New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-16
uHr THE FREEHOLDERS gERE INDICTED
STRONG SUSPICION on POLITICAL MOTIVES BACK
OF TIE NIwARK GRAND JURY ; ACTION.
The Indictment bv the Grand Jury at Newark

STRONG SUSPICION or POLITICAL MOTIVES BACK
OF TIE NIwARK GRAND JUEl's ACTION.
The Indictment by the Grand jury at Newark
Of the eute Board Of Frechoders. together with the
management OF the County Lunatlc Asylum. for alleged
mlfea.auce which was received Saturday with the
most profound surprise by the Newark community has
stirred up a feeling Of Indignation The impression Is
gaining ground that the Indictment has greater refer
Cnre to the elections ueN year than To any purposes OF
Justice The Board OF FreeholdcIs is Republican by nve
majority. In April the townships will elect freehold
es and II public sentim ut can be influenced against
the present Board the Democrats may he enabled TO
elect enough frccholIcrs carry the Board and the
County Government. Twothrds OF the members OF the
Grand Jury. which adjourned saturday, are Demo
crat.. aud most OF them politicians.
The foreman was Hugh c. Kinnard,
vino was first appointed by the President
40 Internal Revenue Collector tor the sixth NewJersey
District but whose appointment was recalled Among
oucr Democratic jurymen are GOttised hrueEeF, an III
tiate personal friend OF Governor Albeit, Dr Hugh C.
UsnJry. who was appointed by tie Governor to BE- a
Commissioner OF the state Luuatic Asylum; Adam
Tlrkes formerly an A'scmblynan J. ". strahan. an
Alderman of Newark JUmes Taafe. politician, and Pat
rc Reilly and James Mccormick, VINO exercise large
Influence I'm the politics OF the Nth Assembly District OF
F.scx In voting the indictment every Republican
voted against n and three Democrlts Including one VINO
had eel In the Board or FToehoders Joined the but
thoy oyerrule, What makes the lndlctment more
singular s the fact thdt accompany lhg ~ y Pcseit-
mont generating the former management from charges,
although culpabilty had appeared to be established
by testimony brought ont 10y repeated investigations and
bv tho examinations OF al expert accountant employed
for that purpose.
rhe names the indicted freeholders are a. follows
J. Ward Woodruff. r. j. Kuhn. JN Dicfcnthalcr, Thomas
smith. Andrew NU.t, j. ~chrichOfcr Michael Cariu,
Thomas Wolf Eli, K. Cdrhu d. H. BOu- liner, David W.
Dn r. Bergen. Frederick Fischer, j. 7. Poluier, L. l.
Conk,in r. ". IInc, Henry jacob. Thomas j. Beamon.
Arthur T. SANFORD. Patrick W. Mccoy, William Cadnlus,
Mablou spear. Thomas MCGOWAN, Henry Jac0Ous, NJ o.
Gnrist1u william H. Ward, Henry \. Connolly, H. IL.
Duncan John Grdunis. Rufus r. Harrison, David BrsOh,
". W McCuilom. j. W Van Gieson' JASPER H. kanL'
Joseph Morrison. Timothy Barrett, william " Williams
and Elias NJ CUndlt. Among these freoholdes arc men
Vo been members the Board only since the charter
election I'm October Among the indicted ones hero are.
also several who abored hard to effect reforms In the
aSy ium management
The foehoders will hold special meeting 20 take ac-
tirn I'm tho matter aud the County Counsel Chandler W
Rikor yc On lcavOr to have the indictment tried at
uucc The Prosecutor OF the Pleas is Democrat, ana u
Il hl duty TO move the trial OF the cases