Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-07-07
.ALLCOR is NOW
IN COUNTY JAIL
Says He Was Kidnapped
Refuses to Pay.

Freehold, July 7:-"Reached here
July 6, 1911. j. M. Allgor is serving
time in jail for the theft and robbery
of c.. D. Halsey and frank Mcmahon.
For their crime and not his"
The above paragraph was written
In pencil In the straw hat belonging
to James M. Allgor, Of Sea Bright,
after he had reached the county seat
yesterday morning. Mr.. Allgor was
accompanied by Detective Elwood
Minugh, of Red Bank. Without GER
emory he surrendered, and is now
numbered among the prisoners in
Freehold Jail. d
When seer in Jail yesterday MORN
ing Mr.. Allgor was very communica-
tive. He said that he had worn bet
ter clothing than he usually wore at
Sea Bright n Rumson. Il am in
better company here" said he, than
at Rumson. The prisoners here are
serving time for some minor o~ffense,
while the rich often go scot free"
Mr.. Allgor, according to his own
statement, will remain in jail until
he serves time enough to wipe out
his fine and costs. His Inc on the
indictment for criminal libel was
5000 and costs. A state prison sem
tence at that time was suspended
pending his good behavior.
II don't care to speak to news
paper men," he said, unless they
print the whole story. My case has
been exaggerated In some of the
papers. If you want the story in a
nutshell, here it is:
con June 26, 1908, Frank Nc
Mahon and three police officers Of
the borough of Rumson, P, Hall
Packer and another police officer Of
Sea Bright came over to my bunga-
low on the Rumson road and, with
out process of law brought a ladder
in a wagon and placed 1t to my flag
pole. l demanded then and there Of
them to leave my premises. 1t was
their duty to protect my life and
property as officers of the law of the
borough Of Rumson. T~hereupon Mr..
Mcmahon ordered two of the police
officers to cover me with pistols
while the other n wen up a flag
pole and cut down a clothesline con-
tanning clothing, also a piece con-
tanning a sign which read, This
place Is closed on account of the
Rumson road boycotters.'
lone of the police officers of the
borough of Rumson came to the door
Of my bungalow and demanded an
entrance. / told him that he had
no business there and commanded
him to leave.
HE went so far as to turn the key
on my premises. / vas placed under
arrest. told him hat l was ready
to go. He replied, I guess you will.
let up to Mr.. McMahon.' To the
question asked by the officer, What
shall / do? Mr.. Mcmahon replied, }
Take him to the borough of Sea-
Bright / got in a wagon and start
ed toward Sea Bright. / saw Wall
lace place a ladder on my building
up to the roof. He opened the win
dow and pulled out a line which /
had pulled in. I vas kidnapped and
taken to Sea Bright without process
of law. I vas placed under $1,000
bail, which / furnished. They also
tore a sign off my building which
read, This place for rent, negroes
Bright, N. j. They took the things
to P. Hall Packers Office at Sea
Bright.
"Wallace was the officer that cut
down the line. 1t was he, too, that
VI lhtO IL houSC LIN IOoh 6Oooo
and threw them out the window. He
and Officer Abrams picked up the
goods and took them to Sea Bright.
The house was searched from top to
bottom.
I'm the afternoon of the same day
G. D. Halsey and William Porter
came there and cut down the clothes
line leading to my building. They
afterward carried the clothing to
Packers office at Sea Bright. I after
ward went back and saw an officer
stationed there. l asked him the
question, Who cut down the line?
He replied, I have just come here
Don't you know who cut down
the line? I asked. His reply was,
4 have just come here He further
said that his orders were not to allow
any more signs put up. These goods
were at Packers office at Sea B1 light
for two weeks on exhibition. Ahey
were not at Town Hall.
an May, 1908, Packer came to
my place and ordered the public to
drive on my property. / forbade
trespassers. His answer was not to
pay any attention, but drive on. l
was obliged to get out Of the way or
get run over and OF my own proper
ty.
Mcmahon came to me and a
that he wouldn't issue me a license
to continue a bowling alley. I will
never grant o a license he said.
| My answer was, You had better walt
until I ask you for one
THE rest of the story you know.
1t has been told on souvenir postal
cards"
Mr.. Allgor repeated hat he was ,
kidnapped when protecting his own
property.
Ambition.
Ambition can creep as well as soar.