The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-09-13
THE HEARING ON TIE CHALLENGE.

Supreme Court Commissioner John A.
Nugent, who had been directed by Judge
Knapp to take the testimony concerning
the challenge against Mr. Pfngsten as a
member of the Grand Jury. began the
proceedings this morning as early as pos
sible. Around his desk in the main court
room were gathered Director of Educu-
tion John Reid, Philip Muldoon, Street
and Water Commissioner E. A. Dugan,
Charles S. Clarke, clerk of the Board OF
Education, James Wiseman, President
of the Board of Police Commissioners
John P. Feeney, Assistant Prosecutor
Joseph NJ Noonan, ex-Judge Seymour,
Superintendent of Public Schools Poland,
Assemblynlan A. j. Boyle, Janitor
Emory of the High School, Corporation
Attorney Hudspeth, Counsellor Norman
L. Rowe and Counsellor Mervyn Arm
strong.
From the bench Judge Lippincott peer
ed down on the gathering, a decidedly in
terested spectator. Counsellor Charles
Thompson, of the firm of Dickinson &
Thompson, sat opposite Commissioners
Nugent, and near him was Mr.. Luby.
editor OF THE JERSEY CITY NEWS. Prose
cutor Winfield, who appeared for the
State-that is, for Mr.. Phngsten-sat near
The challenged Juror.
THE CHALLENGE.
Mr.. Thompson opened the case by read
ing the formal challenge which set forth
that Pfngsten stated ON Thursday, the
fourth day of September, that he was a
member of the Grand Jury, and that he
would have every one connected with
THE JERSEY CITY NEWS indicted by this
Grand Jury.
This was backed up by an affidavit
made by Milton A. Carey. reporter for
THE News, who was the first witness
called. Mr.. Carey is an intellectual look
ing young man, whose most notable Pc
culiarities are his accuracy, his retiring
disDoSiti on. his mustache and his spec
tacles. In plain, straightforward and
manly manner he told his story.
CITY NEWS" said Mr.. Carey in reply to
Mr.. Thompson. and | am acquainted
with Charles A. Pfngsten."
A SHOCKING EPISODE.
estate the conversation that took place
between you and Mr.. Pfngsten on the
0lgnE OF september f. SaIu COUNSEL.
II was sitting in the clerks room when
Mr.. Ptingsten entered. | believe John
Reid and Philip Muldoon were present.
Mr.. Pfingsten entered and seated himself
on the railing; he was very much ex-
cited; some one had told him something
about THE JERSEY CITY NEWS. He said
D-n The NEWS. THE NEWS ain't in it.
It's a Cd dr. lying, miserable petty
taking sheet, and any man that works on
Ii is d d--n fool 10 hill with the son -
- - of sheet.'"
.'Well, what happened then?p
.'He left the room and returned, and
sat down beside me trying to talk to me
In q more reasonable way. All of a sud
den he jumped from his chair and went
excitedly toward the rear door. Then he
turned and came back toward me, say
jnp:-.By Cd I'm on the Grand Jury or
Pm member of the Grand Jury and I'll
have the whole crowd indicted'-I think
he said 'd--n crowd. Mr.. Reid and Mr..
Muidoou, think were there. Mr.. Ping
stem made the remark about indicting
several times. He SLAPPED his breast and
said he had something there, and The
News people ought to be indicted
Did he say anything to you when you
were going upstairsS Mr.. Thompson
asked.
Eyes, sir he said he would bet me $40
The NEWS would not print what he said
t,Ss night.
aa0id you take notes and print what he
'alS did. It was printed in the paper