Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1896-11-12
WHERE Is 'wOLFsKY2
All Monday the River Was Dragged for
the Body of the Polander.


the Body OF the Polander.
The sudden disappearance of Andrew
Wolfsky, the Polahder, on Saturday
night, has caused considerable excite
ment in this city. All day Monday and
at night the river was dragged from it's
head to below the Broad street bridge,
but no trace of the missing man could be
found. Many believe it to be case of
murder, while Others think that he will
yet turn up alive.
There are very many suspicious cir
cumstances connected with the case, and
the authorities are in possession Of certain
matters that tend conclusively to show
that the man was murdered and thrown
into the river or spirited away.
There is evidence pointing very
strongly to one of the party as knowing
just where Wolfsky's body is and that he
was the last person to see him alive.
Certain things have come to light that
warrant the holding of the parties who
were with him until the body is found
dead or alive.
Wolfsky must be dead, and the only
question arises was he murdered and
thrown into the river, or did he, in his
attempt to walk the gang plank fall over
board and was drowned?
One OF the party who was with him
says that they were all pretty full of beer
and cider, so much so that he himself
afraid to walk the gang plank from the
"foat'' to the shore. The tide was low,
he said. which made bad slant to the
plank. 1t was too steep for him to walk
in his present condition, so he went back
and laid down until morning.
When morning came they were sur
prised to find that Wolfsky was missing,
and they began to ask one another ques-
tions as to his disappearance, but all save
one of the party, Peter Kalinsky, were in
ignorance of his sudden disappearance.
Kalinsky seemed to know about him,
judging from his conversation. He made
use of certain expressions which led the
others of the party to believe that he had
done away with Wolfsky. But whether
this is so or not, it may appear later on.
1t is known, however, or rather it has
been said, that during the evening Satur-
day when the men were having their
jubilee, that Kalinsky renewed quarrel
of long standing against Wolfsky, when
some hot words were exchanged. Many
other circumstances which happened
previous to their beer racket, but which
will not be made public yet, lead persons
who are acquainted with the men to be-,
lieve that Woltsky was foully dealt with.
Wolfsky early in the evening was per-
fectly sober. He went out to Christian
Heller's place and ordered two cases of
beer delivered to the coal "float' at the
Cumberland Nail and Iron Company's
wharves.
He is man that is well-liked among
his fellow countrymen. He is we'll edu-
Gated and could speak five or six differ
ent languages. He was social man and
quiet, peaceable citizen. Like many
others and in custom with their country,
Wolfsky liked his beer, but was never
known to get in condition over it to be
annoying or disrespectful with it. 1t is
true as his wife said Monday that he
liked to have a good time drinking beer,
but was never troublesome, and above all
he never stayed away from home on that
account,as she did not object to his drink
ing. HE never stayed away from
home," she said with tears in her eyes.
There was no domestic trouble to cause
his disappearance as he got along in per-
feet harmony with his family. This
makes it look all the more suspicious of
him being drowned.
Mayor Appelgate is doing all in his
power to unfathom the mystery, He had
two men all day Monday dragging the
river, and Tuesday he put on big gang OF
men who have been graphing for the
body. If Wolfsky was drowned his
body must have either sunk and drifted
under the ''float" or else the tide carried
the body down the river, where it has
lodged. 1t is more probable that the
body is in the mud under the 'foat."
Wolfsky wore a black derby hat Saturday
evening but this has not been found al
though it may have floated down the
river.
Altogether it is mysterious case and
it is hoped that if it is murder that the
guilty party be made to suffer.
On Tuesday the grapplers fished up
hat, which was Immediately identified by
the wife as the one worn by the missing
man. This leads the searchers to think
that the body is somewhere beneath the
waters.
YOUNG CHRISTIANS IN SESSION.