Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1923-09-01
PROSECUTOR To
PROBE BIC RIOT
Thorough Investigation Will
be Made of Occurrences
Here Thursday Night
CONDITIONS ARE NORMAL
Police Congratulated for
Work Done-Last Klan
Men Leave City
CONDITIONS ARE NORMAL


A thorough investigation is to be
made by the prosecutors office of
this county into the occurrences in
this city on Thursday night and yes
terday morning, Assistant Prosecutor
John E. Toolan announced today
The statement Wea made after it had
been found impossible to locate Pros
ecutor Joseph (. Stricken at his Deal
home.
Chief Niels j. Tonnesen of the To-
cal police department, was in re-
'ceipt of numerous communications
today, praising his department for
their work during the riot. The
Knights of Liberty, an organization
which stands for abiding faith in
Democracy, write from New York
City on the manner in which the To-
cal bluecoats handled the situation.
A former Jerseyite and an ex-
soldier, now residing in Richmond,
Va, sent a communication to the
chief in which he states that mas
much as the Klan takes the law in.o
its own hands, it should not be al
lowed to exist. He also praised the
department for the work accom-
One communication from New
York City this morning urged the
chief to arrest the foreigners who
started the riot.
Last Men Depart
The last Klansmen left police
headquarters this morning. He was
William Gray, of Red Bank, and his
release was brought about through
the furnishing of $4,000 bail for a
hearing next Wednesday morning
on charges of carrying concealed
weapons and melting to riot.
Gray is the man, who after mals-
ing his way from the hail. flashed
his gun, the police say, when mem
bers of the mob were about. The
drawing of the gun resulted in close
to 700 men chasing him to the Bos-
ton confectionery ON State street
where he sought refuge in the attic.
He was arrested by officers James
Egan and Frank Gunkel.
Another Elansman departed from
the local police station last night,
Joe McGill, of Farmingdale. Nc
Gill, it is said, was battered early
yesterday morning after leaving the
hall and sought refuge at the sta
ton house. When he started for the
railroad station shortly before noon
yesterday, he was again set upon and
had to return to headquarters
Two brothers, one a deputy sher-
iff, sjhd his father, called for him
last night and they returned To their
homes in an automobile. The dep
uty came into headquarters with a
large gold badge on the outside of
his coat and it was at first thought
he was a state inspector or high
Police officer.
Early yesterday morning the two
other men arrested for carrying guns
and melting to riot, Moford, of New
Monmouth. and Murray Chetchick
of Old Bridge, furnished their bail
and departed.
Policemen were on duty at Odd
Fellows hall yesterday. New win
dows are being put in the Odd Fell
lows hall today and repairs have
been made in various other places
where damage was done. A stone
cracked one of the plate glass win
down of the Franklin Middlesex
Auto Company at the corner of JEFF
ferson street and Madison avenue
dring the trouble Friday morning.
Make Arrests
Eight persons acting disorderly
about the streets of the city after
midnight last night were taken
into custody by the police. Resi-
dents in the neighborhood where
the arrests were made feared more
trouble would start. officers Zan-
zalari and Seaman arrested seven
sixteen year old boys giving their
names of John Pucci, John Marion,
John Chansky, John Ports. Morris
Helford, John Wolchansky and
Charles Lachinski for acting disor-
ly. They were fined $40 each and
Henry Peterson arrested by Office
Seaman was fined the same amount
on a similar charge.
Chief Tonnesen stated this morn
ing that the police did everything
possible on Thursday night to bring
bout order with the exception of
bringing out their riot guns. II
these were brought out, the chief
points, out, many would have been
shot and possibly number killed.
At a meeting of the Lawrence
Lodge of Odd Fellows last night, 1t
was decided to present a bill to the
city for the damage done to the
building during Thursday nights
rioting.
WILMINGTON. Del. Sept. IA
mob of more than 1000 men broke
up an initiation of the Ku Klux
Khan, on a farm near New Castle,
Del, late last night and, as re-
suit a man and a seventeen-year-
old youth were possibly fatally in
jured. More than a dozen others
were hurt less seriously.
A class of ESQ had beer. initiated
into the order, when at the close of
the ceremony, a fiery cross" was
lighted. A scattering volley of shots
was fired by the mob from an ad-
joining field. The klansmen attempt
ed to dispense their assailants, but
were rushed off the field. The cross
was destroyed.
The klansmen rallied, however,
and again gave battle to their at
tackers. Police and firemen We're
called, but too few were available to
quell the disorders. After several
hours of free-for-all fighting, the
lslansmen finally left the scens In
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