Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-07
LOOT
IN N. Y. CITY
Harold Morrison Among Those
Held by N. 7. Police for Big
Store Robbery Here.
COMPLAINTS ARE SIGNED
Are Being Held for Thirty
Days to Allow Extradition
Proceedings for Return.
COMPLAINTS ARE SIGNED

Complaints were this morning
drawn up by Recorder Harold L.
Pickersgill, and signed by Samuel
F1shkin, a member of the firm of
F'ishkin brothers, against Harold
Morrison, Frank Flowers, John
M )nroe and Arthur Pratz, the men
being held in New York in connec-
ton with the robbery of the local
sporting goods store. The goods
arrested in New York were yester-
day identified by Fishkin, who ac-
companied Lieutenant Detective
Joseph Gutowski to New York. as
part of the $1,700 loot taken from
the local store some time last Sun
day night or Monday morning!
Lieutenant Detective Joseph Gu
towski will so to New York on Mon
day to make complaint against the
men as fugitives from justice, and
order their being held for thirty
days to allow for extradition pro-
ceedings. If the men are indicted
by the grand jury when it sits again
at New Brunswick, the papers will
then go to Trenton to be signed by
Governor Edwards, then to New
York to be signed by Governor Mil
Ter before the men can be brought
back to this city. All four men are
said to have been implicated in other
robbery cases in this city, although
the party giving the name Monroe is
not known. Detective Gutowski did
not succeed in seeing the arrested
men when in New York yesterday. -,
The local police were notified
yesterday morning that Morrison
and the party giving the name.
| Monroe. were arrested at the 9Th
nrpninnt station in Mania
when they were found with lot
OF cameras, fountain pens and
other articles in their possession.
| The local police Immediately con-
nected this material up with that
| taken from t'ishkins store, and
| Lieutenant Gutowski was detailed
to New York with member of the
Fishkin firm, by Acting Detective
Huff to identify the stolen material.
Upon arriving in New York the
material at the 6th precinct station
was identified, and Lieutenant Gut
owski was notified that two other
men were arrested at the 18th pre-
cinct station. Pratz and Flowers
were found to be arrested at that
place, and the goods contained in
three suit cases were identified by
Fishkin as part of the stolen mate
rial
Morrison Failed to Appear
| Morrison was scheduled to appear
before Commissioner John Delaney
for hearing yesterday afternoon
in connection with the David Fass
robbery. Harold Spofford, the ac-
complice of Morrison in this rob-
berry, furnished bail amounting to
$500 TO await the action of the fed
eral grand jury, after a hearing be-
fore Commissioner Kirkpatrick in
New Brunswick. Immediately after
being released from the county jail.
The federal warrants in this case
were given to the sheriff but Nor
rison had been released from the
county Jail before the federal ac-
tion.
Morrison, Commissioner Delaney
| stated this morning, was in his office
on Thursday afternoon and agreed
to appear for a hearing on Friday
| afternoon in connection with the
| Fass case. His arrest in New York
prevented his appearance here. Nor
rison, like many other criminals in
this city and vicinity are out on bail
in a great many cases, pending trial
in the county and federal courts, and
their crimes continue to pile up.