Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-12-06

implicated in the vice raid.
Mayor Dorsey was the next notable
to appear on the scene and he too,
went upstairs.
A long and seemingly interesting
conversation followed, after which the
two detectives again disappeared, re-
turning with William b. Delmore. an
other man interested in the raid. His
name and other information was
! taken and he was put in a cell. Coun-
/ ty Detective William FitZpatfi iclSs th9Sr-
! brought the two former patrolmen.
both stripped of all connection with
the force, and the sergeant entered
their names on the blotter Morgan
took the incident in a quiet manner,
while Kurpiel's appearance was in.
teresting to note. He tried to secure
parties to go his bail and for police
officer, the information that the coun-
ty detective gave him, took 8 long
time to soak In.
After giving his naIne Morgan ina-
mediately went upstairs, while Kur-
piel remained downstairs and never
seemed to tire of talking. He finally
went upstairs and did not return.
Mayor Dorsey, Alderman Wilson
and Chief Burke then came down
stairs. None of them would say any,
thing except Alderman Wilson, who
remarked that cit looked pretty bad"
| Later In the night the chief stated
| that wherever one may go. one will
always find black sheep, and he be-
lieves that this city has as good po-
lice department as any city in the
| state. When seen this morning he
stated that although the men wera
indicted by the grand jury who heard
one side of the story, 1t does not mean
they are guilty He further stated that
! if they are guilty, they should be
given all that Is due them. The two
policemen as said above, have been
suspended. pending the outcome of the
case.
Shortly after s o'clock this morn
ing Peter Morgan, brother of the
policeman, was taken into headquar.
ters by Detective Murray. The two
patrolmen were in the cells this
morning. The four arrested men
were then taken over to the county
| seat by the two detectives.
The cleanup which has been going
| on in Perth Amboy for the past week
or ten days resulted from statements
made by one OF the fourteen-year-o
| girls who was arraigned in the Chil-
| dren's Court in New Brunswick ON
| Friday of last week. She together
with two others had been arrested as
| the result of q raid on the New York
! Restaurant here one week ago last
| Monday night. AS the other girls
were older they were not sent to the
! Children's Court. She, however told
! a story of the extent to which this
crime was being committed In and
about Perth Amboy and Prosecutor
Joseph E. Stricken Immediately or
dered q cleanup.
With orders to go the limit from
Prosecutor Stricken, Chief of County
Detectives Richard A. Peltier detailed
William Fitzpatrick to start the raid
on disorderly persons He was as
sisted by Detective John Murray of
/ this city and within a few days had
/ caught several men and more girls in
the net of law. More arrests are ex-
pected at any time and when the
county and city detectives complete
this roundup OF these evil doers, Il
is expected that the city will be de-
void of these characters which gain
ed such a foothold here that their ac-
tivities were becoming more bold each
day.
A total of sixteen arrests have been
made in the raid thus far, ten OF
whom are men and six girls. All six
girls are being held in New Bruns-
wick as material witnesses. and the
oldest, Helen Magraw. nineteen. of
| Kcasbey is charged with aiding and
abetting the other girls. four OF
whom are fourteen years old and the
| other seventeen.
Three of the men who were arrest
ed before yesterday are out on $4,000
bail and three others are being held
| in default of bail Those out on bail
are Stephen Vukcevich of 765 State
! street, this city; Harry Shilcox and
George Fullerton, both of Keasbey.
The men still in jail are John Dudasts
of Fords; Joseph Lairitora and Peter
Caproali, both of 6S8 Charles street.
this city.
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