The New York herald., 1878-03-31
Loso BRANCH, March 40, 1878.

called tho roll the following gentlemen answered 10
their names:-Josepa h. Cooper, Charles Chamber.
lam, Thomas Murphy, Charles Lewis, Thomas r.
woolley II. b. Sherman and c. Ewing Patterson.
Among tho lawyers present were district Attorney
Lanning Robert Allen, oil Red Bank; and Assistant
cution aud MIR. Nevis. OF Rcd Bank, and Mr.. Trout
man, OF Long Branch, who appeared IN behalf Of the
defendant
Alter the minutes OF the previous meeting had been
read and adopted the Pitcher was taken up and
tho clerk was ordered to read the charges.
THE CHARGES.
Tho clsrk then read the preamble and the following
CHARGE
Il is hereby charged that the said EDWARD Pitcher
tee. gamblers: that during IN. year 1877 IL
:. ms nso
gambling business called banco ana that he oonnived ~
aud protected said Gamblers
Az The concus. OF the above charge tho chairman
called on J udge Pitcher Tor his plea
Mr. Nevis objected stating that after all the charges
had been read lhey would give tneir answer.
Mr. Conover said that the cnsrges should be an
cussion with tue opposing counsel Alter some con-
sultatlon tue commissioners decided that the clerk
snoulu first read all tue charges.
Tue clerk then procceded as folIows:-
3 1t hereby charged ainst tho said Pitcher that
lug the summer 1877 connivsd failed brng
Hno~n houses OF iiiiams aud psrticaiy one Mrs Ian
dry whose house in Long prancn he was freqaent
said AIRS Landry. "Leh ne did NOT entertain, and he
to Judge Lane he interested himself to the
that should not be and told the said Mrs
OF his money the sum OF @o tor tIat pur
1t hereby iurtber charged ssainst the said Edward
Pitcher that during his term Of Office he has connived At
has particularly TO shield and protect from the
try and save him from aud after issng vari
aidavts against kavanasn ana others iyr the Illegal
thereof before issuing warrants said com
ii is hereby further charged against the said Edward
Pitcher that In the mouth OF feoruary 1873 having
city sna unite in effort TO discover and bring
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alter having tho said Charles Kavauagn to hs
formation to both kavanAgn and his counss after.
which he had tsSeysa in n siyssa
sia ksvanashs defence ana interested himself
co.. viii. an ocsr the At ne
aan.y and With n,ep. to aars ana prejudice the case OF
sexns "a va.r manner that 1 their Inc. ca E sesn,
that Hoey had private reasons or wishing to get rid Of
It is hereby further charged against said Edward j.
Pitcher that during the summer Of 1877 he accented from
ana him charge OF larceny, tue
Of $50 bail that SAID Mathew was not indicted as the
Pitcher did aepest the s.a amour. with the cerK Of
r.auen,Iy % eauss,ed Sy letter to 10 So
IL is hereby further charged sans. the said Edward
him in official e.pacty oo.chmen who had been
in shs m ss hss, .s so 2
made deposit OF money Tor bail that neither was In.
dcted and that the parties has not yet received
back the money So oepositsd.
IL is hereby further charged sgains. the said kward
j. Pitcher that In tue monh of srcn 1893 one Mary NC
complained 10 said Pitcher against Patrick Ecatng
promised TO issue said charge but poned
time p %s until % Ss .a Mar, ns."w
kea.ag on saa cSsrse se.. said peno Iavns ossn ~
Lane, to said Lane informed That he said
Pit mad taken b". Of sad kessnf Tor said offence
ball. aforesaid but ad gone TO see said keatog and as
Pitcher that during office police justice
the shereey made OF your honorable eody that
may seem 10 you best aud
the said Pitcher be suspended from othce JOHN HOEf
Mr. HoEY's AFFIDAVIT.
Mr. Nevis asked the clerk 10 read the af1davit and
IL then read AS lollows:-
John uoey of the city state OF New York and tenn
por resident Of me IN SAID soan., being duty
above made far they relate to his own know LEDGE
ceivea from other, he ,eieves it to be true
subscribed before me this 23d day of March,
i'''-" H. 00''A" ~"'''' :" '"'SfIS JofiS HoEY.
Mr. Nevis remarked that the copy oi the charges
served ON Ju1gc Pilcher not sIgned by party
making them. AS Mr.. Ford the clerk, SAID, that
was nis mistake. Mr.. Nevis said his client declined
to take advantage oil the error.
The clerk continued anu read a further AFFIDAVIT
containing three charges preferred by District Attor
ney LannIps, ol Monmouth county. iney charged
tue defendant VITA uecnng 10 furnish a list OF w.t.
nesses and Information OF evidence that before the
cause oil luily investigated lie causcJ arti
Gle 10 written and pubisned ~ public newspaper
ana that siucc Kavapagn had been odgeu In jail he
had publicly divers expressions calculated to Tho
prcjudIce oil The State ana that lie aUsented himself
IRON the town ui freehold win important papers IN
his posses CONTAINING material information rela
i've other offences charged against said kavanagh.
LEGAL oUiBBiING.
Mr.. Nevis then aud caiiod The attention Of the
CO IN the charter uuuer winch
appointed und cla that they nave right try
ponce Judge except py an orcinance ana " the best
OF his Delio such ordinance. Alter call
ing attention the act that Mr. ChamDerlan, one OF
the COMMISSIONER, was Indirectly Interested IN QUO
OF Tho yes preferred against Judge Pchor, OBJ
lection was raised 10 Mr. Thomas Murphy sitting on
Inc com mission. on the grounds that he VAS not
resident oi the district whes was erected.
The objection Mr. Murphy raised slight dis
Gu ssion Ui counsci ana the COMMISSION decided
tnat Nr. Murphy was properly elected memo'r OF
Lheir COMMISSION. MIR. News entered AL exception.
Mr. NvvIs then asked wbe. her an ordinances had
been psssea when thcy couiu try police Ju'-
tcc. The chairman said that tho Boara mad sus-
pended Judge Pitcher
Mr. Nrvis-we do not question your right to sus.
pcna, but we do clam you have no ordinance under
whicn you can remove ponce Justice.
Mr. Alien thcieupOn trleu 10 show tnat police JUS
lice Was noi "A police ollcer
Alter scmo lurt her discussion the chat man decided
that the c.nussiOn Mad right 10 try Judge Pitcner
and Mr Nevis entered AN exception To the runng.
Ar. News then took ny me charges, and said ho
Intended RAISE exceptions 10 each aud very charge
lie commenced by reading tho nrst charge aud raised
au exception, saying tnat, nrs tue time named was
too indc lpIie, and, second, tho charge does not
state whether the gambling house was situated with
IN the district an third, does not charge that any
complaint was ever made before Judge pitcher On
the SO grounds he moved TO striko out tnat charge
Mr. Allen replied, caiming that the charges were
sufficiently strong, and wcnt mo a long argument
rHE ACCUSED pleads NOT GUILTY.
After some lurth.r remarks the Chairman oil the
commission decided by vote that TIE dcicnuant
should plead 10 mat charge.
Judge P.lcher then pleaded not guilty.
Mr.. News took up tue second cbarge, and after .
long argument claimed that IL not su fcicnt Tor
detenuant 10 plead TO. Mr. Allen REPLIED aud alter
considerable legal discussion the question was put
aud ON the UNANIMOUS vote o! the commission the
defendant was ordered To plead.
Judge Pitcher pleaded not guilty.
Mr.. News made objections 10 the remainder oil tho
charges ana considerable time wasted IN the ds-
cussion. The com ission ncd that Judge Pitcher
should ID cad to all the charges, and IN sccoruauco
with that ruling Judge Pitcher pleaded not guilty 10
Mr.. Conover then asked permission Of the Board 70