Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1923-08-23
BOY INSTANTLY
KILLED HERE
Dump Wagon Runs Over Head
of John HonCSauSki in
CortIandt Street
DRIVER UNDER ARREST
Several Other Accidents Are
Reported Woodbridge Resi-
dents Skull is Fractured
DRIVER UNDER ARREST

Eight year old John Honcsauski
of 725 Cortlandt street, was instant
ly killed yesterday afternoon when
a dump wagon belonging to Peter
Hansen OF 317 Elm street. and driy-
ed by John Novak of GAS Cortlandt
street, ran over his head. Several
other persons were injured in acci-
tents yesterday.
The accident occurred on Cortlandt
street, where it is alleged, the Hone
sauski boy and his companions were
playing. The driver of the wagon
in his report to Officer Frank Ruba-
ha, said that he had seen the boy
on the sidewalk when he started his
horses and had not advanced ten
feet when he heard screams. Check
ing his team, he found the boy on
the ground, the wagon having pass
ed over him.
Police headquarters was notified
and officer William Clooney was de-
tailed to pick up Officer Rubaha, the
man on the beat. Upon the arrival
of the officers, it was found the boy
had died and Coroner Arthur Hill
pot of Metuchen was notified OF the
accident.
Novak was placed under arrest
by the police officers and entered at
headquarters on a manslaughter
charge. He was released in $4,000
bail for appearance this morning.
and this morning he was taken to
New Brunswick to furnish bail be-
fore Judge John P. Kirkpatrick
Other Accidents
Frank Shinsky, thirteen years old
of Newark, had his left wrist broken
when he caught same between two
trucks on Madison avenue near Smith
street yesterday afternoon. The boy
was riding on the back of a furni-
ture truck driven by William O'Neil
of Newark. O'Neili was backing his
truck up at the time of the accident.
officer Robert Harding on duty at
Smith street and Madison avenue,
took the boy to DR.. Cottrells office
where the injury was attended to,
and he was then sent home.
A Princes Bay resident, Julius
Simko, was knocked from his BIZ
cycle by an automobile on Fayette
street, near High street, early yes
terday evening. Officer William
Clooney took the injured man TO DR..
Lund's office where he was attended
for injuries to his hip and shoulder,
after which he was sent home.
Horses Run Away
Frightened by an automobile a
team of horses belonging to Z. j.
Dorsey started down Smith street
yesterday and were brought to a
halt at the corner of Smith and High
streets. While on the run the wagon
attached to the horses hit Ford car
belonging to Cornelius White of New
Brunswick, and the Ford rammed
into a Packard, the owner of which
is unknown. Both cars were slightly
damaged. Sergeant Kasprzak and
Officer Thullesen investigated the in
cident.
A car belonging to William Nor
ton of Division street was damaged
yesterday afternoon when it was run
into by a car backing out of a run
way on New street. The latter auto
belonged to George Garnlardt.
Virginia Roberts, fourteen years
old of Jersey City. was cut about
the forehead by flying glass, when
the automobile of Captain John
Burke, of the Jersey City fire de-
partment, was run into at the cor
ner of New Brunswick avenue and
Convery Place by Stevens bus No.
0Z ABOUT o.oV o ClOCh liliS iilOi Alubs
The bus was driven by George Greg
ory of Goodwin street. The right
rear wheel and right hear mudguard
of the Jersey City car were damaged
and the windshield broken, in this
accident. Sergeant Kasprzak report
ed on the accident.
officer Michael Fitzpatrick inves-
tigated an accident at the corner of
Watson avenue and Market street
about 1920 o'clock this morning.
The automobile Of Sam Manger of
Watson avenue. ran into Keyport-
South Amboy bus driven by James
Walezak of South Amboy. There
were no passengers in the bus at the
time. The auto and bus were slight
ly damaged.
Eight year old Henry Macantine
of 334 High streSt was slightly in
jured when an automobile driven by
Ed Elmer of the same address, ran
against a fire hydrant on High street
yesterday evening, and knocked
same over. officer Rubaha report
ed on the accident. The driver of
the car could not be located.
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