Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-04-14
LONG TIME SELECTING
Jury IN CASE TODAY OF
HANSON AND MARMON
LangfeId, Who Alleges He Was "Shaken Down" by Local
Officers at Saloon Here, Sticks to His story
Brown VS.. Toolan, Adds to the
Interest in the Case

said, this place being saloon -
Washington street aIongside Of the
railroad tracks. They entered -
back way. Langfeld said. and eftek
having a drink Marmon had = tax
with the proprietor after which ~
asked Langfeld II he would accepk
a part of the money which had be1u
shaken down" from him. LanEfeId
said he refused to accept part ana
finally secured the entire amount.
After receiving from Marmon al
that he had paid Hansen. Langfeld
testified, they went out Of the saloon
and met Edward Luker and Alex
Carpensky, friends of LangfeId's au3
Officer Hansen, all getting In Sc
dan in which they rode to Roths1
place and had some drinks Lang
field testified that he told the ON
GERS at that time that he would MOI
press the charge
Langfeld stood up well under the
cross examination carried on by fls
attorney for the policemen. BroWu
endeavored to show that LanEfe1dH
and promises by Chief Of County
Detectives Ferd A. David Lang.
field said he had been advised by'
his attorney, George i. Burton, ana
/ the county detectives. to tell the
truth and that was what he. had
! done. During the cross exa xojun=
! tion Langfelds said Marl1lUn l1a6
again called at his home, fo1IoWin<
the return of the money. and urged
him not to report the matter to the
prosecutor. pointing out that he
1Marmon) had never been ii
trouble and he did not want h{s
family disgraced.
The name of Albert C. Watere
former alderman of the second ward
was brought into the case t1urinr
the cross examination when Lang
field said that on the day he had
received his money from Marmon
at the Tub of Blood" he and Mar
mon had first gone to High and
Washington streets to see Albert
Waters and settle up" Asked If the
two men had not gone to another
place or met another person before
going TO the Tub of Blood" Lang
field replied: "Oh, I know who you
are referring to now. A tall. thin
plumber in High street, Iangfeld
was questioned as to this nan'e
name. but he said he daa not know
| ii. Langfeld said he and Marmon.
| had had a paper from Waters, but
| it had been torn up. The contents
| of this paper were not divulged
| during the cross examination.
! Langfeld told of talking with
Roth two nights before the delivery
/ of the liquor at which time Roth
! ordered three cases of Canadian
Club and arranged for the delivery
! two nights later.
Henry Roth, the saloonkeeper.
| corroborated Langfeld's testimony
! TO a great extent He said he had
been asked by the policemen TO say
that the cases contained wine cor
dial and not whiskey. but said that
he had decided 10 tell the truth.
During the questioning OF Roth.
Brown objected to leading ques-
tions, declaring: IT don't want these
men railroaded'. Toolan at once
replied: I'VE are not railroadinE.
them. We are going to prove them
guilty with legal evidence.
Roth said Officers Marmon ana
Hansen were in his place on the
night of November and asked
whose car was standing in front OF
| the saloon. "A South River boot-
logger, Roth said he replied swbo:
is coming here on the night OF the
ninth. Hansen then replied: aA11'
right, we'll be here. Roth fesf,ned, !,
! : On the night OF Noven Der g. Rof,,
testified, Carpensky brought In t,he
1hree. cases of Canadian Club Tor
bangfeld and received $685. Shortly
a1terward Officer Hansen came IN
the saloon, Roth said. and in reply
10 question as TO how he made out.
replied S25 apiece" Roth then told
! of the men coming In his place sew.
eral weeks later at which time thew
said it had been decided to push the
| case. Roth said he had sold the
saloon since this affair took place.
Brown tried to show that Roth
was in the office of either Assistant
Prosecutor Toolan or Attorney David
Wilentz recently, with county detec-
tives also on hand, at which time he
was instructed as to how he should
| testify. Roth denied such was the
case. declaring he had been served
with a summons by the prosecutors :
men while he was talking his case
over with Wilentz.
Alex Carpensky, sworn in as a
witness, declared he was no boot-
logger. "but worked for living. !.
j He admitted helping LangfeId de-
liver cases of bottled goods. but
said he did not know what they
contained. He admitted receiy{aH
from Roth s13s and turning It oS6K.
to Langfeld on the night OF the a.
| legged shake down." He said he dl1
not witness the paying back of (II
money by Marmon to LanEfe10 ~
the Tub of Blood" S
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