Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-22
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Newark Police Notify Local
Officers to Make Arrest in
Monmouth Case
POLICE OFFICER IS HELD
Red Bank Police Say 1t In
wolves Bootleg Fight
Await Hoboken Police

James Ford, alleged holdup man
held here on suspicion, was identi-
fled today as having the appearance
of being one of the two men wanted
for the $500 payroll holdup rob-
berry in Hoboken yesterday. The
partial identification was made by
Miss Mary Orenge end Clarence
Fraissenet, girl employe and treas
urer respectively of the Button Ma
chfnery Company, from whom the
payroll was taken. The two were
ACCOMPANIED here today by Police
Captain Dennis Sullivan and Detec-
tive Sergeants Scott and Fullam.
Vincent Stell, police officer of New
Dorp, Staten Island, was said by the
party not to have peen
eaBne of the Hoboken holdup men.
Both were taken to Hoboken by the
police officers this afternoon.
In connection with the partial
Identification of Ford a declaration
was made by Stell that Ford was
with him at Stell's house, where
Ford is a boarder, all of yesterday.
Sten said he and Ford and their
wives started out for an automoplle
ride about seven last evening. Inc
four were arrested here early today
on. complaint of holding up and ROB
hing William Taft of Red Bank. Tatt
failed to identify them this morning.
2:45 o'clock the car was halted
at the state bridge and vincent D.
Stell, a police officer of New Dorp
s /. his wife and James Ford, also
of New Dorp, and the latter's Wlie'
were taken to police headquarters.
Stell and Ford were placed on the
b1otter on charges of suspicion ana
their wives stayed with them at the
station house over night.
THE Newark police were then notl-
fed of the arrest, and they suggest
ed that William Taft who reported
the holdup, be notified. Taft was
called and he said, that he wou!o
he here in the morning. The Heu
Bank police knew nothing of the
trouble and after an INVESTIGATION,
notified the local authorities that IL
was a bootleg fight and they want
cd nothing ra0re to do with 1t.
Lieutenant Jensen received call
from the End precinct, of Hoboken,
of o'clock the Hoboken authorl-
ties having been notified of the ar
rest bv the Newark authorities.
The Hoboken police requested that
the parties be held on suspicion IN
connection with the $500 hold-up
at that place yesterday
Two Arc Held
Stell and Ford were arraigned
before Recorder PiclSersgill this
morning and ordered held for the
uoboken authorities. Shortly after
-aourt. Taft arrived from Red Bank,
lost no time in saying that
and his companions were not
i'm the holdup. He said that there
were three parties in his car. Thorn
as Henessey, a woman and himself,
and that four parties in a Maxwell
car, two men and two women, drew
m alongside of their car between
Long Branch and Red Bank. and
ordered them to pull over. After
pulling to the side of the road, Taft
and his companions were ordered
to kick in. Taft gave up $50. he
said.
In the rear of police. headquar-
ters, the touring car was stationed
and when the car was shown to the
Red Bank visitors. they claimed
sedan figured in the holdup. Taft
claimed that Henessey did the te!e-
phoning in connection with the
holdup early this morning
Captain John Londergan, of me
New Dorp station, was at police
headquarters this morning, and ah-
tomatically suspended Stell follow
ing his arraignment. 1t is said that
StelI worked yesterday and mad per
mission to leave the state last night.
Deputy Chief Inspector Cahalane, of
New York, notified the local police
last night that the New York au-
thorities were investigating stelrs
part in the affair.""
The Newark police inves'iga Ing
the ownership of the Maxwell ear,
informed the police that it formerly
belonged to William McKinn, of Pert
Richmond, and that it had been sold
to Ford. A radiator lap covered
the front license of the car this
morning and xhep the Staten Is
LAND men were questioned about he
same, they said that it accidentally
N&ell down and az result were q Iss-
y Btioned by several police along the
line.
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