The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-08-02
THAT F0RHSTIC ROW
1t All Seems to Turn on
a Legal Def
milton.
FELONY OR MISDEMEANoR ?
Some Say, However, that High
Court Politics Are at the Bot
tom OF 1t All.

The disclosure Of the suspension Of
Court Jersey City. Ancient Order of For
esters, made exclusively in the Sunday
edition of THE JERSEY CITY NEWS Of
July 20, and the publication Of new facts
in the case yesterday in The NEWS causes
much lively discussion among Foresters
and clubmen.
The suspension of the banner Forestry
court Of the State has caused considerable
speculation as to the right of such a pro.
ceeding by the Executive Council, OF
which Mr.. Linderhurgh is High Chief
Ranger.
Court Jersey City is one of the largest
and most prosperous in the State and is
composed Of excellent material j. T.
Durancey, the cause of the present
trouble. is one OF the hardest workers IN
the interest OF Forestry, and bears the
enviable reputation Of having organized
the popular and prosperous court Paulus
Hook.
Martin Flynn, who has also been con-
yicted OF ballot box stuffing, was mem
Der OF Court Jersey City and has always
been an active worker IN its interest. he
was also Deputy High Chief Ranger and
had charge of three courts. Flynn and
Durancey are tive of the most prominent
members of the court, and their friends
who believe them guilty of slight indis-
erection, do not really regard them as
morally guilty of the crimes for which
they were convicted. la private life,
both bear excellent regulations. Flynn,
after his conviction. rendered his resigna-
ton to the court, aud 1t was accepted.
AFRAID TO EXPEL HIM.
The Executive Council was afraid,
think, +" said one of Durancey's friends
last night, ito expel Durancey, and ac-
cordingly asked the officers OF his court
to do their dirty work. We refused to
do it and as a result this trouble arose."
How do you account for the fact that
the eligibility of Durancey to remain in
the court was not questioned until after
the State convention was held at Paterson,
at which he was elected delegate to the
national conveution?' asked.
THAT is the true cause Of this trouble, u
was the reply. s'Durancey has been
given every honor that our court could
confer upon him. He never, TO my
knowledge, looked for an office of any
kind. He is popular man and honors
were conferred upon him in appreciation
OF the services he mad rendered, not only
to our court, but to courts throughout
the State. l know OF my own knowledge
that Durancey was liked to run and be
made q delegate 70 the National Court.
be was not delegate TO that convention
in Paterson, and having decided to run,
he worked hard, as did also his friends
The result was he WAS elected and re-
ceived the third highest vote. Men we'll
known in Forestry circles in this city and
Hoboken opposed him and were defeated.
The defeated men and their friends
naturally felt sore and IL is through one
or two of them that Durancey is encoun-
tering this trouble at the present time.1
who was the member from Court
that court endorsing him in Dnrancey's
steadT' | asked.
That am not at liberty to say; but
such resolutions were passedn
ALL MATTER OF POLITICS.
do you think the men who notified
the Executive Council OF the clause In
the laws Of the court, expelling man
VINO had committed felony, did it to
have Durancey fired out of his court?n
me, do not. | believe they merely
wanted him stopped from going to the
National Convention. as thar IS one of the
highest hon0rs that can be conferred
upon Forester. The thing was stirred
up, and it could not be stopped before the
crash came but we will stick to Durancey
through thick and thin. The high courts
of this State have granted an appeal In
Durancey's case, and until he is con-
victed by that court, Court Jersey City
will not abide by the decision of the
Executive Council.
"Durancey is not felon. He committed
in our Judgment and in the Judgment of
the Court which sentenced him q INSIDE
meanor, aud we do not consider that
makes him a feIon We will fight for
our man and some interesting develop
ments for Foresters may be expected -
do you know whether Durancey
wanted to resign or not after he had been
convictedr' / asked
He said he would resign" was the re-
ply, ''bnt his friends would not listen to
Other Foresters, in discussing the case.
make e comparison OF this kind. They
claim that Court Jersey City is nothing
more than an insurance company, and
that just SO long as Durancey pays his
dues, sick and death benefits, he can ap-
ply to the Courts of New Jersey and
secure a judgment against the Forestry
Courts, OF which he was a member.
through the Executive Council For
esters who are supporting Durancey
claim that the officers OF the Executive
Council know this, and, rather than get
into trouble themselves, suspended Court
Jersey City SO as to bring the matter be-
fore the National Court for speedy settle
ment.