Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-07-20
STEAL PIE OF
JOHAN JENSEN
Prank Played at ]. M. Glenn's
Annual Clambake.

who stole Johan Jensen's pie or
the mystery of James NJ. Glenn's
c~lambake' is the question in certain
circles today. Mr.. Jensen does not
know and either does Jim" Glenn.
1t all happened at the annual clam
bake of Mr.. Glenn yesterday after
noon in the real of his cafe in Smith
street. Mr.. Jensen had purchased a
ticket for the bake but later lost it.
He told Mr.. Glenn about it and the
latter told him he could get nothing
to eat unless he procured the bit of
pastebOard. Mr.. Jensen, not to be
outdone, went out and secured a
lunch box, filled it with pie and re-
turned to the place. Everyone want
ed to know what was in the box and
Mr.. Jensen proudly exhibited its
contents. Several times various
people tried to steal it, but the for
mer water commissioner was wary
and Rugged it close under his arm.
Shortly after 5 o'clock it was an
nounCed that the bake was ready
and the party filed into Mr.. Glenn's
palm garden, where a delicious re-
past was ready. Long came Mr..
Jensen with his lunch box. He
could not eat clans and hold the
lunch box at the same time so he
secured a nail and fastened it under
his seat. He thought he had 1t in a
safe place and repeatedly remarked
about how good the pie would taste
later. In the meantime, however,
someone Crawled under the bench,
pulled the box loose from the nail
and disappeared with it. The owner
was not ware of his loss until n
Of the local newspaper men asked
him for a piece of the pie. When he
looked under the bench and disCov-
cred his treasure missing he became
real excited and started to accuse
those sitting around him.
First he said it was the EVENING
NEWS man who stole it and then
he looked s~uspiciously at Chief of
Police Burke. The chief furnished
an alibi, however. and IA excused.
"Johan" then called County Detec-
tive Richard A. Peltier and asked
him to conduct an investigation for
the stolen goods. Peltier offered to
do the job for $40 but Mr.. Jensen
said the price was exorbitant. Upon
receiving a wink from someone at
the head Of the table Peltier told
the owner of the missing pies that
he would agree to the loot
in five minutes for five dollars.
Get me the pie and I'll pay you"
said Jensen.
ooh, no, money first" replied
Peltier.
"Johan" looked worried but re-
fused to cough up the five"
Shortly afterward there was con-
siderable noise at another table
where Mayor Bollschweiler, City
Collector Richard f. White, County
Clerk B. M. Cannon and other Off
Gals were sitting. Mr.. Jensen,
smelling a rat, looked around quick
ly and was surprised to see "His
Honor" delivering a speech to a nice
piece Of %cocoanut pie while the
others nibbled on assorted fragments
of the contents of the missing lunch
box. "Johan" said something about
getting the graft at all times and
stroked his whiskers. The mayor
and his crowd a few minutes later
delegated Chris Gasman to present
piece Of rhubarb pie and return his
lunch box. The box vas not return
ed empty either-it contained a val
liable collection of clam shells, corn
cobs, etc.
Once more "Johan" nailed the box
under the bench and the bake con-
tinued without further interruption.
Every year Mr.. Glenn gives a
clambake which is first-class in every
particular but yesterdays feast, in
the opinion of all, was the best yet.
The menu consisted of: Hard clans,
soft clans, salmon, bluefsh, white
potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn on
cob, spring chicken, steamed onions,
giblet saute, Holsters and water
melon. The bake, which was really
a STEAM" was prepared by "Bill'
Dayton in a manner that was all his
own. Delicious sauce added to the
flavor of the good things and Host
Glenn saw that everyone had plenty
to eat and drink.
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