Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-10-18
MAKE ASSAULT
CHARGE HERE
Car Figures in Case in Brigh.
ton Avenue-0ne Held
for Grand Jury
WOODBRIDGE CASA
Man Held for HoId-up of
Crap Game-Robbery
Is Solved

A burglary has been cleared
and two reported holdups stal
on their way to completion thron
the work of the local detectives d.
ing the last twenty-four hours.
A report was made TO Iieutenar
John e. Morris early yesterday even
ing that David Gerber had beer
held up at the corner of Gordon
street and Brighton avenue. Defecz
tives Murray and Muska, and Clerk
Clooney Immediately went into ac~
ton and Learned that Studebalxtt
touring car bearing n. j. license
124,615 had figured in the affair.
Detective Murray learned the
owner of this automobile ana ~
2:45 o'clock this morning, the three
representatives of the local depart
ment returned from Hoboken with
Charles Sica. twenty-five years old,
a loader, of 517 Madison street, Ho-
boken. Gerber, 1t is said, was hi
behind the ear with an instrument
and the car driven by Eica drove
away after this blow had been land
ed. Sica was held In $4,000 bail a.
an accessory in an atrocious assault
and battery by Recorder Pickern1f11
this morning. The Hoboken police
cooperated in making the arrest.
Week Ago AFFAIR
Frank Manganaro, Twenty-Five. Il
New street. Woodbridge was held
In sl,o0o bail last night on high
way robbery charge In -,cu4rv,y1,sJ1isv,III
with the holdup of q Gran srs ,,,s -
the Maurer road a week 40 49,
terday. Mike Bromham aaa 49,.
shot in the leg during the bo1d,,r
ana $40 was taken from fonr - :
dozen men taking part IN the szrn1s-
Ing sport" Manganaro was .rresf
ed by Detectives GufowslSI ana
Muska last Sunday. and other NJ
rests are expected. Stanley CaIeslrs
OF this city. and William He1f 81
woodbridge, were the wffnasztz
against Manganaro last night. fhes
latter being represented by Aftorney
Lavan OF Thomas Browns office
Inc showing of Lavan in defaudfn.
Mahganaro was commented on r.
Forably by the court The attor-ra.
ehoeaVored to tie up the witnesses
on their description of the scena -
the holdup and producca sesrs.s5
pictures of the scene, which were en-
tered as evidence.
An all day Investigation OF fht
inert OF an oyercoat and a top coai
from the window of the I. stefn
clothing store. 130 Fayetfe street
some time Thursday night. resulted
in the arrest last night of Charles
Williams. thirty-eight, coIored. Of
Newark. Williams was located on
the top floor Of al Oak street ana
the gooqs wele recovered. The ar
rest was Saade by Detectives Gutow-
SIX. Murray and Muska.
The court and police decided that
the best disposition of this caes
would be to send the man to fba
workhouse for ninety days. Hold
ing Tor grand jury action would take
up the time OF the local and county
authorities, and then 1t is likely he
would not be given more than the
sentence already imposed.
Local Theft
The home OF Bill Haffner ar 1fl
madison avenue was entered son,s
tiitssS yesterday afternoon and con-
SIDERABLE Jewelry was taken. Inciua-
ed IN the loot were a ladies watch
and chain, $40 gold piece. lavalier-
breast pins, gold Elks head. stick
pm, army looking glass and q purse
containing silver rosary beads. This
70 bDerV and fba otha,. a e%n -.