Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-07-07
FURTHER PROBE
IN MILK WAR
Peter Weiner Not Sentenced
Today in Alleged Bomb
Plot in Amboy
NEW STARTLING CHARGES
Men Higher up in Alleged Feud
to be Sought Hope to
Clean Up

w 6O4No w lSn, July Ill
the county court this morning a
protracted discussion of the case Of
Peter Weiner, the young Perth AMI
boy milk dealer accused of placing
a lighted bomb in the wagon of
Harry Langweber, a competitor,
ended with the refusal by Judge
Daily to sentence the prisoner until
further facts were brought to light
that would tend to indicate whether
or not Weiner was catspaw in the
matter.
The refusal of the court was
further based upon the gravity OF
the charge under which Weiner is
indicted and also the difference of
opinion between Prosecutor Joseph
+. Stricken and former Senator
term that should be imposed. Mr..
calls for an imprisonment of from
five to twenty years. while Mr..
Brown contends that lighter SEN
tence than the minimum of five
years may be imposed because of
the alleged ability of the defense
to show that the bomb would not
have destroyed the wagon even If it
had detonated.
In placing the states case be-
fore Judge DAILY the prosecutor said
there was no doubt that there was
a. combination of Perth Anboy milk
dealers in existence whose motives
were to secure a monopoly of the
milk business there. He also said
that while he was morally convinced
that such a combine was function
ing he was not yet able to secure
reliable evidence that would enable
him to prove his charge.
The Investigations conducted by
the prosecutors men however, ac-
cording to Mr.. Stricken, has shown
that this combine has devised
scheme to discipline recalcitrant
members and dealers who object to
conforming with the monopolys
policies. Weiner is accused OF pur-
chasing the bomb materials, includ-
ing wrapping, scrap iron and gun
powder and also with assisting in
it's manufacture. The prosecutor
believes, though, that Weiner was
acting under orders from others
and he is determined to solve the
whole sorry affair. He seems 10
stress the fact that the probe is
not yet complete, even though at
present there are no prospects Tor
further arrests.
BY his own confession reviewed by
Judge DAILY during the controversy
this morning. Weiner admits plac-
ing the Internal machine in Lang
weber's wagon with the intention or
destroying the vehicle and its con-
tents. Mr.. Stricken is unable TO
link up the confession with rella-
BILE evidence so far in his investiga-
tions.
Judge Daily fatty announced that
His chief concern as whether or not
a conspiracy had been entered into
BY others than Weiner to control
the milk business of Perth Amboy
and said that if so the act was one
of the meanest and most despica-
BILE projects the human mind could
conceive. Weiner has said that one
of the aims of the monopolists was
to raise the price of milk two cents
quart. Judge Daily sees in this
fact a menace to the poor of the
city and maintains with the prose-
cutor that the case should not end
with sentencing Weiner.
Mr.. Brown has given the prose-
cutor all the assistance in his power
as the investigation has proceeded.
1t has been declared that the alleged
milk combination of Perth Amboy
has been able to cleas up more than
100000 in the past year and that
the principals in the affair would
like to see Weiner go over the road
and out of the way.
Judge DAILY, according to his state
ments this morning, seems de-
termined to get at the true facts in
the case before sentencing the pris-
oner. his particular problem being
to find out whether Weiner is one
of the leaders in the SUPP osed COM
bine or whether he is being used to
create Roman holiday for the rest
of the milk dealers of Perth Amboy.
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