The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-08-28
JOE NAAB'S DEATH
Frank Kariszleniski Said
to Have Pulled Him to
the Water Where
He Drowned.
HELD FOR MAASLAUGHTER
Stories of the Victims Brother
and Onlookers- Prisoner
Denies Charge
HELD FOR MANSLAUGHTER

and eleven year old Frank Kariszliniski
of No. 1S5 Washington street. is prisoner
at Police Headquarters, charged with
manslaughter. 1t is alleged that Karisz-
liniski is responsible for the death of
young Naab, and there is hero in Gam
montown in the person of sixteen year
old Patrick McGovern, of No. rs Morris
street.
A number of small boys went swimming
in the Basin of the Morris Canal at the
foot of Hudson street yesterday after
noon. There were perhaps dozen there
disporting themselves as boys do The
place has very strong attraction for the
small boys of the neighborhood. The
older and more courageous go there to
swim. The younger, timid ones go there
to watch their elders. Perhaps none of
the first class was more daring than
Kariszliniski and surely none of the
second was more timid than Naab.
Kariszliniski is called Frank MCGEE for
short by his companions. About five
o'clock while a dozen boys were swim
ming eff the Hudson street dock William
and Joseph Naab went down to the dock
to see the swimmers. William is ten years
old. He was Joseph's guardian and
loyal to his charge until MCGEE came
from the water and invited the Naab
boys to go in swimming Both refused.
MCGEE went away from them and the
Naab boys with some young children
played tag during the time they did not
watch the swimmers. About $50 o'clock
McGee again asked Joe Naab to go in.
Willie told Joe not to do so but to go
was it chased Willie to tag him and the
chase led up to the extreme end of the
pier When Willie returned to where his
brother sat he saw McGee undressing Joe
When the child was naked MCGEE took
him by the hand and both jumped from
the pier into the five or six feet of water.
Just before the two struck the water Nc
Gee dropped Naabs hand.
When Naab struck the water he sank
out of sight. When he came to the sur
face he tried to swim but could not, and
became panic stricken. He cried for help.
Willie. seeing the danger of Joe, un-
dressed quickly and jumped overheard.
Before Willie struck the water Joe had
disappeared and Willie tried desperately
TO find him, but became almost exhausted
: and had to have assistance to get out of
the water. Reaching the pier again Will
lie began to cry out for help. His
screams were heard by Patrick McGovern
of Ne. rs Morris street and Charles Tog-
gart, who were in a row boat 1t was
full minute before McGoyern and Toggart
realized what was happening. Then Nc
Govern threw off his coat and hat and
Jumped overheard. He dived three times
and finally felt young Naab sticking in
the mud at the bottom. He raised the
child and with the assistance of Toggart
towed him to the dock. A barrel was
quickly secured and Naab was rolled on
it until he began to show signs of re-
turning consciousness. The police had
been notified by some boys, who had run
to tell Mrs. Naab that her boy was
drowned Mrs. Naab and the patrol wag-
on of the First precinct station arrived
about the same time Mrs. Naab became
hysterical and was quieted with difficulty
After all that was possible under the
circumstances had been done for the un-
fortunate boy he was taken to st. Fran
cs's Hospital and there he died at nine
o'clock last night
When the first alarm that Joe Naab was
drowning was sounded young MCGEE ran
away Tie was arrested Wu6H The pDllCe
heard the statements of a number of
youngsters who were present. The boy
was first held on charge of being dis
orderly person. This was merely a tech
nical charge that was made so that the
prisoner could be legally held while the
police investigated the incidents that re-
suited in Naab's death.
Peter schreadier, of No. 1s Sussex place
said:-
s'About $50 P. M. I was down at the
foot of Hudson street in swimming, and
Joseph Naab was sitting on log and
Frank MCGEE took off Joe's waist ana
pants and shirt, and caught him by the
arm and jumped overheard with him and
left him, and then he climbed up the side
of the dock and 1 climbed up and Went
and told Joe Naab's mother, and she
came down on the dock and Joe was
taken away in the patrol wagon
Willie Naab, of No. s6 Morris street,
said:-
about $50 P M. my brother Joe and ]
went to the dock foot of Hudson street,
and we were playing tag. 1 saw Frank
MCGEE and another boy in swimming. My
brother and myself stood there looking at
them. Frank MCGEE was climbing up the
pole. He SAID 10 my DrotHef, come anu
have a SWIM, and I said to my brother,
Come home I looked around and saw
Frank MCGEE was taking off my brother $
waist, and after he had his clothes off he
caught my brother by the arm and jump
ed overheard with him, and when he got
near the water he let go of him. MCGEE
then climbed out and began to dress
himself Then 1 undressed myself and
triedAto save my brother and the other
boy. ADO not know MS name, was IN
swimmiAg. He started to get out OF the
water. All when Patsey and the other
men brought up my brother, Frank Nc
Gee and the other boy ran home, and
then my brother was taken away in the
patrol wagon
Patrick McGovern. Of No. rs Morris
srtet said
s.Between the hours of $50 and s 2. M,
August q, was in a rowboat IN the
Basin foot of Hudson street and heard
William Naab hollering and 1 thought II
was on a boat. Thomas Larkins was
coming into the shore In his boat and ne
said to me what Is the matter and