Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-09-16
Frank Tokacs, Is Years Old,
Held in Jail When Paul
Goetz, Also Is, Dies from
Severe Wound Under Heart.
CASE Is MOST PECULIAR
Police Officials Think Boy Will
Never be Convicted and One
official Doubts Indictment
on Account of Youth.
CASE IS MOST PECULIAR

Paul GoetZ, fifteen years old, who
was stabbed directly below the heart
following quarrel with one of his
boy chums Tuesday night, died at
his home, go Cortlandt street,
about 8 o'clock last night. Death
resulted from an internal hemor-
rhage caused by the puncture of a
large blood vessel as the left lung
was penetrated by the penknife used,
according to DR.. L. Siegel, the at
tending physician. Frank Tokacs,
Affteen years old, of 705 Cortlandt
Street, is being held without bail to
answer to a charge of murder. He
was taken to the county Jail in New
Brunswick today to await the action
of the grand jury. 1t is possible
that bail for his release, pending
this action, will be accepted by
Judge DAILY. Young Tokacs is ac-
cused of stabbing the Goetz boy to
death with the blade of a small,
pearl-handled penknife one and one
half inches long. His defense is that
young Goetz ran into the blade.
The case is one Of the most pecu-
liar on record in the county, If not
in the state. Police officials are in
clined to believe that the accused
boy will not be convicted, and one
official even ventured to predict that
the grand jury would not even indict
the Tokacs boy. The popularity lies
in the claim of witnesses that Tokacs
stood with his knife in hand with
both blades open both before, during
and after the argument In question.
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Goetz with one quick jab at the
heart Immediately after Goetz had
slapped him in the face Young
Goetz, the victim, was the aggressor,
according to all evidence submitted
thus far.H
Stabbing Took Place In Store.
The stabbing took place in an ice
cream and confectionery store in
Cortlandt street about 9 o'clock
Tuesday night the Goetz and Tokacs
boys had gathered there with num-
Der of others to buy ice cream cones,
sodas, penknives and the like All
witnesses seem to agree on the point
that Tokacs had his penknife in
hand and both blades open while ex-
hibiting it for sale before the argu-
ment with Goetz He failed to sell
the knife and then became engaged
in hot wrangle with Goetz. The
latter said he would slap Tokacs
The latter said GO ahead" and
dared him to do it. An instant later
the Goetz boy did slap Tokacs, ac-
cording to witnesses. The boys
clashed and fell over a chair, wit
nesses said. A moment later Goetz
co n II ha mit 1of Lo
been stabbed, while Tokacs fed.
Goetz asked for a doctor He was
removed to his home and DR.. Siegel
was summoned
The wound was found to be in
vital spot, directly under the heart.
The knife blade, though small one
pierced large blood vessel and
the left lung, causing an
internal hemorrhage, which caused |
death. 1t was not the length but |
the depth and location of the stab !
wound which made it fatal, declared |
DR.. Siegel. He took two stitches in |
1t. The victim suffered under a high |
fever yesterday.
The alleged stabber ran to his |
home, where he was later arrested |
by Patrolman Kasprczak He was |
locked up pending the outcome of
the victims injury and he cried ali !
lay in cell yesterday. He stead
lastly protested his innocence and
asked to be permitted to go home.
This morning his father, sister and
)ther relatives called on him and
the sad news of the death
20 the young prisoner. He cried and
almost collapsed upon hearing it.