Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-20
'ON TRIAL FOR
STORE HOLD-UP
Man is Charged With Assault
in Attack on Smith Street
PaWnbroker
DAYLIGHT ROB Der
If Acquitted, Newark Police
to Arrest Prisoner on
Other Charge

NEW BRUNSWICK, June 20:-
The alleged Newark daylight robber
who attempted a hold-up in the
pawnbroker shop of Samuel Pearl
muter on Smith street, Perth Am
boy on the morning of April 80, is
on trial in the county court this
morning on a charge of assault
with intent to rob. For the arrest
of Davis, one of the two men charg-
ed with the robbery attempt, Police
Chauffeur William Clooney of the
Perth Amboy department was a
warded the Garretson medal last
Decoration Day.
When arraigned in court this
morning, Davis pleaded not guilty
to the charge before Judge John 2.
kirkpatrick and Immediately after
the trial started. The states charges
were made known by Assistant
Prosecutor John E. Toolan, who in
formed the court that on the morn.
ing of April 80 at about 9:30 o..
clock. Davis and fugitive said t.
be William Mccarthy, entered the
pawnbroker shop and inquired about
some articles.
Perlmuter reached down in his
case for the articles inquired about
and when he came up, he saw one ot
the men crouched with a gun in his
hand. The proprietor was ordered
to throw up his hands and when he
attempted to make a dash for the
street was hit over the head with
the butt of the revolver. At the
door he was hit four times with ar
iron bar wrapped in paper.
Perlmuter reached the street
spread the alarm and fell to the
street. The state will produce wit
nesses to show that Davis and an
accomplice were seen running from
the pawnshop and left Smith street
for the southern section of the city.
Davis, it is said cut through back
yards finally coming out on Madison
avenue where he was arrested by
Officer Clooney. The two holdup
men shed their overcoats in running
from the scene of the attempted
holdup, and it is said, Davis also
dropped a revolver. These articles
will be produced in evidence.
The state also will show that the
two men came to Perth Amboy the
night before their visit to the pawn
shop and remained at a Perth Am
boy hotel. A clothesline with which
they intended to tie up Perlmuter,
was also purchased by the men in
Perth Amboy and this likewise will
be produced.
DR.. Frank C. Henry, Sr., of Perth
Amboy was the first witness called
and he testified as to the injuries of
the pawnshop proprietor. Walter
Sedan is representing the defen-
dant.
The second witness called was the
proprietor of the pawnshop, Samuel
Perlmuter, who upon taking the
stand showed the scars received at
the time of the assault. Perlmuter
positively identified Davis as one of
the two men charged with the as
sault and he also identified a hat and
coat which was introduced as being
similar to those worn by the Newark
man on the morning in question.
Perlmuter told the court that
Davis was in the store about five
minutes before the assault and that
Mccarthy was the party who had
the revolver and followed him to the
rear of the store. After the first as
sault, the witness explained, Davis
hit him over the head with the paper
covered iron bar.
During the testimony of Perlmut-
err, Davis made several audible utter
ances which caused the judge to rap
his gavel and to shake his finger at
the defendant. The defendant is
seated at the counsel table alongside
of his attorney.
Witnesses testifying for the state
this afternoon have linked Davis as
the man who was seen running away
from the Perlmuter store and iden-
titled the clothes he had abandoned
as he was attempting to make his
escape. Several of the witnesses
emphatically identified Davis as the
man implicated in the highway rob-
berry. John Brush, George Pribula,
Sol Weiss, Nathan Goldberger and
Mrs. George Bucker, Edward Sirius
ser, Louis Sandelman were the wit
nesses heard. General indications
gathered from the testimony are
that Davis will probably be con-
victed Should he however be ac-
quilted here, a detective from the
Newark police will re-arrest Davis.
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