Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-02-04
ARREST 5 HERE
IN LIQUOR RAID
$1,000 Worth Of Booze Seized
in Saloon by Revenue Men
HELD FOR FEDERAL ACTION
David WoIfson Among Those
Arrested-Liquor Included
1S9 Proof Alcohol
HELD FOR FEDERAL ACTION

Revenue officer Joseph Cava-
naugh, who is the prohibition officer
in this district, assisted by Revenue
Agent George Armstrong, yesterday
afternoon arrested David Wolfson,
proprietor of saloon at the corner
OF Fayette and Prospect streets; Abe
Lazerowitz, of 305 Market street, and
Steve Lockton. of 351 Prospect street,
charged with violating the national
prohibition act and a section of the
criminal code. Intoxicating liquor.
including 80 gallons Of alcohol, 1SS
proof; three barrels Of liquor, con-
tanning about forty gallons each; one
twenty-five gall on barrel, and several
jugs and bottles of cordials, wines and
Intoxicating liquors, were seized and
taken to police headquarters. The
total value of the goods Is said to be
in the neighborhood of $4,000.
Were Moving Booze
The arrest was made about
o'clock yesterday afternoon when
officers Cavanaugh and Armstrong
noticed two men moving large bar
rel from Wolfson's saloon into
showing it to contains Intoxicating
LIQUOR and a search of the place dis
closed liquor ready for sale and
'moonshine" which had not yet been
placed on the market for sale.
Wolfson, Lockton and Lazerowitz
moved to the police station where
they were kept all night. Jacob
Karkus was retained by the men to
defend them. The police patrol was
sent to Wolfson's saloon and the
smaller cans and jugs removed to
police headquarters. A truck was
necessary to move the large barrels.
All three men were removed from
the Jail here by u. S. Marshal Albert
Bollschweiler this morning to the Of
fee Of U. s. Commissioner John A.
Delaney. Wolfson was placed under
$2500 bail to await the action of the
federal grand jury and each of the
other two men had bail fixed at $500
each. Ball was furnished for all
three.
Wolfson is charged with violation
of section 3, 21, 25 and 33, title of
the National Prohibition act, sections
3289, S242A and 1896 and in violation
Of section 81 of the criminal code.
Charges Against Wolfson
The charge as made against Wolff
son follows:
THAT David Wolfson did unlaw-
fully deliver, furnish and possess at
351 Prospect street, thirty gallons Of
intoxicating liquor in five gallon cans
to wit, alcohol of the strength of 189
proof and that he did operate, keep
and barter structure in which intox-
that he did have and possess liquor
and property designed for the manu-
facture of liquor intended for use in
violating the National prohibition act,
to wit: carmel coloring and twenty
gallons of high proof spirits and that
he did fail to report to the Commis-
sioner of Internal Revenue the kind
and amount Of intoxicating liquors In
his possession and that he had in his
possession distilled spirits in quanti-
ties of Ave gallons and more without
bearing the proper brand stamps and
marks and that he did carry on the
business of rectifler of spirits with
out paying the special governmental tax
and that he did shift and move dis
titled spirits from one package to an
other and that he did conspire with
Abe Lazerowitz and Steve Lockton to
defraud the government of the United
States out Of internal revenu
Less Serious Charges
Less serious charges were made
againt Lockton and Lazerowitz, they
both being charged with violating Sec
hibition Act and section 81 of the
Criminal Code. They are charged
with "unlawfully transporting and
possessing thirty gallons of intoxicat-
ing liquor in five five-gallon cans in
an automobile on Fayette street in
the City of Perth Amboy' and that
they did conspire with Wolfson to
defraud the government of internal
revenue.
Arrested in County Seat
Bg Staff Co 0rreSpoHdent
NEW BRUNSWICK, Feb. A
man, giving his name as Morris Man
chack, of 1876 New Brunswick avenue, |
Perth Amboy, was arrested at 1145
O'Clock by Internal Revenue Collector
James III GDrran and an nficn,. Of