Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-21
HOMICIDE CASES
FACE GRAND Jury
Charged to Consider Well Half.
Dozen Probable
Murders.
JUDGE MARTIN DEPLORES
MANY FAILURES TO INDIcT
Calls Attention to Gaffney
Shooting, lrvington Mystery
and Similar Crimes.

The second December grand Jury
was sworn in today by Judge William
p. Martin, Of the Court of Common
pleas. after the oath of Office had
been administered by County Clerk
Joseph McDonough Fire Commits
Eioner Matthias Stratton Is foreman
Of the body that will serve for six
weeks commencing today
The charge of Judge Martin was
brief. He explained that the first
December grand jury, which finished
its term Of office on Saturday, had
almost cleaned up the calendar. After
explaining to the Jurors what their
oaths of Office meant and of what
their duties consist, Judge Martin
called their attention to four homi-
eide cases of recent date wherein in
d.ctments had not been found In
two of the instances no arrests nave
been made in connection with the
crimes-those OF the Gaffney murder
of December and the murder OF
TONY Montalbano on Bedford street
on January 10.
Judge Martin said:
II desire to call your attention to
some peculiar homicide cases. | be-
lieve the chief Justice. in charging
the first December grand jury, re-
ferred TO the murder Of Policeman
John J. Gaffney on Lafayette street.
That matter has not been cleared up,
and is therefore a matter for your
consideration.
ION November % last the body of
a baby was found On the dumps IN
Frelinghuysen ayenuN. Its throat was
cut. its skull fractured and piece OF
cord was tied tightly around its neck.
Recently 1t was found that woman
liking at 122 Thirteenth avenue had
giving birth to q child on
or about November Is or
10. and that she had stated her
brother-in-law was the father of the
child. The child had disappeared.
The woman, Angelina LeBetucci. and
the brother-in- law, Alphonso Ladu-
lssi. were arrested and are charged
with murder If your investigation
shows that the facts as gathered by
the prosecutors Office are true. an in
dictment for murder should follow
against both of the parties, IL ii be
shown that both had knowledge of
the crime.
May Be Murder.
sOn December 2S, last, the body
of Catherine Dunzinger was found
under a bridge, at Union avenue,
Irvington. The skull had been frae-
.fured and Sc in money the woman Is
known to have had with her when she
left her place of employment, was
missing. A negro named Augustus
Hamlin, who is said to have been in
the vicinity Of the place where the
crime was committed on December Is,
Is under arrest charged with the muir
der. When arrested his clothes show
ed signs of mud and water, and
were also filed with burrs and
'sfiekers such as abound near where
the body was found.
HE was caught trying to enter a
house where he had formerly boarded.
suit of clothes that was being held
for non-payment of board. A spot on
the sleeve of the coat Hamlin was
wearing was denied by him to be
blood An examination by an expert
proved that 1t was blood. Hamlin has
also made strong denial that he was
near the scene of the crime at any
time.
THE last case | desire to call your
attention to is the murder of Tony
Montalbano at about 915 o'clock on
the night OF January Is last. as he
was walking through Bedford street.
Two barrels from a shotgun were
discharged into his body, killing him
almost instantly. The officials have
clues that lead them to believe the
murder Is due to family feud. The