Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-26
RUN DOWN RED BANK
ROBBERS IN THIS CITY

Continued from age ID
were purchased In Allenwood and the
agent there reported the purchase to
the Red Bank police who in turn no.
titled Philadelphia. chief of Police
Clayton is in Philadelphia today serv-
ing warrants on the men.
Elude Seiboth at Bridge.
Motorcycle Officer Frank Seiboth
on duty atfthe bridge was searching
everything that came into the city. He
went into one end of a Keyport car
and the three robbers went out the
other end. Talking to the motorman
a few seconds later, he told the car
man who he was after n the motor
man said men OF that description had
Just left the car. Seiboth got off the
car and noticed three men heading
back for South Amboy, but they prov
ed to be older men.
Many conflicting stories have been
heard Of the adventures of the men in
this city and what officers are credited
with first spying the men. Traffic Of
ficer John Murray is credited with
putting Detective Long on their trail
but h detective sergeant is reported
to have lost track of his men at Water
street, blu later caught up with the
other men and assisted in the arrest
at the ferry.
From reports r eceived the four
az "ho We iiS4u up III Ibeu bdHh,
will take a long time to recover from
the shock received. They did not ex-
pect a odup and 1t has been stated
that one of the men held his hands up
the air until long after the robbers
had left them. The -four men were
taken q mic outside Red Bank and
then forced to alight. The bandits
took the a in the direction of Mat
avian, leaving same at Middletown
and also dropped a bag of change In
that vicinity. The bag Supposed to
have ~cantained $500, was found yes
terday and only contained about $50
in change.
The robbers. all former employees
Of the Eisner Company, are reported
to have planned the robbery scme-
time ago. Gran n Bruno seem to be
the leaders in the plan.
About $4,000 Is yet to be recov-
cred and a report of the recovery of
this isexpected very shortly. Thomas
McKeon, superintendent of the Staten
Island Rapid Transit railroad, was an
eye witness to the arrest on Saturday
and his story of the arrest agrees
with that Of Patrolman Koyen. Mrs.
Letta Rosen's statement to her hus-
band also agrees with that of Patrol
man Koyen.
Koyen Watched For Assistance.
While trailing the men down Smith
street, Patrolman Koyen kent his
ewes peeled for assistance. The pa
trolman knowing hat Detective Hart
mann was at the ferry planned to
cave them go as far as the ferry and
then stop them.
Chief Praises Men.
Chief of Police Patrick J. Burke
praised Patrolman Koven, Detectives
Sergeant Long and Hartmonn for
their work. The report Grona, third
man arrested in PHILADELPHIA yester-
day had gon to New York from this
citv Is untrue. IS proved by fact that
Crano returned to Red Bank and
picked I'm Grandinetti and started for
Philadelphia.
1t is believed thai the young rob-
bers had planned to leave for the
west, two going from Philadelphia
and the other two from New York,
out their start was very poorly PLAN
ned. Their statement that they Sc
cured the money so easv that they did
not know what to do next" is believed
to be the answer to their mistake in
starting.