The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-02-05
JUSTICE GETS MIXED.
Queer State of Affairs in
the SChmid-Ko1ynsky
Homicide.
1HE DEFENDANT AT LARGE.
Managed to Get the Complainant
Locked Up-Caspar Muddled
and DillOway Absent.

more interesting tnan the story OIL une
murder itself, and the prospects are that
one we'll known constable will have to
answer to the Grand jury a charge OF
malfeasance and aiding escape; and a
Justice of the Peace for assuming powers
not vested in him; Constable No. 2 for
aiding prisoner to escape. and probably
lawyer will be arraigned on charge OF
extortion. In yesterdays JERSEY CITY
NEWS the story of how Adam Kolynsky
received injuries by falling from the piers
of the Berwipd&5 White Coal Mining Com
pany, at the foot of Sixth street, his death
in st. Francis Hospital and the state
ment he made on his dying bed that he
had been assaulted by Martin Schmid, a
gang boss, and the arrest of the latter by
Constable Dilloway, was told. Justice
Schmid's arrest on charge of murder,
committed Schmid to the City Prison
without bail pending hearing yesterday
afternoon.
At the time set for the hearing en-
tered the Office and noticed that Justice
Casper was not smiling, as is his custom.
He seemed in a very excited frame of
mind, and, Notwithstanding many whis-
pered protests on the part of several
hangers-on about the court room, in
formed me what the trouble was He
had been informed that Constable Dillo-
way was in Brooklyn in company with a
lawyer who was to take charge of the
case for the defendant Schmid. The
Court had also been requested to adjourn
the hearing for one hour. The circum-
stances left him with no alternative.
In the meantime | asked Justice Casper
what Dilloway had done with Schmid.
WELL" replied the Court. "he put hi m
in the City prison"
'When did he do this2" queried.
THAT was last Tuesday afternoon" he
replied.
papers properly signed?" querled.
mo. he has not, and really don't
know where the prisoner is.
'Have YOU seen Dilloway since you
committed the man?" l asked.
''No but want to see him now."
NOT AT THE CITY PRISON.
left the court room and returned to
Police Headquarters determined to find
out if Schmid had been lodged in Jail.
From Clerk Hutton 1 learned that no
such man had been committed to the
City Prison, and this fact perhaps ac-
counts for the Ignorance of the public
concerning the case.
| returned to Casper's office and found
the interested partiesin still greater ex-
element
Did any man offer to, go schmid's
Dali WQeQ he was aFEalSU0u D6IOfe your
/ asked Justice Casper"
"Yes," he replied, "a man named Alex
ander SolKowsky, with whom Schmid
boarded in Morgan street. He offered to
furnish all the bail l would ask, and fur
ther told me he had. the money to do it
with"
The fact that Casper had committed
Schmid in Constable Gottfried Dillo-
ways custody to the City Prison without
bail, and the fact that Schmid had pever
been placed behind the bars, aroused just
little suspicion in the mind
to Sylvester Korkoffsky, his court
constable. he told me that Korkotfsky
had seen the commitment made out had
seen the prisoner placed in Dilloway's
custody. and had accompanied Dilloway
to Police Headquarters.
The constable grew excited when I be-
gan questioning him, but | managed to
learn from him the fact that as he and
Dilloway were on their way to Police
Headquarters with Schmid they were
Intercepted by Alexander Solkowsky, the
man who had offered to furnish $1,000
bail, or more II desired. for Schmid's re-
lease.
BEATS THE INDIAN BASKET TRICK.
The quartette held contab on the cor
ner of Cooper alley and Montgomery
street, and Constable Korkoffsky finally
left Dilloway with Solkowsky and the
he suddenly became so thirsty that he
feared he would choke. He went to
Lampert's saloon, on the corner, and
stopped there about five minutes. When
he came out he found Dilloway alone.
Schmid and Solkowsky were gone.
Without making any inquiry as to what
mad become of them, Korkoffsky left
Dilloway standing there. and has net
seen him since nor has be seen the
prisoner.
BY the time l had learned these inter-
esting facts the hand on the big clock
pointed to five, but there was still no sign
of Dilloway.
AT half-past five Counsellor Manning
put in an appearance, and as | was ill.,
formed that he was counsel for the de-
fendant, Iquestioned him as to the where
abouts of his Client He was unable TO
throw any light on the subject, and when
informed of the circumstances of the
case stated that he wished to wash his
hands of the matter at once. The COun-
sellor remained, however, to see what
new features would arise,
Andrew Kolynsky. the complainant, aud
a brother of the supposed murdered man,
and his two sisters, sat in one corner of
The court room anXiously waiting for
the prisoner to be brought in. / inter-
viewed him and through the young wo-
man who spoke English brokenly, man
aged to bring out TACT that disturbed the
Court as much as did the whereabouts of
Schmid The prisoner, according to the
records of the Court. and the statement
of those concerned, had been committed
without bail on February 2. Yet Schmid
in some way managed to appear before
Justice James M. Davis Oh Wednesday,
February 3; and swear out warrant for
Andrew Kolynsky's arrest on a charge
OF false imprisonment
CLAPPED INTO JAIL.
On this warrant Andrew kolynsky was
arrested and locked up. Counsellor
Furey presented Kolynsky's sworn state
ment. 1t was to the effect that Constable
,Iellv. who is connected with Davis court
arrested him Wednesday afternoon. He
was arraigned before Justice Davis, but
as he could not understand English he
was unable to learn why he had been
arrested. Schmid, however, who was
sunposed to have been put in the City
Prison by Constable Dilloway, was pres
ent and to Kolynsky sald:-"I arrest you
because you arrest me and say I killed
your brother"
KoIvnsky was unable, of course. to say
a word in his own behalf, and as result
he spent the night in the City prison. he
was bailed out yesterday morning..
While the excitement was at It's height
Robert O'Bierne entered and paralyzed
his hearers, and more particularly the
nug;,st Court, by announcing that
SchSmd, the alleged murderer. was wan
dering about Washington street as un-
concernedly as possible. Casper wanted