Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-10


many witnesses of the attack.
Korske was walking along Spring
field avenue within sight of the Court
House yesterday when tall young
man bumped into him.
"why don't you lock where you are
going?" spectators heard Korske de-
mand of the stranger
"Why don't your" retorted the other,
striking Korske to the ground.
Evidently thinking that Kcrs'5e was
not seriously hurt the strangs
to walk away. but finally u a
run when he noted in d nackward
glance that the victim had n regained
his feet.
After a minute Korske arose to his
feet, apparently only stunned. and went
to his home. There he complained to
his wife that he felt a funny pain"
in his head, but scoffed at the sugges-
ton of going to a doctor. Early today
he became semi and was re-
moved to the City Hospital, where It
was fund that his skull was fractured.
He died a short time after being ad-
mitted to the hospital.
Witnesses of the attack were too con-
fused to remember the stranger except
that he was tall
The police first abandoned the case
when they heard the man had recov-
cred, but early this mofning tele-
phone to the First precinct police told
of his increased danger, and a call was
sent to the City Hospital for an am
bulance.
Died at O'Clock.
AS soon as he arrived there surgeons
examined the back of his head, where
he had fallen, and found he was suf-
fering from a fractured skull. He
sank gradually until shortly after 9
o'clock today, when he died, having
been unconscious since late last SIT.
Captain Carroll, of the detective bu-
reau, assigned Detective Sergeants
Keogh and Maier to the case, and Cap
tain Ryan, of the First precinct. put
Plainclothesmen Smith and King 10
-SEerrllE on it UP to noon TO-DAY they
had made no arrests, but had several
facts that will probably lead to cap.
ture before tomorrow morning.
AssaiIant Described.
The assailant is described by Mrs
Benjamin Friedman, of Springfield
avenue, who saw the occurrance from
start to finish, as a tall youth, prob
ably rs years old, who wore a light
gray suit and light gray soft hat. He
was smooth shaven, stood about six
feet tall and was powerfully built.
Korske, it is claimed, did not strike
a blow In the mix-up.
Mrs. riedman told a very coherent
story of the affair when questioned
by Sergeant Maier, of police headquar-
tors.
1T was sitting in front of the store
here" she said, taking care of it dur
ing my husbands absence. Korske
was coming down the crosswalk be-
tween here and the Court House, on
his way home, and the other man was
walking up Springfield avenue. He
might have been a little intoxicated,
but I wouldn't be sure of it. Anyway,
they came together right In front of
the store, and I heard Korske say to
him, Why don't you look where you're
going?'
THAT seemed to anger him, and he
shouted back, Why don't you look
ycurself?' AS soon as he said it he
drew back and hit Korske in the chest,
and knocked him down with one blow,
He ran up Springfield avenue, and even
though | yelled as loud as 1 could to
stop him. nobody moved, and they all
Just gathered around Korske, where he
had fallen.
When 1 saw him get up and walk
away I thought he was all right"