Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-23
.GuNSARER READY
AND TRAPS SET
FOR THE PEPPER
Police of Keyport On Lookout
For Annoyer of Women
SHOTS FIRED AT HIM
Waits Until Men of Houses
Are Out LOADED Guns In
Neighborhood

kEYPORT, Nov. 2S-Be it ghost
or man, the people of this borough
are up in arms against the reap
pearance of the 'peeper" in Maple
place and Elizabeth street, ana
threats are openly made that he will
Do shot as soon as an opportunity
presents itself. Women living in
the vicinity of Maple place are much
wrought UP over the reappearance
OF the pepper" and some it Is de-
clared will not stay alone after it ID
dark. anxiety is running high In
the borough, but Mayor Frank Ma
son declared last night that the no.
lice have the situation well in hand
and although he would not promise
an arrest soon, he said that the po-
lice are looking for the guilty party
ana Will shoot If necessary in order
to affect his arrest,
Already several shots have been
fired at the pepper" some of them
DIT close range, but he has always
managed to escape, and this has
lead to talk that he may be a ghost.
The fact that he Is holder than most
peppers. whose names have gone
down in the history of crimes, dis
approves this fact. This "peeper,n
who has Keyport stirred up as it
never has been in matters of this
KIND before. not only peeps into the
windows, but tries to affect an en-
trance into the house, and If the
men folks are not home, will boldly
endeavor to get in at the doors. In
order to protect their homes, sew
eral of the residents have placed
safety chains on thei, doors. which
only allow the door to be opened a
short distance until the chain is I'M
fastened.
One of the chains is thought to
have been responsible IN keeping the
"peeper" out of the home of DR.. G..
b. Aumack, on Tuesday night, the
last night that the 'peeper" has been
seen. DR.. Aumack had not as yet
returned home when the pepper
endeavored to gain entrance to the
house by the kitchen door. On this
door had been placed a safety chain.
AS the pepper" was endeavoring to
get into the house. DR.. Aumack came
in the front door. He met his wife
en- the stairs with a revolver, and it
is said he took the gun from her
and went for the pepper" but he
made his escape.
The pepper who is considered 70
be about twenty-one years old, al
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the Maple Place bridge when dis
covered, and runs down into the
meadows where he seemingly has q
hiding place. Although many ef-
forts have been made to catch him,
they have been unsuccessful because
o fthe fac that he disappears in the
high grass that fills the meadow.
Although some people in Keyport
seem to iSve suspicious as to who
the fellow is, they will not divulgc
his name. Some were found, how
ever. who stated that they believe
the pepper" comes to the borough
from the vicinity of Oak Shades, and
this seems to be proven by the fact
that residents on both sides of Maple
Place bridge have been annoyed by
the fellow, those living on the north
side of the bridge, being only a short
ton of Matawan township. 1t is gem
orally believed that the "peeper" il
a degenerate and not responsible for
his actions, although this does not
Gus him from the fact that wo-
men in Keyport are much upset
over his actions.
1t is the general opinion that the
"peeper" is not the same one who
some months ago annoyed the resi-
dents of Maple place and grabbed
Mrs. Leon Schenck as she went to
the real of her yard one evening
to dispose of some garbage.
Among those who are looking for
the 'peeper' are Harvey Bronner
and John Buckner. Both of these
people reside in Maple place. Mr..
Buckner said that he had not seen
the fellow but he had reason to be-
lieve that he had been around his
when he was not at home.
Mr.. Bronner declared that the peo-
pie of Maple place and in fact in :
the entire borough are much stirred
up over the matter and have de-
their intentions OF shooting
the "peeper" on sight.
The "peeper" seems to keep track
of the action of the police and for
this reason they have been unable
to locate him when he has been on
visits. The fact that the resi-
dents have decided to shoot him on
sight. and that several shots have
been fired at him. may be the meaus
Of frightening him away. According.
10 Ernest Durham. who laid a trap
for the fellow and fired several shots
at him, he appears about 10:25
at night. seldom before or
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