Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-02-10
SOLDIERS
DRUNK IS
CHARGE
Large Number of Soldiers Here
Causes Trouble More Mill
tary Police Likely

An unprecedented number of SOL
diers from Camp Raritan, Camp Nor
gan and Staten Island pouring into
this city on Saturday night lead to
more drunkenness among men in uni
form than has been evident here for
many months and to an incident in
which a member of the military police
force from Camp Raritan fired i've
shots after q fugitive soldier, arrested
another man who is now in the Camp
Raritan guard house, and caused
John Appleton, q civilian shipworker,
to register a complaint with Mayor
Dorsey and Chief of Police Burke,
which brought about conference
with the military police officer from
Raritan.
At this conference Appleton reaf-
firmed his complaint against private
of the military police force, named
, Hilbert, before Lieutenant Chush-
man from the camp, who promised to
take the matter up, and who said that
he would appeal for more policemen
from Raritan, IL unsuccessful, he
| would ask Major Judson comrnandant
Fat Camp Morgan to send some men
over here to reinforce the mep fro1n
Rarit3m.
Mayor Dorsey this morning issued a
warning to all saloon keepers and cl-
VILLAINS that any incident in which IL
!
or civilian serves or causes to be
served with into;> .ating liquors man
| in uniform in this city, he will throw
entire weight of his office into their
/ prosecution.
Chief of Police p. j. Burke said to-
day that the matter had been purely
one between soldiers and that his men
had not in any way been implicated.
He said that there had been call to
police headquarters for aid after the
shots had been fired but that the fight
| had been cleared up after his men ar
rived and the military police were on
their way to police headquarters with
| their prisoner.
The influx of soldiers on Saturday
night took the military police force
of twelve men off their feet. The
men poured in from Camp Raritan
and from Camp Morgan as well as
from Staten Island Notifications and
hospitals
HILBERT and another policeman
were at Palace Hall looking in at a
dance where there were many SOL
diers when they were informed that
some soldiers had threatened to clean
up the dance and that they had gone
toward the ferry. threatening to start
fight
The two went to the ferry and just
arrived there as the fight was start
ing. One of the soldiers sent an up
percut clear 20 the jaw of iibberts
companion and then ran. The latter
drew his gun and fired five shots in
the air, but the fugitive made good
his escape. His companion was ar
rested, however. He was private
from Camp Morgan and was taken
to the Camp Raritan guard house.
Appleton says that he was in a
Smith street restaurant when ne
heard the shots. He went out. he al
Ileges, and stood on the edge OF the
crowd which had gathered. without
cause, he says, HILBERT approached
him and told him 10 get the hell out
of here" waving his club in the air
and generally proclaiming the tact
that he was a dangerous kentuckian.
When Appleton made his COM
plant to Mayor Dorsey the official
Immediately called upon Lieut. Cush-
man, in charge OF the police from
Raritan, who came here for the con-
ference. He promised to investigate
lAppleton's charges against HILBERT.
The lieutenant said that he had
made efforts TO secure more military
police for this city but had been un-
successful. He said that If he could
not get men he would see II Major
Judson at Morgan would send force
lover.
The mayor is prepared today to
accept Major Judson's offer made to
him some time ago to reinforce the
local police force and the men from
Raritan with men from Morgan, IL
the local authorities need them.
The mayor was most vehement N
his warning TO the saloonkeepers ana
civilians who have been responsible
for men in uniform securing liquor
here. He said that while he did not
believe there were any saloonkeepers
actually selling liquor 60 men in uni
form he felt that they should exercise
more care in selling liquor TO men
who might supply soldiers with IL.
He said that he is going TO take the
matter up with the Board of Excise
( Commissioners and hopes to secure
cooperation from them in securing nj
punishment for any persons found
guilty.
For niDeless furnace. steam or hot