The New York herald., 1872-09-18
TIE NEWARK SEWER FRAUDS.
Opening OF the Essex County Courts
Judge Depue Charges the Grand Jury
About the Herald's ExpOses-The Swfnd-
ling Contractors to be Brought to JUS

About the Herald's ExpOges-The Swfnd-
ling Contractors to be Brought to JUS
ticc.
Last Winter the HERALD, In series OF articles
unearthed and brought to light In beautiful = .snt
series Of infamous frauds perpc,tr ats. on
the citizens OF Newark by s..rcst sartroc.
tors and corrupt city oncic..ls. Thsse frouds
were entirely committed in the construction
Of sewers and other Street werk. Lagre sums
of money were Charged by yhe contractors
and paid by the cfy authorities for work which the
HERALD proved was never deae ; In fact. for work
that 1t was TIpossible to do. For instance, money
would be Charged for excavation OF large quanti-
ties Oh rock in sewer beds when an inch of such
ocktXisted. The sewer inspectors appointed by
tnecty to look after its interests would certify 20
tVe correctness OF sGch bills and they would be
paid contractors and inspectors gong shares In
the money they robbed. 1t was sheyn, too, that
the business OF the city for years in the matter
of street improvements had been shamefuy
neglected by the responsible authorities. In many
instano es contracts were awarded, the work de-
ciared to be Gone and the money paid over, as high
sometimes as forty Thousand dollars, without a
contract ever having been entered into, the law
required. At the last term OF Court the matter
was formally placed in the hands OF the Grand
Jury ior$nvestigatFon but ss they were just about
TO aajS1m and m l. had had long session ; lon it was
Der tenn OF Court All that was done was to sum-
mon the
and obtain assurance of the authenticity of the
reports previously published. Yesterday the Sep
nepue and uneS Gpsssa g
Court Judge Joseph p Bradley, Newarks hOnored
jurist, being On a'visit to his old home, dropped
into Court and was welcomed to a seat on the
Bench alongside OF Judges Depue, Guild, Clifford,
Ise and Harrison. The Grand Jury was sworn as
fOllOws:-
NoyarL Eoro,no, yoh, No \. .o,or r.,,os TT T;ct,cor
Adoph schaik; Charles n Loef%ood,, william nodd
Murray, BERNARD srsass Dr. william
Thomas GslIsn Israel Eases ihP zSz Isaac
vey ". Merehonse Mcniciair Joseph W. baldwin; Gad.
@ s sa@ae ausvi %
6a%ge William Kent; South Orange. Charles E.
After the usual preliminary business Judge De-
| pue proceeded to
| CHARGE THE JURY.
After drawing the attention OF the jurors to the
murder Of Henry KOhlman, In the woods, near
bloomfield, and the urgency OF bringing the mur
derer to Justice; the proper treatment OF persons
arrested for gambling, and keepers Of such places; ;
the selling Of prize packages. despite the previous
charge OF the Court and presentment by the Last
Grand Inquest, the Court proceeded to dwell upOn
the sewer frauds as oilOws-
Complaint win be made before you Of frauds in connec
men under the charter of this city The protection
pS S S o e tho o sc Sn 5
% MoT @ e
to the attention Of the Grand Jury.
within iSIs e,ty and !o1ny aards oppsrtanss e5
through the indifference Of the public officials under
whose supervision the work is prosecuted. For injuries
OF this nature the law provides adequate of redress
through the intervention OF the Grand Jury
PARTIES INDICTED
for conspiracy to deiraud, 0bainin, money by
false preences according 20 the circumstances OF each
particlar
An Indictment win not lie for the mere nonperform-
ance or detective performance of contract though
the Tor complete performance be received
Fer such injury redress must be sought by civil action
Tor damages But persons combine to obtain by unaw
iul means fraudulent pietcnces money of another,
they may be indicted for conspiracy although the
money was obtained by means OF contract 1t Is the
unlawful act or to accomplish an object by unlawful
means whereby another is dcfraudcd. That Is
ESSENCE
the parties may be indicted for obtaining money under
false pretenccs II II be obtained upon false icate
vouchers, or by which within the meaning
and intent Of the statute-making the obtaining OF
money or property by false pretences ndictabe
offence.
If upon Investigation of any such complaint, you
cude that criminal offence has been committed. you
should indct either for conspiracy for obtaining
money by false preenscs according as the prosecutor
may advise as to the form oil the Indictment.
1t is alleged that sundry past and present officials
ana pretty much every contractor in Newark are
more or less involved in these swindes and as this
is period in our public history when reform is the
word, the taxpayers will watch with eagerness the
action OF the Grand Jury In doing its full duty
without fear, favor or the hope of reward.