Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-11-18
SCRAP BRASS
CAUSES SCRAP
Three Held by Grand Jury
Following Fight at Ferry
Landing Here
THEIR TRUCK is BLOCKED
Policemen Make Charges
Against Men--Tried to Get
Out of State

Charged with attempting to OBJ
tain money under false pretenses,
Max Mongolis. 144 Orchard Street;
Isaac Mansdorf. 20 Essex street,
and Louis Miller. 326 Henry street.
all New York junk dealers, were
given a hearing before Recorder
court this morning and after a
three hour session were held under
bail of $500 each to await the ac-
ton of the grand jury.
The case grew out of a deal for
scrap brass between the Harris SAL
wage Company, which is engaged in
metal salvage at the Du Pont plant
at Parlin, and the junk dealers of
New York, who came down to pur-
chase the brass after they had Of
fered a better price Tor the mate
rial than had Harry Goldberg. the
local junk man, who had been buy
ing the scrap me tai from the Har-
ris Company. Harry Golenbock was
tie attorney fer the junk men,
while Stephen f. Somogyi repre-
sented the salvage company and the
case WAS enlivened on several oc-
casions by a spirited passage of
arms between the opposing lawyers.
tention of the local authorities yes
terday afternoon when the junkmen
were arrested at the ferry by Ser
geant George Kozusko. Patrolmen
Hugh Steed and James Nolan. who
charged them with interfering with
an officer in discharge of his duties.
A lively clash ensued at the ferry
when Louis Harris. of the salvage
company appeared at the boat en-
trance, stationed himself in the path
of an oncoming truck attempting to
board the boat. and refused to allow
it to proceed further. Harris al
legged that the material on the truck
was in excess of the weight shown
by the scales and that the men were
trying to get out OF the state with
out paying for the difference, which
amounted to $270.e9.
Patrolman Hugh Steed stationed
himself before the truck while the
drivers threatened to run over him.
according to the policeman. When
the officers attempted to take the
five men into custody it is declared
that the junkmen tried to give battle
aEd that trouble was experienced in
getting them to the jail.
No penalty was inflicted in court
this morning on the charge of the
police, the cause of the grand jury
ccdrge being the fact that the men
tried to get out of the state.
1t was brought out in court that
when the deal for the brass was
made the stuff was weighed and
loaded upon Goldberger's truck for
transportation to New York. Shortly
after the departure of the machine
Louis Harris, doubtful of the veracity
Of fha Soalal inSnQctQd the annara-
tus in his warehouse at Parlin and
discovered a large nail in the mech
anism, he claims. He forthwith
jumped into his automobile and gave
chase, he said.
Cvertaking the truck near this city
a dispute took place. it was learned.
The truckmen then agreed to take
the machine to the city scales here
and have the material re-weighed.
At the scales, however, it was discov-
erel that the machine was too large
to be accommodated. After a refus-
al on the part of the junkmen, ac-
cording to Harris, to remove the
brass from the truck and weigh it in
small quantities, it was finally decid-
ed to go to the scales at Petersen's
coal yard where it was thought that
the truck and cargo could be weigh
ed without trouble.
Then came the action. According
to the plaintiffs. the junkmen run
ming the truck made haste TO the fer
nv and tried to board the boat. not
going near the coal yard scales. Then
was the fracas started between the
policemen and the drivers of the
machine. All hands were taken 10
the Jail to await the hearing TINS
morning.
Excitement prevailed at the police
station for some time. The men
were locked up and later on in the
evening are said to have offered to
settle for the difference in the
amounts This was not allowed py
Lieutenant William Calvin, who
maintained that the case was for
the recorder to decide.