Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-11-28
SLAYER FOUND
IN A HOUSE AT
LIN0LEUMVILLE
Paul HaIas Misunderstanding
Mike Turek Who Died in
City Hospital.
FLED TO STATEN ISLAND
BY TRAIN AND BOAT
Detectives Huff and Long
Traced Young Foreignerto to
Boarding Place Of Friend.

After some clever work Detectives
Long and Huff, arrested Paul Halas,
about twenty-five years old, who on
Thursday afternoon, it is alleged, as
saulted Mike Turek, who died at the
city hospital yesterday morning.
The capture was made at Linoleum-
vile, s. l., last night. The local sleuths
were assisted in the arrest by Detective
Conboy of the Staten Island force.
Halas was locked up at st. George.
He was given a hearing at IL O'Clock
this morning and admitted that he COM
mitted the assault An effort will be
made to have the grand jury at New
Brunswick indict him ON Monday, so
that extradition papers may be secured
at once.
The detectives were detailed on the
case Immediately after the assault and
the sleuths started to locate some of
Balas' friends. They found that he had
some in Trenton, but that clue failed
Yesterday afternoon they secured tip
that the slayer had very intimate
friend in Linoleumville. s. l.. which is
nearly opposite Roosevelt on Staten
Island sound. Being aware of the fact
that Balas had but little money, they
concluded that he had probably gone
to the home of his friend, Aleck Tibo-
roz, who keeps a boarding house in a
thickly-wooded section. At 8 o'clock
yesterday afternoon Long and Huff
secured warrant from Recorder Pick
ersgill, Charging Balas with atrocious
assault, resulting in murder. They left
or Staten Island shortly after o CLOCK,
prior to which they telephoned to the
Tottenville police headquarters. On
Staten Island they were Joined by De-
tective Conboy and boarded train for
Annadale. From that place they went
to Linoleumville rig, the drive last
ing an hour and Ten minutes.
Man Lay on Couch.
When the officers arrived darkness
had fallen and the place looked desol
ate, with it's few houses. They stopped
at about twenty houses, knocking on
each door and asking for Tiboroz. They
finally located his house and knocked
! oh tne 1oor. When it was opened the
trio stepped in Detective Conboy
struck match, for the interior of the
house was in darkness. The officers
then ordered Tiboroz to light a lamp.
AS he did they saw a man lying on a
couch short distance from them. The
| though he was trying to conceal his
face. The officers noticed that the man
had light hair, which corresponded with
the description they had; but not think
ing further Of that clue, they started to
question the man of the house. He said
he kept boarding house and the man
on the couch was one of the boarders.
The officers asked Tiborcz if Paul
HQl a
throw off suspicion by claiming to be
health officials, but Tiborcz said he did
not know of any such man. AS the
sleuths were questioning the man of
the house, 1t dawned upon them that the
fellow on the couch might be the one
they sought. They had been informed
| that he had wart ON the palm of his
right hand and scar on the forehead.
One of them pulled the cover from his
face and; as he did so, the man on the
couch covered his face with his hands.
The officers then looked for the suppos-
ed scar on his forehead, but. found none.
Upon looking at his hands, however,
they found the wart, and knew they had
| their man.
Story of His Escape.
| He was ordered to dress and they
drove him to the railroad station, from
where he was taken to ST. George and
locked up. Officers Long and Hoff ar
rived in this city about IL clock last
night. Had they had room in the rig,
they would have arrested the proprietor
of the boarding house for trying to mis-
lead them by stating that Halas was
not there.
Halas was taken to New York later
and photographed. and measured.
The prisoner admitted to the officers
that he was the man. According to his
own story he stole away after the quar-
rel to brick house in Eagleswood,
minus his coat. Later Thursday night
his mother came to him, bringing his
coat and a dollar. Soon after CLOCK
he went to the Central railroad station
and boarded a train for Roosevelt. Ar
irving there he hired man with a boat
who rowed him across to Linoleumville
for fifty cents.
Mike Turek, the victim, who was
forty-five years old, was buried this
morning by Undertaken Garretson.
County Physician Suydam performed an
autopsy yesterday afternoon and made
certain that death had resulted from
wounds he received on the head Fu-
neral services were held at ST. Stephen IS
Polish church at o clock this morn