Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-06-06
Two Arrested By
Police After a
Long Chase.
USED A FYKE
Detectives and Jensen Could
Not OVeTtake Foreigners in Run
at EaSIesWOOd, But Got Them
Later Fish at The Old
Water Works.

On the complaint of State Game
Warden Charles Steuerwald, of
South Amboy, Mike Stephenski,
Ewenty-nine years old, and Joseph
Novak, twenty years old, both of Fox
HiIl road, this city, were arraigned
before Recorder Pickersgill this
morning. Both pleaded not guilty to
the charge of taking or attempting
to take fish from the old water
works pond on Smith street, last
night, with a fyke.
Shortly after o'clock, last night,
Johan Jensen notified the police by
telephone that some men were draw
ing net In the pond. Detectives
Huff and Long, accompanied by Pa
trolman Andrew Jensen, quickly
boarded a trolley car and rode to the
scene. AS the officers passed the
pond they saw the men, but in order
not to alarm them, left the car a
short distance up the road and
stealthily made. for the pond.
Before they were near enough to
surround the men, their approach
was discovered, and the fishermen
ran into the woods. The officers beat
the bushes and after searching for
over an hour, decided that their prey
had escaped. In attempting to fol-
low the fugitives, Detective Long be-
came lost in the woods, and when he
recovered his bearings was near the
Lehigh Valley railroad tracks.
Patrolman Jensen returned to the
pond later and found a boy fishing
with line He questioned him
severely and finally secured the
names and addresses of the men who
had just escaped. After securing the
assistance of Roundman Morris and
Patrolman Lybeck, Jensen went to
the home Of the men on Tox Hill
road. They had considerable trouble
in getting into the house, but after a
little strategy had been used, Novak
and Stephenski were placed under
arrest and taken to the lookup. This
was at A o'clock this morning.
The man who gave his name as
Novak is believed to be Joseph Mar
ciniak, who has served time In Jail.
Game Warden Steuerwald was
notified at O'Clock this morning by
telephone and came here at once to
make complaint against the two
men. After the men had pleaded not
guilty, Patrolman Jensen was sent to
get the boy informant, who was
AOOuCu dts d WltA6SS dJ IuS 4SdTluBt
which the recorder said would be
held later.
The fyke was taken to the police
station last night by the detectives
and was spread out In the bandstand
this morning as evidence. For try
ing tc give the two prisoners a pint
bottle of whiskey. Joseph Yukivsky
was fined $40 during the court, hour.
DUST before o'clock he called and
asked to see the men. He was grant
ed the necessary permission and in a
few minutes came out and asked
where he could find grocery store
On being directed where to go, he
left, only to return a. few minutes
later and ask again to see the prison.
ers. Detective Long followed him
into the corridor and asked him if he
had bottle in his pocket. The fell
low said no" and when Long
searched him to make sure, flask
of whiskey was revealed.
When taken before the recorder,
Yukivsky said he had purchased the
whiskey for himself. Possibly you
did," said the judge, " but you had
no right to lie about it and I'll fine
you $40 for getting gay"
The recorder fined each of the
men $40 and costs, which amounted
to $685.. AS they had no money,
they were locked up again.
Patro1man Jensen brought the
youth, who told him where the men
lived, into court to testify.