Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-02-20
Z OTHER LOCAL
OFFICERS AR {
HEARD IN PROBE
Say That Seiboth and Lud-
Wigson Are Questioned in
Bootleg Case
ON SOUTH RIVER VISIT
Little Information Obtained
Detective Fitzpatrick at
Work on Case Here

I NEW BRUNSWICK, Feb. 20.-Re-
ports current here today were to the
effect that two Perth Amboy patrol
men, william Seiboth and Marinus
Ludwigson, We're questioned last
night In regard to visit they had
made to South River after it was
frs. rumored that William Langdon.
an alleged bootlegger of that-town,
/ had made squeal to the prosecu-
tors office regarding a "shakedown"s
SAID 20 nave been committed py
Patrolmen Louis Hansen and i4aw-
renee Nj armon, in Perth Amboy.9
Hansen and Marmon were indicted
| by the grand jury at recent sessl IN.
and are suspended from the police
force. Langdon has previously been
indicted and when cernered. pleaded
guilty to charge of bootlegging.
AS far as is known the indicted
| -patrolmen have themselves OBJ
| tanned former Senator Thomas
Brown, of Perth Amboy, to fight the
case. This would indicate that the
| association has not decided to en-
| ploy counsel for their brother off,
4
| past.
Word received here following
! Langfeld's squeaI was to the effect
! that the bootlegger had seen his
| mistake in admitting the liquor car
! rying charge, and was desirous of
| pulling down." He then told the
| authorities, it is alleged, that he was
| carrying a Notwithstanding beverage
| and that he would not be able to
identify the officers charged with
| committing the $2SS "shakedown" .
/ The story following the bootleg
gers first squeal was to the effect
that Henry Roth. Perth Amboy
! saloonkeeper, had called South
| River asking for a delivery of booze
and that upon the arrival of Lang
| field and an accomplice, two officers
stopped them. It was charged that
the patrolmen made known that II
the bootlegger did not come across
| with $500 they would be arrested.
Langfeld had $50 on him and after
he offered this, the officers informed
| him that he would have to sell the
booze and also give them the pro-
| ceeds of the sale. This was done
and teh return $13S. was turned
over to the bluecoats.
Little could be learned regarding
| Ine lnIOfndIlOn OBTAINED by County
] Detective William Fitzpatrick, who
was detailed yesterday by Chief of
| County Detectives Ferd David, to
obtain the necessary information
I'd possibly signed statements from
lie men.
Seiboth is the president of the
Perth Amboy branch of the PATROL
! mems Benevolent Association, and
| Ludwigson is the secretary or treas
urere of the organization. When the
| charges against Hansen and Mar
mon were first brought out, 1t was
rumored that the Patrolmen's As
| sociation of which both men were
| members. would investigate the
charges and If they were found to be
not as bad as the bootlegger charg-
ed, the association would back the
men. The impression therefore is
| gained that Seiboth and Ludwigson
as representatives of the association,
| went to South River and decided to
, Investigate for the police organiza-
| tion, the charges as made.
The day after the two officers
We're suspended, meeting of the
association was held at the Perth
Amboy police headquarters, it Is
| said. No information could be learn
/ ed as to whether the association de-
cided In favor of the suspended pa
| trolmen at this time.