The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-09-09


Cowles, w. u. DAILY, ex-senator
w. ID. Edwards, Otto Grouse, Corporation
Attorney James +. Minturn, of Hoboken;
Assemblyman James Erwin, Alderman
Max Salinger, Councillor Van Horn, Asa
Dickinson and his partner, Counsellor
Thompson, John G. Besson, De Witt Van
Buskirk, Charles Harvey, E. K. Sequine,
George l.. Record, Thomas McEwan, II.
NJ. I. Beekman and Prosecutor Winfield.
GREETING JUDGE KNAPP.
When Judge Knapp entered the court
room before taking his place on the bench
member OF the legal fraternity.
who congratulated him on
his good appearance after his
very long and serious illness. The
Judge looked his pleasure, and was de-
cidedly gratified at the warm and earnest
welcome given him on his return to duty.
The familiar faces of the court con-
stables were visible all over the court
house, and they appeared to feel pleased
that busy times were III store for them
for while.
The court received the Grand Jury as
usual, and after disposing of the chal-
lenge to Juror Pfngsten, as related in
another column, charged the Grand
Jury.A
THE CHARGE.
"You have assumed the responsibility
of your office, y said he, ''to inquire into
all violations of law. You may act on
your own personal knowledge in the in
vestigation of facts, and you have the
right to have processes issued
by the court to compel persons to appear
before you to give evidence. Members
of the Grand Jury are competent wit
nesses themselves. You are to find in-
dictments on prima facie case and not
Avoid all solicitations and suggestions
from outside parties, an evil which the
court has reason to believe has existed q
long time in this country.
This is an indictable offence, and it Is
your duty when approached by any one
who Solicits you to talk about matters
before the Grand Jury to bring the mat
ter to the attention of the court
"It is your right and duty to see tn at
youthful prisoners are kept separate from
older ones, under the law, and 1T is alco
your right to inquire into the expendi-
ture of public moneys.
1.-The sale of pools or book making is
crime in this State, and it is notable
fact that for many years this county has
been selected by certain men for this
| work. | have understood recently
that there has been much dis
cussion over one locality in this county
where the law has been f1agrantly vio-
lated. The court has received many
communications concerning it, which
stated that the law was openly violated.
| Why is this?
rs Hudson county SO bad that these
| places must exist? There are men se-
lected for Office in that To-
cality who seem to be specially
engaged to protect these yiolators. II
these officers can not stop the violation of
the law 1t is your duty as Grand Jurors
TO do it.
SIN the list of cases to come before you
the court finds five cases of homici de. 1t
would be better for you If you
| find indictments to indict for
murder and let the degree
of the crime be determined in court.
The other cases are of the ordinary class.
There is much business for the Grand Jury
to attend to and the Court will require
you to sit daily when Court is in session
| until the bushes is disposed of, or until
the jnil cases are. You need not assemble
before two O'Clock, but the requirement.
of the Court is that you do meet every
day"
OF all the instructions from the court
this last one, 10 meet daily, was decidedly
the most distaseful. 1t has never been
| done before.
When the Grand Jury retired to the
jury room the clerk called the calend ar OF
civil cases and the Court and counse
fixed the days of trial.