Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-06-28
R0RRERS GET
TRUCK LOAD Of
MERCHANDISE.
Auto on Way to This City
from New York Is Held
Up.
SAY LIQUOR ON BOARD
Armed Men Jumped on Truck,
Drivers Claim to Railway
Police.
ARE NOW BEING HELD
Authorities to Probe Story
Told by Men Claiming
They Were Robbed.
SAY LIQUOR ON BOARD
ARE NOW BEING HELD

Abraham Meyer of 81 Division
street. New York and William Mon
euse of AZ jerome avenue. Ozone
Park, l.. L., driver and helper on the
truck which was alleged to have been
held up about l o'clock this morning
on St. Georges avenue in Railway
near the Woodbridge line, on its way
from New York to this city with a
load of merchandise, said to include
ten barrels of liquor, and Louis Mey-
er of 116 Division street. New York,
the owner of the truck, are being
held at Railway police headquarters
until complete investigation of the
several stories can be made.
The truck alleged to have been
stolen by the holdup men was found
empty on the side of the road in the
vicinity of the six roads location and
near the line which divides Wood
bridge and Railway on the Lincoln
highway. The truck drivers story
to the police was to the effect that
the holdup occurred near Taylor's S
garage on st. Georges avenue, about
seven blocks from the Woodbridge
line. The driver and helper, accord
ing to their stories, were driven in
the Ford touring car to HaZlewood
avenue, where they were kicked out
and succeeded in making their way
back to the scene of the holdup. and
where they met Officer Edward
Payne.
Officer Edward Payne, while pa
trolling his beat about SIX or seven
blocks from the Woodbridge line IN
Railway, shortly after / o'clock this
morning, met Abraham Meyer. of 81
Division street, New York, the
driver of the truck, and William
Moneuse, of AZ jerome avenue,
Ozone Park, l.. l., an assistant.
/ Meyer and Moneuse told the story
of the holdup to the officer and they
were then taken to police head
quarters on suspicion, where they
rctold the story and it is said that
neither claimed to know the con-
tents of the truck.
| Louis Meyer of 116 Division street.
New York, the owner of the truck,
was at Railway police headquarters
| this morning and he too claimed
not to know the contents of the
truck, stating that he was away
when the shipment left yesterday.
| The driver of the truck told the
police that while he was proceeding
on st. Georges avenue in the direc-
| ton of this city, seven men in a
| touring car held them up at the
point of a gun. Abraham Meyer
claims he and his partner were hus-
tied off the truck, and into the tour
| ing car. while several of the gang
| manned the truck and made OIL
| Meyer and Moneuse were taken a
| short distance, according to then
stories, and kicked off.
The Railway police stated this
! morning that the New York author
| tiles are investigating the case, and
| that no definite information on the
case will be given out until their IN
| vestigation is complete. 1t could not
| be learned where the merchandise
was coming to in this city. The re-
| port of the holdup received by Lieu
| tenant Andrew Jensen, at local head
| quarters. did not contain the license
number of either the truck or the
| touring car. The truck had the
name Meyer Bros, on its sides. and
| this aided in its recovery by mo-
torcycle officer in Railway this
morning.
Chief Ramsay and Detective Ser
geant James Thompson of the RAN
way police department were on the
| job shortly after the men had been
taken to headquarters, and ordered
| the two truckmen held, until their
| story is investigated. An invesu'
cation is being made to learn where
/ the merchandise was coming to IN
/ this city.