Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-26
POLICE IN RAIDS
ON z RESORTS
Alleged Gambling Place and
Disorderly House Invaded
by Local Officer
GET $455 IN FINES
From "a Arrested-Is Be-
Ieved to be First of Gen.
eraI Cleanup by Force

Twenty-four persons were arrested
by the local police over the week.
end in connection with raids on
disorderly house, an alleged disor-
derly house and a gambling house
As a result of two Of the raids, fines
totaling $455 were imposed by Re-
corder Harold e. Pickersgill.
The first of the raids was made
at the Quick Lunch establishment of
Michael Farkas, 395 New Brunswick
avenue, about $3.50 o'clock, Saturday
night. Lieutenant Detectives Joseph
Gutowski and John Murray. Acting
Sergeant John Reager and Officers
James Egan. Henry Zanzalari, John
Kurpiel and Emil Koyen were in this
rading party.
Officer Zanza1arI, in plain clothes,
had been watching the place for
some time and after getting some
evidence the raid was started. The
detectives went to the rear of the.
building and knocked, ana imme-
diately two girls and three men fed
from the front of the store to two
cars standing nearby. They were
apprehended by the police officers
posted nearby.
The parties arrested were Farkas.
said to be the proprietor: Dan Po-
letter, 269 Nelson street, New
Brunswick; Frank 10th, 246 Mel
son street New Brunswick. and
Stella and Carolina Guider, 100 Ca
nal street. New York City.
Farkas was held in $1,000 bail to
await the action of the grand jury on
a charge of running a disorderly
house. the two girls were fined $50
each as disorderly persons, and Po-
letter and 10th paid similar fines, on
the same charge. Poletzer was al
so fined $50 for having his car park
ed on the wrong side of the street
without lights, this charge being pre-
ferred by Officer Zanzalari. 1t is said
this place has been open only week
and following the receipt of COM
plants, Chief Tonnesen ordered the
place under surveillance. New York
taXicabs and other cars carried men
to the establishment, it is charged.
The proprietor was given a tip Satur-
day night. it is alleged, but a sue
cessful raid was made irregardless of
this.
Second Case
Officer William Peterson, Detec-
tives Gutowski and Murray, and Of
ficers Egan, Koyen and Zanzalari
visited the establishment at the cor
ner of Washington street and East
avenue, at 1920 o'clock, Saturday
night and arrested John Hazel, 2S3
Washington street. and Toward
Perkle, GAS Cortland street, both
colored and proprietor and barten-
der, respectively. This also was
labeled a disorderly house. but the
two men were alone when the police
appeared. Perkle, it is said, kicked
over a bottle alleged to contain
liquor when the raiders came in.
The two men were discharged yesteC
day morning, when Hazel agreed to
discontinue his cabaret and to keep
the place properly lighted.
The Biggest Haul
At 2:40 o'clock yesterday morning
Sergeant John Larson and Officers
Arthur Peterson, Paul Layden and
William Buchan visited the rastau-
rant of James Xioter, at 398 State
street, and arrested the proprietor
for running a gambling house, and
Tom Kosseth, William Barras, Ba-
Zilla Maniok, John Anthos, Peter
Koseth, George Foths. William Kan
ais, James Bill, John Murus, Christ
Mels Peter LakuIs, George La
butsch, julius Mon, Lus Perro and
Gus Demetro on charge of gamb-
ling.
Kioter was fined 500 this morn
ing, five of the gamblers who failed
to appear had their $40 cash bond
forfeited and the remainder were
fined IS each. The men, Greeks
and Turks were engaged in a game
of cards when the police entered,
and cash and cards were seized. 1T
is said the game has been running
for some time, and the proprietor
was given sufficient warning in the
past.
Chief Tonnesen was elated this
morning over the success of the
raids and was high in his praise
, OF the officers. He indicated that
I the raids will be continued until
every gambling house and disoderly
| house in the town, is cleaned out.
There were big crowds at the
scene of all three raids. particularly
! the New Brunswick avenue affair
The patrol and private car was
used in the raid and the patrol
carried all of the passengers in the
last raid.
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