Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-02-21
OWNER OF THE HOTEL
PERTH ARRESTED ON
PR0SECU 7 OR'S ORDERS
DisorderIy House
Is CHARGED in
Complaint.
HAVE EVIDENCE

Richard Martin. proprietor OF
Hotel Perth at 142 Smith street. was
arrested last night on a county war
rant charged with keeping dis
orderly house. Expert detectives
nave been In the hotel on more than
one occasion and procured evidence.
Prosecutor George S. Silzer has evil
dence from local people. giving him
absolute proof, he asserts, that Mar
tin has maintained disorderly
house. The subject was referred to
him by the grand jury, following a
complaint. On warrant issued by
Judge DAILY. County Detective Ferglr-
son arrested Martin last night. He
appeared before Recorder Pickers-
gill, waived a hearing and applied
for bail. and was released under his
own bond for $500 to await the ae-
tion OF the grand Jury
1t was reported here today that
the grand jury might take similar
action against at least one other
hotel keeper in this city and has
been getting evidence against excise
law vtolators. Prosecutor Silzer re-
fused to comment on this report,
when question I'd today. He smoke
briefly about Martins arrest. telling
how 1t came about When asked ii it
was true that he had placed male
and female detectives In Hotel Perth
to see how easy 1t was to secure
rooms as man and wife, he replied
that he had obtained professional
evidence together with evidence
from local people who had frequen-
ted the place.
MIR. Silzer wanted 1t understood
that he had said nothing about any
other place but Martins. He was
asked about certain other alleged
disorderly houses in this city. one
in particular but he refused to re-
ply He laughingly inquired if there
We're other such places in Perth AM
boy. When asked If he had obtain
ed evidence against sellers of liquor
last snrA.--asnd T. ! end the Sunday pre-
vious, he again laughed and asEed
the reoorter If liquor was being sold
Illegally In Perth Amboy The lat
ter said he had heard there was.
Mr.. Silzer's reply that followed was
not made for publication.
The prosecutor sGys he has the
goods on Martin II ia claimed it
was not difficult matter to get evi-
dence against him. There is evi-
dence that he has allowed young.
unmarried couples coming from dan
ces and elsewhere to occupy rooms
together. CITY Attorney c. C. HON.
mann appeared n Martins behalf
when he appeared before Recorder
Pickersgill. He assumed an attitude
that was different from his usual
position, appearing to be penitent
for any wrong that might have been
committed. After the hearing,
court official remarked that It was
funny an old man OF his means
would sit jup nightly behind an oil
stove to collect half dollars and dol
lars in such manner as he did
County Detective Ferguson. armed
with Judge DaIy's warrant for Mar
tins arrest. came here with squad
Of constables about 7.30 o'clock last
night. indicating that he was about
to conduct a raid, Such was not the
case however. The warrant was SER
we'd quietly and the prisoner with
counsel promptly appeared before
the recorder.
Chief Of Police Patrick J. Burke.
refused to comment on the action of
the county authorities todav. except
to say that evidence Of keeping dis
order y house might be obtained
against proprietors Of the best hos
telrtes IN the county. He asked the
reported what would stop anv man
from taking a woman and going to
any one OF the best hotels in the
county, representing themselves to
be man and wife, and securing a
room, He said it was not necessary
for such couples TO carry grip, as
Is the case In New York.
Richard f. White, of this citv. is
foreman of the grand jury which
laid the subject before Prosecutor
Silzer,