Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-02-24
Beaten TO Death
by Gang After
Party Here.
SIX ARRESTED
Two Charged With Deed
Body Found in Donald Ave-
nue. Covered With Blood. -
Martin Martoniz Came
Here to Attend Social

: County Physician Carroll perform
ed an autopsy this afternoon and de-
clared there vas no evidence of gun
wounds. He said death was due to
fractures of both temples, due to the
wounds inflicted over the eye and in
the back Of the head. 1t was the
contention Of Coroner Flynn after
the autopsy they were caused by
some instrument, such us a stove
poker.
In one OF the most brutal murders
! committed In recent years. Martin
Martoniz. a wealthy property owner
Of sos Second avenue, New York
city, was beaten and probably shot
to death in Donald avenue, about
11.15 o'clock last night. Following
a c~histening party in his brothers
home at AT Mary street, he was set
! upon and brutally beaten with a
heavy bar and a weapon In the
form of a blackjack. There are deep
holes over the right eye and in the
back Of the head. The upper part If
the face is a mass OF bruises and
there are wide ridges about the
body.
The authorities Of the city and
county are hard at work on the case.
They have yet to learn the true Cause
of the murder. Conflicting stories are
told by participants and witnesses.
! William Walickf, twenty-seven years
old, of Parker street, and Frank
Darash, twenty-one years old, of
Hall avenue are being held without
bail, charged with the murder. The
murdered man's brother, Frank, and
three other foreigners living In the
vicinity of the home were arrested as
material witnesses and placed under
bonds to appear when wanted.
Martin Martoniz, had come with
his family. composed Of his wife and
two children, from their home in
New York to attend a christening
party at home of Frank Martoniz. at
AIT Mary street. Friends were
gathered from throughout the city
and a jolly time was spent during
most OF tho evening. According to
witnesses. the New Yorker was the
victim OF jealousy because OF his ex-
cellent financial circumstances. his
fine. manly appearance, attractive
family and the good lothes they
wore. He was picked" upon a good
part Of the evening, until at one
stage, It is declared. he accused m
Of his prosecutors Of carrying a re-
volver. This only served to arouse
extended bitterness against him. A
demand was made that a search be
made OF the man accused OF having
such a weapon. None was found and
Martoniz was further criticized.
About IL o'clock the bitterness
developed into a fight and Martoniz
was chased from the house with sew
eral angry men following. He was
followed for q distance OF slightly
nor than 800 feet, westward and
was overtaken in Donald avenue,
about 100 feet north of Harrington
street, where he was brutally beaten.
Witnesses declare two men pummel-
ed him numerically with weapons
and that one OF the m%urderers sat
on him and pounded his head with a
weapon which resembled a black
jack. Several witnesses, including a
sa~loonkeeper Of Cleveland avenue,
testified to hearing two shots fred.
Walicki and Darash. the accused
men, deny killing Martoniz. They
said the deed was done by his own
friends who were chasing them.
Both declared that there had been a
brawl at the christening party and
that 1t had resulted in a sort of a
free for all fight, which concluded on
the street. They testified to being
chased by a gang led by Martoniz be-
cause he had bee molested at the
party: that while running in Donald
avenue, Martin Martoniz fell. and
his own friends. mistaking him in
the darkness of night for one OF
them, set upon and killed him. They
went quietly to their homes, where
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