Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-09
PROBE DEATH Of
MONTHS BABY
Father and Mother are Held
During Investigation but
Later Are Released

NEW BRUNSWICK, May a.
The county detectives yesterday at
ternoop and early tins morning were
investigating what they believed &c
be a possible murder case in the
death Of a nine months old baby in
Sayreville, but an autopsy perform
ed ON the body today showed that
the ehild's death was caused by NAL
nutrition, according 10 County Ply
stefan John l.. Suydam, who made
the examination of the body.
Josie Jaworski and her husband.
Peter, who live in the William Fish
or house at Wiley's Corner, Sayre-
Vile, were held in the county Jail
pending investigation of the baby's
death following the report reach
ing Chief of County Detectives
Ferd A. David that inc baby's death
had been caused by her striking her
husband over the head with the in
FAINT. This story was told by e
children who live in the vicinity and
said they saw Mrs. Jaworski per-
form this act after declaring: Il
will kill you with the baby"
AT 10 o'clock last night Coroner
Hubbard, OF this city, telephoned
Chief David that DIR. Beekman, of
South River. had just informed him
of the death of a nine months old
baby girl in Sayreville under suspi-
cious circumstances. David and
Hubbard at once went TO the Jawer-
ski home where they found the baby
dead in its cradle. An examination
is said to have shown black mark
ings on the child's back.
Persons in the vicinity were inter-
viewed and the Investigators told
that the husband had come home
from work in the Sayre and Fisher
factory at $3.50 o'clock yesterday aft
ernoon Immediately after which the
wife went to South River. Upon her
arrival home at $50, David was told.
an argument ensued. Children told
the detective the woman shouted the
threat while she stood on the front
porch and then struck her husband
with the baby. Both man and wife
denied the charges and said the baby
had been taken suddenly i'll and
died.
The husband told Detective David
he brought $50 home from work
with him and gave MS wife $40 to
pay a brother in South River who
had loaned the Jawerski's this.
amount. The man said he then sent
his twelve year old daughter Mary
out to get a half-pint of liquor, Civ
ing her fifty cents with which to pay
for it. The wife had two drinks and
he took one, the man told the
" detective, according to David's
description of the case. When his
wife returned. Jawerski told David
his wife demanded the remaining
money to pay for insurance and his
union dues. There was no fight, the
man said, but his wife took 81 from
him. The man said the baby was
sick in the morning when he went
to work and he suggested sending
for a doctor, but his wife failed to
do it during the day, the child sud-
denly dying at about $3.50.
The wife denied having anything
to drink, said there was no fight and
that she did not take the 81 from
her husband. She said she found
that amount on the bed and took
it. hen he baby was taken sick and
grew worse, she said, she sent for
DIR. Beekman.
The autopsy on the baby this
morning showed all organs to be i'll
good condition, DR.. Suydam reported.
1t was decided to release the woman
and her husband, but refer the case
to the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Children. In the mean
time the county authorities will in
yestigate the sale of the whiskey to
the twelve year old girl. The chill
dren who claimed to have seen the
woman strike her husband with the
baby will be interviewed further, but
little faith is placed in their stories.