New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-14
RENEWED INTEREST IN HUDSON COUNTY.
JUDGE BARRETT ENCOURAGES THE LAW AND
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JUDGE BARRETT ENCOURAGES THE LAW AND
ORDER PEOPLE BY HIS DECISION.
Public opinion has been thoroughly aroused in Iud-
son County against the gambling ring that day after
day openly and with mpunity violates the law at the
Guttenburg race track. The united action of about
$50 clergymen in denouncng this pestentia place at
morning and evening services in their churches last
Sunday has had a tremendous effect, which is only
the beginning Of what Is TO come. The petitions that
were circulated 9hen and signed, have received since
Sunday many additional signatures of people who de-
sire and insist that the law shall be enforced, and
that the gamblers from almost every city in the
Union shall prevented from making Guttenburg their
haven and headquarters.
The sentence imposed by Judge Barrett yesterday
on Fisher has had the effect Of stimulating the law
and order people in their work in Hudson County.
They argue that the severity of Judge Baretts sentence
will effectuay close the pOOlr0Oms in New-York and
that these gamblers will fly Immediately to Guten-
burg to ply their nefarOus calling thus increasing by
many the already large number of booksellers and
bookmakers at that place.
So common has been the rumor Of the unsavory
reputaton of this Guttenburg track and thoroughly
was the movement against 1t told in The Tribune yes
terday that reporter for the paper called on District
Attorney Charles H. Winfield yesterday to ascertain
possible why he, the principal law officer In the
county, has not sent his detectives at GuttenburG 10
ascertain if the common rumor was true, and II
even among gamblers, existed 1t was also the in
tention of the reporter TO ask Mr. Winfield why he did
not seek some information from his chief detectve,
John p Feeney, president of the Jersey City Ponce
commissioners and holder of ten shares OF stock In the
Guttenburg track. DistrictAttorney Wlnheid pre-
vented these questions from being asked or answered
by declaring he had "nOthng to say; the Grand Jury
was in session." Mr.. Winfield was again asked IL ne
would not talk the subject and much dispeased' ne
replied "No."
During the day the reporter met man well posten
ON the affairs of Hudson County and New-JerSey lie
said Every of prominence In the cohfoi oi
the Guttenburg track belongs to that Democratic ring
that governs Hudson County, the head and leader OF
which is Dennis Mclaughlin, the County Clerk, and
whose lieutenants in politics Police Justice and
ex.Sherf Robert Davis and Orestes Cleveland, Mayor
OF jersey City. Davis may be seen In the galnDnhe
ring nearly any afternoon. DistrictAttorney WIN
field is also Democratic leader and was once state
Senator He was appointed to his present place
twice by Governor Albeit who is also Democrat, and
who is so closely allied with Dennis Mclaughlin that
the latter is general termed 'Abbetts mouthpiece
In Hudson County, The Governor always approves
whatever political move Mclaughlin makes, or per
haps it is that Mclaughlin always carries out any
suggestion the Governor has made. 1t is well known
that Mr. Mclaughlin was well pleased with Mr. Win
fields appointment by Governor Albeit
1T appears to that If the church people desire
10 accomplish the ruin Of the gambling business in
this county they ought to do as was done in county
in New-York some time ago. The DistrictAttorney
there was as negligent and indifferent toward book
making at racetracks as Mr. Winfield appears to be-
and finally the Law and Order Society secured
thousands of signatures to petition similar to the one
being circulated in Hudson County and presented it
IN the Governor. This gave the Governor choice
either TO stand by law and order and drive out gam
Hing or 10 stand by the gamblers and ignore all church
people and lovers of law and order in the community
init On "a mar
greatest degree successful The Governor could not
defy openly thousands of the best citizens in the
county and the gamblers forced to seek other
nastTes believe this scheme would be eminenty
successful in this case
lit Is useless in my opinion to present the griev.
ance OF the public 10 the Grand jury for do not
believe # would place absolute stop Gutenburg
rambling Let the church people go to Governor
Albeit With their petition and its thousands OF signerj
and tell him to elect whether he will stand by law
and order or by the gamblers. and YOU may take my
word for IT, in fortyeight hours there will not be
bookmaker at Guttenburg. II were leading the
movement this IS what would do"
The Reformed Classis meets to-day, in Jersey City,
and ii is expected that the Guttenburg gambling pest
IN ho tho ,rincinal subject disCuSsed