Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-06-20
Eleven Men Are
Arrested In a
Saloon Row.
EXCISE CHARGE

Covered with blood, their clothes
torn and beraggled, and otherwise
bearing the marks of battle, eleven
men were arraigned in the police
court this morning charged with act
i've participation in a miniature war
In which one man was shot and sew
eral men and women injured The
fight took place, 1t is declared,
shortly after 8 O'Clock last night In
the rear Of Michael Stankiewicz's sa-
loon, in Cleveland avenue. John
Ramsay, Of Cleveland avenue, who
was recently awarded a verdict OF
$4,000 damages from the Raritan
Copper Works for the loss of an eye,
was the man hit by the shot. He is
now in the city hospital, a bullet In
his leg. George Mesosko, thirty
three years old, of Cleveland avenue,
who is employed as a bartender In
the saloon, is in custody, being held
without bail, on a charge of shooting
Ramsay.
The men arrested and the dispo-
sition of their charges were: George
Mesosko, held without bail on
charge of atrocious assault, and in
$500 bail on two charges of assault
and battery; Solomon Bergoses,
twenty-five years old, arrested as a
witness, discharged; Michael Stan
kiewicz, thirty-six years old, pro-
prietor of the saloon, arrested and
fined $40 each on two charges of VI
olating the excise ordinance; John
Bergoses, ffty-nine years old,
brought to police headquarters as a
witness, discharged; Charles Me-
sesko, twenty-five years old, charged
with disorderly conduct, fined $40;
John Mesosko, twenty-four years old,
charged with disorderly conduct,
fined $40; John Koderski, thirty
three years old, and Joseph Zavisky,
twenty-five years old, arrested as
witnesses, discharged; Benjamin
Lauser and William Bergoses, TWEEN
ty-four years old, also arrested as
witnesses, discharged; John Lachin-
ski. forty-two years old, arrested on
a charge of disorderly conduct, fined
$40.
All of the men are residents of
Cleveland avenue except Lauser and
William Bergoses, who live In Mary
street and Hall avenue, respectively.
Ramsay, who is now at the hospital,
has also been placed under arrest,
charged with disorderly conduct.
The men were arrested by County
Detective Peltier and Patrolman
Hartung, assisted by Roundsman
John Morris and Patrolman Charles
Quinn. Two trips of the patrol
wagon were needed to transfer the
men from the saloon to the lookup,
The fight is alleged to have be-
gun in an alteration between the
bartender, George Mesosko, and the
proprietor of the saloon, Michael
Stankiewicz. According to the po-
lice, the saloon was running wide
open, score or more patrons re-
ceiving drinks over the bar. STAN
kiewicz objected TO the bartender
serving drinks across the counter, II
ousted the employe. A few minutes
after being elected from the saloon
Mososko returned, according to the
police, with several friends. The
faction at the bar, equally alive to
action, sided with the proprietor and
attempted to drive out the intruders.
Glasses and bottles flying through
the air made things too warm inside
the saloon and Mesosko's crowd fed
to the yard, pursued by the gang OF
Stankiewicz's friends. and here the
action became more lively. Several
dozen empty beer bottles lying in
the yard were put to use, according
to witnesses, with the result that
several windows in a house adjoin-
ing the saloon yard, owned by John
Bergoses, were shattered. Bergoses,
to save his windows, attempted ta
interfere, but he was struck across
the face with piece of iron pipe
and rendered unconscious.
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