Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-01-21
NAB LOCAL men
IN BOOZE CASE.
FeIdman, ZadIock and Koplo-
witt Arrested by. Police Of
TottenviIle.
ARE HELD. IN $500 BAIL
Arraigned This Morning Be-
fore Federal Judge in Bklyn
--0n Way to This City.
ARE HELD IN $500 BAIL

Forty one eases of whiskey- en-
route to this city from New York
were seized by the Tottenville police
about $40 O'Clock last night. The
liquor was being shipped by truck
and the driver and two other men
said to have been the owners of the
cargo we're arrested charged with a
violation of the Volstead act In
transporting and having whiskey IA
their possession.
Ant& Zadlock, twenty-five years.
old. giving his address as -132 Will
liam street, claiming he was hired
by the New Jersey Tire Company
as a chauffeur to drive the truck.
was arrested at Bentley street and
Arthur Kill road. Tottenville, one
block from the ferry by Patrolman
Bernard Mensing of the Goth pre-
cinct station, Tottenville.i
Maurice Feldman. twenty-six
years old, a milk dealer. giving his
address as the Hotel Madison, in
Madison avenue. and Benjamin
Koplowitz, twenty-five years old. a
tire salesman, of LAG New Bruins
wick avenue, were arrested by Ser
geant Robeft c.. Benedict and Patrol
man Wilblk' Bacon, at Elliott ave-
nue. and Bentley street.
All were taken to the Goth pre-
cinct station. where Zadlock told
Lieutenant Lawson that Feldman
and Koplowitz, who trailed him in
another machine. from where the
whiskey was loaded in New York to
Tottenvilie, were the owners of the
cargo. Zadlock said that III secured
the whiskey- in place in First ave-
nue., between 120th and 121ss
streets, New York city. and that
Feldman and Koplowitz were there
when the whiskey was placed in the
machine he was driving.
All were held in $500 each for a
/ hearing before United States Com
missioner Hennessey in the Federal
court in Brooklyn at IL o'clock this
morning. Bail wasf furnished in
each case by Bernard Shulman. of
Main street, Tottenville. The arrest
I of the three men caused considera-
BILE excitement in the vicinity of the
Tottenville ferry and police station
when the facts became known.
Telephone calls were made to this
city to their friends. who it is be-
lieved were in waiting to take the
/ load of whiskey and have it distri.
i buted among the various ones traf'
ficing in bootleg whiskey. Davi6
Wientz, counselor for the men, who
had been notified by telephone o.
the arrest of the men, appeared IL
their behalf. He asked to have th'
men paroled in the custody of coun
sci and when questioned as to hi
position as an out of the state attor
ney, he found that nothing but bal
for real estate from a bondsman IL
New York state would be accepted.
A tip was flashed along the lin
that a truce containing whiskey wa
on it's way to the ferry early las
night and Patrolman Mensing wa
on the lookout. When Zadlock wa
held u, at first he denied that h
had anything on and Feldman ant
81 Koplowitz likewise denied that the.
knew anything concerning the load
The truck containing the whiske.
was put in the rear of the Totten
willie police station and a guard wa
placed over II the rest of the night
When the men were in the station
Louis Koplowitz, a brother of Ben
jamin. and Max Halpern came il
and attempted to go into the bacl
room where the three prisoner
were seated. When told they coul'
not go in the room Louis koplowit
insisted that he must see his broth
er. When they refused to go the,
were both put out of the station
house. Louis Koplowitz, who con
tinued to become stubborn, wa
brought back in the station hous
by Sergeant Walker and charge
wit. disorderly conduct for interfer
! ing with an officer in the arrest o
the other three
Louis Koplowitz was later re
leased in $1,000 bail for his appear
: ance in the first district court a
New Brighton this morning. Bal
was furnished by Barney Sher. o
Main street, Tottenville.
Prohibition enforcement agent
were in Tottenville yesterday an
visited a number of places, but oni.
one arrest was made there and an
other at Pleasant Plains. The agent
were dressed as laborers wearing
overalls and slouch hats. They wer'
at the ferry at the foot OF Bentle.
: street. Tottenville. holding up truck
in an effort to locate some fquo
said to be going over the ferry.