Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-12-30
PROHIBITION CHIEF
MAKES CAPTURE AT
WATERFRONT HERE
Merrick and Force Pays Visit
to City and Arrests 3
Alleged Runners
MEN WERE DISTURBED|
Along Shore-Shot Fired
Capture Was Made at
Front Street Dock

r. @. Merrick. divisional chief Ct
general prohibition agents covering
this state from Trenton up through
North Jersey and all OF New York
state. visited this city last night with
a dozen men and captured a local
rum running boat with ffsy-one
cases of Lawson Scotch whiskey and
arrested three rum runners. TWO
from this city
The divisional chief came down
with three automobiles. a dozeH
agents and one extra driver. and III.
men were distributed to watch two
places where it is alleged. liquor has
been landed right along Of late One
spot is known as Walters dock and
is situated on Front street.
At midnight one motor boat came
In To Front street, but as there was
no liquor aboard. no one was arr
rested and the boat was left tied To
the dock. The divisional chief waz
working on a report that two boats
were to land last night and he was
determfrszd to wait.
Boaf Arrives
Shortly after / o'clock a shot rad.
out and this Indicated to lie sfIvlzz|
ional chief that his men who ~
been sent out to the end OF the Fros: &
street dock. had captured the *
pected rum runner The boar fI..]
K 1854. carrying fifty-one cases ana
three men. was taken possession of
Dy the prohibition men and severs + \
OF the agents were left in charge
while the prisoners wers marched ~
police headquarters.
The men arrested.
~, Rosario Rosario Belfiore. thirty-foar, Sd
Michael Kroch. Twenty-Five Is
Fayette street.
Roy McDougalI, twenty-efoht sxe3
Water street.
Prohibition Agent p. Rearer er
tered the complaint of TRANSPORTING
liquor against the men at headulleI,
ters at 1880 O'Clock and his men were}
assisted In the march to the poIics3
station by Chauffeur Buchan, and]
O1lcers Egan. Thullesen and Hard
ing This morning the three nris-
oners were turned over In Prphihiz]
ton Agents Arthur +. Sleafor ar<7|
Christopher E. Schroeder for ar-)
ralgnment before Commissioners Johnj
T. Delaney, and later In the morn
ing government men brought tha|
Doat and its load to the Barge of1ca.
Signals are Used
When word spread about town]
that New York prohibition axentn|
We're IN the city, a crowd soon cot
lected on Front street and the agent Il
We're Kept busy watching for per-
sons trying to give signals with lights.
One man, William Wallis, 1T Front|
I street faA RI.
at 1910 o'clock this morning thaf
prohibition agents had taken a'
searchlight from him on Van Peft's|
dock and that they accused him OF
signalling to the rum boats. He de-
MED the charge, saying that he SAVE
men on the dock and wanted to Sc -
what they were doing.
Chief Merrick made known fhis'
morning that there were abonf &
dozen cars, believed to be the prom
erty OF bootleggers. waiting for the
loads to come in and he felt this wa
one way of checking the saIs 0
liquor here.
Police Report
At 1895 O'Clock last night Patrol
man Joseph Dwyer. working the
Smith street beat. received a reporft
that there was truck load OF IiuuoH.
and Studebaker car bearing Newt
York plates, on Mcclellan street. Il 4.
went TO the street. but found thai
the vehicles had disappeared. Th&
police officer boarded a car an4d
started down Market street. THINKING
that the load 'sas headed for the1
ferry. After considera bic Scouting
he noticed a machine on Gordon:
street, between Water and HleH
streets. The car looked suspicioHs
in its position under a tree. and fhe'
police officer drew his gun and or
dered the three men in the machine
to throw up their hands.
The three occupants of the ca
were ordered out and searched. ana
guns were found on two OF fhea.
These were taken by the police az s
ficer and the men were notified tIla
they were under arrest At this
point the men made known that fhe>
were prohibition officers and showed
their credentials. The officer was
advised that the agents expected
boatland of liquoT in and were wait
ing for its arrival.
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