Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-06-18
STATE C0MP[ETESFS SIDE
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON;
ADJOURNMENT THEN TAKE|
Statement Of Gadek and Bombert and Testimony Regarding
Local Detectives Gun and Badge Are Stricken From Test
mony by Judge Day--Juy Will Get Case Some Time This
Afternoon

l2s or "a. while the indictment says
that the holdup occurred March or
1872.
Hartmann told of never being in-
Innate with Brombert and never gave
his gun or badge to him, the detec-
tive claimed. The defendant denied
the entire transaction as told by
Brombert, Gadek and other witnesses.
He claimed that he had received evil
dence, of Moritko carrying on liquor
trade and one night at a fight week
before the holdup, Hartmann claimed
he told James Curran, the prohibition
enforcement officer that Moritko was
doing quite a liquor trade.
''Curran requested that | be on the
lookout to secure evidence in the mat
lter." Hartmann stated. The detective
also stated that he talked to Vereb
iabout Moritko's actions, because Vereb
was q good friend of Gadek, and
Gadek In turn a good friend of Nor
|itko. Hartmann GAINED that he told
Vereb to be on the lookout for Nor
itko END MS liquor dealings. He
claimed to havo met Vereb at the
Hotel Imperial about 8 O'Clock in the
evening. E leT which he wSnt 10 tho
Majestic and arrived home about IL
O'Clock.
Inasmuch as there was chicken pox
in the family, his wife and three chil-
dren slept upstairs for the night, the
detective claimed while he slept down.
stairs. He claims to haye got up at
5 o'clock In the morning going to thas
Central lunch for his breakfast where
he met Patrolman Baehman and Jors
genson. The first he heard of the
hoidup. Hartmann claimed, was when
BGchman asked him IL he had heard
'about It.
On cross examination, the defends
ant stated he knew that Gadek and
Vereb stayed at the Hotel Imperial
quite often, and that Brombert made
a hang-out of the place. The detec-
tive also stated that he went there
quite often himself. The defendant
admitted having some feeling against
him into the case.
Hartmann identified a badge shown
to him as the one which was taken
away from him by Chief Burke on
the night of his suspension. and a
gun shown 20 him. looked just like
his own, he remarked In reply to q
question from the prosecutor. Hart-
mann stated that he was making in
Vestigatfons for Curran, although he
never reported same 70 his chief. Tno
pr osecutor then examined him as 70
his detective duties and Z he ma 10
an inquiry after hearing of the hold.
up. The defendant replied that ne
had, but never went to Moritko. Har.-
mann also a1rlit:ed being in the res
ta urant the neat night with Brom-
bert, Vereb, and Gadek, but this he
claimed only for the purpose of se<
curing information about the robbery
Prohibition Enforcement Officer
James Curran corroborated the states
ment of the defendant in regard to
Moritko. when he followed Hartmann
to the stand. Curran told OF Harts
mann approaching him and telling
Iabout Moritko. The witness was asks
led II the defendant had not spoken TO
him about twenty barrels of whiskey
some place in Perth Amboy and the
witness replied he had, but claimed
that the detective did not tell whero
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