The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-25
MEN
CAUGHT BY
THE POLICE
Confined from First Page,

the police and others who filled the Ihir'
Precinct Police Station this morning 10
besides being charged with breaking tn
excise law. Captain Christie told q stor:
of Kiel trying to bride his captors witt
a So bill
Patrolmen Brex Saslow were sen
out to investigate the rumors that Kte
was doing a speak easy business at hi
saloon, and the two officers succeeded II
getting into a hallway when one of KieI'
alleged Sunday customers was making
call and while the latter was in the &C
of passing a half-pint flask through thu
side door to Kiel.
When Kiel saw that he was detected n
closed his door and ran into the hallway
and, throwing his arms around ONCE
Brex's neck, showered kisses on tht
slegth's face. begging him not to pres:
any complaint against him, and winding
up by sticking a IS bill into Brex's hand
Saslow had gone to the rear door of thu
saloon when Kiel stepped into the hall
way. but ran back to his comrades aid
when Brex shouted to him:
Come here. Sam, and see what this fel.
low gave me-"
Brex said that he knew 1t was money
but wanted Saslow's testimony to build
up a case against the saloonkeeper. Brez
was in the act of handing the money tc
Saslow. when Kiel grabbed it. tearing it In
half, getting one piece himself and leav-
ing the other in the hand Of Saslow.
Tho prisoner was sent to the station and
the half of the torn bill was handed over
to Captain Christie. The latter says that
Kiel admitted having given the money.
and Captain Christie thought his was
serious enough to warrant his demanding
bail in the sum of $500. Kiel could not get
Tail and was obliged to remain In a cell
all night.
Officers McCarriclS, Kruett and Krous-
waski, who were doing similar work in
another section of the precinct, succeeded
In getting into John Drury's saloon at q
Bowery street. While the officers swore
that they did not get into the saloon
proper. but into a room in the rear of the
cafe. they managed to bring two bottles.
one filled with beer n the other with
whiskey. which they said they found on
the tables in the rear room
They also arrested as witnesses Henry
]. Morris, OF 303 Walnut street; John Glea-
son. of 584 Market street, n Michael
BARLEY. of II Mott street. These, with
the -saioonkeeper. wero assigned to cells.
Daniel Fitzpatrick, of New Haven,
Conn, was acting as a lookout for Charles
Steigler's saloon, at 14s South street, when
Captain Christie's plainclothesmen paid a
visit there yesterday. The officers had this
pkdtS uluCH SUI olldIlCt 1OT several hours,
and only when the lookout made a break
did they descend on the saloon and make
the arrests.
Fitzpatrick was on guard in the drench-
ing rain when he espied Patrick Murphy
who says that he Is employed as a janitoi
at the Job Haines Home, in Bloomfield,
reading the beer signs along South street.
Fitzpatrick surmised that the stranger
was seeking a drink, and he asked Murphy
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answer, the W. entered the saloon. When
Murphy emerged the police arrested him,
as well as the lookout.
On Murphy was found a bottle of whis-
key, and he freely admitted that he had
purchased the same in Steigler's saloon.
Fitzpatrick and Murphy were locked up as
witnesses. and when the police went to
get Steigler he had departed, and was not
arrested until today. This morning Murphy
furnished security to appear when wanted,
and Fitzpatrick was sent to jail, as he
could not ind a bondsman.
Louis Hartman. of Ill Hawkins street,
was the last Of the quintet Of saloon men
to be taken in the Third. Officers Miller,
Burns, Kinney ant Volk made this arrest,
and, besides the proprietor, arrested Isaac
Hartman, a brother of the accused, whom
they found in the place. This was the
only saloonkeeper who could not furnish
bail, and he stands committed, while the
others were allowed to go.
Klein, Drury, ~Stelgler and Meyer fur
nished bail in the sum of $500 each, while
the men arrested in their places were held
under 5000 bail TO appear when called
upon. All witnesses save Daniel Fitzl
patrick succeeded in finding a bondsman.
In speaking of these arrests. Captain
Christie. In conversation with an EVE
MING STAR reporter, said:
"Three of the saloon men arrested yes
terday were arrested only a short time age
for excise violation and two of them are
under bail, waiting for trial on previous
charges. These men show a determination
to break the law and disregard my warn
ings and l must see to it that they either
obey the law or stand the consequences.
II have 1854 saloons In my precinct and
mean to see that every one of them obeys
the law on Sunday as long as there is a
law on the statute books. The sooner some
of these saloon men realize this the better
it will be for them and their friends
When Policemen Pasko and Burns. oil
the Fourth Precinct, were sent out III
~plainclothes yesterday to aunt for saloon
keepers violating the excise law, both were
eager to make good. While passing the
saloon at 312 Fourteenth avenue, of which
Julius Haberstrah, 26 years old. was tht
proprietor, they suspected that he was do.
ing business. and went to a side door
which led into the place off an ~alleyway
They tried 1t and it opened an inch or two
and that was about all, for a lock anc
chain prevented 1t from opening any
farther.
w ara officers said Pasko. land In
the name of the law 1 command you tc
open the door,
There were sounds of clinking glasses in
side, and outside Pasko was discussing tht
ad~visability of using his revolver. H
finally decided to force in the door an
succeeded. Two of the four men who wer,
in the place, besides the proprietor, man
aged TO flee through a second door which
led from the rear room.
Tommy, draw your gun" Pasko shout
ed to Burns, and the latter obeyed. The
men who tried to escape then submittet
to arrest
Five large glasses, partly filled with beer
which were at the table where the meT
were seated, were taken as evidence.
Haberstrah and his patrons were ar
raigned before Judge Herr today. Tn
former was held in $500 bail to await tn
action of the Grand Jury, and the others
in view of the fact tina they resided il
this city for many years, were paroled a
witnesses.
John S. ETvveIl.
YORKTOWN, Nov. &.-Because Of hi
advanced age, John e. Elwell, Of thi
place, died Saturday morning after al