Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-03-20
Two BOYS AND TWO GIRLS IN DARK
AUTO, IN DARK ROAD, IN THE HEART
PAL|SADE NABbED SUNDAY EVE
Police Take "Palisadian Mans Tip and Find Big Limou
sine, All Lights Out, Under Shadow of Village
Church, Taking Party of Four to Fort Lee Where
They Were Released on Ten Dollars Cash Bail Each
INFORMATION DENIED 'PALISADIAN'

Last Sunday night as "Palisadlan
man was turning into Cumbermede
road from Bride way, going south, ne
saw just ahead of him, about one nun
dred feet north of the Beams home,
limousine auto bearing no lights front
ar hack. the whole car being dark as
Erebus, with no street lights on. Fear
ing the car might be a hold-up scheme
the reporter detoured into Dearborn
road and sought the first opportunity
from his own home to telephone 70
Fort Lee, the home OF the borough
police. The facts in the case were
duly told to the sergeant at the desk
who promised to send the Palisade
night officer out to look into the stand
ing automobile. Sure enough he dld,
finding the car in the exact spot, ana
filled with four persons, two young
boys and two young girls.
The names they gave are omitted at
the request of the father of one OF the
girls, who went to Fort Lee to look
after the daughter, who is only seven
teen. But The Palisadian obtained the
names in it's own way and not from pO-
lice headquarters. The boys claimed the
car was stalled, but they soon got II
hooked up and were driven to the Fort
Lee lookup by the night Palisade po-
! liceman, Officer Berger, and after walt
si sj,1e to yet the record 81 ,sst, they were
held for trial Thursday night, and
were released on payment of ten dol
lars cash bail. They went Oh@like
quartet of saints.
An interesting thing in connection
with this case was the fact that on
Monday night the "Palisadian' man
called up police headquarters, and was
told by Sergeant McDermOtt that he
could not give out any information
about the case, under orders. Told
that the case was originated by the
"Palisadian," he admitted it was fact
but added that it was somewhat OF
good joke, of course, and it really was.
Later Monday night Mayor George
Hill was called on the phone and asked
if he remembered his promise made
early in January about raising the en-
barge against giving out police news,
he replied,
Eyes, remember all about it"
''Well, did you hear about the auto
mobile case in Palisade Sunday
night?'' he was asked
"What case was that? Yes, l believe
I do recall it now-fellow named
Meyers from Palisade, or somewhere,
wasn't it?'
,at 7 trvinU tO find
myself. l called up the police and they
declined to tell me syllable. Have
you ever done anything about letting
out the police news?"
Eyes, 1 gave orders"
"Orders for what?"
"Why, to call meeting. The police
committee was told to call meeting
to take up this matter"
"When, Mr.. Hill?"
''Oh, sometime ago"
"And they have not acted YETI
mo, they have not had meeting"
"Well, will you get me the names
of the parties arrested in that automo-
bile in Palisade Sunday night?'
"Sure, with pleasure, by tomorrow
night"
"Thanks, very much. I'll depend up
on you"
But the Honorable Mayor never did.
1t evidently slipped his mind. Besides,
what right has anybody to know that a
pair of male violators of the law in
more ways than one were caught in the
heart of Palisade doing an illegal act?
Their lovely names must be protected.
Besides, they were with two ladies,
and to call their names would not be
very polite, now would it,
At the hearing Thursday night Re
corder Joseph Cook fined the two boys