Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-12-12
RAID "CREEN PIG"
AND MORkTkO PLACE:
BRIBERY IS CHARGED
Chief Assisted by Officer Mo-
Ian Visits 2 Places and
Get the Evidence
CONFERENCE IS HELD
BY Chief and Recorder
Small Cases Will Be Decided
in the Local Court

Two liquor seizures were maze Dy
Police Chief Niels j. Tonnesen, as
sisted by Patrolman James Nolan'
yesterday afternoon in connection
with his cleanup of the city and
charge of bribery has been lodged
against one of the keepers for o1er-
ing SIS to quash the case.
A new development in the city
LIQUOR cleanup is the result of a con-
ference between. the chief and Re-
corder Harold L. Pickersglll yester-
day. Small liquor cases will be dis
posed of in the local court, according
to the new plan, and it is understood
that men found with liquor in their
possession when the police raiders
enter will also be arraigned before
the local judge. The big liquor cases
will go to the Newark prohibition
office as at present.
According to a new scheme of the
local police head all of the liquor
cases brought about by the local
police will be considered by the fed
eral authorities. In the past the
police had the prohibition men sign
for stuff received at local headquar-
ters and In addition to this at the
present time, the department head
mails list of the seizures to Pro-
hibition Director Adrian Chamber
lain's Office in Newark. Now 1t will
be possible to check up on the re-
turns made to the directors office.
Outer State Street
Chief Tonnesen directed his atten-
ton yesterday afternoon to outer
State street and a dozen places, In
,,d L % a ui
visited The chief and Officer Nolan
succeeded in obtaining a pitcher of
moonshine in the abl.shment OF
Alex Roskowski. r at the corner OF
Hall avenue and State street. This
place is known as the "Green Pig
and has been raided many times IN
the past, but the cases evidently have
not come up in court as yet.
When the chief and his patrolman
started to leave the place with the
liquor, Roskowski, it is said, gave 81 3
to the patrolman to fix up the mat
ter. The money was turned over to
Chief Tonnesen and will be given to
the prohibition authorities along with
the liquor. A bottle of liquor was
obtained in the saloon of ]. A. Morit-
ko, 720 State street. None was OBJ
tanned in the other visits.
1t is understood that there are
many representatives of the various
prohibition Offices working in this
city at the present time to obtain
evidence for search warrants, and
many big raids are expected here
before Christmas. The authorities
evidently have centereG their atten-
tion on drying Perth Amboy by
Christmas.
town which hoe heen in the
limelight good and plenty since the
start of prohibition, is the talk of the
entire East once again and there are
many looking forward to real clean
up this time.
The chief and his men have visited
every place in the town where it is
suspected that liquor is being sold
and it might be added that they made
an honest effort to obtain liquor il
every one. The visits of yesterday
afternoon make 1T appear that sec
ond roundup of the town has beer
started.
Two visits have been made to Johr
Vereb's establishment on Hall ave
nue. this week but no liquor was OBJ
tanned. This party just sold out or
New Brunswick avenue and pur.
chased another "joint" on Hall ave
nue.. A real effort will be made BY
the local authorities to close hin
out in North Amboy unless there i:
political interference. Vereb has beer
picked UP by the police for falling
to support his family and for giving
bad checks.
Prohibition Officer Dey was a
police headquarters this morning foi
the liquor seized yesterday.