Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-07-12
MAN IS DYING;
4 ARE HELD IN
KNIFE BAT TIE
Stahbing Match Caused BY
Argument Over $6 in
Bunkhouse Last Night
| POLICE ON THE TRAll
OF Negro Who Escaped-N'
Chanch for Victim in
Railway Hospital

NEW BRUNSWICK, July H.
One man Is dying at the Railway
Hospital from wounds inflicted by
knife, four are held in the county
jail as accomplices in the cutting
match, while the police are looking
for the principal assailant OF the VIC
tim of the fight which took place in
the bunkhouse of the Pennsylvania
railroad at Menlo Park shortly after
Z o'clock last night. All the men
implicated are negroes.
Samuel Thomas. twenty-six years
old, who gives his residence as 10
West 135th street, New York city,
and late of Galveston, Texas, Is how
ering between life, and death at the
hospital with an eight-inch scalp
wound, a foffr4inch cut across his
forehead, three wounds In his left
arm and a deep cut in the che t.
Daniel Rose, twenty-five years old.
who Is alleged to have done the stab
bing, Is still fugitive for whom a
statewide search Is now on.
Origin or Fight
According to the story told to
Chief of County Detectives Ferd A.
David this morning. Rose and fell
low named Jack" came to the bunk
house broke. Thomas, the victim OF
the stabbing. and Edward Newton, of
2113 Fitzpatrick street, Philadelphia,
helped out Rose by paying the board
bill. Two weeks ago, on pay day,
Rose paid back to Thomas all the
money he advanced for him, except
| Sc. Yesterday, pay day again, the
discussion on this due sum was re-
sumed again. At night the argument
| grew more intense. Newton was In
| side the bunkhouse. On the porch
| was an Arabian, William Thomas
| forty-three years old, of 35 Essex
| street, Carteret, employed at Menlc
| Park. John Fowler, forty-thres
years old, of Alp Rotterdam street
| Philadelphia, was also about the
| place when the argument was II
| progress. He walked away towards
the fields. Hearing the screams COM
| ing from the shanty. he returned, no
ticing Rose going In the direction o.
| East Railway and Samual Thomas
| the injured slowly moving toward
| the post office Thomas staggered
| however, a few minutes later as HI
| was exhausted from the loss o
blood.
Search Is Started
The police were notified. Chief D
Police Davis, of Raritan township
| appeared on the scenes, augmented
| by Chief David. County Detectiv
William Fitzpatrick. Officer Merle.
and Chief w. B. Hutchinson an,
/ Justice of the Peace Strong Whitley
The first man to be apprehended wa
I Newton, who was at the Menlo Parl
station waiting to board a train TO
Philadelphia. He said he was goin,
to get some clothing in that city
Because of the critical condition G
Thomas. Newton was apprehended
The victim told the police that New
ton assisted Rose in the cutting.
The authorities took into custod
William Thomas, Newton, Fowle
and Charles Rixon, carman employ
ed at Menlo Park. They are held a
material witnesses.
Believe Rose Arrested
The Railway police has just mott
fed Chief David that they have up
pretended a negro, who answers tn
description of Rose. His identity
however is not established. Rose
; who was said to have headed towar
East Railway, is being sought a
Carteret. Chief of Police Henry
: Harrington and the patrolmen o
duty are combing the borough 70
Rose.