Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-23
WH|SKEY AUTO
WRECKED TODAY
Driver, in Trying to Foil Hold
Up Men, bitches Car on
Lincoln Highway.
CARRIED twelve CASES
Believe Booze Was en- Route
From Perth Amboy to Bal
timore; Arrest Man.
CARRIED TWELVE CASES
~ Staff Correspondent.
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~ Staff Correspondent.
METUCHEN, Nov. 2S.-A road
bter, carrying twelve cases of liquor,
after racing along the Lincoln High
way towards New Brunswick for
about a mile about noon today with
a runabout contained two armed
men who were endeavoring to steal
the liquor. crashed into a ditch near
the Metuchen borough line, badly
damaged the car and slightly hurt
the driver, who was alone. The
other car, which is said to have car
ried a New York license No. $50, ,631,
continued on towards New Bruins
wick.
Valentine Cudar, of 4s9 Z street,
s. W., Washington, ID. c., was the
driver of the ditched booze car and
WAS unable to show a permit for the
legal moving of the liquor when
placed under arrest by County De-
fective William Fitzpatrick and
Chief Hutchinson of the Metuchep
police force. The car turned almost
completely over in crashing into the
ditch, the top, mud guards, wind
shield and body of the car being bad
" damaged. Cudar escaped with a
cash on one hand.
Cudar, together with the twelve
tases of booze, was taken to the
Metuchen police station. There the
man told his story. He said that
lust after crossing the Lehigh VAL
!ey railroad bridge in Metuchen a
funabout containing two men drew
bp alongside of his car. rifle being
aimed at him by one of the men,
who ordered him to stop. Cudar
bald he increased his speed, looking
tor a place to turn off the main
York auto continued to pursue him,
be said, and when it again overlook
him the driver also had a gun. The
briver of the New York car, Cudar
Bald, forced him to one side in an
bffort to stop him but instead the
tar skidded into a ditch, overturn-
ing. The New York car did not stop
but continued at a fast rate toward
Highland Park, the man said.
No trace of the New York car was
,ound in New Brunswick, the belief
being that the driver turned off at
Highland Park and returned to
Netuchen by way of Camp. Raritan
following the trolley road. Believing
that he was attempting to get back
DO New Yorf police at Perth Amboy
and surrounding cities were notified
70 be on the lookout for the car.
mgton and carried two license
plates. One was a Maryland deal
er's license 7S2 while the other was
b0,S64 Washington. ID. c. 1t is be-
,ieved that the booze was being cart
fd from Perth Amboy to Baltimore
DR. Washington. Cudar was held to
await a hearing and action by the
prohibition enforcement officers.
Two charges will be preferred
against the Washington man, one
icing of carrying concealed weapons
and the other with illegally traffic
ing in liquor. The man was found
20 have in his possession a .38 CAL
TIRE automatic revolver and two ex-
ira clips loaded with bullets.
He asked permission to use the
telephone in the Metuchen police
Nation and called Perth Amboy
1774. This is the number of the
Amboy Ship Chandler Company, To-
tated at 1870 Fayette street. When
talled by the NEWS one of the man
pgers of the company admitting re-
eeiving a call, but denied having
known anything about the shipment
ed booze car said he secured his
ed booze ca rsaid he secured his
supply from a garage on hill near
the hospital in Perth Amboy.