The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-22
THE NEWARK RING IN COURT.
Important Decision I'm the Broadwell
Case-The Motion to Quash Denied
Trying to Push Through the Other
officials on Technical Bubbles.

Officials on Technical Gufbbles.
The April term OF the Essex County Court opened
at the Court House in Newark yesterday, There
were present large crowd OF citizens, including
many local notabilitles and almost the entire
batch OF city officials, the interest being occasioned
by the fact that at this term the trials will
come OF those ofilcas indicted by the two last
grand juries. Indeed, the cases came up yester-
day and occupied nearly the entire day. The
Grand Jury being sworn in, Judge Depue ad.
dressed the members. He had no formal charge
TO make, but counselled them TO pay strict atten-
ton to their solemn oath, preserve the strict
est secrecy and fully, fairly and impair
TALLY investigate all matters which might
come before them. The list OF grand
jurors is iollows:-Andrew A. Smalley fore
man), Morgan 7. Baxter, Alexander Turnbull, Ed
ward Schckhaus, Charles Marsh Francis Goeken.
Augustus +. Spaetb, Bernard J. Ford. James t.
John Cunningham. Edward Dunn, Newark; David
Dodd, ORANGE Anthony Francisco Beleville;
Hiram Cook, Caldwell; James M. Holmes, Mont
Sanxay, Bloomfield; Austin NJ Knight, East
Orange; Henry b. Duncan Franklin: William N.
Williams, West orange.
JUDIclALLY sQUAsHING BRoADwELL's MOTION TO
QUAsH.
The Grand Jury disposed Of Judge Depue de-
livered bis decision on motion made and argued
by the deiauter Broadweli's counsel TO quash the
indictments against him. Inc argument OF coun-
with non-ieasance IN not paying over TO the Comp
troer the city funds Tne organic law, 1t was
urged provided taat the moneys should be paid 10
the CITY Treasurer, and hence the Indictment
charged BroadweN with an offence he could not
have committed. 1t was also argued that the
parties named in the indictments to whom he
neglected to pay the moneys are named by their
Official and not Individual names. The Judge de-
Ivered long decision, the pth OF which Is that,
some counts in the indictments we're certainly
sound and others not certainly unsound and as
the practice OF the New Jersey such cases
had been 10 retain such indictments for traverse
trial. the motion TO quash was denied.
Prosecutor Abeel then stated that the witnesses
in the cases OF the state vs.. Alderman StainsDy,
nor, gentleman Tom,n as he is called would not
be wanted until to-day. Then began long argu-
ment between counsel for the state and the ac-
cused officials and contractors on
ANOTHER MOTION To QUAsH
che indictments against them. These indictments
are against StainsDy, Young and ex-Street Com
missioner Rogers, Street Commissioner sullivan.
Contractors Michael and Bernard Shandley aud
Tom O'Connor and several street inspectors. Stains
by and Young are charged with having wiliuly,
knowingly and corruptly used the knowledge
obtained by them IN their official capacity
to defraud and cheat the public In order TO
enrich themselves. The others and Sansby
also, are charged with conspiracy 70
defraud the people In the Springfield avenue pave
ment lob. After able arguments pro and con by
counsellors Parker and Gul!d for the accused, and
for the State the Court took the papers and re-
served decision on the matter TO quasi. The gen.
eral impression among those VINO heard the
Juages decision IN the Broadwell case was that the
matter IN the other cases w0uld likewise De de-
MED and the trials ordered on.