New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-19
| NEWS FROM NEW-JERSEY.
JERSEY CITY.
JUDGE LIPpINCoTT'S POSITION.
HIS scATHING DESUNcIATIoS OF THOSE WHO
PROTECT PoLIcY.DEALERs.

HIS soATHING DESUNc1ATIoS OF THOSE WHO
PROTECT PoLIcY.DEALERs.
Nothing has happened in the vicinity Of the Hud.
CON county Court House for long time that has
oro sed such public interest as the remarks OF Judge
Lin pncott Of the General Sessions Court In sem
fencing some agents Of policy dealers who had been
in the county Jail for some time. The Judges
scathng denuncation Of the method OF administering
law in Hudson County, his attack upon the Grand
Jury and his bold assertion that the policy dealers
and gamblers were protected by the authorities were
timely words and they stung the Grand Jury into
making a show Of action. The Grand Jury on Satur-
day caused the Judge TO be served with a subpoena
70 appear before that b1dy to-day. The Judge said
Yesterday that he did not intend to obey the sub
poena but would send a communication to the Jury
instead.
"The Grand Jury, or any Of It's members said
the Judge "can any time resort to the Prosecutor
or to the Court for any information which they
may possess, either in open court by communica-
ton II s to say the least, manfesty improper Tor
the fudge to be a witness in a case before Grand
Jury which he may afterward DO called upon to try
But the Court will aid the Jury all 1t can"
The Judge went on to say that the newspapers had
no difficulty In finding the policy shops although the
officers of the law, sworn and paid TO hunt them
down. appeared unable to do so. Referring to the
cases of the men who had been before him, the Judge
said: "Au the information / have received was In
omen court We only receive private Information
in behalf of prisoners who have been convicted, 70
be used in mitigation Of sentence. The Court never
compels any ono reveal the OF the person with
whom he acts, who connected with him In tne
commission of crime. Mr.. Campbell said that -
was in business for another but the Court did not ask
the name of that person. Faber and seaman SAID
the thing, and gave the names Oh their . EN-,
blowers upon their trial The names they gave tncn
the Prosecutor now has in his possession Asken
said lie was in the place only few minutes while the
owner was out. KllcGuley, who, believe, maze the
complaint, in his investigation must nave known
who kept the place, as Asker was only hanger-on
I understand that a named Thomas was indicted
M the last term for selling policy and That the
Indictment was reconsdered. Tire complaint against
him was made by a reporter, and one kaylor bought
tickets of him. At any rate story was pu9lisnel
Of the hits lie made. Why does not the Grand Jury
consider that complaints The statute OF Limitation,
has not run against it, and Kayor and the reporter
are still in existence and can be easily found IL
* obvious that the heads Of the police departments
of the cities in the county must Know VINO these men
are and where their places are located
County Prosecutor Winfield said the service OF
writ of subpoena on q Judge was unprecedented as
far as he knew, and he did not think there was any
power TO enforce obedience to IT, The court oil Cen
eral sessions is not part Of the Grand Jury, put
il is a question whether Judge Lipplncott Is not
Judge of over and Terminer, OF when the Grand
Jury is a part, well as Judge OF General seS-
sions.