Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-19
MILK CONCERN men
GUILTY OF CONSPIRACY


was the attorney for Stanko and
Kirschman.
During the rebuttal in the case
yesterday afternoon testimony dam
aging to the defense was heard.
Weiner, on the stand, said the
bomb plot had been engineered by
his employers, Bettig and Weis-
man, he having been used by them as
a tool. Weiner testified that he was
taken to the office of Attorney ia
cob Karkus by his employers and
there asked to sign a statement abb
solving them of any connection with
the case. Weiner said he told them
he would do so if they would make
out a $4,000 bond to care for his
wife while he was in jail. They re-
fused to do this. Weiner said, and
he then decided to tell the whole
truth. The witness told the court
and jury that Karkus was to receive
$4,000 from the proprietors of the
milk company. if he succeeded in
getting from Weiner the statement
absolving Bettig and Weisman. An
initial payment of $3.50 was made by
Bettig to Karkus, Weiner testified.
Although charged by the state
with having been in the basement of
the creamery on the day the bomb
was placed in Langweber's wagon,
Kirschman maintained that he was
not in the city, declaring he was / n
New York. Incidently both Bettig
and Weisman also testified to be-
ing out of Perth Amboy that day.
Weisman, testifying in his own be-
half. explained that the company of
which he is a proprietor, is valued
at 100000, the Perth Amboy build
ing being merely the receiving sta
ton for the creamery which is locat-
ed at Three Bridges. On April 21
and %. he said. he left Perth Amboy
at 1885 a. m, and returned at $40
p. m. He denied having had any
previous trouble with L~angweber.
who did not get his supply of milk
from the Perth ArHboy Milk & Cream
Company. but from the Clark dair-
les. The witness also denied hav-
ing given Weiner money with which
to purchase wax for the bomb.
Weiner purchased his milk from
Clark because he got it one-half a
cent cheaper than from the Perth
Amboy Milk & Cream Company.
Weisman testified. He admitted he
had been found guilty of malicious
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Bettig testified that on April 81 he
was in Newark from Z o'clock IN
the morning until night making COL
lections. He said he was not pres
ent when the bomb was made or
placed and denied having given Wei
ner five dollars with which to pur-
chase powder for the bomb. He de-
MED having had any trouble with
r y ., orrraho- His an00InanU he coid
did not try to take customers from
competitors. Bettig denied the as
sertion of Weiner that he had paid
$3.50 to Attorney Karkus in an effort
to have Weiner sign a statement
clearing Bettig and Weisman. Bet
zig said he was not interested In the
case until arrested.
Asked by Assistant Prosecutor
Toolan why he made no effort to
learn the truth of reports that his
employees were engaged in making
bombs in his building, Bettig replied
that he was not interested IN what
his employees were doing.
Stanko had admitted making the
bomb. which he referred to as q
"fire-cracker." explaining that it was
made to Langweber and moi
to injure him. In returning a yer.
dict of guilty in Stanko's case the
jury recommended mercy. Kirsch'
man, who denied any participation
in the plot, was cleared.
1t seems unlikely that Weiner viii
| be tried on the conspiracy charge al
there is said to be a state law which
provides that a person giving the
state sufficient evidence in a boml
outrage, even though he himself |!
n of the principals in the plot
will be exempted from penalty.
The jury went put a few minutes
after 4 o'clock and returned shortl!
Before 6 o'clock with the verdict. I
Is possible the three men fount
guilty will be sentenced tomorrow
Three years in state prison is tn,
maximum sentence that can be i'm
posed.