Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-07-25

The machines will be conflscated
and any money found In them will be
turned over to the city collector. Alex
Petroska, one of the prisoners, after
paying his fine, said that there were
about IS in his machine and that he
would like to have 1t. The recorder
told him that the money went to the
city. eOh, well, said the saloonkeep-
er, Il suppose someone will get a new
pair of shoes" Chief Burke told him
that no one would get any shoes with
that money.
Another saloonkeeper said that the
machine taken from his place ysster-
day had been on the bar over a year,
and r, A. Bulls, of Hartford street,
handed $40 to the recorder before
charge was made against him. Alex
Klonowski, of Fox Hill road, said,
I'm not guilty, but / suppose Til
have to pay an way" NJ. Fishinger,
of 447 Smith Ereet, said that he had
only had his machine two days TT
WAS only two days ago that | got ~
calling down IN ElizabetA.n Quietly
replied Chief Burke, VINO 7faaB the
complainant In all of the cases.
Before the prisoners were arrafgn-
ed Chief Burke said Judge, / have
thirteen saloonkeepers here this
morning, all OF whom had gambling
machines in their possession. was
raked over the Goals at Elizabeth a
few days ago for allowing the ma
chimes to be used and | don't intend
to shoulder the blame for the saloon
keepers. Let them take the blame.
Furthermore / don't intend to take
again the raking over got for any
of the saloonkeepers, as j am under
no compliment to any of the liquor
dealers, either the retail, wholesale
dealers or the brewers in this state
or any other state"
The prisoners were arraigned one
by one after Recorder Pickersgill ex-
plained that the maximum penalty
was S25 but that as this was their
first offense and that the matter was
simply on technicality, he would
make the fines only $40
The saloonkeepers fined were as
follows John Jacko, Slavish, thir-
ty-five years old, Of 296 Fayette
street; George Kovchk, Slavish, twen-
ty-seyen years old, Of lit New Brpns-.
wick avenue; J0senh- H fssglA
Ian, thirty years old. OF 372 Smith
street. Joseph Hricki. ~Hungarian,
forty-six years old, of 387 Smith
street. NJ Fishinger, German, forty
Ave years old, Of 447 Smith street
Alex Klonowski, Polish, f1fty-three
years old, of Fox Hill road; Alex Pc
troszka, Polish, thirty-eight years old,
of SO Hall avenue; Mike Metruskie,
Hungarian, thirty-four years old, Of
S68 Smith street; Albert Chereek,
, Hungarian, thirty-seven years old,
Of Smith street and kirkland place;
P, Yagloky, Polish, fifty years old, Of
88 Catherine street John Szunyog,
Hungarian, thirty-seven years old, Of
s Cortlandt street; A. Wodzinslf,
Polish, twenty-six years old, OF Buck
ingham avenue; and r. A. Bulls,
thirty-seven years old, of 10 Hartford
street.
Saloon Man Retains Lawyer.
Sigmund Cebulinski, of 78 Elias
beth street, whose place was closed
yesterday by Patrolman u G. Jen-
sen on Chief Burke's orders, retains
ed Lawyer Joseph p Stricken yester-
day afternoon to look after the case.
AS was told in the NEWS. early
Thursday morning Tony Golabinsld
was arrested as the proprietor of the
place and was fined $40 by the re-
corder on a charge Of running q sa-
loon without license and for gambI-
ing. When arraigned, Golabinsh
said his brother held the license and
that he was running If for him.
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