Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-03-10
The Hotel Proprietor, His Wife
and Son, And the Waiter
Tell Same Story.
ONLY THREE MEN AT TABLE
All Statements Sworn to Declare that
the Three Men Entered the Din
ing Room Alone and Occupied a
Table by Themselves-Behave
Themselves in a Most Respectable
Manner-Introduced to Proprietor.

AS further evidence that there was
nothing out of the ordinary in con-
nection with the dinner In Newark
Friday night at which Mayor Boil
schweiler and Large
voorhees, were the guests of Ralph
Hoyt, when Mr.. Hoyt's wife attacked
him, four afldavits have been Sc
cured. These are made by William
Koch, the proprietor of Koch's Hotel
where the dinner was served; Mrs.
Marie Koch, the wife of the proprie-
tor; Albert Koch, their son. and
Frank j. Wanderer, the waiter who
served at the table at which the
mayors party sat. These affidavits
set forth that the three men we're
alone at the table. They are as fol-
lows:
The Affidavits.
Stat, of New Jersey,
County of Essex,
William Koch, of full age, being
duly sworn according to law, on his
oath deposes and says that he is
proprietor of Koch's Hotel, located
at S82-884 Broad street in this city
of Newark, in the county aforesaid:
that on Friday, March 6, instant he
was present at the dining room of
said hotel when Mr.. Ralph r. Hoyt,
who was guest of said hotel, en-
tered with two gentlemen: that
shortly after said Mr.. Hoyt and gen.
tlemen were seated at the table as
signed to them, this deponent was
to said gentlemen by said
Hoyt: that said gentlemen were Mr..
Albert Bollschweiler, Mayor and Mr..
d. Voorhees,, Alderman-at-
Large, of the city of Perth Amboy, in
said state deponent further says that
when said gentlemen entered said
dining room they were not accom-
panied by any woman or women, and
also yet further says that during all
Of the time that deponent saw them
in said dining room, said gentlemen
were seated at table without any
woman or women and behaved them
selves with the most careful pro-
priety.
William Koch.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this March 8, 1908.
James S. Wight,
Notary Public,
N. ].
State of New Jersey,
County Of Essex,
Marie Koch, of full age. being duly
sworn, according to law, on her oath,
1eposes and says, that she is the
wife of William Koch; that said Will
lam Koch is proprietor of Koch's
Hotel, located at Nos. 882-884 Broad
street, in the city of Newark, in the
county aforesaid; that on Friday
evening, March 6, instant, she was at
he said hotel, when the wife of one
Ralph r. Hoyt entered the dining
'oom of said hotel and violently at
.acked said Hoyt; that during all the
ime the said Ralph r. Hoyt was in
'aid hotel dining room, he was in
company with two gentlemen, and
here was no woman or women with
him and said gentlemen; that said
ieponent was, at that time, un-
acquainted with said other gentle
nen and that this deponent is since
informed that said gentlemen were
Albert Bollschweiler and Mr.. Will
lam D. Voorhees,, respectively Mayor
md Alderman-at-Large of the city
II Perth Amboy; that deponent well
Inows said Ralph r. Hoyt, who has
or upwards of three weeks last past
ived at said hotel.
Marie Koch.
and sworn to before me
March 9, 1908.
James S. Wight,
Notary Public,
N. j.
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