Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-09-13
ADMITS NUMBERING TWO
WOMEN NEAR SHELTON
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army officer, leading sixteen masked
men, had made him q preasent of
them.
Upon learning of the theft at his
home Major Monroe notified the
county authorities and the articles
found on Mike correspond with the
list as given out by him. He iden-
titled the articles as his when given
a description of them, but had not
seen them up till moo today. En-
trance was made in the majors
home through a back door. A dog
was in the house at the time but
the intruder. said to have been
Mike, took a roast from a refriger-
ator and throwing this in the back
yard got rid of the dog in this way.
In addition to the war trophies
taken from Major Monroe's house
there "a $21 in cash. a number of
English coins, while a bottle which
had contained a quart of Scotch
whiskey was almost emptied by the
reported stolen.
A statement was made to Chief
O'Connell, of the New Brunswick
police, by Whitlock on the night of
the murder. Detectives David and
Fitzpatrick, accompanied by An
thony Silzer, clerk in the prosecu-
tors office. went to the hospital
early Sunday morning in order TO
secure from either of the sisters a
statement should either regain con-
seriousness. Both died, however,
without gaining consciousness.
Mike, according to his own claims.
saw service overseas. He was drafted
and sent from New Brunswick to
Camp Upton. This. the authorities
Way. Is as far as he got and put no
truth in his story of service in
France. Mike claims to have been
with the First Division.
Four or five years ago he was ar
rested by the New Brunswick police
charged with causing considerable
trouble among residents in one OF
the outlying sections of the city with
a revolver. He was arrested and
found to have in his possession a
rusty revolver. He was charged with
being a disorderly person and
sentenced to serve q term in the
county workhouse.
One Christmas eve a number of
Polish people had planned to hold
exercises of some sort in a hall here.
Upon arriving at the place they found
the cloaks. vestments and candle
sticks strews about the place and the
hall in general disorder. Mike was
arrested for this, found guilty and
given another term in the work
house.
About one year ago a Jewish ped
dler was held up at his home in
Bishop street. The police learning
of the attempted robbery surrounded
the house and saw Mike jump from
a window. He was arrested together
with another man. The other man
was convicted but Mike escaped in
dictment. Entrance into the house
on this occasion was gained by using
an axe. breaking down a door.
Mike was indicted a short time
ago for the robbery of the Nixon
post office. He was found selling
stamps in Midtown but was never
sentenced for this offense after he
had been arrested.
A man was held up in a barn in
1Surpet street some time g by sever
= men and Mike was identified as
one of the hold-up party. He was
E{<en another short term in the work
1odse. Despite the large number of
affairs he was implicated in he seem.
ed lucky in not being sent to states
prison on any occasion and was al
ways in trouble again shortly after
his term at the workhouse had been
served.
Detective Peltier will make a
formal written complaint this after
noon charging Mike with murder.