Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-02-07

The three men who have ,slreadv
been arraigned before Commissioners
Emery are all members OF the crew
of the Harbinger. They are: Alex-
ander HOWE, James J. Mcclure and
John Windsor. The complaint
against the men. which larges
them with participating IN a cons
spiracy, was made by Christian
Schmidt. inspector of Gust )ms, Por.
OF New York. Commissioner emery
held the men for hearing before
him on February at 4 o'clock.
The New York Custom House OF
ficials today refused to give out
the names of others who are impli-s
Gated in the affair, until alter they
have been arraigned before Commits
sioner Emery which it was said
would be at O'Clock today. Whether
or not any of the local people taken
by the custom officials at the time 8f
the attempted robbery will be af-l
raigned today could not be learncd
in advance. 1t is known, however,
that several local mel were cap
tured by the custom officials and
some of these may be included with
those to be arraigned before the
commissioner today.
There is considera bic discussion as
to whether or not tho men in their
attemp. to take the rooZe, were able
to board the vessel or were captured
under the revolver fire of the GUS
tom officials. 1t was learned from
the Custom House in New York and
also from Commissioner Emery than
the custom seal on the hatch which
covered the spot in the vessel where
the booze is stored was broken, and 3
according TO Commissioner Emery,
one of the charges against the three
men is the breaking of a seal on one
of the doors, leading to the compart-
ment where the booze is stored.
From the local custom officials II
was learned that an additional seal
had been placed on the hatch yes
terday. A visit yesterday to .he pier 4
at the dry dock, at which the .iig is !;
tied up revealed the fact that heavy
planks have been placed across tEd
hatch and on top of these q hatch
door taken from some other rart OF
the vessel. This condition did not
exist on Saturday. when the only
thing to keep the hatch down was a
paddock and the metal seal of ths
custom officials.
Al moor today Robert L. Arnold
of l.Nndhuist, the owner of the Har-
DiH5tI, NdS TAKEN " lile CuStUfif VI &
ficials from New York to the Office
of Commissioner Emery. where he
will be arraigned this afternoon. In
releasing Mr.. Arnold's name for
publication, Commissioner emery
stated that lie expected that another
man, who is implicated in the affair
woIld be arraigned before him this
afternoon a4so. From the care with
which the castom officials are NOV
ing in the case it appears that they
are sure of their ground before taxi
iEg actir III againS. anyone.
The tug still remains tied up at 4
the pier of the Perth Amboy Dry 4
Dock Company with the custom men
in command. If one ventures in the
vicinity of the ship, these officers
seem to appear from nowhere and i
soon learn your business. The ap-
pearaucc of the vessel is the same
as when it arrived here, except that
ON top of the hatch in which the
Whiskcy is said 10 be stored, has
been piled heavy tinlbers.
At the dry dock Office today it
was reported that all had been quiet II
last night and that the work of in-
stal'ing the new water tank upon
the vessel Is still going on.
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