Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-05-26

Judge DAILY ruled that nothing could
be sued that was secured by force
or promise. Moritko stated that this
statement was made while Mayor Dor
sey. Chief Burke. Prosecutor Stricken,
and Aldermen Riedy, Patten and
Anderson were present. He further
stated that the statement was invol-
unfairly as far as he knew Monitko
claimed that he heard of no promises
The witness could not identify the re-
volver.
Chief Patrick ]. Burke was the next
witness on the stand and Identified the
badge used by Brombert, as belonging
to Hartmann and also the revolver as
that of Hartmann's taken from him at
the time OF his arrest. At this point
Attorney Brown again objected claim
ing that this knowledge came as a re-
suit of the promises to Brombert.
lChief Burke denied any promises be-
ing made. The chief stated that
Brombert told at police headquarters
that the revolver and badge were
given to him by Hartmann. Burke
identified the revolver by a small
break in the handle.
Mayor Frank Dorsey, the next wit
ness called. corroborated the state
ments of Chief Burke and Moritko
that no promise had been made to
Brombert in order to get him TO sign
a written statement. Brombert had
signed the statement voluntarily and
that no offer which would cause him
| to affix his signature had been made.
Brombert then took the stand He
began by saying that Mortko was
| selling "moonshine" and n was conf
mon talk about Perth Afflbo that a
deal was TO be consummated on this
particular night.
Brombert declared that he decided
TO play prank" upon Moritlso and
hold him up. The wtrYess said he
had no intention OF harming Moritko.
He claimed he did not flash any badge
when he stopped the saloon keeper
and denied making any threats. The
witness testified he had secured a re-
volver and badge from Detective Will
liam T. Hartmann. He went on to
say that the gun was useless and
would not shoot. The badge, he said,
was not the same one which was fur
nished as evidence in the trial.
Moritko. according to Brombert,
was so afraid that he would be ar
rested for carrying on traffic in noon
shine that the saloonkeeper offered
to give him his automobile or check
for an amount Brombcrt might name
so as to keep the matter quiet Brom-
bert claims he refused TO accept any
money from Moritko When he ar
rived at his home in South Ambcy.
however. the witness said, he found
$50 in his pocket which he claimed
Moritko slipped there while talking
in the car.
In the cross examination Bronbert
began to make contradictory state-
ments, both with refernce to his early
testimony and those contained in his
written statement. According TO his
early testimony Brombert was going
10 play the game" alone. but one
OF the statements signed by him was
to the effect that Gadek told me he
had something soft and wanted 70
know II l wanted TO get i'm on i'll
The hold-up plan was postponed from
Sunday TO Monday night. the written
statement said because Of the heavy
traffic on the former night.
According TO Prosecutor S-ricker
Brombert admitted 20 him on the
night he was arrest ed. having been
sent to the Railway ref0rmatory about
three years ago for the theft OF au-
tomobile tires.