Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-12
MAYOR ORDERS
FULL PROBE Of
BOOZE LANDING
Thousands of Cases Landed
in this City and Vicinity,
Police are Told
WILSON SEES TONNESEN
In Effort to Prevent Further
0cCurrenCe-DorieS Used
for Booze Here
WILSON SEES TONNESEN

The "shores of the Raritan
bordering this city and Sewaren
were the scene OF real activity
last night and early this morning
resulting from the arrival of
many cases of Scotch liquor to
offset the shortage in this section
and throughout the state which
was caused by the recent
blizzardy weather.
AS result of a report that many
thousands of cases were landed in
this city last night and early this
morning. Mayor William C. Wilson
has ordered Chief Niels j. Tonne
sen to make a complete investigation
in an effort to prevent further oc
currences of this nature. Local peo-
pie, at least the biggest majority
of them, are not desirous of having
this city another Highlands, the off,
Gals point out.
Numerous places in this city, 1t is
said. are used for the landing of IL
quor. dories bringing the liquor to
shore and it is then loaded on trucks
and touring cars for this city, other
cities in this state and in a great
many cases for New York and other
states.
The southern shores of this city
have been attracting considerable
attention, that. is from the railroad
bridge to Caledonian Park. Other
local shore points from the park to
Washington street, and points fur
ther up have also been given their
trials
Bootleggers make real profit and
they are therefore not checked by
the taking of boat load or part
OF a load. This is apparent from
the reoodt that the Boynton Beach
or Scwaren shore Wherea raid was
recently made by the Woodbridge
police, is again being used for aand-
ing their liquor.
From Sea Bright up, the High
lands Water Witch, Atlantic High
lands Leonardo, Keyport, Port Mon
mouth, South River and South Am
boy had plenty of action over the
week end particularly last night and
early this morning in connection
with the liquor trade.
Blocked by the stormy weather
for a short period the liquor was
ply was given out in a great manv
places, and it was necessary to have
a big day in order to furnish the
necessary supply.
Along the various shores, it is said
5000 cases or 10000 bottles were
landed in this record day, and this
city is said to have received one
of the biggest portions of the sup
ply.
There is every reason to believe
that the jersey bootleg business is
being run at the present time in a
manner which equals in successful
handling any of the biggest bust
ness undertakings of the country.
There is a bootleg king" located
probably in New York who has his
leutenants for the various ports
and the latter in turn has his asso-
ciates, the small scale bootleggers.
Starting as chance proposition,
the Jersey bootleg traffic of today
has surpassed any undertaking by
the followers of this trade, since the
days of prohibition. The trade be-
tween this city and other cities
throughout this section of the coun-
try to Baltimore, Washington and
other points had nothing on the new
system
Checking the bootleggers today is
a big proposition. There are so
many places to land that it will be
necessary to spend considerable time
and the use of great many men to
check the work, and if the enforce
ment is not continued the bootleg
sing will so on as usual.
In every undertaking the bootleg
Gers work fast, but there is little
rooeqs:ty under present conditions
them TO do this, for there is prac-
.ral'y no one to stop them.
lust what action is going to be
Zen by the local police has not
bsrA decided on, but an effort is be-
l1ade today to see just how much
o this booze remained in this city
is probable that the stationing OF
aregal men along the shore at var
ions points may be chosen as one
of the ways of preventing the liquor
coming into this city.
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