Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1923-07-21
$4,000 BEER CARGO
SEIZED IN WOODS
WHERE. RUNNERS HID
Nine Trucks Taken in Raid on
Auto Truck Camp on
Jamesburg-D Dayton Road

Prohibition agents, armed to the
teeth" set out from Newark last
night to find several trucks supposed
TO contain liquor that had made a
getaway on Wednesday night while
agents We're lying in wait for them on
the Lincoln Highway in Middlesex
county. Although the agents at that
time managed to capture some or the
trucks the others vanished, and all
trace of them was lost.
However, as the days went by, the
agents were informed that the trucks
and their drivers has taken refuge
in a woods along the DaytonJames-
burg road, and so it was planned to
capture them. Word had gone out
that the men in charge of the trucks
were ready for trouble, so when the
agents started for the spot last night
they all carried loaded revolvers and
riot guns were placed in the cars.
As the agents neared Dayton they
were supposed to meet some one
who would lead them to the trucks.
The person was not there A snort
distance down the road the agents
located a farm house, near which
were high trees and bushes. 1t was
after walking through these bushes
that the agents succeeded in locat-
ing nine large trucks containing
beer and the nine men in charge
of the trucks had even gone so far
as to sweep the Jamesburg-Dayton
road in an effort to throw on sus-
picion. However, they failed 70
cover up their tracks in a sand pile
and this led to their capture. The
trucks and men were 500 feet II
the woods and could not be seen
from the road.
AS the agents entered the clear
ing where the trucks were parked
they found it unnecessary to use
their guns for all of the men were
more or less under the influence oi
liouor. and one known as "Scotty
was stretched on the ground.
"Scotty" was suspected by the ganG
as having tipped off the prohibition
agents and he was roughly handled
until the agents came to his rescue
An examination showed the
trucks to contain beer valued Al
$4,000. Two of the trucks carried
800 cartons each and the other
seven about 400 half barreto. When
the men were ordered to take the
trucks out of the woods they obeyed
and drove without much delay until
they reached luncn room IN LAY
ton, where a gang, said to be of the
guerilla type, advised the drivers
not to move the trucks. The agents
however, remained In charge of the
situation and the trucks were finally
landed in Newark and taken to the
Eagle warehouse. The prisoners vii.
be arraigned tday before United
States commissioner.
1--WE have been here so long we
don't mind going to jail" said one
OF the men to the agents as they
broke upon their little camp. They
+. also informed the agents that they
are paid $15 for each delivery.
The raid was carried out by Chief
Wolowitz and agents, Hudson, Gan
tert, Baker. Dey and Swackhammer
They were later Joined by Director
Chamberlain and Group Head Jroe'
sen, also Agents Scott, Primo, Cad
dis. Lang, Huebner, Carslake and
Adams.
Director Chamberlain declared to.
day that during the past week thirty
three trucks with beer have beer
captured on the Lincoln highway
many of them lying within Middle
sex county.