Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-06-01
CHR|STOPHERs0N
MEDAL WINNER
Wins GarretSon Prize for Brav-
cry - Several Others Win
Honorable Mention.
End Federal Control of Wheat
RAJ The ASsOcf0fed pTeSy

Patrolman Frank A. Christopher
son was presented with the Garretson
medal yesterday morning by Mayor
Frank Dorsey for a deed of this
officer on July 4 last, when he saved
the lives of Mrs. +. Stets and her
This act was committed while Officer
Christopherson was doing traffic duty
at the corner of State and Smith
streets. An automobile driven by
Mrs. Hallett Sibienski was coming
down State street while the woman,
baby carriage and two children were
leaving the sidewalk on Smith street.
The patrolman s. sgnaled for the
auto to stop and motioned for the
woman with the baby carriage TO
cross. But in some way the brakes
of the automobile did not work and
the car continued directly In the path
of the children. The officer jumped
between the car and the children
and before the car had been brought
to a standstill the policeman had
been dragged several feet. The WON
an and her children were saved. In
presenting the medal the executive
congratulated the patrolman and ex-
tended the thanks of the community
for the deed and the service render
ed on July 4, 1919.
Other Officers Commended.
Patrolmen Fitzpatrick, Layden and
Buchan received honorable mention
from the mayor and the police com
mittee for their capture on May ol
four cracksnen. who We're attempting
to open the safe of A. NJ Metzendori
in New Brunswick avenue. 1t is SAID
that 100000 worth of whiskeT GER
tificates were in the safe. the loot the
men gere after. All four men are
awaiting trial on this charge, and a
number of the men are said to nave
mixed IN various other big jobs.
Detective Sergeant Lawrence Long
detective William Hartmann and Pa
tro,ma Emil Koyen also We're rom!
mended for their arrest on January "a
'of this year. of two men at the ne 1erry
in this city, who had stole $4,000 pay
roll money from employees of the sig
mund Eisner company in Red Bank.
Mayor Commends Department.
Immediately after the men were
marched to Market street by drill
master Frank Seiboth. and prepared
for inspection by Chief of police Burke
land then inspected by the Mayor and
the police committee, Mayor Dorsey
delivered a speech Of thanks TO the
men. The executive commended the
men on their drilling, and congratu-
lated each and every one for theli
work during the past year. He stated
that the department has been doing
good work during the last several
months. This last statement is be-
Iieved to relate to the speech of the
mavor several months ago when ne
took the department under his guld-
ance.
The police department made a
good showing in this drill and the
large crowd which witnessed the drlil
felt proud of the appearance or the
police in their new summer uniforms
Everyone watched close when the
mayor and the police committee IN
spected the outfits of the different
patrolmen.
The success of this inspection was
due to the work of Chief of Police
Patrick ]. Burke, Drillmaster Frank
Seiboth and the interest the members
of the department took in preparing
for the examination. The medal given
to the police officer doing the best
deed of hsoism during the year. Is
presented by former Mayor Ferd Gar
retson, and the decision on the win
ner is reached after conference OF
the mayor, police committee and chief
of DClicc.