Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-01-04

MEN ARE HELD
Grand Jury to Probe Charges
Against Men Who Collect
ed Money in This City.

One Of the largest crowds ever
to attend session in the recorders
court in this city. was on hand at
the session held before Recorder
Harold E, Pickersgill last night
The most important case heard was
the arraikument Of John A. Law. OF
Hobokeu, and Vincent G. Leon, OF
Brooklyn. on a charge of being con-
nected with the collecting OF over
$500 from people in this city for
the purpose of starting co-opera-
tive butcher shop here similar to
the cooperative grocery store, for
which nothing in return was receiv-
ed These two men were held to
await the action of the grand jury.
Thomas Brown and David Will
entz appeared for the complainant
in the the matter. William -Ander-
son. while John A. Delaney repre-
sented the two defendants.
The complainant. one of the per-
sons who contributed money for a
butcher shop to be started here by
the Consumers Cooperative Asso-
citation, was the first witness. to be
called by Senator Brown. Ander-
son stated that over $500 was col
iected for the purpose of starting a
butcher shop. and drawn of the
bank in this city by men who were
given clean sheet by Law and
Leon, who it is claimed told the To-
cal people that the money would be
returned If the butcher shop had
not been started by October.
nd fafd ~, &c,
counsel that the defendants prom
ised to return the money at a meet
ing held in Washington hall some
time ago. Mrs. A. Wilson, one of the
women who aided In collecting the
money for the proposed butcher
shop. was the next witness called.
She told the court that SSe9 had
been collected. but that $23 had
been returned to. a Mrs. Frederick
son here when the latter threaten
cd to get the authorities after the
men.
A. Zimmerman. an engineer on
the Lehigh Valley railroad. told the
court that Law promised to return
the money to this city by October,
and Leon told the people that the
money was IN Hoboken for them.
This witness told the court that Law
admitted that he was member of
the /. w. w. and was connected with
been settled. Zimmerman mention
ed w. w. Nconan and Dan Bee in
telling his story to. the court, these
men being in charge of the associa-
ton before Leon and Law were put
in charge, Law as manager and
Leon as auditor.
Peter Jensen was the next witness
called and told of Law being made
general manager of the association
at a convention held in September.
to which he was a delegate from
this city. This witness told the court
that he went to the convention to
prevent crook edness, and that at the
convention he first really became
acquainted with the two defendants.
After the witness had told the court
that he had known for some time
that there was crooked work being
played, and that he attended the
convention after knowing this crook
edness was going on, the defendants
counsel asked him IF he did not
want to get in on some of the
money. and the witness replied that
he attended the convention to pre-
vent crookedness.
Jensen while being questioned by
Delaney stated "Pm only a work
ingman, you're a lawyer, but you
can't blum me-" The witness told
the court. that the old board of d.
rectors had been thrown out at the
that the new board gave
the retiring members a clear bill.
Mr.. Frederickson was the last witt
ness called and told q similar story
as related by the other Witnesses