Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-25

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bility of their being drawn in the
| case.
Many outside people were attract
ed to the corners due to the fact that
the police department auto was tia
toned in front OF the American
building and the fact hat the hust-
lers were standing in the vicinity,
~bystanders were always ready to re-
ceive an earfull, but inasmuch as
very few knew the in~s-and-outs of
the affair very little information was
received.
A great deal OF interest was
aroused when Patrolman Jorgenson
came out of the building. The by
of information, but J~orgenson has
tened to his patrol duty and the in
terested persons were sti!l in want OF
information. Shortly afterward Pa
trolman BaChman came out, but this
officer did not make a stop, also has
tening &c his beat.
A few minute before midnight
David Wilentz. attorney for the de-
PENDANTS, came down from the pros
ecutor's office, stating that the men
were all going TO police headquar-
ters. A great many ran from the
corner in the direction of tho police
station SO as to beat the automobiles
ana on tne way uOWn SMITH StIetI
many others followed to see the ex-
element.
Andrew Gadek. Steve Rough"
Vereb and William Hartmann were
| taken into the station house under
guard, brought before the sergeant
and their names entered on the blot
! ter, the charge against them being
highway robbery. Prosecutor strlck,
or, Chief Burke, Mayor Dorsey and
Aldermen Riedy and Anderson then
went to the chiefs Office OF the sec
ond floor of the station house.
Joseph Brombert, alias Brown,
who was arrested early in the night
by Detective Joseph Gutowski, but
who was not at the hearing in the
prosecutors office, was then taken
out of the cell and upstairs. Brom-
bert is said to be the man that held
up Moritko and took him to the out
skirts of the city. Brombert served
a term in Railway for tire thievery In
this city, being arrested by Detective
Gutowski at this time also.
Several times during the stay at
police headquarters from IL o'clock TO
2. Brombert was taken upstairs n
then Hartmann was taken up. About
2 o'clock the prosecutor and the re-
mainder of the party in conference
came downstairs and Recorder Pick
orsgill questioned the prosecutor IN
regard to bail. The prosecutor after
an explanation placed Hartmann's bail
lat $4,000, while the other three mems
hail was fixed at $4,000 each. Attorney
| WilentZ e~ndeavored to have the bail
lowered, without success.
When 1t was found that the ball
could not be secured the three
men were placed in the cells along
| with Brombert, to see If q could
be secured this morning. When Hart
mann entered the cell, 1t marked the
third member of the local police de-
lpartment to be Jailed in the last six
months, the other two officers were
Morgan and Kurpiel.
When Hartmann was taken before
the sergeant to have his name put
on the blotter, 1t Is said that he
mumbled something about a frame
up.
Early this morning many friends of
the arrested men gathered at the po-
lice station in the hope that there
would be some kind of a hearing.
The news spread like wildire from
the time of their arrest until this
morning, and many reports OF the
| reason for the arrests were heard
| throughout the city.
! United States Marshal Albert Boil
schweiler appeared in court to fur
| nish bail for Hartmann, and Abra-
ham OnlkelSKy wanted 10 Iurnlsn pan
for Vereb. but the recorder awaited
the arrival of the prosecutor, and
when Mr.. Stricken arrived he an
| nounced that the local recorder could
! not take bail in these cases.
Chief Burke then announced that
| the men would go to New Brunswick
Immediately, where bail would be
taken. In the patrol ago that
made the trip to New Brunswick were
| Hartmann, Gadek. Vereb, Brombert
interested in this case; Matthew Ban
zyk. who was taken to New Bruins
| wick on a charge of breaking 'proba-
| ton and City Marshal Burt Moore n
1.-THE chauffeur, George Kozusko.