Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-08-29
Four Men Who Are Wanted for Num-
erous Robberies and HoIdups Are
Located in Northern Section.
SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL RAIDS
Gang Reported Drinking in Cellar of
a Saw Policemen Approach
and Took to the Bushes.

warned his companions of the off,
GERS approach. From cellar door
they emerged, gaining cover of the
bushes before the patrolmen were
aware that they had escaped.
Open Fire From Bushes.
From the brush the report Of a
revolver cracked and bullet
whizzed over Rymarczyk's head.
Two more shots followed. Then the
patrolmen drew their guns and
opened fire. The criminals fed,
Shots from the patrolmen's revolyers
followed, and suddenly one OF the
men fell. The police ran to the
scene, but the supposedly wounded
man had disappeared. HUFF and
Long, hearing the shots, ran from
the saloon and Joined their compan-
ions, but a search revealed nothing.
The dense thicket had swallowed up
the men, leaving no indications Of
the direction taken in their fight.
Saturday night shortly before 8
O'Clock the police received another
tip that the thieves had returned and
were in the cellar of the stone house
drinking Under the leadership OF
Detective HUFF, a party-ef patrolmen,
with Sergeant Mulligan and County
Detective Richard Peltier, quietly as
sembled and boarding a trolley car,
left to raid the house. NEWS re-
porters accompanied the police and
detectives.
At Hall avenue the party left the
car, separating, that their intention
might not be defined. Word had
been given out that Chief of Police
Burke and another party of patrol
men would follow, and accordingly
the first crowd made for the WX
tower house as meeting place. In
the gathering were Detectives Huff
and Long. Sergeant Mulligan, Detec-
tive Peltier, Patrolman Calvin,
Hartmann and others
Police Had Hound.
Over the desolate stretches of
waste land north of school No 5 the
men journeyed, avoiding as much as
possible the glare of signal lights
on the railroad or other illumina-
ton. At the tower house the party
paused. Patrolman Hartung ap-
peared with a large hound.
About $50 o'clock, tired waiting
for the remainder of the police, the
searchers drew their revolvers and
made their way across the Central
railroad tracks and along the path
used by the police a few hours be-
fore. One hundred or so yards from
the house the party separated and
the building was surrounded. With
revolvers tightly gripped, several OF
the detectives and police pushed
open gate in the high board fence
confining the rear yard, and there
found the proprietor of the place, his
two daughters, wife and several men
seated, drinking beer. The thieves
had not returned.
A search Of the house revealed a
suit shirt and a pair Of shoes sto-
len from the store In Woodbridge
last week. The clothing was identi-
fed by tags. 1t was conflscated by
the police. The proprietor was told
to appear at police court yesterday
morning. which he did, to be pres
ent when Christensen identified the
clothing.
Organize Another Party.
Later Saturday night, possibly
about II O'Clock, another party was
organized, consisting OF Chief Burke,
Detectives Huff and Long, Calvin,
Martin, Roundsman Morris, Gutow-
swi, Rymarczyk, Harding, Hartung
and others. and for a second time
the vicinity was secured. The police
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