Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-12-01
Autopsy Performed Today on
Bodies of Joseph and
lanes AntaI
FUNERAL THIS AFTERNOON
Were Found in Water at Sc
Waren-Mother Killed Sell
One Week Before

''The children were thrown into
the creek alive and their death was
due to drowning" was the verdict CT
County Physician John L. Suydam
and Coroner John S. Hay. who per-
formed at 10 o'clock this morning an
autopsy on the bodies of James
Antal, four and half years old, and
his brother, Joseph, one and a half
years old, who were thrown into
creek at Sewaren by their mother.
Mrs. Elizabeth AntaI, before she
committed suicide Saturday evening.
November %, by jumping in front
Of Central Railroad of New Jersey
express train at Sewaren.
The autopsy was performed at the
undertaking establishment of John
Mitruska, 6s1 Cortlandt street. When
the bodies were brought ashore
some marks on the bodies were no
tieed about the faces and necks and
it was presumed that the mother
may have strangled the children be-
fore throwing them down the creek
from the bridge elevation.
Funeral services for the boys will
be held at = o'clock this dffKf7Y f5777sr 81
Services viii be held at the Maexar
Reformed church, followed bv Ir1<er.@
ment in the Hungarian Reformed
church cemetery. Many floral trIb2
utes have been sent to the dead
children.
Mitruska's parlors were filled fc
capacity yesterday by visitors who
came to view the bodies. The throne
Of visitors started at daybreak yes
terday and continued until early this
morning.
A little pal Of James came also
to pay his honors. In Hungarian, he
asked that the little flower he
brought with him be placed IN
James hands.
The Antal home on Charles street
was besieged with visitors yesterday.
weary of the continuous stream Mr.
Antal asked Mr.. Mitruska TO place a
sign on the front door to abstain
from entering the house. The Anfal
family and relatives are grief strick-
en- over the fate OF the mother and
the children.
Lieutenant John Morris received
telephone call at O'Clock Saturday
afternoon from the Woodbridge
police advising him that the bodies
were located. Joseph's body was dis
covered first just few feet from tile
dock of the Sewaren Motor Boat
club. Shortly afterward the body OF
his elder brother was recovered from
the opposite shore of the creek.
Saturday Charles Lufbarry and
James Holly, two members OF the
Sewaren Motor Boat Club. in a dow
boat began dragging Smiths creek
with the use of graphing irons.
When they were about to abandon
the days search they came upon the
body of one of the children which
was firmly embedded in the mud.
With the finding of Joseph's body
efforts were redoubled to ind the
other little lad. Before the elapsing
of half hour the body of James
was raised.
Both bodies were found in water
OF depth of six <eet or more and
1t seemed evident that they had been
dropped there from a rowboat.
There is a belief that Mrs. Antal.
after leaving home, went in a TROLLEY
car to the West avenue crossing
and then walked Nsth the chlldren
to the dock of the Sewaren Motor
Boat. when she got a rowboat and
disposed of the children. Then, Il
Is believed, she walked to the Sc
warren railroad crossing and hurled
herself under the train.
DR.. Suydam, the medical exam
liner, made a superficial examination
of the bodies at the morgue SatEr-
day.
A search for the children has been
on for several days. When reward
of SO was offered for the recovery
OF the children alive or dead by Mrs.
Elizabeth Blizman, a sister-in~lcw of
Mrs. Antal, searching parties were
organized and each foot of ground IN
the woods and swamps bordering the
railroad track was gone over thor
oughly. Nothing Was found. The
searchers then began dragging the
creeks and ponds.