Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-04-25
HOTEL OF
{. SWEET
IS RAIDED
County Detective PeItier and
Police Find Crap Game In
PrOgrsss--Arrest 10.
SHOTS WERE FIRED AND
EXCITEMENT PREVAILED

Under orders from Prosecutor Boor-
aem, County Detective Richard A. Pei
tier, Chief Of Police p J. Burke, and
a squad of the local police shortly be-
fore one o. clock yesterday morning raid
ed the hotel of Ezra T. Sweet, at 1852
New Brunswick avenue, alleged by the
police to be gambling house. Ten
men were arrested. Eight Of them
were charged with participating in a
gambling game, the other two, walters
In the hotel, with violating an excise
ordinance. All were arraigned yester-
day morning and paroled until wanted.
Mr.. Sweet, proprietor Of the house, was
arrested on q warrant this morning, and
parolled In the custody Of his counsel,
Joseph II. Stricker, for a hearing Fri
day morning.
The men arrested in the raid, when
taken to police headquarters, gave their
names, ages and addresses as John Fit
zinski, iwenty-one years old, 631 Cort-
land street, Fred Crank Schantz; JOS
eph Welsh, rs Amboy avenue, Antonio
Assodi, twenty-three years old, 1875
Broad street; Louis Stephano, twenty
eight years old and Charles Hughes,
twenty-seven years old, all Of this city.
L. Randolph, twenty four years old, SO
Irving street, Railway; and Frank
Congdon, twenty-nine years old,
TwentySeventh street and Sixth ave-
nue., New York city.
Max Krawatz, 25 years old, waiter
In the hotel, and Charles Hendrickson,
23 years old, bartender, were the
men arrested charged with a violation
Of the excise ordinance. The police say
there were about twenty men actively
engaged in a crap game when the raid
was made, but owing to their knowledge
of the hotels exits, about half Of them
managed to escape
Chief Shoots Revolver.
Chief Burke, who took an active part
In the raid, fred three shots in the
air in an effort to stop two men run
ming from the hotel along Jefferson
street. Several of the patrolmen were
compelled to use force to subdue their
prisoners. It was necessary to use the
patrol wagon to carry them to police
headquarters.
It was not until seven c'elpck 6atur-
day right that any of the patrolmen
were Informed of the proposed rail.
County Detective Peltier Informed Chief
BurIe Saturday afternoon that the
place had been under sUrvsi1iance for
SOME time, and that the prosecutor had
ordered it raided Accordingly when
the night force reported for duty at
seven O'Clock the chief told them to
assemble at the Pennsylvania railroad
station, In State street, at one a. m.
0flcers Assembled.
4 When the appointed time approached,
the detectives and the patrolmen be-
gan to appear. Shortly after one
O'Clock, the party was ensemble. It
consisted of Detective Peltier, Chief
Burke, Detective Sergeants Huff and
Long, Roundsman John Morris, Patrol
men Quinn, Hartung and Harding
Through the freight yard to Fayette
street, the officers proceeded, scattering
at Fayette street Two of the men
approached along New Brunswick ave-
nue., and passing the hotel, went
through an alley leading to the rear
Of the house Two men were stationed
on State street, two on New Brunswick
avenue between Fayette street and the
scene Of the proposed raid, and two be-
tween the house and Smith street
Detective Peltier and Patrolman Har-
tung, who approached the rear of the !
building through the alley, found rear
door open and walked in. On the stage, |
they allege, crap game was in pro-
gress, and about a score of players
watching the dice. So intent were the
men, that they did not notice the APP
pearance Of the officers.
Arrested Everyone.
You re all under arrest, Detec-
tive Peltier quietly Informed the alleged
crap shooters. Immediately there was
confusion. So surprised were they that
they made no attempt to escape. The
ed them through a hall leading to the
front Of the building. 1t was while |
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