Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-09-08
MAN SHOT, SC0UR
CITY AND ARREST
THUG;C0NFESSES
Victim, It is Thought, viii Re-
cover in City Hospital
Woman and Three Sailors
Implicated in Shooting ARRAY.
POLICE NET RAPIDLY DRAWN

Though he was shot through his
lower body and the thirty-two cali
bre bullet was removed three inches
below his heart, Saturday night,
Dominick Terio, of 378 Oak street,
will recover at the city hospital. His
condition is reported most encourag-
ing this morning. Charles Seguine,
of 349 Oak street, is being held for
the shooting, which followed a
drunken brawl in which he, three
sailors and Frank, seventeen-year-
old brother of Dominick, were i'm
plicated.
Terio was shot about 1920
O'Clock Saturday night, when a
.throng of shoppers crowded Smith
street, just above the white way, in
Station avenue. Chief of Police
Burke sent every available man to
the scene of the shooting, and
though the alleged guilty party had
made his escape before the police
men arrived, he was taken into Gus
tody by Patrolman Hartmann within
five hours after the crime was COM
mitted. Chief Burke visited the
scene of the crime and then came to
the police station, where he directed
his men until the criminal was
caught Not until o'clock Sunday
morning did he retire.
Seguine, who is only twenty-three
years old, protested his innocence,
and signed a statement Sunday
morning stating that he did not do
the shooting Following being put
through the third degree Sunday af-
ternoon by Detective Sergeants HUI
and Long, under the direction of the
chief, he finally confessed and sign
7 ed statement saying that he shot
Terio and that his former statement
was false. He was arraigned before
Recorder Pickersgill yesterday morn
ing on charge of atrocious assault
and battery with intent to kill, and
held without bail for the grand jury.
He was taken to the county jail
yesterday morning by City Marshal
Desmond. The three sailors were
also held as accessories to the crime.
They were released Sunday in $500
bail each for the grand jury.
Nellie Nickersen, twenty-five years
old, of 1876 Fayette street, with
whom Patrolman Hartmann found
Seguine when he arrested him, was
held in $500 bail on a charge Of
living in open lewdness and $1,000
on a charge of aiding and abetting
Seguine to escape. The three sailors
gave their names as Charles Larsen,
eighteen, of Second street, and
Joseph Jackilsky, eighteen, both at
tached to the U. S. S. Texas, and
Joseph Shisosky, twenty, attached to
a boat of a Rhode Island towing
line.
Patrolmen Dunham and Hart
mann searched the city for the
guilty party. Chief Burke sent
Roundsman Morris to search Sc
guine's home at 349 Oak street, but
he could not be found. Hartmann
got tip that he was in South Am
boy and with officers of that place
searched certain houses for him. He
there learned that Seguine was prob
ABLY at 1876 Fayette street. Hart
mann secured Patrolman CALVIN and
they went to that address, where
thev found Seguine and Nellie NICK
ersen. Seguine was locked up.
After he confessed he declared the
eun he had used was hid under a
pillow in the apartments. Sergeant
Huff went there Sunday and search
ed for the weapon but could not find
it, The woman would not tell where
It was and she was brought to the
station. When she learned that Sc
guine had confessed she told where
the gun was, and Detective HUFF
found it in the stove in the apart
ments . uo.o.oa
to prosecute Seguine by Terio. The
wounded man is married, twenty
four years old, and is driver for
Samuel Baum in New Brunswick
avenue.