Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-01-17
3 men BADLY
CUT IN FIGHT
IN STATE ST.
Four Men Engage in Battle
With Knives After Columbia
Hall Dance.
ONE TAKEN TO HOSPITAL
Three Others Locked Up.-
--Ear Of One Prisoner Near
Iy Severed from Head.

Three men were seriously cut in a
fierce stabbing affray shortly after
midnight. One is in the hospital
with his arm so badly slashed that
he may lose It. Another is in cell
at police headquarters with his right
ear almost severed and several small
er cuts about the right side of the
head. The third victim is also lock-
ed up. He has cuts above and below
the right eye and on top OF the head.
Three were arrested on complaint Of
the man at the hospital.
George Gurenkock. OF 145 Wash
inEton street, is in the hospital and
under arrest. He was cut severely
over the right arm and about the
right side. Steve Romon. twenty-six
years old, of 81 Broad street. is
locked up. He may lose his right
ear. In the cell adjoining the one
he occupies is John Simko. twenty
three years old, OF 145 Washington
street, who is cut about the right eye
and on the head. Romon was at
tended by DR.. G.. w. Tyrrell and be-
fore being removed to the hospital
Gurenkock was attended by DR.. F. C.
Henry. George Romon. nineteen
years old. of 81 Broad street, a
brother of one of the alleged stab
bers, Is in Jail on charge of being
implicated. Simko accused him In
court of being the aggressor. He es-
capped without being hurt. Patrol
man Hartung brought the case before
Recorder Pickersgill this morning
The prisoners were remanded to
await more testimony.
According to Simko, the fight IS
the elimination of race feud which
caused controversy at wedding
celebration about four months ago.
The men met last night at dance
in Columbia hall in State street, op-
posite Commerce street. After they
left the hall about midnight, George
Romon told Simko he had heard he
wanted to beat him. Simko replied
In the negative. In the meanwhile
Steve Romon and Gurenkock appear
I'd on the scene. with the result that
fierce battle ensued. Knives and
,lubs were used, but principally
pocket knives. One OF these was
found near the scene of the fight this
morning.
Gurenkock, the most seriously In
]ured OF the quartet, ran to saloon
after he had been cut and told the
occupants In an excited manner that
an attempt had been made to kill
him. He was told to get an officer.
A few minutes later he met Patrol
man Hartung at State and Washing
ton streets and told of the fight.
AS the officer and the victim were
leaving DR.. C. I. Silks office. Guren-
kock saw George Romon and Simko
across the street. He quietly told
the officer and he started after the
men. They took to their heels. Har-
tung chased them for six blocks be-
| fore he caught them. He turned
them over to Patrolman Quinn and
returned to secure Gurenkock. Owing
| to the short time available to catch
| the fugitives, Gurenkock was taken
out of DR.. Silks office before he re-
ceived medical attendance there.
Hartung took him to DR.. Henry s
office after other participants in the
brawl had been arrested.
Steve Romon was found and ar
rested about 4 o'clock this morning.
| Gurenkock's name was entered on
the police blotter as prisoner at the
same time.