Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-11
BANDITS BATTLE With
LIQUOR TRUCK CREW
KILLING z OF Them
Not Known Whether Hold Up Occurred in Middlesex or
Monmouth Counties, Blu it is Thought Was Staged
Between Rocky Hill and Kingston - Revolver Duel
Took Place --Truck is Found Carried $4,000 Worth
of Liquor, it is Said.

permit had been supplied for the
transfer of the liquor. it is claimed
The truck started from Trenton
shortly after dark last night fol~
lowed by a touring car. which was
to act as a guard" although II =
claimed these men were not armed
On the truck were Samuel Perkins,
colored, of Newark. who was driy-
ing the truck. and Edward X. Ring
Of 1As Rroome street. Newark
helper. and Leo Salamandra. the
owner of the liquor. whose home 3
in Trenton.
tomobile in which. were the three
men acting as guards" They were
Pedro Salamandra. of 202 Fulton
street. Trenton. brother OF the
owner of the liquor; Charles Barna-
bea. of Trenton. and Dominick Orsi,
of Conrad street, Trenton.
Whether the holdup actually oc-
Cured in Middlesex or Somerset
county is a question, but 1t Is beIiev-
ed to have been staged on the Lin
coin highway between Rocky Hin
and Kingston. This is the new state
highway, furnishing a long stretch
of excellent road over which great
speed can be made IL SO desired
TThe hold-up car is said to have con.
/ tanned five or six men.
Whether any shots were fred
when the truck was stopped by the
bandits, who placed their machine
! in such a position across tho road
that it was impossible for the
truck to pass il. Is not known a
revolver duel took place al sau1a
time, however, out the authorities
have not as yet learned just 1t Whist
spot.
Unnoticed by the bandits. Ring.
vino had been on the truck Slipped
I to the road and disappeared in the
( darkness. He ran TO farm house
and there telephoned to Newark.
telling his employer of the hoid-up-
When he got back to the spot where
| he had left the truck. all three cars
had disappeared.
Ring later notified the Middlesex
county authorities after which word
was sent out in all directions by the
prosecutor Office to keep watch for
the bandits. Ring was taken into
custody when he appeared In New
Brunswick as a material witness and
is being held In the county jail. be
is the only one in the case who the
authorities have in custody at pres
ent.
The bandits ordered the three men
leave the touring car and the
other two 10 get from the truck and
forced all five to enter their ear.
which was a high powered machine
| Memb5~s of the bandit party then
manned the booze truck.
The question has arisen as to
whether Leo Salamanca was placed
in the bandits automobile or II he
/ had been shot trying 10 escape or in
a pistol duel with the men. His body
was found in a swamp near Rocky
Hill. death having been caused by
bullets. The body was taken into
custody by the Somerset authorities
following its discovery and viii have
an autopsy performed upon it.
The bandits car is said TO have
started of at racing speed follow
ing the hold-up, the truck following
far behind.
An automobile owned by Mfchae
Sala. of 1o1 Starr street, Brooklyn.
a tailoring contractor, was standing
at one side OF the road in French
street. on the outskirts Of New
Brunswick. when the banditS ear
approached. The speeding cal
crashed into stalled machine and
both were damaged. that used BY
the holdup men being almost
wrecked
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