Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-07-11
Went into Local Stores Max
ing Small Purchases
with $40 Bills
PACKAGES OF "MONEYn
Police Hurry to Outer Amboy
Avenue to Make the
Three Arrests

Fast work on the part OF SergeanI
Frank kasprzak and Chauffeur
Emil Koyen, assisted by storekeep.
ers on outer Amboy avenue, re,
suited in the arrest of three Port
Reading men on charge of passing
counterfeit $40 bills. Tho arresti
last night may result In the showing
up of a ring supposed to be opera
ting in this section for some time.
The men arrested are, Angelo
Delisio, twenty-nine, a Peruvian,
proprietor of pool room. at Port
Reading, and Joe Gallow, twenty
eight, and Rocko Breano, thirty
two, italian laborers, also of Port
Reading.
Delisio was the fyss man arrested. !.
Officer Koyen taking this prisoner
to headquarters. and Brgsno
the second man arrested. GaIlow.
the third man apprehended. gave
Sergeant Kasprzak and Chaufferr
koyen, long chase and was finally
caught in the rear of No. school
on Lawrence street.
The three men are held at head
quarters on charge of passing
counterfeit money and a represent
tatlve or the secret service came to
headquarters this morning to assist
In the investigation. Important de-
velopments are expected in the case
before the end of the day and Il is
probable that the prisoners will he
turned over to the federal authori-
ties.
Worked Both Sides
In the opinion of the police and
storekeepers, the three men came
into this city by bus and the first
STOP was made at the place of yen-
ual norman, dry goods store. at
the corner of Inslee street and AM
boy avenue. A handkerchief was
purchased here. 1t is said, and one
OF the $40 bills was offered in pay
ment.
From the Hoffman store down.
Breano and Delisio continued to go
into every business establishment on
Amboy avenue. both working oppo-
site sides of the street. Gallow
acted In the capacity of treasurer.
receiving the money obtained by his
two partners.
According to police records. the
counterfeiters visited the business
places of Grace Hoga, GAS Amboy
avenue; Frank Magyar. S25 Amboy
avenue; Alex Yarusevich, SIS Anboy
avenue; Vendal Hoffman, InsIee
street and Amboy avenue, and other
places the proprietors of which will
be notified to appear in court against
the men.
When Delisio entered the grocery
store and butcher shop of Fred Ka- 9
hta, at $40 Amboy avenue, for a pack
of cigarettes the trouble for the gang
started. Kalita looked the $40 bill
over and decided 1t was a counter
felt. He spoke to Delisio about the
matter and the Port Reading man
tried to talk him out of his suspicion
Kalita succeeded in holding the
alleged counterfeiter in the store un-
I'll a call had been sent to police
headquarters and then Delisio sus-
pecting something, started out of the
store. The store keeper and others
followed him and Chauffeur Kcyen
finally placed him under arrest. De-
lisio was taken back to the store and
gave a good $40 bill for the cigar
cites.
After Delisio had been taken to
headquarters, Chauffeur Koyen hur
ried back to the scene and assisted
Sergeant Kasprzak in arrest of the
other men. Breano was arrested on
Amboy avenue, between Myrtle and
Grove streets, and Gallow was
caught In the rear of the Lawrence
street school. The second man ar
rested, Breano. Is charged with pass
Ing a bad" ten in the business place
of Frank Magyar.
While Gallow was being chased. ~
the police using the car until the
going was too rough, he dropped
$37.05 in front of 442 Bruck avenue
and when he was arrested he had
$10596 in his pocket. He had six
packages in his pockets, each pack
age containing $3.50, the change
given for $40 bill after a small
purchase had been made. Joe
Przolka, of 442 Bruck avenue turn
ed the S37.05 dropped by Gallow In
front of his home, over to the police
officers.
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