The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-03
Managers Jacobs and Cron.
helm Of HOboken Will
Be Arrested.
CITY OFFICIALS TURN NEXT
Complaints Will Be Made Against
Mayor Grassman. Commission.
ers CoTle and Kaufman and
Chief Donovan.

The JERSEY CITY NEWS said Wednes-
day that because the Grand Jury refused
70 find indictments that bench warrants
for the arrest Of Siegfried cronhefm aud
H. r. Jacobs, the Hoboken theatre man
ayers, would be applied for at an early
date The application was made today
and Judge Lippincott issued the war
rants
Early this morning DIR. 0habert. Henry
Davis and Richard Steadman called az
the Office Of Judge Lppincott and de-
clared they wanted him to issue bench
warrants for the arrest Of Cron-
helm and Jacobs for violation
Of the Sunday law. The Judge informed
them that the proper place to entertain the
complaint was at the Court House and
advised them TO consult with District At
torney Winfield At the request of Mr..
Steadman. the Judge wrote letter OF in
PRODUCTION 70 the District Attorney. set
ting forth the grievance OF the three gen.
tlemen and recommending that the Pros
ecutor listen to their complaints. 1hs
three gentlemen then called upon Mr.
Winfield. who, as soon as he read the
communication, turned to Assistant
Prosecutor Noonan and handing him the
letter, directed him to draw complaints
in the two cases. Embodied in the COM
plaint against ii. X. Jacobs is the follow
ing
THE CHARGES
''That the said II. K Jacobs Is q COM
mon and profane desecrator Of the Lords
day aud mas openly and publicly and con-
rinuously on the Lords day since April
10. 1889 TO April 8, 1881. maintained pub
lie play house, there giving musical and
theatrical performances and causing aud
procuring large numbers OF people TO as
semDle for his proflt and gain.'
The complaint against Siegfried Cron-
helm Is entirely different, and more sim
pie. It is simply for keeping a disorderiy
house for the same period of time. where
liquor is sold every day in the week and
bad men and women habituaIly congre-
gate.
This complaint is far more serious ons
than that against H. r. Jacobs As soon
as the complaints were properly sworn to
before Judge LippIncott, warrants were
handed Constable Wise, who hastened 10
Hoboken as fast as possible to make the
arrests. Judge Lippineort said he would
wait at the Court House until three
O'Clock for the constable 10 bring in the
accused men and give the District At
torney an opportunity to arraign them.
The men viii, Of course, give bail, and the
which will be drawn tomorrow.
PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS.
H. r. Jacobs and Siegfried Cronheirn
were each arrested on the same charges
about two years ago. Both men pleaded
guilty, and Jacobs promised the Conrt
faithfully that be would never again v1o-
late the law by running mis- theatre on q
Sunday. de was fined 800 and costs, but
the Court, on the strength OF his promise,
reduced the fine to $40. Cronheim was
fined 500 and paid 1t. The extreme
penalty in the cases for which the present
warrants are issued is two years in State
Prison and $500 fine.
Before Judge Iippincott signed the
bench warrants Messrs. Chabert. Davis
and Sseadman asked Judge Hoffman, 10
issue them, but the Judge refused unless
they would also ask for warrants against
Mayor Grassmann and Police Comulls-
sioners Michael J. CoYle and Charles
Kaufman, who refused to vote to order
the Chief of Police the close the theatres,
and Chief of Police Donovan, who has
failed to attempt 10 stop the violation OF
the law. The matter was thoroughly dis
cussed by the three gentlemen and the
Judges, and then Messrs- Chabert, Stead
man and Davis said they would make the
necessary complaints. With this under
standing Judge Lippincott signed the
warrants, and as soon as the complaints
can be prepared against the Mayor, two
Police Commissioners and the Chief OF
Police bench warrants will probably be
issued for their arrests The people in
Hoboken have been saying for months
that the Upper Courts would not listen
TO their complaints, and now they
have an opportunity of finding out. IL
the Grand Jury finds an Indictment
against these people thele is no doubt
that this will be brought to trial speedily
In this connection it may be said that
Captain Williams, the proprietor OF the
notorious Eagle House in Hoboken was
indicted by the last Grand Jury for keep
ing a disorderly house.