Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-09

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sheriff, also a collection of coke
grinding wheels which had been
obtained from New Brunswick
foundry. This trip was made in u
county car, according to the state
nents made, but was incidental to
county business at the state house.
Denial was made that the county
cars were used for the sheriff er-
rands on any other occasions,
though Solicitor Richardson in
propounding his question from the
affidavits before him, was specific
in asking if chains had not been
carted to the sheriff's factory IN
October 10 and again on October
13, when the bottom art of one of
the county cars was broken.
In reply to further questioning
Kahrs denied going to the Wyckoff
factory in a county car twice week
or making arrangements to visit the
factory on the day the car was
wrecked for the purpose OF grinding
coke for the plant. He further as
serted that he had never at any
time ground any coke there for arY
body, as he did not have to ana
would not break his back grinding
the material for anybody.
E'reeholder Orpen asked what
mileage had registered on the car
since its purchase about two
months before the accident, to
which Kahrs replied 1000 miles.
1t seems very unusual to me that a
car in the service OF the sheriff 5
olGce should travel that distance I.l
oh CHI Of | llg. 81
driven my car only 5000 miles II
a years time on trips that have
taken me all over the state and out
of the state. and if such heavy mile
ages are toe run up we vii
be called on every month or two to
purchase new cars" declared Mr..
Orpen.
further statements by Kahrs IN
response to inquiries from Free
holder Applegate, showed that the
car had been IN ii previous accident
and that since that time a number
of springs had been bI oxen and had
to be replaced. The first accident
occurred in this city where Kahrs
alleges that a coal wagon ran into
him, demolishing the radiator and
q lamp.
Any attempts to learn the identity
If the truck driver, whom the deputy
sheriff asserts was responsible for the
sunday accident Will be of no avail,
as the truck failed to stop and no
effort was made to obtain the num-
Der of its registration tags, accord
ing to Kahrs.
The freeholders and the solicitor
expressed themselves as not at all
satisfied with the statements made
by him in view of The fact that they
were not in accord with sworn
statements that have been obtained.
These statements, While not made
public, are said to show that the
county cars have ON many occasions
been used for other than official
business, and with the contradictory
evidence at hand a further and
deeper investigation is now being
arranged for.
Failure on the part of Kahrs to
enlighten the board members as to
just how and when the Windeman
service was made, together with the
identity of the Perth Amboy cleo
trician, who is alleged to have
directed him to Kingston in search
of the man wanted and the ultimate
refusal of Sheriff Wyckoff to lend
any assistance in the matter, puts
the entire affair in a bad light, ac-
cording OF the freeholders. which
will be scrutinized to the limit,
That the car is now almost a
total loss was indicated by the esti-
mate submitted for the repair of
the Car by Harry De Angels who
sold the car to the county in De-
cember. The original cost Of the
machine was $1,415, though the
necessary repairs-a new body, q
set OF wheels, a new housing for the
rear, new springs and a fender can
not be had for less than 1878 so.
Mr.. De Angels, who towed the
wreck i'll to his garage after the
accident, informed the freeholders,
that Kahrs was not drunk at the
time nor did he show any evidence
of having been drinking, which was
in accordance with the previous
statements of the driver.
Freeholder Louis J. Belloff is
thought to have expressed the SEN
tinent of the entire board when he
said. Il don't intend to vote fr any
more cars for the use of the sheriff
or any other county department if
they are to be used that way"
While County Solicitor Richardson
would make no comment on WIZ
further action is to be taken III the
matter he has been directed to plan
for an investigation that will bring
out all the facts, after which the
procedure to be pursued will be
made known.
Immediately after the conference
yesterday, County solicitor Richard
son and Freeholder Belloff went to
the county jail in order to determine
from the records the time when the
service was made. The solicitor and
freehoIder expressed no difficulty III
having the records shown to them,
the sheriff instructing one of his as
sistants to give them what they
sought.
The records showed that the serv-
ice was made three days after the
accident had occurred and that the
papers had been served at the Perth
Amboy home of the man and not in
Princeton. AS the person on whom
service was made was not at home
a copy of the service was left with
members of the family. This infor-