The Jersey City news., 1892-02-23
L|PP|NCOTT SPEAKS.
Lays Down an U1timatum
to the Members of the
Grand Jury.
lNDIcT cRoNHEIM OR NO ONE.
The Court Also Decides to Try
the Ballot Box Suffers
in April.
1NDICT CRONHEIM OR NO ONE.
Judge Knapp Still Lives in Spirit
on Hudson's Bench.

been of the opinion that the wheels of
justice have been grinding very slowly,
in fact entirely too slowly to suit him,
and when he learned that he had but
three cases to hear this morning, he sent
word to Prosecutor Winfield that he
would like to have conference with him
in his (Judge Lippincott's) private Office.
The Prosecutor was all smiles when he
received the message, and without loss OF
time he hurried to the private office OF
the Court. Judge Paxton was summoned
also and the door was then closed.
That the conference had proved very
interesting to Prosecu tor Winfield was
apparent when the latter re-appeared.
His face was full of what are vulgarly
termed 'razor expressions" The Prose-
cutor was excited and at once repaired
to his Office.
AFTER THE GRAND JURY.
Subsequently it was learned that the
Court had paid it's respects to the Grand
Jury. Judge Lippincott, having become
possessed of the idea that the Grand Jury
had forgotten the case against Dive
keeper Siegfried Cronheim, determined
to make a few inquiries into the matter
himself. with view to ascertain what
progress the Grand Jury had made in
finding evidence against Cronheim.
The fact that Cronheim had been ar
rested four times for keeping disorderly
house and that one of the complainants
was a minister was sufficient evil
dence in the mind of the Court
to warrant an indictment being found.
Together with these facts the Court re-
membered that Judge Knapp while ad-
dressing the Grand Jury on the Cron-
neim matter dropped dead.
At the conference Judge Lippincott
asked Prosecutor Winfield if any indict-
ment had been found against Cronheim.
The Prosecutor replied in the negative.
The Court next asked If the Grand Jury
had investigated the Cronheim case.
Again the Prosecutor said NO"
WHAT THE JUDGE SAID.
The Court then made the following
statement in reference to the natter
''Unless the Grand Jury of the present
term sees fit to obey the instructions Of
Judge Knapp in relation to Cronheim,
do not intend again this term to receive
presentments from the present Grand
Jury.
"The Grand Jury has been in session
three or four weeks since the death of
Judge Knapp and no such indictments
have been presented, aud the Prosecutor
informs me that no such Indictment has
been found, and in fact he has no knowl-
edge of any investigation of any of the
matters yet.
''It what may say in the matter will
hasten the administration of justice I
shall be satisfied. If they have investi-
gated it and an indictment has been
found, then no harm can be done by what
say about the matter. But
the Court cannot sit here
quietly and without comment
have enacted before it any exhibition Of
disregard and contempt by the Grand
Jury of the dying charge of Judge Knapp,
aud do not think this Court can receive
them under the present circumstances.
81 think the matter had best be called
to the attention of Supreme Court JUS
tice Werts, with whom such arrange
ments can be made as to the reception of
the Grand Jury as may be desirable and
proper.
Unjust again call the attention of the
public to the fact that without indict-
ments by the Grand Jury there can be
nothing but NAL administration OF
Justice and an entire inability upon the
part of the courts to punish offenders
against the law"
The stand taken by the Court caused
much excitement, and the Grand Jury
men who have learned of it, are wonder
ing what course is to be pursued.
Supreme Court Justice Werts was tele-
oraphed for this morning. The Grand
,Jurv will meet this AFTERNOON at four
O'Clock, and 1t is probable that Judge
Werts will address them on the matter.
The Jury will make number of present
ments, but it is rumored that all will be
rejected unless Cronheim is included in
the batch.
THE BALLOT BOX CASES
Judge Lippincott. after. hauling the
Grand Jury over the Goals, next paid his
respects to seven patches of indicted bal
lot box suffers who have not as yet been
tried.
The Court in connection with these
.oaes satd to Prosecutor Winfield
"From the present indications OF the
business of the Courts there would be
annie opportunity during the months OF
March and April to try and dispose of the
remaining indictments against the cleo
tiop officers at the fall election of 1889, as
IN nj, probability the cases before the
Court OF Errors and Appeals will be de-
cided on the goth of this month"
II was the intention OF the Court
originallv to give the Prosecutor the
,,,ontb of March only in which to prepare
tis cases against the ballot box suffers,
hur the Court. fearing that the time
,,;obt he insufficient to prepare the
nase extended the time until April.
oSat oives the Prosecutor the month OF
Marcb and part of April in which to pre-
80 hts cases and try them. It is the
pnipiou of the Court that the whole mat