Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-08
FREES WOMAN
WHO SHOT HIM
August LeibeI, of Port Read
ing, Furnishes $1,000 for
Wife Held in County Jail
SHE HAD DESERTED HIM
Man Released From Hospital
Yesterday With Two Bull
let's in Body, Frees Wife.

August Leibel, Of Port Reading
who was shot by his wife about two
weeks ago and was released from
the Railway Hospital yesterday, this
morning went to New Brunswick
and furnished $4,000 bail in order
that his wife might be freed to
await trial. Despite the fact that
Leibel still has in his body both of
the bullets fired at him by his wife
from a revolver, his first move up
on getting out of the hospital
where he has been detained since
the shooting, was to secure the
to the county seat In order that his
wife might be released.
This case is one of the most un-
usual that has ever come before the
Middlesex county authorities as
neither Leibel nor his wife has
made any statement which would
explain the cause for the shooting.
When questioned by the police fol-
lowing her arrest on a charge of
assault with intent to kill. Mrs. Lei
bel refused to make any statement
whatsoever. Turing the time he
was in the Railway Hospital Leibel
remained silent on the cause for his
wife's attack upon him.
Leibel, who is thirty-four years old.
is a locomotive engineer on the
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad.
The couple have three children,
August, Alfred and James, ages.
eight, five and three. respectively.
The shooting occurred at night, both
bullets passing through Leibers back.
The shooting is said to have resulted
from a quarrel between the man and
~ to x.r4f Of which fa nnf
known. A .32 calibre revolver was
used and the noise of the shots at
tracted the attention of neighbors
who rushing to the house found
Leibel with blood flowing from two
wounds and his wife standing calmly
by.
From information received by the
police of Woodbridge township and
the county authorities all has not
been "clear sailing" at the Leibel
home, the wife having left her hus-
band last fall and remained away
for about six weeks. Leibel at the
time placed several advertisements
on the front page of the EVENING
NEWS asking her to return to her
three children. Each of these ad-
yertisements was signed by A.
Leibel and some of them read as
follows:
Mother, please come home and
care for your three babies and for
give me for wronging you. Mall at
Perth Amboy postoffice for you.
Loving husband"
Mother, you are putting your
babies in a home November 8. Save
their name. Come home. Bring
some warm clothes. Will sell out
November 12"
Mother, James very i'll. Care
for them. Make them happy. For
get the past. Come home"
Mother, would you like to be in
a home like your babies for nine
teen years and for no cause. NO
one to care for them. Give them
freedom. Return to them"
About two weeks after the hrst
of these ads. appeared in the NEWS
the mother was located working In
a South River boarding house and
she was prevailed upon to return to
her husband and children.
After being released from the
Railway Hospital yesterday Leipei
went to the Woodbridge police sta
tion and asked the chief If 1t would
be possible to see his wife In the
county Jail. Arrangements were
made for him to do so. This morn
ing he called at the Office of his
wife's counsel, Senator Thomas
Brown, and informed David Will
entz that he would furnish the nee
essary bail in order that she be re-
leased. Man and wife returned TO
their home in Port Reading to-
pefher.