Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-10-21
EVENING STAR.
sATI EDAY. October n, ls7S,
A warming 30 Y.uss Men.

WHAT CoAss OF EXCESSIVE DRINKING,
AT the coming In OF court In Fresholi. n
J. yesterday morning a brief consultation
was held between judge Scuider aud mis- as
soclate Judges, at the close of which Judya
SENDER asked whether the Prosecutor OF
sc Mes wss $50, 10 eeart He was not, john
can Hotel, was called. and testified Inat n .
hsd seen VIM. III. COncyer jr, the prnsapu-
tor, IN the hotel yard, under the influence of
liquor, At shout Qusrter TO fsoclock which
il the hour for court 20 meet. and that he a al
seen him in a like condition for several dsys
this week. George III. white, constable.
upon directed an order to be entered 20 the
effect that VIM. III. Conover, having ueglest-
ed his sworn duty as IN ofiioer or the court
by being absent and intoxicate5, wss in con-
tempt and ined $50. and ths< Mr.. Arrow
smith perform the duties OF the Office during
the present term.
cicded when IN stalked Mr.. Coroyer aud
look a seat within the bar. An unusually
large audiencs had been attrs etei as the
sIep taken by she court WAS not unexpected
1890 ~, - esss we're upon Conover as he stag-
Mr.. OoDove-, - said Judge scudder. "you
nave been suspended from the ON e O pros-
pointed Ia your stead"
Mr.. Conover arose and violently demand
co 10 know the caaYts reason for such a pr1D-
ceedfrg be had been down stairs he said
In the Court of Sessions, waiting uptiI AZ was
the pleasure ofthe judges of the court To onen
IL, ana dis DUTY was there, DOT In the Court
OF oyer and Terminer, where Judge Sender
presided. He was directed TO sit down He
refused, saying, II don't care for this g Durt:
IL has nothing TO do with me-" He was re-
moved from the court room, struggling and
threatening as he went
Mr.. Couover, young man of fne prom
tse, was graduated at Princeton college aud
Cambridge Law school. He was elected first
10 the state Legislature aud afterwards 60
the senate from Monmouth county. He
married wealthy lady In New York whom
he met at Long Branch, and went into bust
ness In Wall street In q very short time ne
dissipated his wife's fortune aud a goot por-
ton of his fathers. About three years ago
he was appointed prosecutor of the pleas for
Monmouth county by Gov. Parker. At first
be has given himself up to drink. During
this week he has been trying cases In the
sessions while under the influence OF lIquor,
and has not secured one conviction out of a
number OF plain cases. In one case W mere a
woman was Indicted for adultery, she was
acquitted because he had failed 10 prove her
marriage. The session judges resolved that
they would no longer carry on such q trav-
esty of jas lice, Ana after consultation tnIs
course WIS decided upon.
The case has peculiar interest from the
fact that the New Jersey laws make no dsi-
mite provision for such . contingency. The
prosecutors of the pleas are Appointed by the
governor and confirmed by the senate nd
are amenaole to Impeachment and removal
Dy that body. The only other provisioa In
the statutes 10 that the judges are empoW-
cred TO appoint substitute In the Absence
OF the prosecutor. Mr.. Conover Ia still about
town. 1t Is said that be has threatened psr-
sonal violence upon Judge Scudder.