Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-07-14
STEAL BOOZE At
FEDERAL STORE
131 Cases of Whiskey Gone.
Motor Trucks Used to
Garry Away SIS, 900 Worth
FIRED ON NIGHT GUARD
Officer Jensen Reports Guard
c. A. Emmons Was Not
There When Theft Occurred
FIRED ON NIGHT GUARD

Some time during the night, BE-
tween midnight and $40 o'clock
this morning. the government store
house for seized liquor Situated 1t
276 Davidson avenue, was brok ~
into and 131 cases Of whfskev
stolen. A motor truck was used 20
carry away the booze. but NO trnce
Of the guilty parties has been
found. II has been the custom ever
since the building was taken over
for use as a storage place for liquor
seized by government officials from
those who did not have Il legally in
their possession. to have a guard
there day and night. The night
guard, Cornelius A. EmmonS. was
not there last night when the rob
berry was discovered by Roundsman
Andrew Jensen. according TO the
policeman's story.
United States Marshal Albert
tanning the storehouse in Davidson
avenue. when questioned as to the
robbery this morning. declared that
all of the whiskey which had been
stolen was in readiness to be turned
over to the owners Instructions to
this effect having been received b
him.
The whiskey stolen is valued 1t
about SIS, 900 and consisted OF nine-
ty-one cases OF .sOld Grand Dads
and forty cases of Blue Grass
Each bottle had been Labelled yes-
terday by Emmons, working on Or
ders from the marshal, in order
that the liquor could be returned to
its owners under the law. The "0ld
Grand Dad" whiskey was owned b.
a Boon.on resident. while an Eliza
/ beth man was the owner Of the
Blue Grass"
United States Marshal BollI-
schweiler this morning explained
the absence of Emmons from the
warehouse when the robbery ~
Lcemmitted. by saying that the xlzIlll
I had worked hard yesterday AFTER
noon labelling the bottles and fk1
marshal had told him that r 1<
grew tired after midnight he couId
go home and sleep as he did uot b.
lieve anyone would try to break Into
the place.
The unexpected happened hox
ever as all of the liquor which had
been labelled yesterday and piled "
ready for delivery was removed dur
ing the night. Apparently the thieves
did not take many precautions in
keeping their actions secret as the<
used a large automobile truck which
was backed up TO the warehouse Ir
SO doing they hit a large pole which
snapped OF and fell TO the sidewalk
After loading on the cases OF whis=
key they also helped themselves e
shot gun. belonging TO the =. 8
marshal. and then rode away.
At about $40 o'clock this morning
lRoundsman Andrew Jensen was
4 oil
when he noticed the fallen pole He
investigated further and found the
tracks made by an automobile which
had been backed in alongside Of the
warehouse. Going to the building
he found that the door had been
broken open. He then detailed
tPatrolman Lester Underhill to watch
the storehouse while he went and
notified Marshal Bollschweiler. TIE
lroundsman and marshal returned 10
the scene of the robbery and after
making an examination OF the re-
naming stock the marshal stated
that 131 cases OF whiskey had been
stolen.
I According TO the roundsman's
/ report the watchman, C. A. En-
mons. could not be found. Many
diversified reports having to do with
the absence of Emmons were going
the rounds this morning but Mar
shaI Bollschweiler insisted that he
had given him permission to leave
the warehouse after midnight II he
! wished to sleep owing to his extra
day work yesterday.
The large supply of liquor which
Herman Ellis purchased at public
auction Tuesday OF last week wes
removed from the Davidson avenue,
warehouse yesterday afterncor1-
First reports about the city this
morning, when news of the robbery
1 became known, were to the effect
\ that the Ellis stock of liquor had
/ been stolen. 1t was this supply.
which was seized by the govern
ment men when efforts were made
to smuggle it in here several
months ago hidden in carload Of
lumber. 1t was offered for sale last
/ Tuesday at public auction. Ellis be-
ing the highest bidder.
4 II is rumored in the city thai
many of the bottles included in the
assortment purchased by Ellis we're
empty.