Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-11-09
TWO POLICEMEN HAVE NARROW ESCAPES FROM
BULLETS IN CHASE AFTER STREET
patroImen Harding and Harung Capture Trio WhoFig-
ured in Row Last Night--ExCiting Run Over Railroad
Tracks and Streets-Big Crowd Gathers.
TWO ARE HELD

Patrolmen Harding and Hartung
had narrow escape from being shot
shortly after 8 o'clock last night,
when they were fired upon by Lewis
Horkay, friend of Stephen Tote, an
escaping prisoner, whom they were
chasing on the Pennsylvania railroad
ington streets.
Although three bullets whistled
by the officers heads, none reached
their mark and, besides capturing the
fugitive, the bluecoats caught the
gun-user later and marched him to
the police station, where he was ar
raigned this morning and held In de-
fault of $1,000 bail on charge of
assault with intent to kill, and $500
bail for carrying concealed weapons.
Horkay this morning admitted
shooting at the policemen, but said
he had done 1t in self-defense. He
said he was twenty-four years old,
and lived at Keasbey, and when
charged with carrying a revolver
said he had it last night. but did not
always carry one.
Stephen Tote, twenty-five years
old, also of Keasbey, was charged
with assaulting Dennis Desmond, Of
William street and furnished $500
bail to appear before the grand jury
when wanted. John Simto, twenty
four years old. another Keasbey man,
was discharged, as although he was
with the two disturbers last night, he
took no part In the trouble, being ar
rested simply as a witness.
The cause of all the trouble was
the conduct of Horkay and Tote, who
were standing with several other
foreigners at State az William
streets shortly before 9 o'clock last
man, and Dennis Desmond, an elder
ly man, both of William street, pass
ed on their way home.
One of the foreigners pushed
Jones off the sidewalk and, when he
objected, a fight followed. The
crowd, led by Horkay and Tote, chas-
ed Jones to his home and meeting
Dennis Desmond, bystander, pounc-
ed upon him. They fled down State
street, while Jones hunted for a po-
liceman.
Patrolman Harding was at State
and Washington streets when Jones
told him that three men had just
licked" his grandfather, Dennis
Desmond, and added that the assail-
ants were down at Broad street. The
officer found the three men and
marched them back to William street,
where Mr.. Desmond was asked to
identify them. He was unable to do
SO, but Jones said he recognized
them.
An argument followed and, sud
denly, Steve Tote broke away and ran
down the Pennsylvania railroad
tracks toward Washington street. Pa
ftrolman Hartung, who had arrived
In the meantime, gave chase with Pa
trolman Harding, who was already
following the~~ fugitive down the
tracks.
Thinking that he cou.d frighten
Tote into stopping, Patrolman Hard
ing drew his revolver and fired over
his head. Hartung passed his fell
low-officer and was gaining on the
prisoner when he heard three more
shots and heard the bullets whistling
over his head. He thought that it
was Patrolman Harding shooting
again, but he could not understand
why he was firing SO low.
A boy who was running on the
tracks ahead of the officer fell at this
instant and Hartung thought he was
shot, but the lad had only stumbled.
The ofiicer continued to follow his
prey to Washington street and down
Division street, where he caught
Tote and placed him under arrest.
He turned Tote over to Patrolman
Harding. who told him oe the shoot
ing. A search was made for Horkay,
who was believed to be the guilty
man. Someone told Patrolman Har-
tung that two men who had been in
the fight were standing against a
fence on State street, between Broad
and Washington streets.
The officer. hurrying there, grab
bed the two, but as he did so, one of
them, who proved to be Horkay,
dropped a revolver into the yard.
John Simto, the man with Horkay,
had no weapons, but was also placed
under arrest and taken to the lock-
up.
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