Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-26
EXCITED MOB
WOULD LYNCH
Police Have Difficulty in
Saving nike ssbo from
Clutches of Foreigners.
AN ALL MIGHT SEARCH
Admits kssauItina Five Year
Old Lizzie Gsrick--Lure
Her to Place.

Mike Sebo, a Hungarian, who ad-
mits he assaulted a five year old girl
in North Amboy, last night, prob
ably owes his life to Patrolmen Gu
towski and Martin, his captors. A
mob of excited foreigners crying for
vengeance clamored for his life and
it was only with extreme difficulty
that the officers landed him safely
in the lookup this morning. The
man did not deny the charge when
this morning and was held without
jury City Marshal Walters took him
to New Brunswick.
Lonely Spot Near Cemetery.
The prisoner, who is twenty-four
years old and lives in Lawrence
street, according to the police, COM
mitted the crime last night some
time between 7 and 8 o'clock. He
lured his little victim, Lizzie, the
daughter of Steve Garick, to an un-
inhabited spot near Alpine cemetery.
When arraigned this morning, he de-
clared he was drunk and did not
| know what he was doing.
The capture OF the man was an
| extremely difficult task and one for
which much credit has been given
| Patrolman Gutowski, who in the past
has made several difficult and i'm
portant arrests. He was assisted last
night by Patrolman Martin. When
| the news became current in the
northern part of the city that the
Garick girl, scarcely five years old,
had been attacked, Gutowski start
ed after the man. All the informa-
ton he had was that a description OF
him might be obtained in grocery
lstore on the east side Of Catherine
street, near Huntington. All infor-
nation possible was gathered and as
Gutowski worked on the case all
night, excitement grew among infu-
rated foreigners who had been told
of the crime.
FolIoy Up Various Clues.
Sebo, it appears, boarded with a
Hungarian family in Lawrence street
but this information was not so cas-
lily secured. Before that became
known to Patrolmen Gutowsh and
Martin, they had started after their
prey. Gutowskf, who has attained
admiration through his work among
the Hungarian, Polish and Slavish
speaking residents OF this city, used
his knowledge and skill to good ad-
vantage In this case He linked one
bit of information together with the
next until he traced the fugitive to
his boarding house. There he pick
ed out his man. The officer search
ed him and found the earrings of the
Gariek girl In his pockets, which was
L f,,1 -
the capture.
Wanted TIP Lynch Prisoner.
With the man in irons 1t was no
easy matter to land him safely at
police headquarters. Hundreds of
foreigners, almost wild with excite
ment and anger, crowded about him
and the officers and Judging by their
actions, would doubtless have lynch
ed him had they been given the
slightest opportunity. Although the
crime was committed last night, it
required the work of officer Gutow-
ski until 1880 o'clock this morning
before he landed his man. A part
of this time Patrolman Martin work
ed with him.
Girl Tells Her Story.
The little victim lived with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Garick
at 673 Catherine street. Although
injured by the attack, she is on the
road to recovery. DR.. ]. L. Lund at
tended her last night and reported
her condition later to the police.
1t appears that Sebo hung about
the Garick home early last night and
watched children at play on the
street. 1t is declared he spoke to
the Garick girl and coaxed her to
walk with him northward towards a
wooded section in the northwestern
part of the city near the cemeteries.
There it is declared he attacked her
She was found later walking near
her home. She cried and gave signs
of ill-treatment and when met by
her parents told the story.