Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-08
TWO ITALIANS ARE
SHOT DEAD IN BED


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ferent points of the island, New
| Brunswick, Jersey City, Bayonne,
and all surrounding territory.
Shortly after midnight one of the
patrolmen telephOned to the police
| station that Marine Bent, the sus-
pected murderer, had an intimate
friend in Keyport and was making
for that place. Keyport has no
police station and all despaired until
an EVENING NEWS representative
suggested calling up tricks Hotel IN
Keyport. This he did but the prison
er was not to be found there.
Patrolmen's Clever Work.
At 4 o'clock this morning Patrol
man Hartung was again detailed to
the case and in company with Patrol
man Martin again visited the scene
of the murder. BY this time day was
breaking and the officers set to work
then and there to cope with the BAT
fling situation which confronted
them.
For an hour they searched the
house and yards adjoining those Of
ASP Sayre avenue without avail.
Then the patroImen by their Getec-
tive sense changed their dress to
that Of civilians. They questioned
every one in sight but they could Sc
cure no information. Then the
patrolmen decided that the thicket
must be searched. They did so and
satisfied themselves that the murder
er had moved from the vicinity Of
his crime.
Officers Get Real Clue.
Confronting another Italian they
learned that Benz had been seen
scurrying over the hill towards Kin
sey's Corner. This looked hard or
the sleuths but with a firm endeaYor
to carry out their purpose they set
out afer the criminal. While jour-
neying up New Brunswick avenue
the patrolmen halted an automobile
owned and driven by Robert Freed
man, Of 323 Jefferson street, Eliza
beth, and asked him to convey them
to Kinsey's Corner. The auto owner
gave the desired aid.
When the junction of Kinsey's
Corner and New Brunswick avenue
was reached the patrOlmen altghted
from the auto and graciously thank
ed the Elizabeth man. Proceeding
cautiously over the meadows and
through the woods the patrolmen
iourneyed unhesitatingly. For sew
eral hours they tracked their prison
er but he was a hard one to catch as
he knew the woods thoroughly, hav-
ing lived in this vicinity for several
years.
Hartung and Martin after walking
for over another NILE into the thicket
spied a cow on a mound in the dis
lance. Before they walked to this
place they learned that the place
was formerly u by another Italian.
Capture Man in Hut.
On arriving at the place they
found an old diIapidated hut that
was formerly used to shelter COWS.
Hartung, drawing his revolver, push
ed in the doer and found himself in
total darkness. Martin went through
the window and with the aid of their
pocket lamps searched the hut. Har-
tung in one corner of the shack
poked his night stick and felt some
thing bulge, Flashing his light and
tightly grasping his revolver he ad-
vanced. Realizing that the eyes Of
the murderer cleaned in his, Har-
tung poked his revolver under the
mans nose and in a stern voice or
iered him to throw up his arms.
Fight was still in the mans veins
and at first he would not obey the
command but Officer Martin was
there with his fighting gameness and
at OnCe slipped the handouts on the
alleged murderer.
NEWS Men Give Aid.
Between the strong arms of the
brave bluecOats the prisoner started
FOR his march to the station house.
Overtaking a farm wagon the trio
Jumped in and were making their
way down the Kinsey road when two
Of the EVENING NEWS representa-
ives who had been on the job since
The murder last night, came along in
an auto SRnd took the trio to police
headquarters.
On the way to the lookup the Off
rers brought the man to the place
where, it IS charged, he took the
lives of two men. Upon sight of the
DII5OuSE Lu6 people III the vicinity OF
The crime s~huddered, yet at the same
time cast piercing ~glances at the
prisoner and the patrolmen.
Although the crowd did not show
any violence when the patrolmen
with their prisoners and their escort
the NEWS representatives yentured
into the dwelling, yet they were puz-
lied what to do. The door had been
locked and after vainly trying to
open them with their skeleton keys
the officers were about to give up
when Mrs. Landvall, who resides up
stairs, came to- the rescue and pro-
cured a key which opened the door.
Prisoner Shows Fear.
Benz up to this time was very calm.
but at the sight of the b"loodstained
pillow cases and bed clothing seemed
to brighten him, he s~huddered and
shrank away from the scene. The
expression upon his face changed
his head was bowed, and his limbs
1uiyering. The patroImen then en-
deayOred to find the deadly weapon
No amount Of questioning could
induce the mar to tell where he had