Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-09-15
WOMAN FAILS
TO DESTROY
RUM EVIDENCE
One Bottle Floats in Water
and Other Fails to Break
When Thrown
ALCOHOL ALSO SEIZED
Spanish Dive Is Included in
Visits Made by Authori-
ties Over Weekend
ALCOHOL ALSO SEIZED

Prohibition Agent Wilbert Dey, of
Woodbridge. and Motorcycle officer
Frank Burke, of the local depart
ment, assisted by Sergeant Frank
Kasprzak and Officers James Nolan
and ]. +. Sullivan, made three liquor
seizures early last night, one at a
grocery store on Brace avenue, the
second at the Green Pig" saloon,
corner Hall avenue and State street,
and the third at an establishment
at 552 Keene street.
AT Antonio Carist's place, Ago
Brace avenue, the raiders obtained
five gallons of alcohol, ten gallons
OF moonshine. a hydrometer and
some coloring matter. No arrest
was made here, but United States
marshal will later apprehend this
law violator for a hearing before
Commissioner John Delaney.
Woman Is Fooled
The "Green Pig corner of Hall
| avenue and State street, the saloon
run by Alex Roskowski with 625
state street as his address, gave the
raiders three containers of LIQUOR
and a nickle gambling machine.
When the prohibition man and the
lieved to be the proprietors wife
put container with liquor in It.
in basin of water. but the con-
tainer fioated and the evidence was
obtained. The woman then picked
up bottle of whiskey and running
to rear window, threw 1t into the
yard. The bottle failed to break.
The visit to the back room by the
woman was responsible for the loss
OF the gambling machine said to be
the property of local hustler who
boasts of having many about the
town.
Roskowski was summoned by
Patrolman Nolan for having the
gambling machine in his possession,
and this morning he was fined SO
and the police were ordered to de-
stroy the machine. The woman in
the saloon where ten cent shots are
feature. will be apprehended for
trying to destroy evidence and the
proprietor will be taken into Gus
tody by u. S. marshal for the
liquor law violation.
Spanish Dive
One pint of gin and a pint of rye
were taken at the establishments of
Manuel Bestino, a Spaniard. whose
address Is 552 Keene street. In
connection with the liquor selling
charge. Bestino was nabbed for al
lowing pool to be played on Sunday
and for not having license to con-
duct pool room. He was sum-
moned by Patrolman Nolan for the
latter offenses and was fined SO by
Recorder Harold e. Pickersgill this
morning.
Many complaints have been re-
ceived by the police and the prohi-
bition authorities regarding these
three places and two of them NAV
be padlocked.
Wine Robbery
Charles Johnson, seventeen. of
SS5 Elm street is being held at head
quarters on a charge of breaking
and entering the shed of Angelo
Marsicano, at 324 Elm street. and
stealing a barrel of grape wine.
johnson with two other young men.
who are to be arrested today. pulled
the Job, the arrested party has told
the police. Patrolman Michael
Burke and Sergeant John Larson
were given an interesting time by
the three thieves following the rob-
berry late Saturday night. Officer
Burke firing a shot in trying to stop
the men. Johnston was later ar
rested alone and the police expect
to dispose of the case this evening.
Ihe wine has been recoyrd.