Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-27
HARRY LANCWEBER,
IS SERIOUSLY HURT;
IN newark HOSPITAL
Local Man is Shot While
Leaving Restaurant Early
Yesterday Morning
WELL KNOWN HERE
Bomb Was Placed in His
Wagon Last Year by Enc
mics Here

Harry Langweber, forty years old,
of 375 High street, milk dealer, is
in the Beth Israel hospital, Newark,
as a result of being shot while leav-
ing a restaurant at lis Broome street
Newark, early yesterday morning.
Two policemen and a negro were en-
gagged in revolver battle and Lang
weber was accidentally shot in the
stomach.
Langweber and a party Of friends
from this city and Newark, had
planned the supper in the Newark
restaurant and the milkman was shot
while on his way to one of the cars,
for the return trip to this city.
In the party were Mr.. and Mrs.
Emil Gelber and two children of 1870
New Brunswick avenue; Samuel
Brandewein, of Oak street; Louis
Perlman. of Prospect street; Harry
Grossman, of State street; s. Simon,
of Amboy avenues Louis Klass, of
MecheInic street; Mr.. and Mrs. Nor
ris Berkowitz, of Newark; and Lang
weber.
Simon, Perlman, Brandwein,
Grossman, Langweber and Klass left
this city about s o'clock Saturday
night in an automobile owned by
simon and Perlman. The Gelber car
left this city about 10 o'clock, and
all the members of the party were
at the restaurant about IL o'clock
According to Gerber. the members
of the party decided to leave for
their homes at 1890 o'clock. Lang
weber was the third or fourth to
cave the restaurant, and when about
i've feet from one of the cars, cried
out, "Oh, I'm shot."
The members of the party thought
he was Joking, but when blood was
noticed he was taken to the Beth
Israel Hospital in the Gerber car. 1t
is said the bullet which struck Lang
weber whizzed by a young man and
young lady who were standing near
by. causing the girl to let out a
scream.
The fight between the policemen
and negro was on about three-quar-
ters of block from the restaurant.
Reports at Newark precinct yester-
day morning were to the effect that
one negro had been killed by a
policeman's club and another had
been arrested as a result of the fight.
Operated On
Local reports today were to the
effect that the bullet was taken from
the milkman's back yesterday morn
ing. DR.. B. Sirott of this city was
summoned by local friends of the
man yesterday to give the wounded
NAV an examination and Newark
specialist also was called IN on the
case.
Shortly before noon today, the
hospital reported that the mans
condition was fair. 1t was impossible
to say whether he is out of danger
because of the vital spot in which
the bullet entered.
Police Notified
At 4:20 o'clock yesterday morning
Lieutenant William Calvin received
a telephone call from Newark police
headquarters regarding the shoot
ing. The report made known that
Langweber had been shot and was
in Beth Israel hospital at Kinney and
High streets. Chauffeur Emil Koyen
was detailed to notify the mans rel
atives.
Later in the day Captain of Detec-
tives Lawrence A. Long called New
ark police headquarters and the hos
pital. He was notified that an opera
tion was made in the morning, ano
another operation was planned fol-
yesterday afternoon. Langweber was
reported in a bad condition at this
time. Captain Long talked with o
representative of the bureau of re-
cords at Newark headquarters and
learned that watchman and po'
liceman had battle with negroes.
In Bomb Case
Some time ago when Langwebel
first went into the milk business, 9
bomb was placed in the back of hi:
wagon. evidently to scare him out
Of business or make him buy MS mllh
from certain clique. Peter Weinei
was found guilty of the bomb-placinl
charge, but was never sentenced al
tho court ruled the defendant {
tool for higher-ups. The bomt
failed to explode.