Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-07-08
AVERT PANIC IN PLANT
/ AS GIRLS PRAY IN FEAR
T Of B[ACKHAND BOMB
SHOOTING Of MAN
. RESULT Of FFEUD;
. TRAIL H|sENEMY

Hostility between two cousins over
their arrest for larceny resulted in
the probably fatal shooting Of Alex
Deak at his home in Keasbey about
8 O'Clock last night. He now lies in
the city hospital here In a precarious
condition with large bullet wound
in the right side of his neck, while
the police of Woodbridge and county
authorities are seeking his cousin,
Andrew Deak. Wives OF the two men
battled throughout the day yester-
day and the cousins put the finishing
touches on the feud when they had
eaten supper after returning from
work last night. The victim of the
shooting has a wound, which looks
to have been made by bullet Of
thirty-eight calibre In the midst Of
several large blood vessels and
nerves in his neck. He appeared ex-
tremely restless and his condition
grew worse during the night. He was
given first aid by DR.. M. S. Meinzer.
The alleged assailant fled imme-
diately after the shooting Wood
bridge authorities are working with
vigilance on the case today. Chief
of Police Murphy took personal
charge. He directed the search and
to discover clues which might result
In running down the fugitive.
The Deak families lived in same
house, which is situated on hill in
Dahl avenue, In the Keasbey section
Of Woodbridge township. Following
alleged piratical operations. In which
they rowed nightly up the Rarftan
river to the clay bank property of
Charles A. Bloomfield In Bonham-
town and stole lumber, they were
arrested by County Detective Rich
ard A. Peltier May %. The cousins
were to have been arraigned before
Judge DAILY last Friday to answer to
charges OF grand larceny. It was
understood at the time that they
were represented by Stephen F. So
mogyi and that he would endeavor
to make the charges LARCENY instead
Of grand larceny. As result, the
cases we're not moved. This prose-
cution Is understood to have caused
i'll feeling between the men. Bitter
ness grew daily, 1t was claimed and
members of their families fought
N.
reported that Alexander claimed he
and his family could stand 1t no
longer SO decided to remove. They
had began plans to move yesterday,
when the Deak women became en-
gagged in a warm fight. They made
complaint to the Deak cousins last
night and the result was a still more
bitter fight
1t is claimed that Alexander came
out OF his home shortly before .
O'Clock last night and told Andrew
that he would "fix him." One wit
ness declares that Alex then began
to push his cousin down from the hill
on which the house in which they
lived stood. With this, 1t Is declared
Andrew, the smaller one, drew re-
yolver and shot at Alex The latter
fell with a bullet hole in the neck.
DR.. Meinzer was summoned to give
first aid and the police here were
notified. Sergeant McDermott detail
ed Patrolman Lybeck with the city
patrol to remove the victim to the
city hospital.
Dr.. Meinzer found the victim sit
ting on the ground at the scene OF
the shooting He was In a dozen
condition and weak from the loss or
blood His condition was such after
reaching the city hospital that physi-
clans refrained from operating to
recover the bullet. 1t remains i'm
bedded deep in the right side of the
neck. Probing for the recovery of
the leaden pellet will depend largely
on the mans condition.