Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-01-18
ONE Man ARRESTED
BY LOCAL POLICE:
BIG SUPPLY SEIZED
Cases Found on Dock as CITY
Officers Arrive at Shore
of River
AND SOME ON TRUcK|
One Arrest Made-HeId for
Federal Action-Liquor
Taken to Newark

Following the receipt OF te1e-
phone call reporting the UNLOADING
of booze at 9 o'clock last night. Ldeu@
tenant John Morris detailed chauf-
feur Aaron Franzblau and Of7cerx
Louis Hansen and Robert Hardina.
to the scene of the alleged 1io,1or
traffic. The place in Question wax
the dock near the gas house.
When Officers Franzb1au ord
Harding reached the end OF Iinfien
street they found a truck loadpd
with liquor and another stack Of
cases on the dock in the rear Of tho
truck. Philip Stein. twenty-six years
old, giving his address as Keyport.
alleged to be the only Ian In attend.
ance when the bluecoats arrived. wa
placed under arrest for violating fha
prohibition law. Officer Harding a1so
charged him with driving 1tr,31n
with dealers plates. r.
Officer Franzblau loaded the n,1jz.s
car with the liquor on the dock 5<,l
started for headquarters. ieapf11sp
Officer Harding in charge OF fI1e
liquor laden truck. Officer Hansen.
called in from another beat, reached
the scene and drove the truck n
police headquarters. The three pa-
trolmen then carried the LIQUOR
sacks and cases into the cells Of the
police station.
After he had given his pedigree to
Lieutenant Morris. Stein was locked
up pending a hearing before Recor-
der Pickersgill at o'clock this
morning. An effort was made to OBJ
tain his release during the night.
City Attorney David T. Wilentz
appeared for the defendant this
morning and after Chief Nie1s J.
Tonnesen had made known that he
requested the prisoner. liquor and
truck held for the federal authori-
ties, the attorney raised the question
of why the case was not disposed OF
under the state law. He referred 1o
the county authorities method of
distributing the liquor among the
hospitals and the receiving of a fine.
II one was to be imposed.
Inasmuch as the police head had
asked for federal disposition, the
man was held for the federal author
tiles, as was the liquor. In connec-
ton with the charge by Officer
Harding resulting from the use Of
dealers plates, the court withheld
disposition until the police know
who owns the truck or who waa
driving it previous to the poles
seizure
According to the police records
there were in the vicinity OF sixty
cases and thirty sacks takeE in the
haul. Chief Tonnesen notified the
prohibition Office at Newark follow
ing the court session and the govern
ment men are expected down for fhs
load. It is probable that Stein win
be arraigned before Commissioners
John E. Delaney and released in bail
for a later hearing, after the arrival
OF Director Chamberlain's men,
The name OF Stein Is the only ons
connected with the police records ot
the seizure, but there are reports
current to the effect that this cargo
landed at the dock by rum runs
ner, was the property of prominent
local bootlegger.
Whether the boat landing fha
liquor was seen by the Police officers
could not be learned. and there Is no
report made about any men disap-
pearing upon the arrival OF tbs
police. There have been numerous
complaints made to the local poles
about the liquor traffic in this section
and last nights raid vas the first
made along the waterfront by the
members of the local department.
1t is probable that this seizure will
once again attract the attention Of
the federal men to local conditions