Evening journal., 1917-07-24
TWO MEN ARE Held
ON MURDER CHARGE
LIGHTER and Bostek Fought
DobroSielski on Night
of Murder
WITNESSES TELL OF
FATAL FIGHT

TEX were given preliminary hearings
in Municipal Court this morning,
charged with the murder Of John NJ.
Dobrosielski on July 10. LIGHTER was
represented by Harry P. Joslyn. who
vigorously demanded that the men
be given separate hearings, but the
motion was denied.
Drs. P. A. NJ Rovitti and II. w.
Briggs told OF conducting the post
mortem, and that death was due TO
pulmonary hemorrhages, caused by
an incised wound about two inches
deep, which severed the aorta. Both
physicians denied finding any signs
Of pistol bullet wounds in the body.
Adam Dobrosielski testified that he
had identified the body Of the man in
the morgue as that Of his brother.
Konstanty Grabkowsh testified that
the accused, the deceased and himself
attended the party at No. 314 Cedar
street, Adams house. and that during
the evening Bostek and the deceased
had an argument as to who was
boss" at the house, Adam, or the de-
ceased. This argument was continued
on the sidewalk. and Bostek struck
the deceased in the breast, and knock
ed him backward. Deceased came
forward again, and then witness heard
a shot or two, when he went away.
Several other shots were heard, the
witness said, but they seemed far
away.
On cross-examination the witness
testified that LIGHTER. whom they
called 'Mexim." was at least ten feet
away from John Dobroslelski when
the shots were fired and when the man
was staggered bv Bosteks shove"
Adam Dobrosielski tod OF the party
and the trouble afterward. He identi-
fed LIGHTER or Maxim as the man
who fred two shots at his brother the
deceased, and ran down Coleman
street. with John chasing him. Adam
ran after his brother, who said he had
been shot but 1T does not hurt" He
sad his brother was bleeding from
a wound in his breast and described
his death
, During the cross-examinatiOn oi
the witness by Attorney Joslyn. there
was quite a tilt between him and as
sistant city solicitor. due TO the for.
mer approaching closely the witness
Mr.. Malloy insisted -on his STANDING
further away and not "bull-dozing'
witnesses. a proceeding which Mr.
Joslyn Indignantly denied.
Stanley Kulas testified that he saw
Bostek strike the deceased in th'
breast, knocking him back some fev
steps. and then Bostek and Lichte
started 70 run away. Witness did no
- see anything in Bostek's hand.
- Harry C. Vandegr.ft a special ON
- Ger Of the Philadelphia and Readin
z railroad, testified that two men cam
down to where he was standing. on
Of whom he identified as LIGHTER. A
q he went to arrest LIGHTER a pistc
b bullet whizzed past his ear. He sal
e he searched the man but found moth
' ing on him. He said the man tol
4 him NJ some men shooting at him afte
r a party on Cedar street. He said h
( took the man home and then returne
q TO the railroad yards. 10 be later calle
e by the police 10 accompany them {
arrest him. He testified 10 trying {
!. assist the map to secure warrant 10
= the men who he said had shot at him.
o Elmer II. Keyser. telegraph opera
tor at the Sixth avenue tower, tol
I of following the blood trail aroun
a until they found the pistol and SON
I cartridges. one OF which was 1amme
= in the mechanism, and banded th
= whole business to PatrOlman Flyn
L Flynn identified the pistol and co
roborated Keyser's testimony as
/ following the bloody trail and loca
> ing the pistol
:, Detective Sergeant Green ident
. fed the pistol and the knife Wit
. which the murder is alleged to na'
" been committed. He said he secure
= the latter under the mattress OF q
- bed where Bostek slept in Trento
,, He said the accused man told hi
= where to get II, and later identih'
it as the knife with which he c
the deceased He testified that Bo
tex admitted striking at John wi
the knife to cut him in the arm, al
that he cut the man in S1e brea
Z in mistake. The knife, small, tv
y inch poeketknife, was admitted
evidence.
e, Detective Kempski told of the CO
10 fession made by Bostek. in which {
rs latter told OF striking at the deceas
80 when the latter rushed at him a
- LIGHTER. He said the man said
- went TO Chester and there took ira
ts for Trenton.
80 Both men we're held without b
% for trial in the Court Of Oyer e
st Terminer.