Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-06-12

A telephone call was received by
Sergeant Mulligan at police head
quarters about 1880 o'clock this
morning from David Lerner. of the
David Lerner Company, wholesale
and retail dealers in liquors at Long
Branch, who reported that truck
containing seven barrels of liquor
valued at $4,000, belonging to him,
was robbed by a number of men
about mile and half the other
mediately detailed officer William
Buchan to the bridge with orders to
pick other patrolmen up on the way
to that point.
Patrolmen William Buchan, Paul
Layden and Carl Munroe, assisted by
Oficers Joseph Dwyer. Anton Thul-
leson and Roundsman William Calvin
worked steadily from the time the
sergeant received the report until
1880 this morning, when all nine
men implicated in the case were IN
the hands of the law.
The men arrested are: George
Kelly, nineteen years old, of Lewis
street; John Mallet, twenty years old.
of 319 Rector street; John Ward,
twenty-one years old, of East and
New Brunswick avenues; John Hib-
bit, thirty-two years old, of Willocks
Lane; John Torres, eighteen years
old, of Madison avenue; John Nc
QufTe, tWeuty years Olu, OI IOIteH-
Vile; Tony Smith, twenty-three years
old. of Smith street; Walter Yenk,
twenty-seven years old, of Washing
ton street. and Henry Gasman, twen-
ty-two years old, of 419 High street.
When the arraignment was made
before Recorder Pickersgill this
morning the arrested men had very
little to say. Hibbit claimed that he
was not in the case. while Yenk MUIR
INJURED guilty when question of
guilt was put to him. When the
others named in the holdup were
asked about Hibbit's participation no
one made q reply. The recorder or
res, Mcguire. Smith and Yenk be
held in $4,000 bail to await the action
of the grand Jury on a highway rob-
berry charge, while Hibbit and Gas
man were held In $1,000 bail on a
similar charge.
Lerner Tells of Holdup
David Lerner, owner of the loot,
stated hat he left New York city,
where he secured the liquor very
early. but had trouble with his car
all along Staten Island and through
this city He had several permits for
carrying the whiskey, but 1t is not
known whether they are the necessary
papers to let the liquor go through.
Lerner claims to have stopped at
garage In this city. and perhaps this
is the way the local men learned of
the liquor and planned the holdup.
The owner with two sons and a
workman continued on their way back
to Long Branch by way of Morgan
When they reached deserted section
of the road they were suddenly halt
ed by cry of "hands up" Lerner
claimed to have seen a revolver. but
could not tell who held it, and the
nd
men when they were arrested.
The four men from the truck were
marched into the woods when, 1t is
said, the holdup men declined a
$1,000 offer to allow the truck to go
on it's way. According to the owner
marched deep into the woods. where
the general opinion of the crowd
seemed to favor their being tied to
poles and trees, but one of the gang,
said to be Mallet, was against this.
Lerner asked If he could have q
smoke. but he was informed that it
was necessary that he keep his hands
high in the air. Mallet again inter-
vened, 1t Is claimed. and allowed the
owner to have a smoke.
It Is believed that the holdup men
preceded the truck laden with liquor
to the scene of the holdup with a
truck belonging to Theodore Ander-
SOu anu d tOuTlhS CAR pUt IL may Oo
that while the men were being held
In the woods two of the gang went |
back to the garage for the truck.
As soon as the holdup men depart |
ed the owner Of the truck searched |
for a telephone where he spread the |
news of the holdup which resulted in |
the Perth Amboy police getting on
the lob Patrolman Buchan secured |
the assistance of officers Thulleson. |
Monroe and Layden on his way to |
the bridge and the police car slowly |
went across the state highway bridge |
Between this city and South Amboy.
A touring car containing seven
men was first met. The officers ex-
information. Having no knowledge /
that these men were connected with
the case the police allowed them to
go on, but a minute or SO later met
a truck which proved to have the
stolen loot on same. George Kelly
and John Mallet were on this truck
and could not give any definite In
formation as to how they secured the
LIQUOR and what they were going to
do with It,
Patrolmen Monroe and Bachman
placed Kelly and Mallet under arrest
and ordered them to drive the laden
truck to headquarters. Patrolmen
Layden and Thulleson followed the
touring car IN the police auto, but the
occupants ir the touring car were
alarmed at their position and soon
eluded the police.
Roundsman William Calvin went to |
Morgan where he noticed the con-
dition of the truck which was up on
an embankment with a broken steer
ing gear. and the owner, two sons