The Monmouth inquirer., 1905-12-21
Robbers Kill Woman.

sCiil warm DOOy OF Mrs. MOftlS NafLal,
seventy-seven years old, was found at
4 O'Clock Wednesday afternoon ia her
fiat at 153 Main street, Asbury
Park.
The victim was the wife Of Que of the
wealthiest citizens of Asbury Park.
Mr.. Natal cigarInaker, has put by
fortune. One of his sons. Isaac, is
newspaper correspondent, Another
son, Henry, is a pawnbroker at No.
642 Eighth avenue. New York.
The aged Natal couple lived in a
fiat above store which is occupied
by Charles Snyder and w. w. Rev
nolds. They heard Mrs. Natal NOV
ing about as late as 1 o'clock yester-
day. Mr.. Natal they knew, had
gone to New York Sunday morning
and the aged woman was alone.
They heard no struggle or outcry in
the afternoon.
A woman friend called to see Mrs
Natal at o'clock. She saw that the
kitchen range had good fire on it,
Mrs. Natal had just been preparing
a meal. Then she discovered that
rear door, TO which the outside stair
way leads, had been pried open, as if
by jimmy.
Suspecting the worst now she found
the wnmans rooms in confusion. In Mrs.
Naftals own room the bed had now a
suspicious appearance. She exam
ined 1t more closely and found that
murder had been DONE
Mrs. Natal had evidently been at
tackled by the robbers ON their en-
trance into the kitchen. She WAS
dressed in wrapper and wore no
shoes. To prevent her giving the
alarm they carried her into her room,
threw her up on the bed, bound her
hands and feet and then threw the
mattress over her Apparently no
| blows had been dealt her.
! While she lay powerless, therobber's
wrenched FROM her ears and fingers
! her diamond earrings and rings. The
/ flesh WAS torn from her fiugers aud
her ears were Slit The thieves ripp-
ed up the carpet in their search for
other jewels and money and they also
acked bureau drawers in all the
rooms
Assistant Prosecutor Stokes took |
charge of the investigation. The
jimmy with which the door was fore
ed has been found. Ii appears to |
! have been made at a blacksInith's |
forge.
Mr.. Natal was only notified in New
1 York in time for him to catch mid
night train home.
Coroner William Il. Mcdonald, of
Bradley Beach, was called and inn |
P. F. Dodd. foreman; Abrain Wester-
Welt, w. HI. Morris, E. w. Bowen,
Samuel Levy and Justic J. Wesley
j Cross.
1 1t was learned that the value
of the jewels taken aggregated $4,000.
/ Besides, over $1,000 in cash was
= stezSn
A week ago Mrs. Natal had about
| s., 200 in her possession. 1t is believed
| that she had spent less than 800
since that time. She carried her
money in a pocketbook in her cloth
! ing.
lhe Asbury Park police, Assistant
Prosecutor Stokes and detectives from
the prosecutors office have been
busy since the finding of the body try
ing to locate the guilty parties. Spec
| ial attention is being directed toward
looking up the people whom Mrs
Natal associated with with hope
of getting some clue.
The husband, four sons and a
daughter arrived at Asbury Park
that ght. Theoy were informed be-
fore reaching the house.
Last evening Urs. Beveridge and
johnson were called at the Natal
residence. They carefully examined
the body and came to the conclusion
that the woman had been chioro-
formed.
The sons of the murdered woman
! have offered reward of $1,000
which will lead to the arrest and con-
victim of the guilty parties. They
also employed the service of several
| New York detectives Oh the case. The
city Council of Asbury Park in spec
| ial session that afternoon met
and also offered reward Of $1,000 for
! information that will convict the
guilty parties.
The detectives in Asbury Park be-
lieve that in the arrest of Frank Per
doni, al Italian fruit vender whose
store is the rendezvous of well kown
sporting characters, they have cap
tured valuable suspect, who if not
himself directly is responsible for the
murder of Mrs. Natal, has a guilty
I knowledge of the awful tragedy.
| Perdoni was arrested Friday after
noon, together with Samuel PERI,
his partner in the fruit business. Per
/ ri was apprehended as witness. Per
ri, after a long experience with the
EnlfQ q 9gr66, WIS duulbtoQ W jail ~
$780,
1t is we'll known that Perioni is in
fatuated with Il woman ia Long
Branch to whom he has been giving
large sums of money. The day after
! the murder the fruit vender paid a
/ visit to this woman and passed sew
eral hours with her. The police have
! the idea that the woman is familiar
/ with Perdoni's actions during the
past week and may possess imforma-
/ ton that will assist the prosecutor in
determination of susp ects.
Perdoni's apprehension Friday
afternoon is due to chain of circum-
stantial evidence collected by the
detectives The first link in the
chain is the fact, discovered that
morning. that the cord which
bound the feet of the victim was cut
from the awning in front of Perdonis
fruit store Another strong link in
the deadly chain is a conversation
which took place short time ago
with young man of sporting pro-
ciivities. Perdoni it is said outlined
to this man plan to rob Mrs Natal.
4 1t is known also that Mrs. Natal pur-