Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1923-10-11
CHARGE WOMAN
: WASSTRANCLED
That is Verdict of County Ply
sician Suydam in South
Amboy Murder
WITNESS NOW HELD
"Stevensdale Mike" Maze
dowski Held in Alleged Muir
der of Friends Wife
WITNESS NOW HELD

SOTTTH AMBOY, Oct. IL oeatii
nv strangulation' was the verdict Oh
Conntv physician Suydam after ms
exanination of the body of MIS-.
Iosenh Leyendowski, at lab Augusta
utreet this city yesterday afternoon
rrha dead woman,s husband was tax
on into custody by local authorizes
nc s,Ispicious character ana later
charged by County Detectives DaVld
and Eitspatrick, with murder. Inc
latest development in the case was
the holding by the authorities Oh
Michael Mazed owski, alias stevens
dale Mike" as a material witness III
che case. Mazedowski admitted to
the police and county detectives yes
terday that he had been at the Lev
endowski home on Monday when the
quarrel started, but left while 1t was
under way. The police are OF the
..opinion that Mazedowskl knows
Xnore about the case than ne tolu
He was held Wltnout
&bonds and sent to the county jail TO
wait further investigation.
u The man. it is understood. then
attacked his wife showering her with
blows about the face and hnaiiy
grabbed her by the throat. inc
woman finally fell in an UNCONSCIOUS
condition to the floor. Rumors nave
it that he finished by kicking the
woman in the stomach.
The woman never regained con-
seriousness. DR.. Il. A. Meacham Was
called as was DR.. kinney; ElloI.s 1s
TO revive the woman failed and she
died II is understood that Leven-
dowsixi refused for a time to consent
IN having a doctor called. 1t is be-
lieved that he finally was persuaded.
II is understood that the doctors
refused to sign burial permit ana ana
Coroner Hillpot was called TO TINS
city. lila
Sergeant Patrick Ryan was caiied
on the phone and given scattered
details of the affair by an unlnter-
ested party. The sergeant dlspatcn-
ed an officer to the scene. the ser
geant was of the opinion mat VINO
eve. was resonpsible for the outrage
wo,,ld attempt to do away with the
body and ordered his men to investi-
gate. Levendowski was not at MS
home when the police made min
l1te survey of the body, but arrived
during the examination. He was
Immediately placed under arrest
and taken to the city nall, Wnere
upon questioning he answered at al
times that "she fell down the stairs
Al the request of Coroner Hillpot,
County Physician Suydam was callea
TO this city, where this statement
that death was due to stranguiation
brought the county detectives mere,
The arrest of Mazeedowski folloWeo ,s !
and both were questioned in the
Toavor's Office of the city hall. IL
was said last night that the stories
oe both men were far from being the
same. County Detectives David ana
Fitzpatrick took both men to New
Brunswick last night
While all the investigation Is go
ing on the three small children OF
INC dead woman are in the care OF
Friends. All too young to realize the
unfortunate state of affairs. Ihe
Oldest child is said to be only hve
while the youngest is five weeks oln'
The authorities have in thelr pos
session statements from eyewltnesses
to the crime to the effect that LeVen-
dowski beat his wife. numerically
on Monday. after his return from
nearby town, where it was said he
went to purchase apples. According
10 an unofficial statement, a Mrs.
Oenuteyich, neighbor, and the
woman who cared for the Leven-
dowski woman until the time of her
death. is one of the material wit
nesses. This woman is reported as
saving that Mrs. Levendowski since
the time of the beating until her
death failed to utter one word.
Levendowski, himself, insists that
the woman fell down the stairs or
her home, but the investigation on
the body revealed very plainly the
marks of fingers on her throat, the
authorities say. Her blackened
ewes and badly DISTORTED nose, to-
eether with other marks of violence.
on the dead woman's body, gave
every reason to believe that the man
lied.
Spazmodic beatings, If rumors are
correct. seemed to be the lot of the
dead woman. From the sections of
the city where the Levendowskrs
lived, came rumors all day yester-
day that the woman had hard road
to travel with Levendowski. Her
easy going way and her inclination
to forgive, were perhaps the main
reason for her persistent attempts
to change the ways of the man.
From the many rumors current,
.hhe following is the sum of the whole
Vase as it now rests: Levendowski,
with Mazedowski, in horse drawn
vehicle, went to Keyport or some
place in that vicinity for apples. The
pair were gone for the greater part
OF the day. Upon the arrival of the
two at the Augusta street address a
storm of dissatisfaction broke forth
from Levendowski and lively quar-
rel followed.