Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1914-12-21
WOODBRIDGE MAN'S
PLEA, SELF-OEFENSE,
IN HOMICIDE CASE
Nephew Of Recorder Ashley IS
Charged with MansIaughter
Following Death Of Roosevelt
Man After a Fight.

The death of laborer of Roose-
velt at the Alexian Brothers hospital
In Elizabeth about 2 o'clock Satur-
$ day afternoon, has resulted In for
NAL charge of mansluaghter being
made against William Treen, of
Woodbridge, a prominent and highly
respected young man cf Woodbridge,
who is a nephew of Recorder Ashley,
Of that place,
Frank Polinkos, twenty-six years
old, the victim, according to an au-
topsy held yesterday afternoon at
Wood briNge, died from hemorrhage
of the brain At the hospital the
mans skull In the vicinity of his left
temple, was found to have been frac-
tured and blood vessel of the brain
punctured, which caused the hemor-
rbage Following the mans death.
1t was learned that he was injured in
brawl Thursday night at Sewaren.
in which young -Treen and two other
young men from Woodbridge and the
deceased and two others Of his na-
ticnality from Roosevelt, are said to
have been implicated.
When young Treen learned Of the
death of Polfnkos he gave himself up
to the Woodbridge authorities and
was released on formal charge of
manslaughter by Recorder Ashley
ntil bail can be fixed by Judge Day
today. County Detective Richard A..
Peltier, after investigating the case,
declared this morning that it seemed
purely case Of self defense. For
several hours after the man died and
1t was learned that he had been in
an alteration shortly before his
death, the prosecutors office, Wood
bridge, Roosevelt and Perth Amb oy
police worked on the case, which
presented phase OF mystery, as the
man had died without naming his
assailant Chief Of Police Harring-
ton, of Roosevelt, says he was noti-
fed shortly after the man died, and
that he learned that Treen was I'M
--z5z af--g In the affair through two
friends OF the deceased, who accom-
panied him Thursday night when the
fight occurred He notified the prose-
cutters Office and the Woodbridge
police, and authorities from all three
sourt es got busy on the case.
1t seems that William. Treen, Ed
ward Mawby and Edward Webber, of
Woodbridge, were on the II o'clock
trolley car going from Perth Amboy
to Woodbridge Thursday night. The
victim and two other men, Andrew
Mitko and Louis Mitko, of Roosevelt,
were also on the car.
According to the story or the
Woodbridge young men, the con-
ductor had some trouble in getting
the fares of the Roosevelt men, as
fN va n
Some unpleasantries arose between
the Woodbridge and Roosevelt ,tr1os,
and according to the former one of
the latter declared that he would
FIX Treen when they got to Wood
bridge. The Roosevelt men got Off
the car in Woodbridge avenue on the
east side of the Central railroad, in
tending to walk home. Young Treen
SAYS he thought it was Woodbridge
and also got off, followed by Webber,
Mawby staying on the car. Treen
says when he reached the ground
Polinkos struck him with bottle
and another of the Roosevelt crowd
assaulted him. He saye he then de-
Tended himself, and is declared to
have been assisted by Weber. Young
Treen is a mason by trade and mus
cularly built, and he and Weber
are declared to have gotten the best
of the Roosevelt crowd, Polinkos
and Andrew Mike being knocked
sse&n. The two Woodbridge men,
Wing they had jumped off the car
&c wrong switch, caught the con-
y.sor on the other side of the Cen
trail tracks and rode home.
Mawby, the third Of the Roosevelt
trio, after seeing that Polinkos was
Knocked down, Is said to have secur-
ed Patrolman Simonson, who sum-
moned DR.. 1. T. Spencer. DR.. Spen-
Ger examined the man and declared
that he only seemed to be drunk. The
man was in condition to walk home.
being accompanied with his two COM
panions and part OF the way with the
officer. At $50 o'clock the next
morning DR.. J. Wantoch, of Roose
welt, was called to the victims home,
and found him suffering with a frac-
tured skull and hemorrhage of the
brain At midnight the physician
had him taken to the Elizabeth hos
pftal. Dr. Wantoch declared this
morning it appeared to him the mans
skull had been fractured near the
temple by the blow of a fist. The
two companions of the deceased de-
clare that none was intoxicated, and
that they were attacked as soon as
they left the car at Sewaren by
Treen and Webber, who proceeded
''to beat them up
Joseph E. Stricken has been re-
tanned to defend young Treen and de-
clared this morning there was Sc
rious question as to whether 1t was
a manslaughter case or only one of
accidental death. The autopsy was
held yesterday by DR.. Riva, Of Mill |
town. acting county physician In !
place of DR.. Carroll, who is i'll; DIR. |
I. T. Spencer, DR.. M. s. Meinzer and |
Howard Voorhees,. The victim will |
be buried tomorrow afternoon in ST
James cemetery. Woodbridge. He is
survived by wife and child. in his |
native land He was employed on
tho coal docks at Port Reading.
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