Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-05-23
SEIZE LIQUOR
IN RAID HERE
Two Arrests Made at Place
of David WofSon and Booze
Taken by Police.

On a search warrant issued by
Judge DAILY, visit was made by
Captain of Detectives Lawrence A.
Long, assisted by Sergeant John
Larson, Detectives Michael Muska
and John Murray. and Officers
James Nolan and William Buchan,
on orders from Chief of Police Niels
J. Tonnesen, to the establishment at
the corner of Prospect and Fayette
streets Saturday night, owned by
David Wolfson. One hundred and
thirty gallons of alcohol, coloring,
etc, were seized. Two arrests have
been made in the case.
Sam Heller, giving his business as
druggist, the bartender in the estab-
lishment when the place was search
ed, was placed under arrest by De-
tectives John Murray and Michael
Muska at O'Clock Saturday night
Wolfson and Heller were taken to
New Brunswick this morning by De-
tective Murray to appear before
Judge DAILY.
Sixteen gallon cans of alcohol,
twelve five-gallon cans of alcohol,
two five-gallon jugs of a coloring
liquid, bottles, tunnels, tubes, ETC.,
were found by the searching party
in room above the store. formerly
occupied by a saloon, and same was
taken to headquarters.
Senator Thomas Brown, who is
representing Wolfson, appeared be-
fore Judge Peter f. Daily today and
began his defense by making an at
tack upon constitutionality of the
search warrant which was used by
the Perth Amboy police in securing
the evidence in this case.
Senator Browns contention was
that anything found in the living
apartment above the saloon was in
a location where the search warrant
would be of no effect. Prosecutor
Joseph E. Stricken maintained the
stuff was seized in vacant room
above the saloon. Senator Brown
went into a long legal explanation in
which he said the particular de-
scription of the place to be searched
had not been done in this search
warrant as is called for under the
state prohibition enforcement act.
He maintained that the description
was too general and did not ade-
quately describe the exact premises
to be searched.
Senator Brown claimed that there
was no proof before the court that
the person swearing out the warrant,
Detective John Murray, had any
knowledge of the liquor being
stored in this particular place, as is
demanded by the law. Prosecutor
Stricken said the search warrant was
obtained upon an affidavit of Detec-
tive Murray under allegations made
to the police department by Mrs.
William Eggers and Mrs. Pearlman
that their husbands were buying
liquor in Wolfson's. Mrs. Pearlman
reported to police headquarters that
her husband was in the habit or
freouenting this saloon and on Sat
urday night, according to Prosecu-
tor Stricken, he was in the place
when the raid was made. Prosecu-
tor Stricken claimed the search war
rant was justly and legally asked
for and issued.
Judge DAILY made no decision IN
the case as to the constitutlonality
of the search warrant and adjourn
ed all further discussion until i
o'clock Friday afternoon when Wolf
son will come up for trial Bail in
his case was fixed at $1,000 and he
was released in the custody OF his
counsel. Heller was not mentioned
in the case this morning.
A request was made by Senator
Brown that the liquor taken from
Wolfson's place be put under lock
and key. The law was consulted ana
| it was found that the magistrate ndu
the power of designating a custodian
of all seized liquor. Senator Brown
suggested that Philip Belikove OF
Perth Amboy be made custodian in
that city. He said Belikove is high
type of conscientious man. Judge
DAILY then formally named Belikove
as custodian. Detective Murray
agreed with Senator Brown as to the
merits of Belikove. In case any Ii
quor is ordered confiscated it will be
the duty of the custodian to do it.
Judge DAILY intimated that similar
custodian would be named in New
Brunswick. A suggestion was made
that cell in the county Jail be used
for the purpose of storing this evil
dence. but no action was taken along
this line.
Judge DAILY said he wanted to
make it clear that no person could
get away from observing the state
prohibition act by doing business at
| the place in which he lives. The
Judge said that in his mind Officer
Murray had sufficient information to
warrant his asking for a warrant to
search Wolfson's place.