New-York tribune., 1911-03-16
CRIMES PUZZLE POLICE
Two Murders and One Torture
Case, but No Arrests as Yet.
MAY GET DENTISTS SLAYERS
Camorra Concerned in Mount
Vernon Killing - Cook
Slashed and Robbed.

Police Of thi. city and Mount Vernon arc
conducting careful search for the persons
responsible for two of the most brutal inu'
dors and one of the most cruel cases or
torture that have come 10 their attention
In months A dentist who lived at No. II
Catherine street was shot on March s. and
died the next day in the New York Hos
pital The other murder occurred yester-
day morning AT No. oio South Seventh ave-
nue. Mount Vernon, the victim being killed
by having razor slashed across his throat
twice. almost severing the head from the
body Three men entered A Cherry stree'
restaurant early Yesterday morning and AZ
lacked the cook. who was alone. Ihey
hung him 10 a meat hook by the neck ana
almost cut of his nose when he refused 10
turn over his money.
Two men and woman were said 10 be
involved in the murder of DR.. Eugene Post
Of No 10 Catharne street, who died In tne
New York Hospital on March from h,lie'
ounds. John Dalton. alias John branN'
his companion. John Rice. and May Man
sell are the persons sought. Dalton mas
? criminal record. and II was he who was
charged with the shooting Of Or. Fos''
the Chinatown dentist Lulu Smith, VINO
was arrested on the morning after the
death Of Dr. Post. gave the police infor-
nation which connected the three fugitives
with the crime.
The shooting was said 10 he due to
jealousy between Lulu Smith, TO whom
pr Post was much attached. and May
Mansell Lulu Smith found May Manseli
with Dr. Post. and then went 10 one OF
the Chinatown resorts and got Dalton
He and his companion. Rice, found Or.
Post half dazed with opium Lulu smith
told the police. and while May Mansell
pleaded for his life. she said. Dalton hred
three bullets into Dr. Posts abdomen
DR. Post was taken. TO the New Nork
Hospital later in the night by two men.
who used q closed carriage. and gave DR..
Posts name and address. but no explana-
ton as 20 his injuries. While the dentist
was on the operating table person VINO
said he was a police lieutenant called the
hospital on the telephone 10 ask about
his condition. It was learned later that
the police had received no word Of the
shooting until the hospital authorities re-
ported Or. Posts death
Dalton and Rice. the police say, wanted
to leave town after the shooting. and hel'
M cigar store in lower Second avenue
for sl00
The police Of Westchester County and
of this city are looking for two Italians
who murdered Angelo Mastrengelo, pros
porous contractor. at his home, NO. III
South Seventh avenue, Mount Vernon, by
nearly cutting off his head. As the mur-
dercrs also made moon-shaped slash on
the dead mans left cheek. the police be
ieye that they may have been members Of
he Camorra.
The men who killed Mastrcngelo are said
TO he father and son. After leaving the
body OF their victim AT tho foot Of the
stairs to his home they made their escape.
The police said the Mastrengelo murder
was proba bly, due 10 money matters. All
that was positively known about the az
fair vas that Nicholas, the young son Of
tho murdered man. heard loud talking in
the hallway. and was just in time to see
two Italians struggling with his father.
One Of thetmen held Mastrengelo's back.
while the other drew his razor across the
unfortunate mans throat. Then they ran
away.
Three men entered restaurant at No.
~ Cherry street early Yesterday morning
and fell upon the cook. Diego Lacala, twcn-
ty-five years old and strung him m by the
neck with moose which they brought with
them Lacala grew black in the face but
hc refused 10 give up his money. one f
the men drew a sharp knife and passed
the blade over Lacalas nose. Still Lacala
refused TO give up 1<ls infuriated his as
saants who kept carving AZ the COOKS
nose until they had nearly severed it from
his face
Finally one Of the men dug into Lacalas
inside Walstcoat pocket and got 1886 Then
they moCknsiy bade Lacala not to follow
them. and passed into the restaurant Of
fce and took $40 from the cash drawer.
After they had gone Lacals managed 10
free himself and. running TO the street, lie
fred a revolver in the air Haf dozen
patrolmcn came running TO the restaurant.
nut they were unable 10 rnd any Of the
hold-up men after a long search IN The
peiehborhood. Three men robbed the place
If 80 on New Years night