Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-02-21

w. C. Owens, twenty-nine wears
old, Is the man held In default y
bail. while those temporarily freed
are Patrolman Frank Tonghini.
Ernest Tonghini. twenty-six. OF 3o4
Lawrie street, and Julius Tonghina
twenty-four, of the same address
Stephen Tarloski is the conlplainaiit
against the three Tonghini brotnersS
while Louis Tonghini, fourln|
brother. charges Owens with as4a}1S
and battery. Owens was arr4
by Officer Frank Tonghinl
the-Tonghinis were taken fifts1 u
tody by Officer Bernard Toolan.
According to Tarlosli's accouat
of the sorry affair, shortly after lis
was released from Jail last night ~
connection with his part in the RAD
on his place, he was visited by one
of the Tonghini brothers who, Tar
loski claims, was looking for a fight.
Owens, who was standing nearby ~
the time, suddenly struck Louls
Tonghini below the eye and knocked
him down. Tarloski says Tonghiti8
left the place and nothing more Wa
done in the affair until just befoEse
4 O'Clock this morning. when ~
was awakened by being struck IN
the eye. He charges that he va
held by Patrolman Frank TonghiHs
who was off duty, while other mpil
bers of the family gave him thu
ough beating.
Tarloski says he was knoc!. "
unconscious for a time and when rs
recovered his senses he heard tlta
ToDghinis go toward Owens room
Tarloski then jumped out or llls
second story window and made his
way to the police station, where h3@
told his story and asked to pc lock
ed up for protection. In court this
morning he displayed beaten fast
and his shirt covered with blood.
The Tonghinis, however. deny
that Louis appeared in the saloeb
to look for a fight and declare that
they were summoned to talk over
business matters, Louis being as-
saulted when he arrived.
Officer Frank Tonghini maintains
too, that owens was trying to shoot
his brother Louis. and that he inter-
fered for that reason. The attitude
of the police department toward the
policemans part in the affalr mas
not been determined yet, but Alder
man Albert Waters, chairman of the
police committee said this morning
that the portion of the incident in
volving the patrolman would be
thoroughly aired by the chief. tue
mayor and the police committee. lie
did not say that Tonghini would be-
suspended in the meantime. con-
tending that the suspension was UP
to Mayor Wilson.
In court this morning julius Ton-
ghini admitted that he had beaten
Tarloski in the course of the fraeas
early this morning and his bail was
fixed at 1000 which he furnished.
Bail in the other cases was fixed az
$500 each and was offered by all hut
owens.
I',rc police received notification o
the fracas OF the saloon when Tarlos-
ki appeared following his jump from
the second story, and also When y
telephone cail from neighbors living
in the building adjoining the care
said that murdor was in progress
Acting Sergeant James McGowafi.
William Clooney, Hugh Steed Be-
nard Toolan ana Lester Seamali
we're the officers detailed to tae
scene of the battle The buildiHE
is On Toc,al best and he arrest
ed and appeared against Ernest Toi.
heili in court this morning. ~
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