Camden Courier-Post, June 11, 1932View transcription
AGENTS STONED AS THEY RAID TRENTON CAFE
Camden Drayman Also Felled by Rock at Ted and John's
DOORS CHOPPED OPEN, PLACE IS DISMANTLED
Several Other 'Speaks' in State Capital Visited in Roundup
Courier-Post Bureau
Trenton, June 10.—Seven dry agents were mobbed here tonight as they attempted to dismantle Ted and John's place, 13 Senate street, one of the most noted cafes in the business section.
The crowd hurled rocks at the agents and Camden draymen employed to remove the bar fixtures. Agents Lamore and Ford Norton were both felled by rocks. George Kifferty, 33 North Twenty-fourth street, Camden, employed by the Troth Warehouse Company, Camden, was struck by one of the mob on the chin and knocked unconscious.
It was not until a riot call brought police reserves that the agents were able to continue with their work of wrecking the interior of the cafe.
The raiders found the doors of the place heavily barred when they arrived. They chopped their way into the place with axes and crowbars.
It is estimated that a crowd of 2500 was attracted to the scene. The crowd milled in a threatening manner until police reserves arrived. They let the air out of the automobiles and trucks of the raiding party. When one agent pulled his revolver Policeman Kulty stepped in and advised him to not use it on the crowd.
The raid was led by M. B. Kusteter, of the Camden office. Lawrence J. Gibbons, a bartender, was arrested and held in $1500 bail by U. S. Commissioner Marvin Spaulding.
The cafe was one of five raided by the agents. They visited a smoke shop at 20 South Warren street and seized a quantity of liquor. Daniel Sagella, 17 Annison street, and Sebastian Sagella, 463 Hamilton street, were arrested as proprietors and held in $1500 bail on charges of possession by liquor by Spaulding.
They raided the cafe of Stacy Smith, 101 Calhoun street, and he was held in $1500 bail. They seized a quantity of liquor at the home of John Newman, 17 Pennington avenue. Newman was held in $2000 bail.
Camden Drayman Also Felled by Rock at Ted and John's
Doors Chopped Open, Place Is Dismantled
Trenton, June 10. — Seven dry agents were mobbed here tonight as they attempted to dismantle Ted and John's place, 13 Senate street, one of the most noted cafes in the business section.
The crowd hurled rocks at the agents and Camden draymen employed to remove the bar fixtures. Agents Lamore and Ford Norton were both felled by rocks. George Kifferty, 33 North Twenty-fourth street, Camden, employed by the Troth Warehouse Company, Camden, was struck by one of the mob on the chin and knocked unconscious.
It was not until a riot call brought police reserves that the agents were able to continue with their work of wrecking the interior of the cafe.
The raiders found the doors of the place heavily barred when they arrived. They chopped their way into the place with axes and crowbars.
It is estimated that a crowd of 2500 was attracted to the scene. The crowd milled in a threatening manner until police reserves arrived. They let the air out of the automobiles and trucks of the raiding party. When one agent pulled his revolver Policeman Kulty stepped in and advised him to not use it on the crowd.
The raid was led by M. B. Kusteter, of the Camden office. Lawrence J. Gibbons, a bartender, was arrested and held in $1500 bail by U. S. Commissioner Marvin Spaulding.
The cafe was one of five raided by the agents. They visited a smoke shop at 20 South Warren street and seized a quantity of liquor. Daniel Sagella, 17 Annison street, and Sebastian Sagella, 463 Hamilton street, were arrested as proprietors and held in $1500 bail on charges of possession by liquor by Spaulding.
They raided the cafe of Stacy Smith, 101 Calhoun street, and he was held in $1500 bail. They seized a quantity of liquor at the home of John Newman, 17 Pennington avenue. Newman was held in $2000 bail.
