Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-08-03

arguing with the prosecutor.
The prosecutor asked the witness
regarding his liquor dealings. but
he at first refused to answer, claim
ing he might incriminate others.
but the court replied that 1t might
be well for him to tell in view Of
the fact that saving others might
incrininate himself. He then told
that his whiskey business was con-
Quoted in the cellar of his home.
and he started with $4,000 secured
by playing cards in the army. Ton
ghini claimed not having a permit
to deal in liquor.
The prosecutor then asked about
starting two bank accounts early in
the year. The witness denied this.
at first, but when the books were
displayed they showed that on Feb
ruary 16, $3.50 was put in the Perth
March 3, s95 was put in the Perth
Amboy Savings Institution. The
prosecutor showed the books 70 the
witness and he attempted 70 puf
them in his pocket but the court
overruled his action. Counselor
Brown claimed the bank books were
stolen at the time of his arrest.
Throughout the testimony of Ernest
Tonghini. the prosecutor insisted that
$4,000 was put in banks in short
time. With this information before
the court Tonghini opened up with
whiskey information. telling Of four
barrels OF whiskey in his cellar AID
of selling one barrel to Adam
Tarlowski The witness xxs
endeavoring to show that the money
deposited was secured through sales
of whiskey
After recess Ernest Tonghini will
likely be returned to the stand. as
the prosecutor is not through ques-
tioning him The court viii not
demand that he tell who the liquor
was sold TO.
Jersey, a barber by trade, was aues-
toned by the prosecutor regarding
his criminal record, and told Of being
arrested in a vice crusade in Bayonne.
after a gruelling examination BY the
prosecutor.
He was arrested on a charge OF
carnal abuse during the crusade and
was also implicated in a breaking
and entering case in Bayonne. Dur
ing the examination by the prose
eutor the man told of serving in
Railway reformatory in addition to
the Snake Hill penitentiary Jer-
sey told that he resided in Bayonne
knowing kronin who went under
the name of Goldman at the Snake
Hill penitentiary.
The defendant stated that Kronin
was sore at him while in the peni-
tentiary because he had won $50 in
a crap game, and Kronin wanted
him to ''divvy" the spoils They
settled this difference and Jersey
went TO work for Kronin in Limo
leumville. Staten Island. In July
1919 Jersey told Of meeting Kr6ni7
IN Perth Amhoy, where ne had
come TO make whiskey deal with
Mailer and Cutler.
In October 1913 Jersey claims TO
have gone to Kronin's shop in
The defendant claims
Kronin was sore at him on his visit
on account of giving his address 10
Cutler. In December, 1919, Jersey
claims, Kronin came to Amboy again
to collect $500 due him.
The defendant denied all connec-
tons with the Roessler & Hasslacher
case and was asked how he spent
Saturday. Sunday and Monday. the
days around which the robbery was
committed. He claims to have work
ed in a barber shop up till IL O'Clock
On Saturday night. went TO a re-
staurant and then to his home where
he arrived shortly after midnight He
claims 10 have slept until 10 o'clock
Sunday morning and had a date with
a girl named Helen Rose at the
corner of Smith and Oak streets at
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