Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-01
TRUCKS ARE NOT FOUND
Drivers Are Held Up at Point
of Guns and Trucks Are
Driven Away
COUNTY STARTS PROBE
Robbery in State Street Store
Here of $1,000 jim Goods
Reported Taken
(By Evening News STAFF

[By Evening News Staff Correspondent
METUCHEN, July 1.-Two large
motor trucks laden with costly car
goes of silks. automobile tires and
miscellaneous articles( were held up
at the High Bridge Here about 4:3O
o'clock this morning, the drivers and
one assistant forciblt carried off at
the point of a gun and the trucks
and contents then driven away. One
truck. laden with silk, had cargo
valued at 100000. while the other
cargo was valued at $4,000.
The Metuchen police and the
County Detective Ferd A. David are
investigating the robbery and the
three men who were on the trucks
are being detained during the in
station. .....
According to the story told by the
men the two trucks were the prop
erty of the National Motor Freight
Corporation and were going from
Philadelphia to their main office at
"a Harrison street. New York city.
The trucks We're going along the
road together. the men told the
police and were just making the
trrn here to go over the High
Bridge when large touring car
blocked their path. They stopped
their trucks and were immediately
confronted by armed men who or
dered them to get down from the
trucks The stories of the three
men vary as to the number of men
In the hold-up gang, one saying
there were four, another nine, while
the third says between four and
nine.
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The three mne. after being bound
hand and foot with. stout rope and
eaeend- wore taken to the New Dur
ham road about 1000 feet distant
from the scene of the holdup. where
they were thrown in the bushes.
They struggled with their bonds for
over two hours before one finally
freed himself. the police were told.
Then, instead of freeing the other
two men. this one ran to neighbor-
ing house where he spread the alarm.
The police were notified at 7:15
o'clock this morning of the robbery.
After telling of the robbery the truck
driver went back to the spot where
his two companions lay, and assist
ed by several persons. freed them.
One truck was six ton Selden
bearing the New Jersey license 814S.
1t carried automobile tires. UNDER
wear and miscellaneous cargo. 1t
was driven by Daniel Brown, of 1913
Monroe Place. West New York. With
him was Frank 7. Roscitt. of sos
Sixteenth street. West New York.
The other truck was Mack bear
ing New York and Pennsylvania
license plates. 1t was driven by Alex
ander Kliegeman, of OIL Franklin
street. Philadelphia, and was loaded
will ci1lx ut
1t could not be learned this morn
ing who owned the goods which was
being shipped from one of the Ma
tional Motor Freight Corporations
terminals to another. No trace had
been found up to noon of the trucks.
heir cargoes or the robbers.
Stoap ROBBED Here.
The Victory Baby Shop, at 438
State street. owned by Mrs. Mary
Danzkay, was entered by thieves
during last night, and goods valued
at close to $1,000 were stolen. En-
trance was gained by taking a small
pane of glass from the rear door.
thrusting an arm through and turn
ing the latch. Captain of Detectives
Lawrence A. Long who is investiga-
ting the case with LieuteAant Detec-
tive Joseph Gutowski, stated this
morning that this robbery is some
what different from the ordinary
jobs committed in this city.
The thieves completely ransacked
the store. taking the highest valued
articles out of the showcases, from
the shelves and out of a front win
dow. Silk stockings, high class bath
ing suits, petticoats. night gowns.
dresses, camisoles, chill |
dren's socks, one camera, stamps.
and abou. $2S in change were taken
by the robbers.
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