Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-31
CITY IS QUIET TODAY
AFTER NIGHT OF RIOTIhG
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succeeded IN leaving lne sSch0 ~
safety but the stragglers, numbering
over twenty-five, were set upon py
the anti-Klansmen and several were
badly beaten. A majority of these
klansmen asked to be taken to ponce
station and they were held at the
station house until after O'CLOCK :.
Officer Frank Geneski arrested
Murray Chitcheck, of Old Bridge, on
charge of carrying concealed
weapons while the final movement
was being made. In addition 10 the
three arrests on the weapon charges,
and the arrest for stone throwing
one drunk was taken in for raising a
disturbances in front of the station
house and three Klansmen were
taken in for safekeeping. They gave
their names as A. J. Bennett, OF Bel
mar: Clarenee Newman, of Belmar,
and William Rose, of Long Branch.
The latter party gave his occupation
as superintendent. Tony Talber was
the drunk arrested.
Arraigned
City Attorney David Z. Wilentz
appeared for the city at the arraign-
ment of Chitcheck, Gray and Morord
before Recorder Pickersgill at
o'clock this morning. They were
charged with carrying guns and IN
citing to riot, and were ordered TO
furnish $4,000 bail each for near
ing next Wednesday morning. chit
check and Moford furnished ball
later this morning. Hobner furnish
ed $1,000 bail for a later hearing ana
Talber was discharged.
During the night the automopile
of at least one Klansman who en-
deavored to make a getaway after
leaving the building was overturned
by small mob. This occurred near
the corner of Jefferson street anu
New Brunswick avenue, and the oc-
cupants of the car were badly beat
en-. Reports of other overturned
cars have not been verified. Several
of the VanSyckle garage windows
were broken during this rumpus.
After court this morning one OF
the members of the collection which
had spent several hours In a deten-
ton room at headquarters conversed
with the chief about getting bus TO
take the men to Asbury Park. The
chief was unsuccessful in getting the
bus, and it was decided that the men
leave for the railroad station in
groups of, two and three. Several
were set upon before their arrival
at the station.
One man, claiming to be a rail-
road detective, was chased into the
Central station about 8 o'clock. 1t
was necessary to call several police
men to get the man through the
crowd to a train. There have been
several other battles in various parts
of the city this morning and at 1l:oO
o'clock two Klansmen were set upon
at Smith and High streets by small
group. They managed to get away
after receiving a beating and ran 10
police headquarters.
Chiefs Story
Chief Tonnesen made known this
morning that he received the Klan
letter at his home early yesterday
afternoon. In this communication
they asked for better protection than
was given for the Junior hall meet
ing several months ago. The chief
Immediately planned to have sew
eral men on duty in the vicinity of
the hall during the night, but said
he did not expect the trouble re-
ceived. 1t was his opinion that no
one knew of the invitation affair.
According to information obtain
ed, the trustees of the Odd Fellows
rented the hall but it is not known
who they rented it to. They receiv-
ed a deposit at the time of the rent
ing, it is said.
The police chief said today that
the meeting started shortly after.
eight o'clock and 1t is believed the
speechmaking similar to the pro-
cedure at Junior Hall several months
ago, was all that went on during the
hour. The chief went into the meet
ing place at 9 o'clock and ordered
the meeting to be stopped, he as
serts, and after the meeting was
stopped, the men were afraid to
leave the hall. There were about
200 men in the meeting room and
over so of this number were from
this city, 1t is reported Sergeant
Kasprzak tried to halt the meeting
several times between $3.50 and 0
o o'clock.
OF the police department mem
bers, officer James Egan was the
only one injured. He was hit be-
hind the ear by stone. There were
about thirty KIansmen beaten and
about ten in the mob, suffered in
juries. Three Klansmen were taken
to the hospital suffering from shock
but ieft soon.
Sections Awakened
Nearly every section in the city
was affected by the trouble of last
night. People residing on Jefferson,
High, King and Market street were
kept awake the greater part of the
night on account of the activities
about Odd Fellows hall. Many of
these people had to remain up to
save their own properties as the
mob tried to gain an entrance to the
Smith street hall. Jefferson, Fay
cite and High street yards were used
in an effort to get to the meeting
place, and Market and King street
yards were visited for supplies of
to hurl at the windows in
the building.
A State street store was visited by
an alleged Klansmen who was fol-
lowed by a small group. 1t is said
the Klansman pulled gun after be-
ing struck, and his enemies succeed
ed in wrestling it from him after
which he was beaten and dragged to
an alleyway.
Klansmen found lettering on side
streets had their lives threatened and
none escaped without being given a
beating. One report has it that a
former Amboy man, now residing in
the southern end Of the county, was
found coming from the Klan meeting
and was being marched away when
police officers rescued him. 1t is
said one attempt was made to throw