The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-06-04
CONVICTION AFFIRMED.
Prison Doors Yawn for the
Ballot Box Suffers.
SUPREME COURTS DECISION
The Indictment Was Good and the
Jury Was Competent to
Decide.
RAILWAY SUIT WON BY THE CITY
Special to the Jerssg ctr Ns,ss.

4kEN1ON, June 4. loJi.-1ue Cupfeluc
Court to-day has affirmed the conviction
Of the Hudson county election officers.
1t was held that the Indictment was
sufficient: and that three challenges were
all that the defendants were entitled TO.
In discussing the question Of allowing
jurors to serve who admitted having ex-
pressed an opinion against the defend
ants. Justice Magee, who rendered the
decision, said that question had vexed
the courts Of the country for many years,
but the rule established In this State will
not exclude juror for the mere express
sion OF an opinion, especially II he thinks
he can Judge fairly between the parties.
DIVIDING ELECTION ExPEysEs.
Justice Van 6yckel has given an opin-
ion on the expenses of elections
under ballot reform. Michael Clark
brought suit against Newark's Mayor
for expense In connection with
the spring election The decision
booths shall be borne equally by county
and city because both use them. The
county shall pay one-half the expense OF
making the registry and canvass, and the
city and township shall share the other
half. The county shall pay the cost OF
revising the registry for the November
election, and each township shall pay for
the revising OF the registry of the spring
| election, and the city for the November
election.
JERSEY CITY WINS A RAILWAY CASE
The Supreme Court this morning de-
cided the case of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road VS. Jersey City in favor OF the city.
The railroad claimed that the assess
ment and taxes on It's property, It's main
track and Harsimus Cove, were illegal in
asmuch as although the land was not
actually used tor railroad purposes it was
held to be used for such purposes in the
future. The Court held that the property
is taxable locally.
Judge Douglass decision that the Al
dermen are entitled to the $50 year was
confirmed.
EVANS DISMISSAL LEGAL
In the case OF Evans VS.. Board of Free
holders, a decision was given that the act
of 1883, which protects veterans in office,
does not prevent the bona fide abolition
of the office Evans was veteran occa-
sionally employed as engineer His dis
missal Is legal.
DIR. HELPER wINs.
The case OF Heller and Simmon was de-
cided in the Supreme Court today. This
case involves the right to act as cit y
physician OF Hoboken. The decision ts In
favor of Helfer.
RIGHT IN DIsMIssISG COOPER
% Policeman Cooper, ,who was dismissed
from the Jersey City force brought suit
questioning the right Of the Board to dis
miss him. Tie decision today afr ms the
dismissal
THE ELEC=- ION CASES REVIEWED.
The four election officers against
whom this adverse decision is rem
dered are Jacob Moschen, J. Thomas
De Rancey. James Hart and
Thomas Fallon, who served in the
First precinct Of the First
district in the State election
of 1889. They were convicted on June 80,
1890, and sentenced by Judge Lppincott
to eighteen months Imprisonment on the
following July7.
De Rancy the Republican in
spector. and employee of General
John Ramsay, was recommended to
the mercy of the Court by the
Jury, but in the sentencing Judge Lippin-
cott scored him mercilessly, saying
that he was more Dlamaole
as he had betrayed the very party which
placed him In position of trust TO pro-
tect its interests. The judge scornfnlly
re jected the recommendation to mercy.
The appeal was made TO the Supreme
Court on the ground that It was uncon-
stltutional to try criminal case with a
struck jury, which was done for the first
time in this case.
About seven other election officers
were also convicted, out Of some
SIXTY who were indicted. The
case will probably be taken 70
the Court Of Errors and Appeals
and If the decision of this Court is
| also adverse, the eleven convicted officers
will 60 to prison for eighteen months
each