Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-19
Raid at County Seat.
[By Evening News STAFF Cor, espond


Sixteen prohibition agents from
Philadelphia and Newark, in charge
of Special Agents John B. Albany
and S. H. Cone, of Philadelphia and
Newark. respectively, swooped down
upon alleged prohibition law viola
tors in New Brunswick yesterday
afternoon. Fourteen saloons were
visited, and two taxicab loads of
bottles. jugs. demijohns and bar
rels supposed to contain whiskey, 4
per cent beer and other liquors con-
fiscated, and stored in the Middlesex
county Jail. The raid was made on
search and seizure warrants issued
by u. S. Commissioner Emery of
Newark.
The prohibition officers have made
returns on eight of the establish
ments visited. and returns in the
other six cases will be made today.
One man, Paul Wagi, a bartender in
the saloon at 173-175 French street,
where twenty-three quarts of whis-
key was found. was placed under
arrest by the raiders. Although 1t
is rumored around New Brunswick
that there was a tip passed in this
city over the weekend, the raid was
a surprise to many of the residents
here.
The places visited by the agents
and the liquor obtained, are as fol-
lows:
Twenty-three quarts of whiskey
at 173-175 Albany street, where
Paul Wagi was placed under arrest.
There was nothing found at SO
French street, and nothing at 27
French street.
At 270 Burnett street one pint of
I. IL. 4 he,
and in the bedrooms q considerable
quantity of whiskey and alcohol was
found.
At 113 Someset street and at 1875
French street, nothing was found.
In the establishment at 26 Albany
street, ten quarts of cherry wine,
seven quarts of whiskey, one-half
gallon of alcohol, one gallon OF
spirits. seven bottles of a Wilson
liquor combination, all one-half full.
There was nothing secured at 125
Albany street, and no return has
been made on the liquor confiscated
in the other six saloons.
The government men came into
town in the middle of the afternoon
and made their headquarters at the
sheriff's Office. The agents started
their operations in a quiet manner.
and called upon the local police for
assistance in one instance, at 270
Burnett street. but no arrest was
made at this place.
The agents gave out the addresses
oe the places visited, but no names
were obtained. Referring to the city
directory it is found that all of the
places visited are listed as saloons
with one exception. According to
the directory. Dominick Bernard Is
proprietor of the establishment at
27O Burnett street, George Terry at
125 Albany street Gebhardt's hotel
is located at &c Albany street. Steph-
en- Chonka at SO French street,
Lombert Zoller at 139 French street,
Gabriel Pakozdy at 153 French
street, John Cleland at 173 French
street, Frank Pakey at 1876 French
street, Frank Bezevics at 100 French
street, George J. Smith at 1913 French
street, Wendell Smith at q French
street, Paul Wagi at 90 French
street, and jeremiah Donovan at 113
Somerset street. At 50 Albany street
there are three tenants, but none
listed as saloonkeepers, Leo Kahn,
jeweler; Bolsanides and Batondeoo,
bootblacks, and Newton d. Smith,
automobile supplies.
There is rumor going the rounds
III NEW DTuHSWlCh tOudy, th1e w WiA.
these raids were being conducted.
an automobile belonging to a promi-
nent bootlegger stopped in the vici-
nifty of Somerset street, and taxi
cab containing one of the agents
drew up. 1t is said the man in the
automobile was ordered to get out
and search made of the car, but 1t
is claimed neither the agent, nor the
man who was in the car, could open
the back of the automobile. and 1t
was allowed to go on it's way.
1t is said that prohibition agents
visited this city sometime ago and
purchased liquor in the saloons vis-
tied yesterday, and that they re-
turned yesterday with the intention
of conducting a raid on the stores of
liquor at these establishments.