Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-02-16
CHARGES 8 COPS
BEAT AND SHOT
MAN; TO PROBE
PatroImen RymarCzk, Martin
and Muska Under Charges
for Beating Prisoner and
Not Reporting the Same.

men on the police force Chief of Po-
| lice Patrick j. Burke would have
suspended three patrolmen this
morning, pending an investigation of
their actions Sunday night, when
they are alleged to have black jack
| ed and shot a man arrested for dis
orderly conduct.
On charges of neglect of duty and
acting unbecoming q guardian of the |
law, the chief will have the men ar
raigned before the police committee
of the Board of Aldermen, of which |
Alderman John Kutcher, of the
fourth ward, is chairman. The three |
men under charges are Patrolmen
Martin Rymarczk, John Martin and |
Michael Muska. Rymarczk will also |
be called on to tell why he reported |
Alex Macskos, twenty-five years old, |
of Railway, as only having been ar
rested for disorderly conduct, when |
he is declared to have known that |
the man had been shot and dubbed |
| by the patrolmen
| AS stated in yesterdays NEWS, |
Paul Shafer and Alex Macskos, of |
Railway, were arrested for disorderly |
| conduct in State street, near Wayne, |
| by Patrolman Rymarczk, and fined |
$15 and $40, respectively The for
mer was charged with assaulting |
Rymarczk when the officer attempt
ed to apprehend Macskos. Their fines |
were paid early yesterday morning |
and they were released. However,
when Macskos was arraigned his
right arm was bloody, which attract
ed the suspicion of a NEWS man.
The reporter asked the officer what
was the matter with the man and if
his arm was broken. Patrolman
Rymarczk replied that he did not
know that anything was the matter
with him. The NEWS man then in
formed the patrolman that the man
must have been hurt as his arm was
bloody. The officer then said that |
Macskos must have been hurt before
he was arrested The NEWS man |
later questioned Desk Sergeant Dun
ham. who had not seen the man vabs |
| aGraigned, e.nd said be did moor sr!
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n. him. The man, however, wa
re brought to the police station Will
lg Desk Sergeant McDermott waF ol
'r duty, thoug,,, nc record was mad
s. that he was hurt In any way.
n Man Shot, Chief Says.
sr The incident was passed and for
g. gotten until Chief Burke received
l. telephone message from Chief Ram
In sey, of Railway, Informing the loca
n chief that a man had been attendet
n at Railway by DR.. Cladek, and tha
I'd the victim declared that he had bee
)r shot in Perth Amboy, The chief an
er Sergeant Durham compared tn
n name given by the Railway chief wit
lie those arraigned in the morning an
20 found that the man attended by Dl
Cladek was the same one as who ha
ne been fined earlier in the morning b
ed the recorder. Chief Burke's suspicfo
IT, was aroused then that somethin
had been covered up by the patro
men, and determined to sift the fact
to the bottom. He sent Detectiv
ny Sergeant Huff to Railway to brin
r. Macskos back to this city 80 that a
nd investigation could be made. TIL
ly detective arrived with the victim a.
mt ter 4 o'clock, and Macskos, afte
to making q statement, was taken to th
RI Office Of DR.. Meinzer and then to tn
le, city hospital, where he is now reco'
at ering from bullet wound in h
be right forearm. Two bones wer
1T smashed by a thirty-eight calibr
I'd bullet. The man has wounds also o
his head.
In his statement to the police tn
man said that he, Paul Shafer, an
another friend had come to this cit
an early Sunday morning to attend tn
ay Greek Catholic church in Broa
,rt street. He said they stopped to sc
as friends here In the afternoon, an
ca had few drinks, and were in hal
er py mood when they stood on the cur
ps in upper State street, shortly befoI
he s o'clock waiting for a Railway ca
at He says that while they stood thei
lie they were singing, that two men
en- civilians clothes demanded that the
or stop singing, and when they contil
Mt ued the two men drew policemen
IL Jacks and dubbed them; that the
retreated, and as they ran one fire
ut his revolver after them. He said thi
an officer came on the scene, an
also chased him, and placed him VI
der arrest.
Patrolman Rymarczk says he W;
,g. making call to the station when
as heard three shots fired, and folloy
IN ing up the reports came on the fe
re- ing men. He says he gave chase an
sr- fired three shots in the air. Patro
ne man Muska admits that he fire
three shots in the air also. Ju
ms which shot the man has not bee
an learned but Chief Burke has ordere
fl each of the three patrolmen to NAL
ill a sworn statement of the facts to hi
ON today. In the report of the affa
is Patrolman Rymarczk mentioned I
shooting, nor did he mention ii
other patrolmen's part in the affai
though Chief Burke has learne
that Muska and Martin rode to tt
police station with Rymarczk. I'll
te first two were in civilians clothes,
10 it was not their trick on duty.
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