Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-02-09
Patrolman Mes Lybeck Discovers
Body Of SAVING Benoyua in LaWton
Place Shortly After Midnight.
MYSTERY SURROUNDS MURDER
Trail Of Blood Leads to Room in
Nearby ROuse--Police Believe the
Assassin Has Left City.
tunfty had afforded itself.
Body Warm When Found.

use OF his loaded revolver IL oppor-
tunfty had afforded itself.
Body Warm When Found.
The first intimation of the murder
came at one minute after midnight
this morning, when Patrolman Nels
Lybeck came across Beneyua's form
on an icy spot on Lawton place,
about fifty feet south of New Bruins
wick avenue, and almost opposite
the City Hospital. The officer stoop-
ed down to turn W the body and
felt 1t was still warm. Sight of blood
indicated to him that the man had
been cut or stabbed, but he was un-.
certain as to whether the victim was
dead or not because he was SO heavi-
" clothed. The officer BEN over the
form and to the best of his knowi-
edge there vas no beating OF the
heart. He called several physicians
and finally got DR.. J. 4. Lund on the
telephone. He told the officer to
bring the nan to the City Hospital.
The suggestion was carried out
and at that institution the man was
pronounced dead. patrolman Lybeck
then called up Coroner James ].
Flynn and after hearing the officers
report he took charge of the body
and removed it to his morgue. The
city ambulance was used, as Police
man Lybeck had called It out at first
to convey the body, In which he
thought there might still be q spark
Of life.
Tho pronunciation OF death OF the
man set the wheels cf the police ma
1chinery revolving rapidly and Patrol
men LybecR, MCGOWAN and Rymar-
czyk watched for other developments
throughout the remainder of the
night. They maintained a close
watch about the scene of the crime
and kept alert for all noises and con
versations, hoping for a possible clue
to the whereabouts and identity of
tho murderer. They report no sounds
came and everything appeared quiet
thereabouts for the remainder of the
night.
Residents are Excited.
News OF the murder set that sec
ton about the hospital talking this
morning and as weird stories of the
brutal stabbing yer told Excitement
arose. That entire section lying be-
tween New Brunswick avenue, Sayre
avenue and the Lehigh Valley rail-
road tracks and from Matanno place
westward was secured by the police
this morning. The detective SER
geants and Patrolman Lybeck work
ed under the supervision of Chief of
Police Burke and the chief believes
much was accomplished. From his
experience Of crimes he helped to
solve the mystery. He ven over
records of Italians and by making
certain deductions arrived at the
conclusion that Benoyua was the
BARKER his men arrested December IT
for robbery, although his namA WAS
spelled different.
AT that time Benoyua gave his
right lame to the police when his
pedigree was taken. He said he was
an Italian and worked as a barber at
354 New Brunswick avenue. He was
at that time arrested on complaint
OF Thomas Zimmerman, OF 446 John
stone street, who charged him with
holding him up with intent to rob.
Woman Makes Plea.
Benoyua. when arraigned before
Recorder Henry w. Kehoe the fol-
lowing day. made an earnest plea
and declared emphaticalIy that he
was not a robber, that he was not
guilty of the crime he stood accused
of and only worked as a barber. A
married woman appeared In his be-
half and likewise pleaded with the
court for cIemeHey. The recorder
then paroled Benoyua in the custody
woman.
Following Up Clues.
At that time the barber said he
was going In business for himself
and would open a shop I'll Washing
ton street. He said no had been In
this city about six months, having
come here from Passaie. The chief
or police worked on this informa-
lion today, with which coupled hw
the results of his men a trail bsliev-
ed to be the right one was secured.
Patrolman Lybeck, who had found
the body while walking down New
Brunswick avenue at midnight, gave
Ri the information he could ans
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