Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-05
BAIL FOR SIX
IN RUM CASE
Charge v h Transporting
Booze and NTH interfering
With Federal Officers

The six men arrested by Inspector
P. j. McAvoy and Engineer Harry
Kraft early yesterday morning, three
for transportation and possession of
liquor, and three for interfering with
tie customs men, had bail fixed be-
fore U. s. Commissioner John =.
Delaney last night.
Frederick King of Newark, Walter
Gill of Highlands, and Joseph Alt
man of this city furnished $1,000
bail each for a hearing at 10:30
O'Clock next Thursday morning on
the transportation and possession
charges. These three men, it Is said,
were arrested on boal their oyster
skiff at about 1880 o'clock yesterday
morning. They had sixty cases of
liquor aboard.
The three men arrest I on the In
reference charge, Theodore Plugh
OF Atlantic Highlands, II. G. Harris
Of Hoboken, and Theodore Gregory
of Atlantic Highlands had bail fixed
at $4,000 for later hearing. In
spector McAvoy, who was hit under
the chin by hammer swung by
fourth member of the last group, is
the sole complainant against these
three men. Between the blow on the
chin and the hittingfof his head on
the sidewalk, the inspector was
Knocked unconscious. The man who
used the hammer made a getaway.
The government boat came upon
tn oyster skiff before the three oc-
cupants were aware of the fact, and
after the two boats were docked the
three prisoners were marched to
headquarters. Then the customs
men returned to the dock and took
the liquor load beyond the light
house. There were about eight dan
gerous looking characters around
the dock at the time.
AT daylight the rum runner was
taken back to the dock and when
four of the men hanging around,
became threatening, they were plac-
ed under arrest. The Customs men
were assisted by man from the
and the march to police
headquarters was again started.
Attempt Holdup
An automobile containing several
occupants pulled up to the curb as
the government men and prisoners
marched along, and one man reached
out to pull the lighthouse employee
aboard. The lighthouse employee
succeeded in holding off this assail-
ant and at the same time, hold on
to his prisoner, but during the
scrimmage one Of the men in the
car handed a case opening hammer
to one OF the prisoners.
The attack on the lighthouse en-
ployee attracted the attention of the
prisoners and the customs men. and
when Inspector McAvoy turned his
head, he was struck on the right
side of the chin by the hammer. He
was knocked out when his head hit
the sidewalk. One man got away
but the other three were msfched |
to headquarters with the assistance |
of Lieutenant Calvin and officer Ko-
yen. The lieutenant gave first aid to
the inspector and DIR. Smith was
summoned.
The inspector is none the worse |
today as a result Of his experience, |
but he has made known that his
group will shoot to disable the next !
time a similar case is encountered. |
He has indicated that a closer watch |
on local waters will be kept as a re-
suit of yesterday mornings exper-
ence.
u. S. Marshal Frank ]. Lischke
called at headquarters for the six
prisoners yesterday afternoon, and
after he had taken them to the COM
office, Inspector McAvoy
called the police station and asked
about the men. When Lieutenant
Jensen notified him about the ar
rival of Lischke, he said that the /
latter officer had no right to take
.hem.
The lieutenant then sent to the !
commissioners office and ordered
he prisoners returned. A short time |
later Deputy Collector John Regan |
took the three rum-runners to the |
commissioner and afterward the |
same officer brought the three men |
charged with interfering, to De-
laney's office.
See the new model Fords at Dorsey |
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