Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-09-05
PEIRUNY is
TAKEN To THE
COUNTY JAIL
Murderer Must Awaii
TriaI--LaWyer Joseph {. StriCk-
er Retained TO Defend Him.
IN COURT.
Effort Will BE Made to Have George
Petruny, Who Was Arrested As An
Accessory to the Murder, Released
on Bail-Photasrlph of the Ac-
cuscd Man Was Taken Yesterday
Prisoner Seemed to Enjoy It..

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John Petruny and George Petruny,
the alleged murderer and accessory,
were taken to the county jail at New
Brunswick this morning by City Mar
shal r. A. Peltier.
George Petruny, the accessory, has
engade Joseph e. Stricken, of this
city, to defend him, and if possible,
Mr.. Stricken will try and have George
Petruny released on bail, to await
the action of the grand jury Lawyer
Stricken will also represent John Pc
truny, who is charged with the shoot
ing.
Lawyer Stricken and Stephen f.
Somogyi were in conference with the
accused last night, and according to a
statement, Petruny, when asked if
he wanted lawyer, said that six law
yers couldn't save him now John
Petruny has black eye, which he
says he received in the struggle with
the angry crowd after the shooting.
Statement of Petruny.
When arraigned before the record
er the man charged with the murder
is declared to have made a statement
after being warned that what he said
might be used against him.
''Tell us how it happened" said
the recorder
"Well, my brother George and
Mike Sapak were in a row, and
stood by watching them. Finally
they got into an argument, and | got
mixed up in it. / saw that the crowd
was too many for me, so | did them
dirty"
"What do you mean by doing them
dirty?" asked the recorder. ''Do you
mean you shot them?"
Petruny is declared to have said {:
YES" which was practically con-
fession of the murder.
Petruny is also said to have told
some men that came to see him last
night that he had shot some men
while in the west.
The alleged murderer slept well
last night, and this morning was per-
fectly calm, and did not appear bit
nervous. He seems to realize his
position, and made his confession
yesterday, after he had been told by
the police that anything he said
would be used against him.
Stories of the Shooting.
The story of the prisoner differs
slightly from that of the Witnesses,
in this respect. The witnesses say
that Petruny was not in the argu-
ment at all, and was standing away
from the crowd. The account that
appears to be the most probable is
that George Petruny slapped George
Sapak in the face, and an argument
resulted. Later, the argument was
resumed, between the two principals,
together with Mike Sapak, who had
been brought there by George, the
one who had been hit in the face by
Mike Petruny. During this second
row, no blows were struck and John
Petruny was not in the discussion at
all His brother seemed to be get
ting a good part of the talk from the
other men, and seeing this, John is
said to have then drawn the revol-
yer and fired the fatal shot that kill
ed George Sapak at once, and injur-
ed the bartender in the arm as he
rushed from behind the bar.
After the second shot, which pierre
ed the brother Mikes lung, was fired,
Petruny fed to the yard in the rear
where he was caught and held by the
bartender until the angry crowd took
possession of him. Only for the time
ly arrival of Policeman Hanson, he
would have been lynched, the rope
being already around his neck.
Wife Visited Him.
The wife of George Petruny visit
ed him at the police station this
morning. The reason George Petru-
ny was arrested as an accessory is, if
he had not struck Mike Sapak in the
face, the shooting might not have oc-
Cured.
John Petruny was photographed
by Tobias yesterday afternoon, and
seemed pleased at the time.
At the hospital today it was said
that the brother of the dead man is
resting easily, and in spite of having
been shot through the lung, may re-
cover.