Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-05
DRIVER OF CAR that
FATALLY INJURED
BOY HELD INBA|L
Joseph MikuIa Dies in City
HospitaI-Harry Lieber,
Motorist, Held

Joseph Mikula, thirteen years old
of 917 State street, died at the City
Hospital about o'clock this morn
ing from injuries received in an acci-
j dent on outer State street yesterday
afternoon. A ruptured liver was
given as the cause of his death.
According to the report of Harry
Lieber, nineteen of 319 Smith street,
made to Lieutenant Andrew Jensen,
twenty-five minutes after The acci-
dent occurred, the boy ran in front
of his car as he stepped out of the
way of a southbound car. Liebers
car was going north on State stree!
and the accident occurred in the vi
cinity of the United Lead works
plant.
VIXEN police headquarters received
word of the death of the boy this
morning, Lieber was notified by tele-
phone and came to headquarters
where he was Booked up by Lieuten-
ant William Calvin on manslaugh-
ter charge. He was arraigned be-
fore Recorder Harold E. Pickersgin
and held without bail, and later
taken before Judge John P. Kirkpat-
rick in the county court to furnish
94ly5 to await tAs action Of the grand
After hitting the boy. Lieber pick
ed him up and took him to the office
of DR. NJ. 8. Coble who reported that
the boy was. injured internally and
also had a good sized lump on mis-
forehead. According to Lieber's re-
port to Lieutenant Jensen. DR.. Cob. e
said the boys condition was not
serious. From DIR. Coble's office tho
boy was removed to the hospital.
The injured lad became worse
hnnt & n'r1nnIr IaS ioh
tors NJ. S. Meinzer. j. G. Wilson and
NJ f. Urbanski performed an opera
tion at 10 o'clock. The boy passed
away at o'clock this morning.
AS a result of an investigation By
Motorcycle Officer Frank Seiboth of
al accident at the corner of State
street and Buckingham avenue on
Night. in which it WAS charged, an
autoist drove away aftef hitting Ed
ward Chorborowski of AT Miller
street, a hearing on the case is
scheduled before Recorder Harold
e. Pickersgill tonight.
The accident was reported to the
police by Theodore Anderson and
the number of the car which hit the
boy was given as 146, 414 or 146, AL.
Officer Seiboth learned that the car
was 146,441 and is owned by the
Perth Amboy Hardware company,
according to the police report. and
driven by r. r. Anderson of the
Y. M. C. A. at the time.
The two Andersons and Charles
Hewitt are scheduled to appear in
Coutr tonight, Theodore Anderson as
a witness, and it is not known what
part Hewitt will play. Choborow
ski was not seriously injured.
Lieutenant Andrew Jensen re-
ceived a telephone cali from a citi-
zen on Saturday night that an au-
tomobile, N. J. 1892. hit boy and
look the injured lad away. The boy
was not taken to the local hospital,
Lieutenant Jensen learned.
On a. charge of driving an auto
mobile without a registration card
lohn Medbe of Trenton was arrested
@n Saturday night by Officer John
Kurpiel.
This arrest followed a collision OH
outer Smith street between the Tren-
ton car and that of John Kubinak
of 1SS Gordon street, which was
standing in front of 419 Smith street.
Medbe was driving west on Smii
street at the time. No one was in
jured. but the Kubinak car was
slightly damaged.
Medbe was taken to headquarters
and his car held until he returned
with his registration card. He then
was given a summons to appear be-
fore Recorder Pickersgill tonight.