Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-12-14

Officer Cone and nine assistants
came TO the city about 10 O'Clock
this morning and Chief Tonneseu
was requested to supply the police
patrol and two officers, which Was
dcne. The party met at the corner
of Smith street and New Brunswick
avenue shortly before IL, where
it divided into three groups. Each
group was assigned to a saloon with
instructions TO raid 1t at IL o'clock.
When thu hour arrived each group
entered the saloon assigned to It. Al
273 New Brunswick avenue, Paul
Turek, the proprietor. was arrested
The door vas locked when Omcef
Cone and his assistants tried e
enter the place. He rang the belb
but il was not answered Finally ha
threatened 10 break open the door
and Turek then allowed the agents 10
enter. Nothing was found on the
first floor except little light wine.
In the cellar there was barrpk
containing a little sherry The CO.
lumtus Band meets and practtco4
| and in a room in Turek's buildjH
Going upstairs, a window was cJ3Gf1--
ed showing the roof of the r10m In
which the band meets. Tbzre were
three jugs lying on the roof one ok
which had the bottom broken, ap-
parently th< result of having been
quickly thrust out Of the window 10
its hiding place en- the roof. The
contents. which the agents said was
whiskey. was trickling over the roof.
TIE two full jugs and broken jug
were seized. 1t is estimated the IL
quor seized here is worth $500. A
keg of wine was found in another
part Of the building.
The saloon of Daniel Danilovici1
at 39S New Brunswick avenue. was
visited but nothing was found Dam
ilovich. the proprietor, was arrested
Some empty jugs Were found in the
place. The raiders first endeay0red
/ to find a saloon at 29S New Bruins
wick avenue, the papers having been
made out incorrectly. AS the Anchor
Cafe is at 299 New Brunswick ave-
| nue.. the report made to the Evening
News Office was thought to have re-
ferred TO that place. The Anchor
Cafe was not raided. however. the
police and government men going to
I 3gS New Brunswick avenue, when
| they found a mistake had been
I made There is a vacant Loaf at 2es
1 New Brunswick avenue.
The saloon of Edward Lewkowitz
/ at 23S New Brunswick avenue was
| visited and 8 search of a closet in
/ a bed room disclosed some alcohol
/ ic concoc. ION. The agents were told
that il was medicine but they report
/ ed that there was whiskey in the lot,
| Owing 70 the proprietor being II mrs
/ son was taken into custody instead.
All three men were taken 70 tne
/ Office of United States Com lsslonef
I John Delaney by a few of the agents
. 4 al
I of Officer Cone. prepared to make
\ further visits about the city.
The activity of the federal agents
here has resulted in many saloons
which have been doing big busl-
| ness closing up and disposing of ths
liouor which was in stock, according
| 10 reports now spreading about the
CITY. The success of the raids which
have been conducted with nlachlne-
1 gun like rapidity here during the
/ mast two weeks apparently has made
those who have been dealing IN
booze realize that they will be
1 caught sooner or later and they are
! profiting at the expense of the others
by closing up now.
Afternoon Work
Shortly before o'clock tins at
I ternoon the federal men Went e
! the Bank cafe at lhe coHhel u Us
ME and Smith streets. Here. ae-
eordinr to the agents in the raid
ing party, the proprietor William
Gibson. was pouring something from
a bottle into a sink when they en-
tered. IRE bottle was empty wnen
they got hold of it. however. they
said. Two men were found in the
place withr liquor in their posses.
sion. one being Walter Moore, Of
eos Borcentown avenue. South AM
boy. one of the proprietors Of Out
size Inn. the South Anboy plaee
4 which was raided by the prosecu>
tors men at midnight saturday
night. He is now out on bail on
a charge OF keeping disorderH
house. The other man in the Bank
cafe found TO have whiskey in hi
possession was Carl Petersen OF z5t
second street. The booze was taken
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