The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1891-12-29

a public funds to assist in the entorcemer
" of the law.
"Unpunished crime is SO prevalent tbs
the Law and Order society. which r,
ceives no salaries or fees, but is organ
lied in the interest of Justice, simply as
, the ministers of the law to do their duty
: 1t Is also the.duty of the ministers of tn
: law to apprehend the gambler and poe
: seller, who break the law in their owl
!, sight and with their knowledge.
= THE most conspicuous in this line wa
the deliberate establishment and success
ful maintenance of race course andi lot
terry selling at Gloucester, without tn.
slightest effort ON the part of the official
to stop it. The official moyemenl-4l1al
was made was very reluctant and abor
tive. Ifthe law has been cheated in this
instance, it is by no means dead. Fellow
citizens. laws in this country rest in the
will of the majority; this is Democratic
this is Republican but when few do
this our free institutions are dead
"The war must be carried into politics
by q non-partisan movement for home
rule, for better and faithful officials in
the manner of better administration OF
Justice.
1.-THE sheriff and one of the judges re-
side in Gloucester City, and neither of
them ever lifted his hand or voice against
the track. 1t was left by the Official class
to the unofficial class to cry out, and no
one of the official class came to the aid of
downtrodden law.
Gambling went on in that great crimi-
nal centre. Judges were there; so were
the smaller fry"
In speaking of thegrand jury, he said /:
They never sent for any person that
had been there" They did, however,
said he, ''indict poor and influential clti-
zens." He then read the oath taken by
the grand jurors. He said that the prose-
cutor did not draw the bill of indictment
against the race track. as he promised
him, but simply drew one in which Mr..
Thompson was charged with keeping
disorderly house.
Continuing, the speaker said;
He was tried before Judge Hugg, the
private counsel of the defendant, and
only a small fraction Of the witnesses
were called. A large proportion Of the
witnesses subp9naed, and those that
knew more about the race track, never
appeared and have never been dealt with
according to the law, and, according to
the constable's return, never legally sum-
moned"
''The prosecutor knew who was there.
Why did be not send Gallagher or War
ner? His duty is clearly outlined in the
criminal procedure act No wonder that
the trial failed, like others, as out of 100
trials the Camden county court officials
charged with the administration Of JUS
tiee at the present term, only secured 20
convictions. Two Of these were for sell
ing liquor on Sunday, at Gloucester City, |
and were fined $50, and the citizens OF
Camden county were obliged to pay the
COSTS The time is ripe for people to take
matters in their own hands. The law,
which is the sovereign will Of the people.
is above them and their masters"
Rev. Wellington E. Loucks was the
next speaker introduced. He said he
had received communication from a
person in which he said that his sermon |
was taken down by a stenographer, and
paid for by this official.
The minister then read an interview
alleged to have taken place with Judge
Hugg by reporter of the New York |
Advertiser in the Girard house bar-room,
and, turning to Judge Hugg. who was
present, implored him to proceed against
the publisher of the paper. Continuing
to read from the paper, he was interrupt
ed by the judge, who went over to him
and said: Can you prove this p With
uplifted hand the clergyman replied that
it was for him to disproye the assertions
made in the public press about him. Con-
tinu.ng.- he said he was the son of a judge
and lawyer and askedno s,s,sss =. of the
citizens of Camden county that the New
York Advertiser be placed on the list with
the Camden Echo.
Continuing, the speaker said "It is not
right to petition and protest against his
reappointment, his time expiring in May
next"
On behalf of the Law and Order Society,
Mr.. Loucks presented the following reso-
I,fio,S x,b;ob xuaro odo0fod.
Resolved, That it is the sense Of this
meeting that the officers Of this county
entrusted by the people with the admin
istration of the criminal laws are respon-
sible for the great amount of unpublished
crime in our midst and the public scan
dals attending the administration Of Grim
nal justice.
Resolved. That active measures shall be
taken to remedy these existing evils. and
that an executive committee charged
with the duty of carrying out the senti-
ments of this meeting shall be appealed,
with full power to act.
Resolved, That we are dissatisfied with
the official conduct of our Quarter Ses-
SONS judges, the prosecutor and the
sheriff Of the county, and direct the ex-
ecutive committee to present copies Of
these resolutions to the governor, at
torney general and each member of the
Legislature. to the end that our complaint
may receive that attention and considera-
ton desired.
On Saturday Editor Holt, of the Echo,
was before Judge Hugg on the charge of
contempt of court. A fine Of $1,000 was
imposed, and the case was appealed. In
passing sentence Judge Hugg denounced
the Law and Order Society, the lawyers
and ministers and all others who took
part in the Indignation meeting, which
he called a lawless gathering. Public
opinion, he said, is not law but anarchy.
The Judge, it is said, showed much anger
MEDFORD
Samuel Thackeray, one of our old resi-
dents, was inferred on Thursday. He
was 70 years of age.
William Jones, who has been having
considerable trouble with. sore Leg Ia.
able to-be about again.
There is considerable grip trouble here
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