Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-10
EGAN PR0M0TED;
Z BIC ARRESTS
Nab Two on Robbery Charge
New Cops Sworn in = Chief
Burke Prefers Charges.

Patrolman James Egan was placed
on plainc1othes duty this morning by
Chief Burke as a result of the cap
ture of two local men who are be-
lieved to be connected with a num-
Der of the robberies committed In
S1s Market street. and Steve Roman,
of 432 Smith street, are the two men
being held at police headquarters.
The patrolman was going through
Jefferson street about 9:45 when he
heard a strange noise in the rear of
Reynolds department store. A young
man came running out of the dark
and started in the direction of New
Brunswick avenue, then to Fayette
street, and started west in the direc-
ton of Madison avenue. His actions
were suspicious, so the officer decid
ed to fire a shot in the hope of
bringing him to a halt. These tactics
added speed and overlook Alfred
Jensen on Fayette street in front of
Washington hall, arresting him on a
drunk and disorderly charge.
A little later Egan apprehended
Steve Roman, a pal of Jensen, on
similar charge. Shortly after 10
o'clock Patrolman Bachman found
panel broken in a rear door of st.
Lifer's store at Madison avenue and
Smith street. The officer Immediately
got In touch with headquarters and
Patrolmen Egan and Bachman then
conducted a search of the surround
Ing lots and succeeded in finding a
suitcase and hacksaw, the equip
ment which has been used In robbing
a number of places In this city of
late. The Rubenstein robbery was
made possible through the use of
a hacksaw, as was the Lobel store on
State street. The suitcase may have
. ID r4nlrS
The manager of the st. LITER store
was notified last night to come to
headquarters. He identified the two
men as ones who were In his store a
day or two ago pricing silk shirts
and other stock. When the two men
were brought before Recorder Pick
ersgill today the drunk and disorder
ly charge was placed against them by
the patrolman, and they were then
remanded.
Detective Sergeants Long and Huff.
together with Acting Detective Egan
were questioning the men separately
this morning in an endeavor to Sc
cure a confession.
The chief commended Patrolman
Egan highly for the capture and
stated that the arrest Of these two
men was the biggest catch of the
year.
Patrolman Suspended
Patrolman Frank Tonghini was
suspended from duty as a patrolman
Burke under orders from Mayor
Dorsey. Tonghini is charged by Ser
geant Tonnesen with leaving his post
of duty yesterday morning and going
into a lunch room at 142 New Bruns-
wick avenue where he remained Tor
forty minutes.
result of Tonghini's action. Tonghinl
was UP on charges once before on
complaint of Sergeant Durham, VINO
charged the patrolman with conduct
unbecoming a police officer. THIS
time he was reprimanded.
This Is the, fifth member OF tne
local police department to be sus-
pended from duty. William t. Hart
mann, formerly a detective. was sus-
pended due to his connection with
highway robbery; Edward Morgan
and John Kurpiel In the vice clean
up, and Joseph Gaydos fer leaving
the city in his police uniform WIZ
out the permission Of higher oH-
Chief Burke stated this morning
that any member of the Perth Am
boy police department who does not
want to work might as well quit, 1or
every member is going to obey orders
and do their work as 1t should De
done or else tn6y Will UC Pdt OA s~AsO
gether. The chief added that there
are hundreds Of men looking for the
positions.
COPS Sworn In
The nine new patrolmen appointed
by Mayor Frank Dorsey and approved
by the Board of Aldermen on Last
Monday night, have all been sworn
in by City Clerk Arthur Graham, al
though they do not have to start duty
until the first day of May. Six OF
the men were sworn in ON Tuesday.
The newly appointed men are: Paul
w. Laden, John Joseph Dwyer. James
F. Sullivan, James M. Nolan. William
T. Kilmurray, Carl d. Munroe, Pat
rick l.. Dwyer Michael j. Burke and
Michael ]. Patten.
Cat, Days In Tree, Is Rescued
A cat that had been in the top OF
n tree at the Central railroad station