Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-18
BLAME DOCTOR
FOR ESCAPE IN
MURDER CASE
Accused VanisheS Ere
Police Learn Nature
of Crime

Through what the police say is the
gross negligence Of a physician and
of the City Hospital authorities Jo-
seph Pash, of SO Union street, accused
of the murder of Josepr Forgosh, 90
years old. of the same address. in
saloon Saturday night, has managed
to escape arrest.
Forgosh died at the City Hospital
yesterday from traumatic pyscSo-
sis, disease of the mind, brought on
by heavy blow on the head Ac-
cording to his own story, Pash struck
him on the head with q beer stein
weighing two and one-half pounds,
in the saloon of Alex E,rdos, '96 Jack
son street, when he was taxed with
having spoken in an insulting way of
Mrs. Forgosh.
The blow was not sufficient TO bring
unconsciousness, but Forgosh stag
gered to his home and summoned DIR.
James IL. Lowrey, of 70 Congress
street.
DIR. Lowrey. it is said, was aware
that Forgosh had received his injury
in a saloon brawl, but made no re-
port of thosaffair to the police For
gosh remained at his home until
Wednesday, when his condition be-
came so bad that he was removed to
the City Hospital.
Yesterday Mrs. Forgosh appeared
before Acting Judge Rooney in the
Third Precinct Court and asked that
warrant be issued for Pash. From
the story she told the magistrate and
Acting Captain virgins believed the
case to be merely one of assault and
battery, and the warrant was issued
and given to -Plainclothesman Miller
Miller went to the home of Mrs.
Julia Lang. Pash's sister, with whom
he lived, and was informed that the
man he sought was working in the
Edison Company's shops in West Or
ange and would not return until $50
p m. Not aware that there was any
necessity for haste in making the ar
rest Miller returned to Mrs. Langs
apartments at the time her brother
was expected, and was informed that
he would not be home.
Inquiry at the Edison works. where
Pash is said to have been employed
under a name other than his own,
brought the information that the man
had left suddenly late in the after
noon
Forgosh, according to the police.
died at 2:30 yesterday afternoon. At
o'clock Acting Captain Wriggins
SAYS he received a telephone call
from the City Hospital.
HAS a warrant been issued for a
man named Forgosh?" he was asked.
AS is the custom. he replied that
he did not know Then the person
who telephoned from the hospital, the
acting captain says, rang off without
informing him that the man was
dead
The first intimation he had of the
death. virgins says, came from
Mrs. Forgosh, who telephoned to him
after o'clock last night. Then
virgins called up the hospital. and
was told that his Information was
correct. County Physician Mckenzie
was later notified of Forgosh's death.
Hears Man Has Disappeared.
In the meantime, however, Pash
had made good his escape. Plain
clothesman Miller, when he called at
Mrs. Forgosh's home last evening,
found the telegram from the hospital
which broke to her the news of her
husbands death. 1t was through this
telegram, the police believe, that
Pash learned that the man he is ac-
cused OF attacking mad died.
Had the hospital informed him OF
Forgosf's death at the same time
the news was sent TO the widow,