The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-05-18
J UDG M ENT
Judge Lippincott Re
ceives the Grand Jury
Subpoena.
he WILL IGNORE IT.
And Politely Says They
Will Have to Get Along
Without His Tes-
tiInony.
Prosecutor Winfield Thinks the
Judge Has the Grip in Diplo-
matte Language.



In The JERSEY CRY NEWS of yesterday
that the Grand Jury intended to sub
pnna Judge Lippincott to appear before
It's august tribunal, was verified yester'
day afternoon. A constable served
subpoena on the Judge while he was in
the vicinity of the Court House. called
upon Judge Lipplncott last evening and
asked him what he thought of the state
ment in THE JERSEY CRY NEWS concern
ing the intention of the Grand Jury to
Subpoena him and in reply he said:--
I received subpoena from constable
this afternoon TO appear before the Grand
jury on Monday, which OF course will
not obey''-the last words with charac-
teristic emphasis.
Are you not afraid of being commit
ted for contempt, Judge?' l asked.
Ills Honor gave one significant look
which was more expressive than words,
and continued:-"Allt the information l
have received was in open court. We
only receive private information in be-
half of prisoners who have been convict
ed, to be used in mitigation of sentence.
Tho Court never compeis anyone to reveal
either the name OF the person with whom
he acts or who was connected with him
in the commission Of the crime Mr..
Campbell said that he was In business
for another, but the Court did not ask
the name OF that person. Faber and
Seaman said the same thing and gave the
names of their employer upon their trial.
The names they gave then the
Prosecutor now has in his possession.
Asken said that he was in the place only
few minutes while the owner was out.
It is fair TO presume that the person who
bought the ticket, when before the
Grand Jury, was asked who kept the
place where the ticket WAS bought. Kill
cauleY Who'll believe, made the complaint,
in his investigation must have known
who kept the place, as Asken was only a
hanger on. l understand that man
named Thomas was indicted for selling
policy slips and it was reported that the
indictment was reconsidered- The COM
plant against him, believe, was made
by a reporter, aud it is said that Kaylor
bought tickets of Thomas.
lat any rate a story was published of
the hits he made. Why does not the
Grand jury reconsider that complaint
The statute of limitations has not run
against it, and Kaylor and the reporter
are still in existence and can be easily
found. think If the Grand Jury should
take up that line Of investigation they
would discover fruitful field.
THE NEWSPAPERS LOCATE THEM.
sit is obvious that the heads of police
departments of the cities in the county
must KNOW WHO tQeSe men are anu HUere
their places are located. AT any rate the
press OF the city and New York locate
them easily enough. l believe that If the
members of the Grand Jury would enquire
in to this matter as ii it were their own
private business, the success or non-suc
cess Of which depended upon their indi-
vidual efforts, they would so administer
justice In this county that no complaint
could be made against them. l, as
Judge, know of not a single place IN the
county where the policy business is car
ried on, and what / said in sentencing
these men yesterday may have been more
emphatic than the words some men
would have used. express no opinion
upon the guilt or innocence of
any one. The charges may or may not
be go, but it seems TO me that they are
worthy of investigation by the Grand
s.The Court is often complained of for
not enforcing the law and having thes
places closed The Court has no feeling
whatever about this matter. 1t is the
natural right of men to gamble and spend
their money as they please. But the
natural right and prohibited gambling
and policy under heavy penalties and
that statute should be enforced or re-
peaed, SO that all persons who so choose
could engage equally in the business.
Now. l shall not refuse to obey that
s spses to the the Grand e any Jury sf It
is not the intention of the
Court to impute any want of integrity to
the Grand Jury as a body or TO any one
OF its members. On the contrary the
Court has many personal friends on the
Grand Jury and has for them feeling
of the greatest respect. But in the adj
ministration Of the law there can be no
friends or foes, and it was the administra-
tion OF the law in this matter which it
was intended to criticise and condemn.
CAN ALWAYS ASK ADVICE.
1.-THE Grand Jury or any of its mem
bers can at any time resort to the Prose
cutor or the Court for any information
which they may possess, either in open
court or by communication. 1t is q com
mon thing in trials for matters to be
brought 70 the attention Of the
and referred to the Grand Jury
for their action. The Court is
not able to give any direct testimony OF
any offence against the law. 1t is, to say
tile least, manifestly improper for the
Judge to be witness in a case before
Grand Jury which he may afterward be
called upon to try.
1.-THE Grand jury of Hudson county
will therefore have to make up their
minds to get along without my evidence
My sole aim is to enforce the law so that
Justice may be administered, those guilty
OF crime punished, and those innocent
protected The Court will aid the Grand
Jury all it can. "
in sentencing the policy men had been
correctly reported. He replied that the
account In the JERSEY CITY NEWS was
fbstantially correct and conveyed the
- Ma which he intended to convey. For
benefit of those who only
Ny glanced at the Judges scathing
gent Of the delinquents, now that
kpf the jury has given them SO
Hourgx's Cocoa, take no other.