Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-12
MAN IS KILLED
IN FIGHT OVER
MISSING RING
jChn Pajacs Fatally Shot by
Angel Martinez, Who Was
SIashed With Razor
ADMITS THE SHOOTING
Is Held on Charge of Man.
Slaughter Self Defense is
His Plea
ADMITS THE SHOOTING

One man was killed and another
injured so seriously that he had to
be removed to the hospital in fight
which took place at boarding
house at No. Gordon street about
A o'clock yesterday afternoon. Both
men were Guatemaleans and the
fight is said to have resulted from
one man calling the other a thief
following the disappearance of a
diamond ring from his room several
days ago. The dead man is John
PAjacs, about thirty-five years old.
He was fatally shot by Angel Mar
tinez, about thirty years old, who is
suffering from several gashes made
by a razor welded by Pajacs.
Martinez reported to the police
several days ago the theft of dia-
mond ring from his room in the
rcoming house at lower Gordon
street. 1t was not recovered but he
was suspicious of Pajacs. Yesterday
afternoon upon returning from work
at the American Smelling and Re-
6ning Company's plant he Is said to
have gotten into an argument with
Pajacs during which he told PaJacs
to get out of his sight as he did not
rare to associate with thief.
Martinez then started for his
room, according to Manuel Roman,
a man who is being held in CUSTODY
as a material witness to the affair,
he having been present during the
argument and resultant shooting
and stabbing. AS soon as Marti-
rezs back was turned Pajacs is said
TO have drawn razor from his
rocket and leaped at the other man.
Roman shouted and Martinez dash
ed to his bed in an effort to secure
his revolver which was under his
pillow.
Paiacs had jumped upon Martinez
and was wildly slashing the other
mans arms with the razor. Roman
grabbed Pajacs arm in an effort to
prevent his numbering Martinez just
as Martinez raised the revolver
and fired. Two shots were fired.
A .32 calibre revolver was used by
Martinez both bullets passing
through Pajacs' body. One of the
bullets grazed Romans cheek, leav-
ing a raw cut for about two inches.
Both of the bullets passed through
Paiacs' body near the right shoulder.
He died before medical attention
could be summoned.
Following the shooting Martinez
walked to the police station where
he gave himself up and reported the
affair. He was weak from the loss
of blood and was removed under
guard to the hospital for treatment.
q. charge of manslaughter being pre-
ferred against him. He will be
guarded day and night during his
stay in the hospital. He will be
taken to the county Jail upon recov-
ering sufficiently to await trial.
Martinez made statements to
County Detective William Fitzpat-
rick, investigating for the prosecutor,
and to the local police In which he
said he fired in self-defense, it being
a question of his own life or that of
Pajacs.
Coroner Arthur X. Hillpot. of
Metuchen, was called and after
viewing the body permitted it to be
removed to the morgue of James j.
Flynn in this city. Here an autopsy
was performed upon it by County
Physician John l.. Suydam this
morning, a hemorrhage of the lungs
being given as the cause of the mans
ieath. No one has claimed the body
and no burial arrangements have
been made.
AS Martinez gave himself up the
police were not called upon to search
for the guilty party. However, sew
eral of the officers and the chief Wis
tied the boarding house shortly after
the fight to investigate. Officer Will
liam Buchan found the revolver with
two discharged chambers. Detective
John M Nrray, Sergeant John Larson
and Officers Fitzpatrick, Dwyer,
Hansen.A Macdonald and Hartung
were at the house.