Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-04-17
z SOUTH AMbOY
MEN WOUNDED;
|. COUNTY PROBES
Arrest Penna. R. R. Officer
DooIing for Shooting Of
Novisky Brothers /,
OFFICER TELLS HIS STORY
Claims He Fired Shot in Air
Following Arrests Made
| ; for Stealing Coal
OFFICER TELLS HIS STORY

SOUTH AMBOY April IL
Frank Novisky. thirty years old. OF
the Melrose section OF the city. is in
a dying condition at the local hos
pital today as the Eesult of being
shot last night by Police 0ficer
John Dooling. of the Pennsylvania
railroad force. His brother, Charles,
twenty-three. is also at the hospital
suffering from a bullet wound in his
right arm.
Officer Dooling is at the Middlesex
county jail on a charge of shooting
with intent to kill while John Puy
ka, of the Melrose section, and Ed
ward Render. of 395 Raritan street.
are being held as material Witnesses
The local police. with the county au-
thorities, are making an investiea-
tlon. Little hope was expressed at
the hospital this morning for the
older Novisky's recovery.
According to a statement by OH
Ger Dooling at police headquarters
last night. he was not aware that
Frank Novisky bad been shot but
admitted shooting the younger
brother, Charles. in the arm
The whole affair took nlace. ac-
cording TO the police statement,
shortly after $3.50 o'clock last night.
Dooling arrested Frank and John
Puyka, who were stealing coal from
the cars at the Mechanicsville siding
OF the PENNSYLVANIA and proceeded
to take therS to the local police
headquarters
At the intersection of Alpine street
and Railroad avenue, the officers at
tentlon was drawn to a car standing
near the curb which he thought was
being used by the men in stealing the
coal. He proceeded toward the ma
chine, when Charles, the younger
brother, came out of the darkness
and jumped into 1t.
The officer, according to the po-
lice statement, advanced toward the
car, leaving his two prisoners alone.
and ordered Charles not to move
the machine until he received orders
from him. Charles replied by say
ing that he was there on business.
had no part in the coal stealing, and
would do what he pleased with the
car.
Considerable commotion followed
the discourse. during which the old
er brother, Frank. and Puyka began
to walk away. The officer claims
he fired shot into the air to scare
Charles, and it is believed that this
shot was the one that struck the
older brother.
Pupka claims he heard the shot.
and turning TO his companion Frank
heard him say I've been shot. I'm
going to lay down and die." Edward
Render, one of the witnesses being
held. said that he was on his way
home when the shooting occurred
and seeing Frank fall. called DIR. J..
E. Weber, who ordered him removed
to the hospital.
In the meantime, when Charles
refused to listen TO the officer. Dooi-
ing claims he jumped on the run
ming board of the machine and
Charles drove across Alpine street
to Raritan and then to the Parlin
road. The driver still refused to
stop the car and after Continually
disobeying the order, Doo1ing pulled
his gun and shot him in the arm.
Dooling says he then told the
driver to turn the car around and
he took him to the local police
headquarters, where the officer was
+ placed under arrest and the prison.
er sent to the hospital
While Dooling and the younger
DioluST were out on the Pariln
road, local police headquarters re-
ceived word that a man was lying
in a dying condition on Alpine
street, as the result of being shot
by Pennsylvania railroad police
officer. An investigation was made
and it was learned that the man was
removed to the hospital
A search was then made for Dooi-
ing and the younger brother. Chief
of Police Thomas Gleason, and pa
trolmen Lewis BIoodgood and John
Mccormick in a car secured Ne
chanicsville but could find no trace
or the missing parties. They re-
turned to police headquarters and
short time afterward DoolInr
and Charles Novisky arrived.
Dooling was told of the 7vinr
mans condition and seemed Quite
surprised, saying that he knew
nothing of it, but admitted that he
, had shot the younger brother in the
arm. He was placed under arrcst
and taken 10 the Middlesex countv
jail with Puyka and Render wh&4e
he Is being held to await the o{zE<
come of Frank Novisiy's fnfarx3 #
| County Detective Ford
| with Chief of Police Xh6n16