest igation.
Mrs. Natal spent several hours at
he home Of Jacob Grossman. a shoe |
on Tuesday evening. the 1
night before she was murdered. He g.
cort ID Mrs Natal home. On coming /
10 the door which led from the street /
10 the narrow stairway leading TO her
Tar on the second floor above En-
mons harness store. No. li7 Main
street. b. found this door open
-Oh. Mrs. Natal" he said. are you
not afraid 10 leave your door that
way
No she replied. y never push
hat door shut when ! 90 out beeause
Is such trouble 10 open II with my
Sey. left il about half shut but the
Wind must have blown II open"
In euuaLiru ~ fHs- yesterday Mr.