The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-24
JUDGE BEDLE'S CHARGE.
Ferreting Out the Jersey Mu-
nicipal Frauds.
The Grand Jury Called Upon to Put Down the
Rings" in Jersey City-Collusion Of Public
Officials with Contractors Surveyors, En-
sineers and Chosen Freeholders-The
Herald and TIE Grand Jury.

Granu Jury at the opening OF the dudSOn county
Courts In Jersey City relative to the municipal
frauds which the HERALD first exposed. The in
clsive points Of the charge win furnish salutary
lesson to the Legislature, and must convince the
lawmakers that the Bumsted charter was conceived
In fraud, and In It's operation was "a mockery. o
delusion and q snare" This unlucky experiment
ought to settle the question of governments
by commissions Alter abiding to the crimipal cases
on the calendar the Court said:- 80
the other cases the jail list the Court nos sum
some matters general Importance about which 10
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grown up In this State for the Grand Jury which assemblies
III ps S 'SSr esF ass
the IF the % mot
been Violated they have the power to institute nyes.gs
der their control and they think that there has
Now, as to the duty Of
Il be understood that they are NOS informed with refer
upon sh subject 30 public may understand IT, and
sa
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to ss y s they Ss 9 h ~ duty S
the acceptance, There is now
n %y H hs p he s
question OF morals but ought to be ENCOURAGED by
n an aps ike o or M
growth 50 great: the population increasing last a.
should that they hold "A 'o0''
POSITIONS OF TRUST AND coNFIDENon,
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p1vs ss hs q S..sS
ons e%asd o Il. are SSa a ' S
Any WIZ ss{Issre: rsssSdIs:. q
S o. and s % thu 'is aSSUssn
frauds Z ssac's the srctest honesty and the general rule
-. ,..n. PUBLIC oyrIo ,n Ar. IspIcrAu.s
ha. Is and you see how broad aud sWesp
Ing 4 r. Aman must be honest Is. who hs. oalSe he
Jury power to ndcs Fraud may sa,:. in
S:.ss: ".
rect mans common ssn:syi generally keep him from
and indirectly Now to be more specific, II may exist BY
BHmr, COMPENSATION Oh bonus,
to influence onlcsi action. and 10 ndctabs. The
strike sS " e reward
s
sssssy Sisas
for the s OF ss o the city
II. done in furthsranCe Of it you ind case where any
either expressly by understanding Of any kind with
sSy Ss
e. e. naa:s hs out
.s
not within the cm
ded By the charter not . the lowest bders
purpose between an Official and contractor both may be
the c r.a, 3: ss u for m once
s :Ss ss e. ass:
Of sny
corruption you are seeking for It makes difference
s s:
| ecution is concerned, in the absence of an ex-
;;s:S 4 liz gss
ssy .isas
a ne s s ut s @ % sT pss
alone has been deemed wise by Legislature not only
g1ns r r1sS and corruption but to
INTERCEPTED IN A CONTRACT
duty to himself and The duty nc owss TO as
IN ialatu
remove az ner Ss % to the mt
public he Of his own personal interest In
S Sen. ss "a which prohibits
sale purchase in which the city concerned You
upon sSsrapon S sS. docs not
any contract, makes hl% I,sSs
any officials Of the engaged or are Directly
a ns o s, 9
70 Il sS"e n c csss & s
everything honest very well not
your duty better Tor the protection Of the public than
THr HcBoKyN CHARTER
there provision substantially OF the charac.sr but
psSs is Of ESQ., Thsre course.
S s
ne Lss",s has .ns p5S,ds but where
matter of public grievance and has provided OF
Jersey you cypress provson Of the the
he s emss Gn
ind OF ffass corruption, In order mako II sure
indic for that without reference the statute as that
section OF the charter might be repealed your ndct
woud fall with It, Section l9 of the Jersey Civ
charter 10 most wise provision, and ought TO be the
charters OF all municipal bodies effect los 10
ten that when an oGce he has
personal interest to subserve and he faithfully per-
form this duty to the public Before leaving this sbiec
don't forget The doctrine of conspiracy that has
clared by the Court, for II 10 q valuable one
There s another ACT 70 which your attention called and
that applies 10 the
BOARD Ar CHOSEN rnEruoLpEns,
also to certain city ocay (The Court here referred the
lava OF 1902 lUs.) IL doubtful whether you would
have power to iBdic under that act the penalty
seems TO be provided IN the net, which IL the forfeiture
speaking generayof the gains Of the of being
eaed In contract But fin these officers you end fraud
corruption indct by the law, without
TO statute In L,s connection the Court refer you
section $50 OF the Jersey City charter The doctrine OF
epiracy may also apply TO those officials they enter
COLLISION with contractor to dsraud the The section
Just alluded 10 makes
SURVEYORS AND lyNeINEKRs