The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-30
TIE JERSEY MUNICIPAL CONvICTS.
Preparing for the Ensuing Term Of Court-More
Work for the Grand Jury-Additional Evil
dence Against the Commissions
Trying to Get on the Jury.

On Tuesday next the May term OF the Hudson
County Court will be opened at Jersey City. The
work for this term will be fully as momentous as
that OF the last, because It Is at the ensuing term
that justice-indexble Jersey justice-is to be
dealt out to the thieves Of the public treasury,
who were arrested in their career Of corruption by
the late Grand Jury. The only trial of municipal
officers at the last term was that OF the
Police Commissioners, and 1t resulted In a prompt
conviction. Sentence was suspended till the other
Indictments against the same parties are tried
Upwards OF forty indictments against the
commissions" and against individual men,
bers thereof are to BIO tried. One indlct
ment charges that warrant was ordered for the in
spection Of q sewer to q man who declared, when
the case came up for investigation, that he never
performed any such work nor was he employed to
do It,. Yet he received the money by order OF the
Board Of Public Works. Other indictments charge
that Jobs were given out without contract
to q certain Individual who is part
ner Of q member of the Board. Others
most reckless disregard Of the interests of those
who have to bear the expense. The Newark avenue
contract Is the Vulnerable point, being the first
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There is every reason to believe that the next
for the attainment Of the ends OF justice. 1t VIII
have an amount OF work fully as important though
NOV hV S Sa so nvors nS @ as at disposed
only half The completioH WORK
are entitled to the credit OF throwing light on the
municipal frauds are preparing digest OF evidence
to be submitted to the G Grand AM Jury There Is
Commission, which viii receive thorough inves-
tigation Facts will be presented In relation
OF corruption. In order that the ends OF Justice
may not be defeated the HERALD representative
was requested by the gentlemen having the matter
Indicate uua rtart
wards which the investigation viii be directed.
In regard to the use OF horses purchased by the
city for the Fire and Street Department there will
be numerous complaints. Instances are OF daily oc-
currence where horses and wagons are employed,
light wagons for the accommodation of City ofiicers
and their friends. Some indictments charge that
these horses were bought not by contract, but at
The qreenville election frauds win come In for o
large share of attention Reporters were hired not
only in Jersey CITY, but in New York, to the number
OF nearly one hundred, and In this way the honest
voters OF the township were defeated.
hv TIN mere We're three ry found for
plant for the offence to be presented at the
ensuing term. The prompt, vigorous action OF the
rested the progress Of Islander and vi1cation on
the part OF a local paper which was fast bringing
journalism into contempt There are four civil suits
for libel to be tried in the Circuit Court.
Desperate efforts have been made by tho retain
ers OF the ring to be enrolled on the jury panel so
that they might help their friends. One man en-
tered the Sheriif's 0lce, but he was so devoid Of
diplomacy that he bunty preached his request.
On being asked where he resided he replied by
naming house in the old Fourth ward Of
Jersey City, which has been occupied by
another man as lager beer saloon
for many years. The man prevarcated
In different ways till the SheriTs clerk sent him on
his way, not rejoicing but bowling and swearing
1t was afterwards ascertained that he resided In
HobOken and was an intimate friend OF one OF the
convicted Commissioners. The petit jury, selected
by Sheriff Relnhardt Is perhaps, the most respecta-
BILE and competent body OF men as whole than any
panel selected In nine or ten years in Hudson
county,