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Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-07
HUSBAND BLIND
BY W|FE'S ACT
Mrs. John Zyrik, of 532 Hart
ford Street Throws Lye
During Quarrel.
OBJECTED TO BEATING
DR.. Silk Declares Man Sight
less for Life--Wife Is
Not Arrested.

Blind and disfgured for life is the
penalty John zyrik, of 532 Hartford
street, has paid for coming home at
2 O'Clock yesterday afternoon in an
alleged drunken state and maltreat-
ing his wife. The discouraged wife,
it is asserted, forgot her five little
boys and girls for a moment and
gave vent to her feelings by throwing
a solution of lye in her husband 8
face. Zyrik will never see again, DR..
Charles l. Silk said today.
Patrolman Andrew Jensen was
called to the Zyrik home Immediately
following the alleged act, and in turn
called DR.. Silk, who gave medical
attention to the suffering man. The
officer found the wife black and blue
from Zyrik's fists, and the husband
in agony from his lye burned eyes
and face. No arrests were made, as
the police contend the wife acted in
self defense. They say the husband
has bad character anyway. He was
arrested only two weeks ago for
similar treatment of his wife.
Mrs. John Zyrik gave birth to her
fifth child only two months ago, yet
since that time has spent many hours
at the washing tubs where her hus-
band found her yesterday after re-
turning from his alleged glorious
spree. She has for some time saved
and prepared for her five children !;
the oldest is only eight years old and
the youngest, as said, only two
months.
DR.. Silk said today that the solu-
ton thrown into her husbands face
by Mrs. Zyrik, which burned off the
mans mustache and whiskers, must
have been prepared for washing pur-
poses, yet not mixed with the tub
water. The doctor stated the wash
ing water would not be powerful
enough to do the damage created,
while the powdered lye, before mix
ed into solution, would do no dam
age whatsoever.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-07
HOLD HARTUNG
WITHOUT BAIL
Alleged Forger Must Await
Action of Grand Iury--Ad-
mits Passing Check.
HEARING LAST NIGHT
Mrs. Alfred Weller Held as
ACCompIice Husband Is
After Divorce.

A crowd of people jammed into
the court room at the police station
last night and heard Recorder Henry
w. Kehoe hold George Hartung, Of
321 State street, to await the action
of the grand jury on the forgery
charges preferred by George c.
Hriczko, of 379 Smith street, and
Steven Kiraby, of 436 Smith street.
Hartung admitted passing a $40
check drawn on the First National
Bank, Of this city, and signed by his
mothers name No bail can be
taken on these charges.
Hartung's alleged accomplice, Mrs.
Alfred Weller, Of Tottenville, who
gave her name to the police as Miss
Mary Hartman" was also arraigned
last night and held to await the
grand jury's action. She entered a
plea of not guilty when accused by
Recorder Kehoe of writing the body
of the forged checks. She gave a
demonstration Of her handwriting
and it was so similar to the check
Mr.. Kehoe said he would take a
chance and send her to New Bruins
wick. Protesting her innocence, she
was led Dack 10 cell.
Mrs Weller showed many traces
of refinement as she stood before the
court and within the gaze of scores
of curious onlookers. She was dress
ed in a white shirtwaist, black skirt,
and wore plain gold ring on the
wedding finger of her left hand. Her
husband, who is an eXpressman in
Tottenville, It is alleged, turned her
out of his home some time ago fol-
lowing much scandal on the island
in which she was accused Of playing
a prominent part. Mrs. Weller could
be called good looking despite her
thirty-six years. She has a ten-year-
old boy.
Although the man and woman
were arraigned on charges preferred
by Hriczko and Kiraby, 1t is under
stood there are a number of other
business men about town who were
victims of the pair. They did not
appear last night but may do so wher
the case. comes before the grand iur!
at New Brunswick.
Mr.. Weller, when seen in TOtten-
Vile yesterday by NEWS reporter
did not known of the arrest of his
wife in this city. He appeared re
lieved, however, when he was in
formed that conviction is probable
as the evidence against the couple
is very strong. Mr.. Weller replied,
Now is a good chance to get my d.
vorce." 1t has been known for some
time he desired legal separation, If
possible. Divorces in New York
state can only be secured on adult
cry charges.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-07
OFFER REWARD
FOR FIRE BUGS
Freeholders to Take Action
in Old Bridge Matter.
Special to the EVENING NEWS.

New Brunswick, Sept. 7:-The
Board of Freeholders held a short
session this morning at which H. L..
Erwin, Of Old Bridge, appeared and
presented bill for S165, covering
damages for the killing of his horse,
which he claimed fell through a hole
in the planking on one of the bridges
leading to Old Bridge. After hear
ing Mr.. Erwin's arguments the bill
was referred to the finance commit
tee.
At the session this afternoon a
reward of $500 will be offered for
the arrest of the f1rebugs that have
caused terror to the inhabitants of
Old Bridge and vicinity. The Free
holders, after much deliberation, de-
cided to take this action at this af-
ternoon's session.
Considerable time will also be
allotted this afternoon in discussing
the report of William Donomore, Jail
warden. The report shows that dur
ing the past month the sum of
S167.29 has been expended on food
for the prisoners. AS there is an
average of so meal taken per day
at the jail, the cost is considerable
low.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-07
PLANS A CALL
ON ROOSEVELT
P. A. Peterson Wants Him
to Address Here.

Peter A. Peterson chairman of the
membership committee advancing
the Y. NJ. c. A. movement in this
city, stated to-day that he will go to
New York City tomorrow to invite
former President Theodore Roose-
welt to come to this city on Septem-
Der 10, or later date, and address
the friends and followers of the
Young Mems Christian Association
at a mass meeting in the Auditorium.
Mr.. Peterson says he has written to
the former president regarding an
engagement here, and has met with
a favorable reply.
Although Teddy" has not con-
sented to speak here, Mr.. Peterson
believes that at the conference to-
morrow he will be able to persuade
him to visit Perth Amboy in Septem-
ber and add impetus to the Y NJ. C.
A. movement. Several letters have
been exchanged and the local lawyer
has hopes that his mission to-mor-
row will be successful.
1t is the Y. NJ. G. a. committee s
intention to have a mass meeting
here on September 19 and invite
prominent ministers and laymen to
make addresses. One of these may
be the Rev. Mr.. Clark, who was the
instigator of the Christian EndeaYor
Society.
Mr.. Peterson claims to have re-
ceiVed reply to a letter he recently
sent to MIR. Roosevelt but will not
give it out for publication. He says
he does not think 1t would be proper.
In his office this morning Mr.. Peter
son showed a NEWS man a letter
containing what looked like the
former presidents signature. He
would not, however, allow the re-
porter to read it.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-07
PROTEST
BY ROOSEVELT
Special By United Press Wire.


New York, Sept. 7:-Nominally
avoiding specific comment on the re-
cent peace pact with Great Britain
and France, former President Roose-
velt, in a signed article in the Out
look" today, entered a bitter protest
against the United States being a
part to any peace pact involving ma
tional honors as do the pending
treaties. General arbitration, treat
ed under the best circumstances he
says, can only be promises. They
appeal especially to sentimentalists
who are never safe advisors. The
really important thing is the practi-
cal application of the principle TO
specific instances.
The true lovers Of peace, the man
who has really helped onward the
movement for peace, has been those
who followed the footsteps of Wash
ington and Lincoln, and stood for
righteousness as the supreme end of
national life"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-07
WOMAN BODY
IN SOUTH RIVER
Authorities Think Bride of
Five Months Was Murdered.
spectql TO the EVENING NEWS.

Sayreville, Sept. 7:-Mrs. Peter
Fwiskie, eighteen years old, a bride
Of only five months, was found
drowned in the South River here
this morning. The body showed no
marks Of violence, but murder is
thought to have been committed.
Peter Fwiskie, the husband, is in
jail on a charge preferred by his
wife a few days ago.
It is known the domestic life of
the Fwiskies has not been pleasant
lately, although they were seen to-
gether Monday night.
County Physician Edgar Carroll,
of Dayton, worked over the body
this morning, but all efforts to re-
viye the woman failed The corpse
is now at the establishment of In
dertaker Morgan at South River.
An autopsy will be performed by DR.
Carroll this afternoon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-07
GREAT ANNIVERSARY.

The Danish Hundred Men viii cell
ebrate their eleventh anniversary by
a basket party to be held at Christ
Hanscn's farm, Bonhamtown, Sun
day, September %, 1911. Baskets
can be left at Mckinley Hall, Elm
street, Sunday morning at g O'Clock
and they will be taken TO the picnic
place. The New Brunswick trolley
car leaves every half hour and brings
you within five minutes walk of the
farm. Come every one and bring
your friends. We will enjoy our
selves together as this will be the last
outing. Do not miss the opportunity.
CO. {ITTEE.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-07
DYNAMITE IN BIG CRANE
AT BOSTON NAVY YARD
Special By United Press Wire.

Special By United Press Wire.
Boston, Mass, Sept. 7:-Discovery
of three sticks of dynamite in float
ing crane in the lower end of the
United States navy yard at Charles
town today, caused the officials there
to start an investigation. The dyna-
mite sticks, enough to have wrecked
the whole lower part of the navy
yard, probably killing several hun
dred workmen, were found, it is said,
within five feet of where laborers
were swinging heavy sledge ham
mers. A hundred men mostly iron
workers, were repairing the monst'
crane. The explosive was concealed
in the framework of the crane, but
there was no use for it there.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-07
SHED ON FIRE AT
COPPER WORKS TODAY

A fire of unknown origin was dis
covered in a shed near the Anaconda
laboratory in the Raritan Copper
Works about 7:30 O'Clock this morn
ing. An alarm from box brought
the companies out in time to prevent
any serious damage.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-07
AST0R SECRETARY ON
TOUR FOR MINISTER
speciar By United Press win,

CPtc'Hl " Jh.--t .|=Ha WFe.
New York, Sept 7.--aa.nE Ha. EaE
at every turn by the rafrsaa a. -.a-
listers, Episcopal, Baptist and N.-a-
Odist to marry to Miss Madeline La..
mage Force, Col John jacob ---or
is today reported to have ser. his
private secretary on g motor tour
through Connecticut in an effort to-
discover q clergyman who viii per
form the ceremony. Il was learned
that this was the proposed wedding
day for the Colonel and Miss Force.
but that their plans fell through be-
cause their search with a $1,000 fee
for q clergyman IN Rhode Island was
in vain. Neither Col. Astor nor any
member Of the Force family would
discuss the date Of the wedding.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-07
KEEP BEULAH BIAF0RD
OFF VAUDEVILLE STAGE
Special bu United Press Wire.

Special by United Press Wire.
New York, Sept. 7.-Prominent
women in the metropolis to-day
raised a loud protest against the ap-
pearance of Beulah Binford the sew
enteen year old sweetheart of Henry
Clay Beattie, Jr., in vaudeville in
this city. Her appearance, declared
actresses and professional women,
would be an effront to womanhoOd
that should not be permitted.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-07
SEE THIS DISPLAY.

The Home Cut Glass Co. of Car
bondale. Pa, have on exhibition in
the window of Won Spreckelsen's
Confectionery Store, 146 Smith St,
a number OF cut glass pieces for your
inspection.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-07
notice.! I!

All Republican voters of the 4th
Ward are requested to meet at the
4th Ward Club Room, 3I9 Elm ST, +,
tonight at s O'Clock. Come out-all
of you.
NJ. ]. OLSEN, Sec'y.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-07
TWO AV|ATORS
FALL TO DEATH
Epectdf By United Press WIRE.

spectdi By United Press WIRE.
Straffburg, Germany, Sept. T.
Lieutenant Neumann, an army avia-
tor, and Aviator LeConte, whom he
was carrying as a passenger, were
both killed when their aeroplane
dropped to the ground at Bilzheim
today. These deaths bring the total
aviation fatalities to IT.
You'll find 1t In the NEWS
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-07

AUTOMOBILES rO-. RENT.
Parties taken anywhere day or
night. c. A. Sexton, 70 Smith St,
Phone 1S1.
225S6-7-1O-tf"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-07

Lost-Bottom Of automobile lamp;
suitable reward if returned TO DR..
Melnzer, 2S4 Madison avenue.
275-9-7-1t"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-07
SABOW PAPERS
SIGNED TODAY
Special to the EVENING NEWS.

Trenton, Sept. Governor Viii
son made a requisition to-day upon
Governor Dix, of New York, for the
return to this state Of Louis SabOw,
of Roosevelt, former postmaster
there, who is charged with obtaining
money under false pretense. SabOw
conducted a private bank and the
charge is made by Hungarians who
had deposited with him. He was ar
rested in New York and is being held
in the TOmbs prison.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-07

Wh4. .NHER -fnereas-
ing cloudiness to-
. night and Friday,
Possibly showers
Friday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-07

You'll find 1t IN the NEWS.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-07

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Co'IifIIfoooo UI IWtTIy.
Twenty men from that section of
the city were appointed on a com
mittee to confer with the city faith
ers. They are John Hansen, presi-
dent; John Peterson, secretary;
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with his usually easy cordiality and
sat down by Vernon talking to her
of her exhibits with a charming air
of friendship and intimacy which
her jealous suitor was quick to no.
tice.
Sir Miles Umfraville No doubt it
was this that Father Conroy had in
mind. A baronet-young, eligible
quite tolerably good looking! An
guish seized upon him. The thing
was as yet in its earlier stages. But
he knew well enough that, long be
fore she knows herself to be def
nitely in love with one man, a girl
will refuse others instinctively. And
that was exactly what the Father
had said: Her natural instincts are
against you"
Miles, who came for a few minutes
stayed an hour and half; and it is
true to say that every minute of that
hour and a half was torture to poor
Lionel.
The courtesy with which the ba
ronet took leave of him, and invited
him to the Flower Show, should he
still be at Carronlea the following
afternoon, was to him like bitter
irony The hopes that had been sc
high as he rode to Wishfield were
now broken and trailing in the dust
He went to bed, but not to rest
All night long he never slept.
And, to his own astonishment, his
thoughts were not of Vernon, but
of Laura. Memory awoke. as if tc
be revenged upon him for the years
that she had slumbered. Perhaps il
was the return to England, and Eng
lish ways, which had wrenched bach
his mind to the earlier days, wher
he and she had lived so gayly, sc
utterly without thought for the NOR
row.
He thought of her sitting before
her toilet-table, in their London fla
the profusion of silver brushes ant
bottles, the maid combing out the
long lustrous pale red hair; of one
evening in particular. when he haC
been jealous-quite keenly jealou!
for brief few days. He saw him
self kneeling at her feet, his arm!
| about her, his face hidden in tn.
| white laces and blue ribboned tuck
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there, Just as he had seen her, but
with a difference that sent a cold
thrill of nerves down his spine. He
thought that her arms were out
stretched towards him.
So strong was tne Illusion that
he had to choke back a scream OF
horror He thrust out his own arms
in vehement repulsion-he found him
self staggering, grasping at some fur
nture for support.
1t was nothing. OF course it was
nothing. He passed his hand over his
eyes and nobody was there. But the
moonlight had become a terror; and
he lighted all the candles he could
find and spent the rest of the night
sitting up in a chair, forcing himself
to read the pages of a book, but
with all his attention fixed upon the
problem before him.
When the dawn had fully broken
he lay down az last. And now sleep
came to him He woke weary and
unrefreshed with the contest still un-
determined in his mind. He was as
fully determined as ever in the JUS
tice of his own case. But during the
night his wife seemed, in some oc-
cult way, to have come nearer, 20
have grown into a personality in
stead of a mere abstraction as she
had been during all these years.
And it made a difference
His brain and nerves felt numb
| after the nocturnal struggle, and his
mind turned with aversion from the
thoughts that had racked it. He came
down to breakfast TO find a sultry
morning with heavy purple clouds
threatening thunder.
Vernon, too. looked as if her
nights rest had not been good
Her eyes were unquiet, though her
manner was passive.
How lovely she had looked las.
night, For the first time he had
seen her in an evening gown, and
the combined grace and vigor of her
shape had filled him with admira-
ton.
To his unbounded astonishment a
letter lay upon his breakfast plate
Or. rather. one of those blush dou.
BILE cards with adhesive edges, which
they sell at the postoffice. 1t had
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ers of her breast, telling her how
much he loved her. And then he
thought of the man wnom he had
seen descend that day from the dog
cart. And again he was taken with
that strong shuddering which was al
most nausea.
Violently he told himself that it
was nothing to him. His only course
was to be rid of her, his only mis-
take, that he had not set the law in
motion at once. Perhaps she could
have made Martin marry her in the
earlier stages of his infatuation. Now,
as things were, the poison of that
preposterous notion of the priests
that he was responsible for her-that
he was to blame-that he ought TO
help-would keep on circulating i'll
his mind, depriving him of rest,
worked him up into a fever of ne
CATION, of utter reputation of any
such fantastic claims.
She is nothing to me, nothing to
me-" he kept on assuring himself
me from mine. Not all the priest
craft in the world can make me
think otherwise What, I, in my
prime, devote my life to such a
woman,
q trusted her! / gave her my
honor to keep. and she lost it, That
acquits me-acquits me before any
tribunal, Gods or mans" he urged
to his own heart.
And in fancy he saw her stand
as today she had stood, with that
worn face and dilated eyes, perfume
floating from her, every fold of her
rich garments carefully disposed UP
on her slender frame. The catlike
expression which, as a girl had been
so slight, so charming, just an up
ward curve of lips, a pointing OF
dainty chin, was now prominent
wholly feline. But behind it, since
Father Conroy's words, he saw lurk
ing the despair. the hopelessness.
The vision stood so plainly in his
minds eye that it was almost as
if he saw it. He had been pacing
the floor in the moonlight, to and
fro, to and fro; and as he turned
to face the door he had the hallu
cination that he actually beheld hei
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And he was free.
All unconsciously, Vernon had said
yesterday, IF your wife were dead

And he was free.
All unconsciously, Vernon had said
yesterday, IF your wife were dead
-.
But was she? How was he TO
know? Something might have happen
ed to prevent the execution of her de-
sign. II he rode off at once might he
not not arrive in time?
He felt his force giving way. A
chair was near and he dropped into
it. Vernon stepping in from the gar.
den saw his ghastly face, and ex.
claimed in dismay:
Lionel, you are i'll. Auntie, look
at HIM"
Mrs. Bardsley turned round, saw
the ashen face, and rose from her
chair.
He spoke with difficulty. Il beg
your pardon. A very sudden faint
ness. | shall be all right. May | go
to my room?"
The illness was so apparent that
they sought no reason for it. They
let him go upstairs and sent a maid
TO see If he would have brandy or
sal volatile. He declined both, lock-
ed himself in, fell prone upon the
sofa, his face hidden in his arms,
and fought for control
He had to fight to stifle down
the mad, detestable joy that rushed.
not to be checked, upon his heart.
Free! Free!
And at this cost.
Good God, l must be a DEVIL" he
cried, sitting up and wincing from
his own ghastly face in the ward.
robe mirror.
Opening the letter he re-read it
word by word. oh, if he had but
shown mercy, II he could assure him
self that he had resolved, during
the hours of the night, to rescue
her as the priest advised If he had
gone straight to her house last night
and avowed himself her husband and
taken her away. Or If he could even
feel that such had been his deter
maintain. But 1t had not. He knew
that he had awaked this morning
more than ever resolved upon the
pursuit OF Vernon.
There was but one thing to be
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there is to eat. Help yourself and
us. Vernon, come in, and leave those
pampered animals alone"
Lionel rose unsteadily. He moved
towards the window with an instinct
i've desire for air. Thoughts were
thronging too quickly, he could not
seize them as they flew past. Must he
mount and ride-gallop to Barrow
End to prevent tragedy? That was
the first overmasterlng thought, and
afterwards he was thankful to re-
member that it was so-that his in
stinct, before his mind began to
work, had urged him to Laura's res
cue The morning air, floating to.
wards him, checked the reeling faint
ness. And he knew with conviction
that he was too late. She would not
! have written to him in time for him
| to interfere with her resolution. She
was dead, he knew it: he felt as il
| he could even fix the moment OF
her passing-the moment when he
had turned in the moonlight, seen
her standing there . and repused
| her.
He stood trembling, shaking from
head to foot. One of the kittens
had escaped, and, with tail erect,
like a banner of rebellion, was fly
ing along the terrace with Vernon
in pursuit 1t gave him 4 moment.
He was not to tell. Nobody was to
know. But. if he spoke. If he said
one word, even if he told who was
the writer of the letter, the secret
would he abroad.
But this was awful-horrible,
Was he to sit down and eat his
breakfast, and talk and be as usual,
when Laura lay dead? Was he to
stand by quietly and take no notice
and let the world go on, safe him
self, and freed-freed by this awful
sacrifice?
Dare he profess himself suddenly
i'll and leave the room? Should he
do so. would they connect the action
with the letter just received? Vernon
knew that he had no English cor
respondents. She could hardly fail
to trace some connection. He had
a moment ago professed that he had
not felt so well for months as he did
that morning.