Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-04-19
R. R. OFFICER
IS OUT ON BAIL
South Amboy Railroad Police
man Furnishes Bond in
Serious Shooting Case

NEW BRUNSWICK, April 19:-
John Dooling, Pennsylvania railroad
police officer who Is charged with
having fired at Frank and Charles
Novisky of South Amboy as the two
brothers were alleged to have at
tempted to steal coal from the rail-
road yards at South Amboy, was re-
leased in $4,000 bail by Judge John
p. Kirkpatrick.
A charge of atrocious assault and
battery has been made against Dool-
ing. Edward Render, held as a ma
terial witness in this case, was re-
leased in $500 bail furnished by his
parents. Joseph Piuka, who admit
ted taking coal from the yards, is
held in the county Jail. A charge of
larceny, is expected to be filed
against him by the railroad.
SOUTH AMBOY, April 19.-The
condition of Frank Novisky, Oldest
of the two brothers who were shot
by Pennsylvania Railroad policeman
John Dooling, on Wednesday night,
following an argument over the re-
moval of coal from the yards of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, is still un-
changed. Little hope is expressed
by DIR. Z. F. Weber, the physician in
charge, for the recovery of Novisky.
The other brother is doing nicely
and will within a short time be able
to leave the hospital.
AS yet John Dooling charged with
manslaughter is at the county Jail
as is the two material witnesses in
the case. The outcome of the case
is being anxiously awaited by per-
sons in and about the city, who
know the principals in the shooting
case. There are many indignant
over. the confinement of Officer Doc
ling. Why he Is not released on bail,
is notsthoroughly clear to the many
friends of Dooling.
Just what part the finding of the
As calibre bullets will play in the
case. is not known. The fact that
they were found and that they were
placed inside of a fence in the vicin-
ity of the shooting area, leads many
to believe that someone planted them
there after the case took on a SER
ious nature. Who put them there,
and who, If anyone, had a revolver
of such large calibre in the crowd
that was at the scene Tuesday
night. are questions being asked
about the city. 1t was said that the
gun used by Dooling, used consider
ably smaller shells, which seems to
eliminate Mr.. Dooling, as the owner
of the shells. There are some who
believe that the owner or owners of
the shells scented danger, after the
shooting, and deposited them behind
the fence to shield themselves in
case of search.
1t has since been learned that
Officer Doolirg had only on Tuesday
night been transferred to the sec
ond shift, having spent much of his
watching hours after midnight. The
trouble occurred only several hours
after he had reported for duty.
The shooting is perhaps a climax
to much coal stealing being carried
on in the coal yards of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad in the Mechanics
vile section. Several months ago,
Police officers Jacob Doyle and
Frank Meinzer. were arraigned be-
fore Police Justice Reuben Forgot
son, because of coal thieving. The
complainant was Mrs. Peter Kutc.
of 515 Ridgeway avenue. who
charged that she was struck by one
of the officers in her own ward.
while trying to save her young son
from the hands of the Pennsylvania
Railroad officers.