Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-06-06
FINDS BEER
BEING SOLD
AT MAURER
County Detective Visits Nick
eniQ's Grove at | O'clock
Sunday Morning.
DANCING IN PROGRESS
IN THE HALL

Henry Nickenig, proprietor Of a
hotel and Excelsior Grove, at
Maurer, is alleged by County Detec-
tive Richard A. Peltier, to have per-
mitted the sale of beer and other in
toxicating drinks in his grove and
dance hall early Sunday morning,
allowing the liquor to be dispensed
among members of society holding
a carnival there.
Peltier charges that he informed
Hickenig of the law violation, but
the saloon keeper washed his hands
OF the matter, contending that the
grove and dance hall had been rent
ed by the society and he was power
less to prohibit the sale of beer mas
much as he was committing no
breach of the law. The beer, he
said, had been sold to the society in
the afternoon
Nickenig may also be compelled
to answer to the local authorities on
charge Of permitting public
dance to be conducted in his hall af-
ter hours. Once before, Chief Burke
says, the police have closed the
Maurer dance hall when the dance
was continued after IL o'clock on a
Saturday night What action will
be taken by the police on the latter
complaint will be developed later.
Detective Peltier claims he Wis
tied Excelsior Grove about / o'clock
yesterday morning and procured
several liquor tickets. He claims he
was also served with beer. When he
approached the proprietor of the
grove, he further contends, Nicke-
mig admitted that the beer was be-
ing served, but said he was power
less to stop the sale, as the hall and
privileges had been leased for the
evening.
Patrolman Weitzen was called by
detective to witness the alleged sale
and to put an end to the festivities.
BY his orders, the dance was ended,
but strange to say, he refused to
make direct statement to Chief
Burke yesterday that he saw the
liquor being sold and dance in
progress He said, according to
Chief Burke, that he could not swear
the liquor was being sold or that
there was dance in progress. For
this reason, the chief says, it will be
impossible at the present to have
Nickenig arraigned in the local
court for the alleged violations OF
the law. On the patrolman's note
book there was no mention of the
liquor sale or of the dance except
the words, 1T shall be closed on
the time"
Detective Peltier will report the
matter to Prosecutor Booraem, and
Nickenig may be held for the grand
jury.
Another Violation Charged.
Another alleged excise violation
was reported last night. Patrolman
Kozusko charges that John Skrocki,
saloon keeper of State street and
Hall avenue, sold a keg of beer, one
quarter filed, about 9:15 O'Clock
last night. Skrocki will be arrested
today, and will be arraigned before
Recorder Pickersgill tonight on
charges of selling liquor on Sunday
and of selling beer wholesale. He
has no license for the latter.
The patrolman claims the liquor
vas taken from the saloon last night
Rnc on inquiry of the proprietor, the
latter stated that the sale had taken
place Saturday. 1t was just being
delivered, he said. Delivering
liquor, however, on Sunday, is vio-
lation of the excise regulations.
Hear Petraska Tonight.
John Petraska, who was arrested
last week for alleged Sunday selling
will be arraigned before Recorder
Pckersgill tonight. When brought
np for a hearing last Monday, Pc
traska pleaded not guilty, and was
held for hearing tonight.