Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1923-09-27
CARTERET MAN
IS MURDERED
Five Being Held by County
Authorities in Death of
Monu SoheIah, a Spaniard
INVESTIGATION STARTS
Murdered Mans Body Found
at Foot of StairS-No One
Charged With Staying

CARTERET, Sept. PA brutal
nun der was discovered shortly be-
fore midnight last night when the
lifeless body of Monu Sohelah, forty
year-old Spaniard, a boarder at 81
Somerset street, this borough, was
found in a pool of blood at the foot
fthe stairs leading to the second
story of a four-family apartment of
the Somerset street address. A trail
of blood from the spot where Sohelah
lay lead the police across the porch
into the bedroom adjoining it di-
rectly to the foot of the bed of one
of the boarders.
Four men and a woman are held
by the police in connection with the
murder as material witnesses. They
are:
CARSIELLO MANTIN, boss of the
boarding house at 81 Somerset
street.
CANTURINA MANTIN, his wife, of
81 Somerset street.
JOHN BERO, 80 years old, who
occupied the same bedroom with
SISTO JENINDO, 4S years old, q
boarder.
RICCARDO LUSTERS, 81 years old
a boarder, who occupied a room
on the other side of the kitchen
The first four are held in the To-
cal lookup, while Lusters was whisk-
ed away to the county jail at mid
night. Much suspicion against Lus-
ters has been developed from the
testimony being obtained by the po-
lice from the witnesses.
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face of the dead Spaniard. When
the police unbuttoned the shirt OF
the man. a stab wound was visible
at the left collarbone which evident
ly punctured his lung and caused
his death. A heavy chair was lying
next to the body. According to in
formation obtained from the police
and county authorities, Peter Pasco
of SO Somerset street, heard the
crash of something falling to the
floor shortly before IL o'clock last
night. He went outside and was at
tracted by the chair covering the
body and blood streaming all about
him. He called the police and Chief
of Police Henry H. Harrington re-
sponded. Following an investigation
with the help of Chief of County De.
tectives Ferd A. David, the body was
removed to Burns morgue. An au.
topsy will be made today by County
Physician John L. Suydam.
Several knives were found at the
Somerset street boarding house and
they were taken to headquarters. A
sailors clasp knife belonging to Lus'
ters was found on the table. Lustel
denied using it for several days.
When the boarding house people
were detained by the police as wit
nesses they told conflicting stories
Firs-, Mrs. Mantin told the police
that she and the other boarder!
woke up when Pasco cried murder
murder" 1t was said by others tina
all the people in the fiat came dowr
stairs with the exception of Lusteri
who refused to get up. This morn
ing at the headquarters Mrs. Man
tin repudiated her story by saying
that she had heard the argument
between Sohelah and Lusters
Questioning further the witnesse
Chief Harrington believed that h
had solved the murder mystery anC
that Lusters was the man who IN
flicted on the Spaniard the fata
wound.
LuSA6IS was SdlAoT many 90oAS VI
boat plying between America al
Spain. He is married ana has thre
children in Spain. He has been EN-
ployed at the L. S. Metals & Re
fining Company. The murderei
man is a widower and has seven
teen year old son in Spain. Accord
ing to the deceased's brother-in-lay
who lives at IL Somerset street. tn
slain man intended to send $40
hon, this week. Whether this ha
something to do with the murde
the police could so far not establish
The discovery of the body of tn
Spaniard caused much commotion i
the vicinity of Somerset street. TIL
house was surrounded by many spec
tators who looked at the blood tha
covered the grou~7 Most of tn
night people from all parts of tn
borough came to the murder scene
Effort is being made by the polio
and county authorities to establisl
the origin of the fight. 1t Is nc
known whether Lusters and Sohela
we're out together in the evening.