Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1914-04-29
SHOOTS RIVAL
IN LOVE FEUD
William Konieezny in Hospital
Following Shooting Affair
in Woodbridge.
ALLEGED SHOOTER is HELD
Walla, it is Alleged, Was Jeal-
GUS of His Rival and
Fired at Him.
ALLEGED SHOOTER is HELD

AS the result of a love feud,
engendered through jealousy of q
woman, William Konieezny, about
twenty-five years old, of Colonia, is
in the city hospital with bullet in
his right shoulder, and Frank Walla,
twenty-four years old, is being held
on the charge of attempting to kill
his rival in love.
Walla was arrested at his home at
649 Sayre avenue early this morn
ing, and was taken before the wound
ed man in the hospital for identified
tion. Konieezny declared Walla was
the man and said though 1t was dark
when he was shot he could tell by
feeling Walla's hands. In spite of
this Walla denied being guilty and
was taken to the lookup at Wood
bridge to await arraignment. How
ever, Walla has scratches on one of
his hands, which the wounded man
says he received in the tussle last
night. Walla denies ever owning a
gun, and no weapon was found in his
home when he was arrested. He
says he went to motion picture
show, then to a saloon, and to bed
about IL o'clock last night
Konieezny Is employed on the farm
of Edward G. Cone, wealthy retired
merchant of Dover road, Colonia. He
and Walla are alleged to have loved
servant employed in the household
of Mr.. Cone. About O'Clock last
night Walla is alleged to have come
to Colonia intending to eliminate his
rival suitor in the race for the hand
of the pretty servant girl Accord
ing to the story told by Konieezny,
he WAS preparing to go to bed in the
servants quarters a short distance
from the residence of Mr.. Cone. Some
one knocked at the door and he came
down. He says when he opened the
front door and started into the yard
to look for the caller, he suddenly
faced the muzzle of revolver held
| by Walla. Konieezny sprang on his
alleged assailant, grasping the re-
volver with his right hand AS he
did SO the pistol was fired and he
fell in the yard. His assailant fed
before another shot was fred. The
bullet entered the mans body above
the right lung and lodged in the
Mr.. and Mrs. Cone, attracted by
the shooting, rushed into the yard
and found their workman lying on
from his right shoulder. They, with
the aid of the servant, carried the
man into the house and summoned a
Railway physician, on whose advice
the man was this morning removed
to the city hospital here
Chief Murphy, of the Woodbridge
police, was Immediately notified and
given the name OF Frank Walla, of
this city, whom Konieezny accused
of doing the shooting. About
o'clock this morning. after the Wood
bridge police had searched in vain
for the man around the vicinity of
the scene of the crime, Desk Ser
geant Mulligan, of the local police,
was requested to have Frank Walla
arrested. The sergeant detailed
Patrolmen Gutowski and Rymarczk
to search for the man on the arrival
of Officer Cullinane, of Woodbridge
Officer GutowsH knew Walla and
soon located his address. The three
patrolmen went to No. SAC Sayre
avenue and found Walla in bed after
searching through the house He
denied that he was the man wanted
and held to this denial. However,
he was brought to the police station
to await Identification.
1t seems that the two men had
known each other when they both
lived in this city, Konieezny having
formerly resided In the Budapest"
section He secured a place at the
home of Mr.. Cone, and left to live
there. He knew that by doing so he
would be near his sweetheart, who
was a servant in the household.
Walla is alleged to have become
more Jealous OF his rival when he
learned that Konieezny had out
witted him by securing a job where
the girl worked, and determined, it
is said, to avenge himself Walla
was formerly employed by the Fede-
raj Terra Gotta Company at Wood
bridge, and is now said to be among
those on strike.