New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-13
NEWS FROM THE SUBURBS.
THE DLEMMA IN JERSEY CITY.
TWO CITY GOVERNMENTS IN EXISTENCE WITH


TWO CITY GOVERNMENTS I'm EXISTENCE WITH
CONTEST OVER THE NEW CHARTER.
The Board Of Finance Of Jersey City decided ycster-
day 70 light the new charter, and when the Board
to he appointed by tho Mayor makes a demand for
tho books and papers, the old Board win refuse %
surrender them. It Is said that a number Of flaws
havo bcen discovered In the act. Of the most
Important OF which is that Patrick II. o'Eeli rresi-
dent Of the Board Of Aldermen, Issued tho proesma.
ton submitting Il 10 tho vote OF the people, although
tho act itself says that Che question must be submitted
by the Mayor In proclamation by resolution OF
the Board Of Aldermen. That the advocates of the
charter have considerable doubt about the legality
Of the act is made evident by the fact that bin has
been introduced in the Legislature egalizng tho ssa-
ence OF tho proclamation by Alderman o'Nefl Toe
present Board of Finance viii meet this morning This
Is the date for the annual reorganization Of tho Board
and John d. Frazer q new member, VIII take the
place Of Commissioner Edesten, who retires Joseph
Warren one OF the present members, was appointed
to succeed himself
Ex-Governor Albeit and Allen r. NcDeTmott,
Clerk Of tho Court Of Chancery, have prepared bill
10 settle the difficulty snd ALL 80 submitted to the
Legislature Monday night and put through with all
possible haste The bill directs the Chief Justice,
Mercer Beasley, to summon special session of the
Supreme Court to hear and determine the questions
at issue. Until the questions arc settlei the city
government must necessarily be embarrassed Tho
Mayor win not recognize the old Board Of Finance
amy Of the city officials who contest the new
charter. The banks in which She city funds arc
deposited win DO lksly TO recognize either side,
and In that no money be paid out The
credit of the city might possibly DO endangered IL
is to- avoid any difficulty of that kind that speedy
decision is desired The proposed Law empowers Chief
Justice Beasley to designate which SET Of officials
shan conduct the city government pending the DECISION
hNrN to Eun InHf NJ ha az al
W n ~ ~ tbs r.nt Hoard ~
Finance, said last night that he would resign to-day
The appointments to the Board Of Finance may DO
0lade this afternoon.
A STRANGE TALE OF LAWYERS MISDEEDS
Charges were made In court at New-Brunswfck
yesterday against Silas ID. Grmstead, lawyer, and
ex-Justce Il d. B. Lefferts. After the proper aff-
davlts have been made, motion viii follow to dis
bar tho former. The latter Is already in jail for
swindng The charges grow out Of an Indictment
found by the last grand jury against Henry Cooper
and Mrs. Sylvia Canif, for adultery, and when called
upon TO plead their counsel H. D. Cook, told their
story. Four years ago Mrs Canlf and her husband
signed bill Of separation before Leferts, and this
was followed year after by a suit for divorce
against James CantR, the woman's husband. The
suit dragged along for several years, Grimstead who
had been made counsel, and Lefers getting large
sums from the woman for Expenses" Then they
told her and her parents IN September that de-
cree OF divorce had beep granted by the Chancellor
and the strength Of that assertion she and Cooper
were married. Letters Of Grimstead's were pro-
duced IN which he also said that divorce had been
granted. Yet he had Just hled the petition at that
time having done nothing before and it IS only four
weeks since the case was referred to Ex-Governor
woman was not aware until this morning that she
had not the right TO reLnarry The case VIII be
nolle prosecuted when the adldaytts have baen nre
pared. ~ S