Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-01-23
HUSBANDS IN GERNS-EUCHER
CONTROVERSY COME TO BLOWS
For mer is Done Up
By Latter, With
Assistance.
WARRANT OUT.

George Germs, of 157 Smith street,
appeared at police headquarters,
spattered with blood, last night about
Z o'clock, and asked that a warrant
be issued for the arrest of Henry
Eucher, of 81 Sheridan street, whom
he accused of beating him and at
tempting to kill him.
He was told to appear in court this
morning, which he did and warrant
was issued for Eucher, and the case
will be heard tomorrow morning by
Recorder Pickersgill.
On Saturday afternoon about /
O'Clock, Mrs. George Germs, appeared
before Recorder Pickersgill, and ask
ed that warrant be issued for the
arrest of Mrs. Eucher, whom she
charged with alternating her hus-
bands affections. The recorder said
he did not see how he could issue
a warrant in case like that. Mrs.
Germs, it Is alleged, horsewhipped
Mrs. Eucher. On Monday Mrs. Eu-
cher had warrant sworn out for
Mrs. Germs, charming her with assault
and battery, and the case is to come
up before the recorder tomorrow
morning.
George Germs apparently wanted to
squash the matter, for in conversa-
tion with a NEWS reporter this
morning, he said he went to saloon
at Grace and Smith streets last night
about $3.50 O'Clock and sent two boys
to the Eucher home, asking Mr.. Eu-
cher to come to the saloon.
Here Germs and Eucher's stories
differ somewhat, Germs told the
reporter that he was waiting in
the saloon after he had sent phone
message, and that finally Eucher
came into the place, and, when Germs
told him that he wanted to talk to
him, and try and come to an UNDER
standing, Eucher simply turned
around and walked out of the place.
Germs said that he had waited in the
saloon for time and then started
for home, and as he was going down
the street, he noticed Eucher, and
yelled to him, well, you'll be sorry
some day, that you did not give me
the interview / asked for"
With this. according to Germs, Eu-
cher, Mrs. Eucher, and their son Her.
man, about twelve years old, came
II will be sorry, will II" and started
W P0hSh WAli0 NlI6. EuCItT,
who was armed with a heavy iron
bar, and Herman who had a large
stick, commenced to hit him over the
head and body. When Germs went
| to police headquarters last night he
had the iron bar with him, and he
| turned 1t over to the authorities.
Germs was cut about the head In
many places and one of his arms was
hurt in such way that he is unable
to use It. The battle waxed warm
for some little time, and Germs man
| aged to get the iron away from the
woman, when he felt faint and knew
nothing for a few seconds. When
he revived, he noticed, so he declares,
that Eucher was putting his hand in
his back pocket, and pulled out some
shining object. Germs thought it was
gun, and he feared he was to be
killed SO he ran away.
A NEWS reporter met Mr., and
Mrs. Eucher and the boy, Herman, at
851a Smith street this morning,
while they were waiting for Jesse
Colyer, their attorney, and Mr.. Eu-
cher said Last night about $3.50
o'clock two boys came to my house,
and said that a telephone message
awaited me at Balint's saloon and
that was wanted at once. l thought
1t might be from Lawyer Colyer, so
decided to go to the place, but my
wife said she bet 1t was that George
Germs. and she was afraid something
would happen to me, but I started
| for the place, and, when 1 found out
that 1t was Germs, simply turned
around and started for home again.
Germs tried to speak to me, but
would not reply, and he followed
me outside, and, after some words, in
which he told my wife that she would
be sorry If this matter ever came up
In court, he grabbed her about the
wrists and started to handle her
roughly, and then I started in, and
my wife hit Germs over the head
with the iron bar"
When asked by the reporter how
Mrs. Eucher and their son had come
to be SO near him, Mr.. Eucher said
that, when he left the house, Mrs.
Eucher feared 1t was Germs who had
sent for him, and she thought it best
to follow. She armed herself with
an iron bar, and Herman took base
ball bat.
After reporting the matter to the
police, Germs went to the office of
DR.. G.. w. Fithian, where his wounds
were dressed, last night.
When Mr.. Eucher was told by the
reporter that Germs said he noticed
that he had put his hand in his
pocket to draw a pistol and that he
had pulled something shiney out of
the pocket, he said that he had pulled
a stone out of his pocket. He had
armed himself with two stones before
going into the place.
The trouble between Germs and
Eucher has been brewing for months,
1t seems, and one day last winter,
when Germs was taking tick cts at the
Lyceum skating rink, he and Mrs.
Eucher were seen together on Broad
street, it is asserted, by Mrs. Germs,
who started to make it warm for
Mrs. Eucher. When Mrs. Eucher
was asked by reporter IL she was
the women In the Broad street case,
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