Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-01-26
NAB TWO
ROBBERS
4 FERRY
Clue Of Charles M. Peterson
Followed up by PatroIman
KOyen, Brings About Sensa-
tiOnaI Arrest.

The three men who robbed the first
delivery of the Sigmund Eisner Com
pan ypayrool amounting to about
$4,000 saturday morning, have been
captured, two of the men in this city
about six hours after the robbery oc-
CURED and the third in Phi adef"hia
Yesterday together with q Red Bank
boy, who it is believed was lookout
for the bandits when the robbery oc-
CURED.
Peterson Secures Clew.
AS soon as Chief of Police Patrick
J., Burke heard of the robbery, he
placed men at the different outgoing
points of the city, to watch for them.
Char es NJ. Peterson, owner OF the
coal yard at the Central railroad in
Smith street. received a el,le from
a calendar salesman, who had just
come from Keyport. T4-e s-.-e7i- i
saw the two men trying to get room
in the Keyport hotel and later saw
them secure two suitcases IN store
at that place. The men started for
this city.
The salesman had also heard that a
negro had seen them Oh the road near
Morgan headed for this city. Peter
son gave this information to Rounds
man Andrew Jensen and Patrolman
Emil Koyen Roundsman Jensen pass
ed the information along the inc and
Peterson kept his eye peeled for the
ing the coal yard office and Koyen
started after them as he saw them
near Maple street.
ne two bandits went into the
Grand theatre, where it is u7f
stood they fixed the money up in the
suitcases and on their person. The
two men stayed in the Grand but a
short time and started for st. Llfer's
clothing store. Koyen lost sight OF
them when they went into the store,
but soon recovered the trail when
they crossed Madison avenue and
started down Smith street.
Koyen kept after the men down
the street, losing sight Of them now
and then, but soon getting on the
right trail again. When koyen near
ed Water street he got in touch with
Detective Hartmann, of the local DE-
partment, who was on guard at ina
point 1t Is understood that Hart
mann did not think Koyen was fol-
lowing the right men. When the al
legged robbers saw Koyen following
them they went down Water street
to Market, down Market to Front and
UP Front in the direction OF the
ferry.
When they came up Front street
Koyen is reported to have said,
"Here are our men," County Detec-
tive Rue of Monmouth county and
Detective Hartmann Of the local de-
partment still thought the men were
too tall. Rue and Koyen apprehend-
ed the men near Rosen's confection-
cry stand at the entrance to the
ferryhouse and ordered them to open
heir cases. They did SO. The bags
were found to contain bundles OF
money. In this way the police clean
ed up twothirds of one of the most
sensational robberies ever pulled OFF
in this section. Patrolman Koyenr
County Detective Rue, Detective Ser
geant Long and Detective Hartmann
took the men to headquarters.
The men were taken to headQuar-
ters and when the money was count
ed, it was found that s12.104.S0 of the
1000 was found on the two arrest
ed men. Saturday night the money
and the robbers were taken back tc
Red Bank and yesterday morning
were taken to Freehold.
third Man in Philadelphia.
Victor Bruno, twenty of Rumson
N. J., and Charles Casper, nineteen OF
New Monmouth were the men arrest
ed in this city and Frank Grano the
third man In the case, who was also
reported to have been in this city Sat
urday afternoon. was arrested in Phil.
adelphia yesterday. together with Wit.
ra,nno Grandinetti, nineteen who Il
accused aiding the robbers. When the
men were caught coming off the traiT
in Philadelphia, q search of their per.
sen was made and only $500 found.
The Red Bank police believe Crane
came into this city. then went back te
Red Bank, met Grandinetti and start
ed for Philadelphia. The ticket
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