Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-29
Two Italians in Hospital as
Result of Cutting Fight
Yesterday.
COPPER WORKS EMPLOYEES
Declare Frank Gardihe Was
Attacked by Lewige Roman
Without Cause.
Tried TO GET WEAPON
Gardlne's jugular Nearly
SEVERED Witnesses Held
Police at Hospiia $.
Tried TO GET WEAPON

Two men are In the city hospital,
one with his head nearly cut off, as
the result of a cutting affair last
night between a number of Italians,
two men are held under bonds as
witnesses for the grand jury and De+
tective Sergeants Huff and Long are
out working to ascertain the cause
of the trouble.
At $40 o'clock yesterday after-
noon while on their way home from
the Raritan Copper Works, where
they were employed, Frank Gardine,
thirty-one years old, and John GAR
dine, twenty-five years old, of 400
Ogden place, with John Glass, forty-
one years old, OF 3S5 Washington
street, were accosted at Stanford
street and Lehigh avenue by Les
wige Roman, twenty-nlne years old
who lives across the street from the
Gardines, at 401 Ogden place.
General Razor Slaslling.
Without any known provoeation,
Roman, it is alleged, drew a razor
and attacked Frank Gardine, cutting
his throat deeply from the back OF
the head around under the ear on
Ii6 lSlI w lil6 llOuL vi tne hGChS
Gardlne's brother, John, with Glass.
| came to his assistance, and the two
were able to disarm the assailant,
but not until John Gardine had re-
ceived a long slash across the left
thigh. Roman then apparently had
his own weapon turned upon him,
for with Frank Gardine he is now III
the hospital suffering with a nasty
scalp wound, a slash across the bach
of his neck and deep cut in the
middle Of his back.
Policeman Arrives On Scene.
The arrival Of Patrolman Hanson
stilled further hostflitles With tbs
assistance Of Patroiman McGowans
Roman and Frank Gardfne were ta-
ken to the hospital and Glass and
John Gardine locked up for hears
ing before Recorder Piekersglll this
morning. Patrolman HartunR
watched the two injured men in the
hospital last night, being relieved by
PatroIman Wood today. The twd
witnesses were held under 5000
bonds by Recorder Pickersgill this
morning, which they furnished. Tha
razor, when exhibited, presented q
new appearance but evidently had
had the handle broken off in the mes
lee.
At the hospital the two injured
men were attended by DR.. M, 81
Meinzer. 1t was found that Gardinss
the victim OF the assault, had had
two very narrow escapes from in&
stant death, One was that the exs
ternal jugular in the throat had
haIir
which, IL severed, would have
caused the man to bleed to death be~
fore surgical aid could be rendereds
The other was the fact that the
wind pipe had been missed by an
equally close margin which woulQ
have caused the man to strangle to
death by the flow of blood in an
equally short time This wound waa
about seven inches long and took
twenty-five stitches to draw togeths
er. The cash went deeply into the
| throat all around both the jugulaE
and wind pipe. DR.. MenZer stated
to a NEWS representative that u
surgeon would hardly have dared to
make such an incislon for fear of the
subjects life Although Gardine Il
in serious condition, unless blood
poisoning or other similar compliea4
tions set in, his recovery IS likely
Assailant Severely Cut.
Roman. the assailant. is the mora
prostrated of the two, although hia
wounds are not so Dad as Gafdlne'ss
Dr.. Meinzer took five stit hes in the
cut across the back Of his neck and
four stitches in the scalp. 1t waa
thought better not to close up the
deep wound in the middle of the
back on account OF the dirty eondi-
ton of the clothing through whieh
the cut had been made, which mighA
have injected lockJaw, blood poison@
ing or other germs into the cut. IL
will be kept open for few days and
kept as clean as possible In the
meantime. Or. Meinzer states tha1
although It would be possible to
make such a wound as is in Romans
back with razor it has the appearA
ance of being made with mueh
sharper pointed instrument
/ A loaded revolver was found in Ro4
man s possession after he was put ue%
der police surveillance, which he eyi<
IDENTIFY did not get an opportunity 20