Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-12-13

The liquor that was seized 1t
both Columbia hall and the Flatiron
cafe was placed in a motor truck
and sent to the government ware-
house at Newark.
Booze Reaches Newark
NEWARK, Dec 1s.-Two trucks
containing liquor arrived at the gov
ernment warehouse here today. One
of these trucks, with a cargo of II
quor valued at more than 1900,
came from Perth Amboy where two
raids were carried on by Federal
Prohibition Enforcement Agent Sam
H. Cone yesterday, the other came
from Camden where similar raids
were under way.
The arrival OF this cargo at tho
warehouse here is taken to indicate
that Green Miller, a Washington dr1r
agent, who was sent here some
ago TO clean up the state. has b
operations. Other large cargnen
expected within short time
Girls Are Sentenced 49,
NEW BRUNSWICK. Dec. 13-:
Maintaining that the two were un-
desirable citizens and were not
wanted at large in this county. JUS
tice of the Peace Charles W. Sedan
this morning sentenced Marion
Clark and Doris Mcdonald 20 $50
days each in the county workhouse.
The two girls were arrested in the
raid upon the Outside Inn at z0s
Bor6entown avenue, South Amboy.
on Saturday night The sentence
was inflicted after additional
charges against the two girls had
been made by the county authori-
ties, who designated the girls az
disorderly persons and under the
Jurisdiction Of the act of law.
Frederick Richardson. counsel for
the two girls. contended that the
girls should have been taken be-
fore the New Brunswick recorder
for trial. but Justice of the Peace
Sedan said the recorder had no
power TO act in cases of persons
arrested outside the city, while the
justice could function any where in
the county.
Edward F. Diestal. the proprietor
of the raided establishment, and
Walter Moore are still confined in
the county Jail but are expected to
furnish bail today. All others connec-
ted with the case have furnished
bondsmen.
Another arrest took place In the
case this morning when County De-.
tective William Fitzpatrick took Eds
ward Muldoon into custody alleging
him to be the bartender at the Out~,
side Inn. Muldoon was also ar
raigned before Justice Sedan ana
remanded 10 the county jail In de-
fault of $4,000 bail.
Another Test Case
rSyUVCK nar
action which is expected TO be the
test case in connection with some
of the recent raids made by Prohibi-
ton Enforcement Oficer Sam II.
Cone. was heard before u. s. Coms
missioner Franklin NJ. Ritchie yes
terday. Although request for dis
missaI of the complaint was denied.
Senator Tk.mas Brown for the de-
fendant Charles Carroll of the Ho-
tel South River. announced that the
case would be taken before the Unit
ed States districr court, and the
hearing wa postponed until Decem-
Der 2S pending the outcome of the
case in that court.
Senator Brown at the beginning OF
the hearing moved for dismissal of
the complaint o tho ground that the
affidav.ts fc search warrant and
warrant TOr cTTtS QlQ not SHOW lltd|
there was a law violation. The
commissioner declared that Witness
es submitted affidavits that they pur-
chased liquCi in the establishment
and the enforcement. ofiicer submit
ted an affioavit stating he believed
stuff was scid there. The defen0u
counsel declared personal knowlo4ge
was necessary before q warrant =
issued. After the Commissioners de-
MED the request for dismissal OF the
complaint, Senator Brown made
known tht fact that the case would
be .aken cefore the United States
district court.
Cone i'm New Brunswick
Enforcement Officer Cone was IN
New Brunswick this morning with Z
number of his Flying SquadrQn-
The party came in q truck for The
purpose of taking booze recently
seized in this section. from the oozn<
ty Jail TO a Newark warehouse No
announcement was made In regard
to the possibility Of future raids -
this county