New-York tribune., 1890-05-20
NEWS FROM NEW-JERSEY
JERSEY CITY.
THE RUFFLED FEATHERS SMooliED.
JUDGE LIpPINCOTr ANSWERS THE SUBPOENA OF
THE GRAND JURY WITH 4 LETTER AND
THE IAR IS ovEE-HAvE THE
Jurors BEEN DEFEATEDi

JrRoES BEEN DEFEATEDf
An aric,h,c settlement Of the difficulty between
rudce Lippncott aud the Grand Jury was arrived at
vo.,ord,v afternoon. The difficulty occurred over
some .cathing criticisms made by the Judge In open
conrt one day last week dcnonncng CERTAIN "n'Ius'
who were not named for falling 10 perform hcIr dnty
Al the time he made the remarks the Judge was about
to sentence four prisoners who were arrested Tor oehg
engaged in the policy business and he denounced the
official, for arresinG the agents and letting the prn
cipals go free He intimaed strongly that the i'm
mnntv of the principals due TO the o'hclal pro
lection afforded them.
The Grand Jury took IT for granted that the judges
remark, were aimed at it, and the general publc wa
Of the same opinion. After pondcrng over the sub
icct far day or two the Grand Juror, determined To
rv to conntcact the effect Of the judges criticism
hv issuing subpoena for the Judge Z" appear h'ior"
then, and tell what he knew about policy and policy
hacker, Judge ilppincot promptly declared that he
rouId nav no attention to the unprecedented subpoena
The Grand Jury Yesterday afternoon. and there
VA. a large crowd i'm the vicinity Of the Court hou'"
cp,ious 10 learn the result The jury convened but
Judc Lippincott remained ~ the courtroom attending
to bn.inc,, with his usual serenity. Ater the lapse
of nearly three hour~ the reporters were invited mt"
fine Grand Jury and furnished by Dr /. j.
,,orion the foreman, with u copy OF the following
declaration:
Whereas, There appeared in certain n"w papers a
rcport of certain remarks said 10 have been nddc h
iudg, Ippincott in court the 10Th Inst Whi'h re-
mark, were subject 10 au Interpretation icn''uu- on
the ocal and pcrsona tcsriiy oi the members q" 'h'
Grand Jury and, - , ,
communication To this Grand jury lu which b" az
uncty di-eaims any intention to I%,ne, % y, @ nr ,"si
conduct and integrity Of the members "i TINS bonN
therefore, .t.,...,., NTH
nj. cNul1natio and to request the pu l'ai"n a" TN
yiudication Of ourselves III the le'I"I"'"'e &" o"'
duties.
DR.. Gordon declined to show the letter lent by
Judge Lppincott but -aid II Wa cuury satisfactory
10 the iury. Judge Lpplucot declined to divnr'
The contents of the letter. although ir 'ad he Ia" no
objection to it, publication II the 'iand jury @ ,~n
scntcd. II Wa learned from ru't""''", "a - T.,
that the Judge dld not r,tr' anything De- hAd ~'" n
court but a--,itd the Grand JuI"r- thh a., IS'"lS
did not apply them any mor ihan To oth'' "n''l
and that he had no intention % qu"i"hl.' tN'"
ofr,nl or personal integrity. The condition ~ ah"i'
that he poke of existed hcvoud doubt ana u va
.omebody's fault but who.c. h' Wa ho' PI'P'''" ~
-ay.
THE FIGHT FOR THE SOUTH COVE.
Tho suit IF Jcr,c, civ to oic't 90" american p"'N
,,e r,,,rovcr,cnt COMPANY from tie trart Il land
known a, the ~outh cove grant. no." occupied o' t''
Xev Jersey Central Railrpid begun Yesterday ii
t1c supreme Court hcfor. Judge DIXON. The prop
crtv was granted to The cty in i-'@ hy the hparH'
Commissioner, for $1,000 but Tie cts auth'F'u''
neglected It until i--5 when u lad h'cu hl!ed ln 3nd
paid tie ~ 900 and cud"avOfcd - get possession q"
iLe tract. but II va already iu ii" a'inA II N"
isral possession of tuc railroad company \, thrr,
are only legal questions Involved ln IN" ,tsr te ira
Is nod crcaine much interest II viii probably occupy
lie attention Of the court for ,"tcfal d.}'
Tie ,pa.modc effort Of the police 10 enforce u.
sunday Law r,utcc iu thr arrest Il -"'"ni""n hqu"r
dealer, and lark,.ucr- sunday iit"fuo"u and night
Thoy We're arra-n,d iu tAc police court yc>tcriiN
nuiuin, and gave bail fog trhL
-hc-n DavI- yc.t"rtny sold ont The liud-on
Comfy Di- patch go satisfy mort-,t-" ~ $1,000
hcd hv T. w. Hutcruur-. 90 NcHhufr The m"rtagc'
,u,,i th, raIci lu for 200 aHd VIII run 30 boo con
motion with a NcWbuis sunday paper which Dee owns