Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-17
LONE OFFICER
MAKES ARREST
Held in 81, 900 Bail for Gran
Jury on Charge Of Breakin
Into Lynd Street House.
ON CHARGE OF M0RITKl
Booze Barrels Contained w
ter, is Report in City Tod1l
--Hearing Set for ToniQI

Six men arrested by PatroIm1
Michael Muska about $3.50 o'cloo
yesterday morning on a charec
suspicion were this morning held
$4,000 bail by Recorder Harold
Pickersgill for a hearing at oFcIoc
tonight on a breaking and enterir
charge. John Moritko. OF 726 Stn1
street, is the complainant in "a
case. A private building at ITO Iyx
street is the place said to have bel
entered. This arrest, the police 81
is expected to clear up number Z
the liquor robberies reported OF l4@1
Those arrested are Joseph
Zboyan. twenty-eight, 765 S<n(
street; Arthur HUFF, nineteen. 3
High street; Harold Morr1Gol
twenty-four, 357 High street: NoI
roe Herman, twenty-five. 105 Fir
street; John REILLY. twenty. "a
Market street. and another mn1
arrested for the first time police re<
ords show
Patrolman Muska was standfa
on the corner of Pulaski avenue zn1
State street yesterday morning wl1U1
he noticed two automobiles spcedi1
west on Pulaski avenue. A fouri1
car bearing license n. ]. 1@1754 w.
in the lead at the time. and Of5cG
Muska pulled his gun as the car a
tempted to turn north in Sfa1
street The touring car stopped ~
the second vehicle, a truck. failed
heed the warning of the officer au
continued on 20 Sewaren. The -
I lice officer fred shot. but did ~
succeed in bringing the truck -
stop.
The six men in the tou7IHE41
were questioned by the ofI7c6(s
when they were unable to TN
good account of their actions
were placed under arrest. IE
searchlights and a revolver W.
found in the automobile. and
/ fourth searchlight and a bunch
skeleton keys we're found in po11
sion OF one of the men.
4 TIE men were held without b
/ TO await a hearing this mornin
According to the complaint nsat
out this morning and signed by Mo-
( ritko. the men are charged Ui<|
breaking and entering the buildif7
at 170 Lynd street for the purpo4I
of stealing. II has not been giveI
/ out by the police what was takc|
4 from this building. or If the me-
/ who were in the truck are known.
N II is believed that the gang raid4
/ Nhe building at 10 Lynd sfree@
drove up Parker street 10 PuIasN|
avenue, and the touring car took tn
lead as method of protection.
The hearing this morning WAS pu1
Joff until tonight on account Of OF
4 ficer Muska not having his Witness
on hand. Detective John Murf4I
and Officer Michael Muska an
working today gathering evidence q
the case.
Prosecutor Joseph F. Strickc{|
Acting Chief Niels Tonnesen an
Detective Sergeant Lawrence n
Long questioned Zboyan in II
CHIEFS room this morning.
I II is said that the alleged tl1ievx
got away with several barrels q
water from the Lynd street buidiu1
according to reports this morning
believing liquor to be in same
John Moritko stated this mornIG
that on account OF seeing strange1I
in the vicinity of the building Z
ITO Lynd street on several occasio1
of late. j, was decided to pl46
twelve barrels of water in the ceIIo
of this house. One of these barrnl
was taken yesterday morning
this gang. Moritko claims.
II is said that someone was sed
around the building about IL o'cIoc
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