Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-04-15
MISTAKEN IDENTITY
PLEA Of DEFENSE
AS TRIAL NEARS END
Summing Up in Sensational Case Is Started After Wich
Charge Will Go to Jury-Verdict by Tonight Is
Expected at the County Seat

him he was mistaken in his identity.
He admitted being at the corner OF
High and Washington streets with
Langfeld when IAN effort was made
to straighten 1t OUT. By straight
ening it OUT, Marmon said he
meant to have his name removed
from any connection with the case
At Washington and State streets
Hansen was met, he said, and apolo-
gies were offered for a mistake hav-
ing been made In the identity OF tha
two officers.
AT Langfeld's suggestion, Marmor
said, all went TO Roth's saloon where
1t was decided everything had been
Strengthened out and "all was Q. X .
In closing his direct testimoi1y Mar
mon said someone might have taken
Langfeld's money but it was sssome-
body else, not me-
On cross examination this morn
ing Maranon denied knowing any
thing about a paper being burned
following the meeting Langfeld had
with some one at High and Wash
| ington streets on the day the "settle-
ment'' was effected. On this dax
Marmon said, Langfeid told him hf
realized he had luat1e r115sta Z ~
| identity and meeting Hansen a.
| State and Washington streets they
had a drink of beer and then weaf
to Roth's. Mar1non denied having
gone into the 'sTub of Blood, and
said he did not know where II is.
He admitted being approached BY
Langfeld regarding the return of the
S2SS but said Langfeld asked him
to help him get it back and did nor
accuse him of being the officer who
had taken it from him.
Marmon was questioned as to the
time it would require him 10 walk
from the police box at Prospect and
Fayette streets to Roth's saloon at
Fayette and Oak streets, a distance
of one block. He said it would take
five minutes but later declared he
could cover the distance in two min
utes. The distance from the other
box at the Central railroad tracks
to Roth's, a distance of three blocks
could be covered in ten minutes he
said.
Marmon admitted making no re-.
port OF the incident with Langfelo
or Carpensl<i when he was told OF
the ''shake-down" and azked 10 help
get the bootlegger his money back.
Although these men admitted max
ing deliveries of liquor, Marmon said.
he made no effort to arrest either
one.
Hansen, in taking the stand this
morning, testified TO leaving the
police station at o'clock and max
ing the regular rings in the same
vicinity as Marmon- On his way to
make the 7:45 ring at Smith street.
and Watson avenue, he said. he
stopped in Lieber's place for a choc-
olate milk-shake.
Hansen told of being approached
at Convery Place and New Bruns-
wick avenue by Langfeld and am
other man who questioned him about
getting back the money Langfeld
said he had lost through a shakes
down. Hansen admitted threatens
ing to arrest the men if they accused
him of taking their money. He said
he made no report at headquarters
of this incident. Hansen said he WAS
introduced to Langfeld by Marm0n
at the corner of State and Washing
ton streets when those two were re-
turning from High and Washington
street.
1t was purely by accident Hansen
testified, that he happened to be at
State and Washington street at this
time, in answer to Toolan's cross ex~
animation. Hansen said he was sit
ting in an auto but he did not know
who the owner was. Asked what he
was doing in that part of the city
Hansen said he often went there 70
see the proprietor of a newsstand
In reply to a question as to why he
was there on that particular day
Hansen said he wanted to know how
he made out in the baseball pool
When he was reminded by. Toolan
that the baseball season was closed
in November, he admitted that il
could not be for that reason that he
was there.
The state completed its case yes-
terday afternoon with the testimony
of Peter. .Schweikert. Edward Juker.
John Larson, Chief Niels J. Ton
nesen. City Clerk Philip Costello.
and former City Clerks John Ham
son, Jr., and Arthur E. Graham.
Schweikert testified that he had
formerly been connected with the
prosecutors Office and advised
Langfeld to report the shake
down. to- the prosecutor He said
he accompanied I4angfsid to Perth
Amboy night or two after the s2SS
had been paid the two officers ia
order to learn the uafnes Of the two
men. The witness said the ofiicers
were seen at Smith and Isrospec cts
streets. He said he also aeeonspsfjt-
led Langfeld when Some nights
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