Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-28

SOUTH AMBOY. June 2s-HeS-
~ w. Schwab. twenty-eight years
old. who gave his address South
River. enjoyed himself all yester-
day afternoon and up until a late
hour that right, while impersonat-
ing . United States deputy mar
shall. but his little -escapade was
brought TO a sudden halt when he
halted an automobile on Main street
about midnight and demanded the
driver under penalty of law { o drive
him to South River. One OF the &C.
\cupants OF the a happened to be
Judge Ruben Forgotson, of this city.
Schwab. according to the police
IEeports. entered this city Tuesday
boon and Immediately set to work
listing several places of business,
ne majority being saloons in the
ays of old. After Displaying his
tdge, which was a duplicate of the
tes used by the government off,
ais, he promised protection il the
Tners would place a nominal sum
his hands. According to the sto-
es the lot of Schwab was an un-
tcky one for in every instance, he
as advised that the places sold
othing stronger than beef tea, or
lQ8 WdLtr, Which, " pO
e chief beverages of this city to-
~.
1t was evident that he had spent
-eater part of the day in this city
i'd weary Of his quest started for
ain street en- route for South Riv-
:. when he hailed the touring car
which William Reilly, owner
Nas driving the judge to his home.
kAxA Anptsoo ~ow the man WQVa TO
OBJ, but Reilly kept on going until
Sc Judge called his attention to the
ash Of q badge. so the a halted,
4 nd Schwab alighted on the side
IND in a tone Of command ordered
HE driver to take him to South
liver.
sTll do nothing of the kind" said
Reilly. I'm on my way home and
hive only a few short blocks away
ksom here"
"You'n take me to South River
|and a. q United States marshal
kdisplaying his badge as evidenced
ii command you to take me there,
)or I'll lock you up" answered
Ischwab.
All this time the Judge kept his
identity concealed, although he was
tempted to arrest the intruder and
escort him to the city hall. But 1t
was Just as well. for in less time
than it takes to tell, the would De
marshal had the driver and the
fudge under arrest and directed
Reilly to drive to the city hall.
say" said the judge to Kelly,
"Do you know where the city haii
WELL" said Schwab." in case he
1 do and it'll be easy Tor
to show you birds where 1t is.
Lets get an officer" said the
Judge. land maybe we can settle
fhe AFFAIR without going over to the
hail." He wanted to make sure the
stranger would not jump on the
running board and disappear. out
Schwab told the judge that he was
the officer and there was no neeo
further back talk. III take
rome Of the freshness out OF you
guys" he said. About THIS uhme
they were at the hall. asa,
Leave a light on that car for it'll
stand out here all night. You TEL
lows are going to enjoy a short rest
Schwab said, and with that
three went into the hall where
Omcer Coughlin was on duty al the
Lock these fellows up for the
night" Said Schwab. Oficer Cough
lin noticing Forgtoson said. Hello
Judge. what have we got here!"
So it was not until then that all
hands had an opportunity OF seeing
their find.
When asked to display his Gre
dentials, Schwab proudly displayed
the gold badge and when asked Tor
further identification, said he had
more papers at home. He was tnen
klaced in a cell until yesterday
when q clearer insight of his doings
When Schwab was lead from the
cell to the court room where Judge
was sitting, he exclaim-
ed: "Oh, ! never dreamed you were
= Judge" When the charges were
read to him, he pleaded not guilty,
and when confronted with several
Of the witnesses among whom were
Paul Brylinski, William Howell and
= boat captain, in the local harbor,
and who all testified that he had
~impersonated an officer, he jokingly,
during the statement of each, re-
minded them all that they were I'M
der oath.
With few exceptions all the bust
ness men Interviewed told the same
story of the impersonation and the
of bride for protection.
the matter of the boat captain,
IL was different. Schwab, according
TO the captain. was at work trying
TO break open the lock on the cabin
door, when he. the captain. returned
after a purchasing trip up town..
There's another way of opening
that lock without breaking It." said