The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-06-23
RUM and RUFFIANISM.
Judge Lippincott Rebukes
Careless Liquor Licens-
ing-Bag1ey's Fate.

Patrick Bagley. of Hoboken, who bru-
tally kicked Policeman Gebhardt, when
the policeman was endeavoring to arrest
Patrick Reilly, a saloonkeeper, for viola
ton of the Sunday law, n who was con-
yicted of assault and resisting the pohcs-
man. was sentenced to four months at
hard labor in the peniteutiary at snake
Hill by Judge Lippincott this morning.
Reilly, who mad been shown at the triai
to be harmless and inoffensive, and inca
pable of resisting the policeman Without
The i%ustigation of Bagley and VINO had
been merely convicted OF resisting the po-
liceman, received the much Lighter SEN
tepce of thirty days In the county jail.
The case, although an ordinary one In
manyr respects, attracted considerable at
t%ention, owing to several questions which
it involved, Reilly and Baglev were ar
rested early on the Sunday morning. that
the Hoboken police raided all the saloons:
Councillor Harry Wills, who defended
the prisoner that Gebbardt had eXcee led
his authority in forcing an entrance into
Reiiley's saloon and used unnecessary
violence. At the trial it was demon
strated that Bagley was thenreal aggress-
or.
SCATHING REBUKE
Raolev was the first to be sentenced.
In pronouncing sentence, Judge Llppln-
colt said:-'Baglev. you have Deen con-
yicted by q jury of resisting an oHlcer VINO
| was engaged in the performance or MS
| duty in the city of Hoboken on Sunda
| Tine facts nave been fully brought out at
the trial. and there Is no necessity OF re-
| counting them. There Is one thing TO d.
| said, and that is that thu belief OF the
Court is there would have been no trouble
IL you had not been present.
Gwen admitting that the officer
was wrong and acting under q miscon-
ception of his duties, you had no right to
| interfere. There would have been no
resistance to the officers authority but for
YOU. You encouraged Reilly to re sist the
| officer. You are the author OF all that oc-
Cured at that disgraceful affair. Right
or wrong the officer was acting under
\ ordars from his Superior. and the officer
| commands some respect. Under these
circumstances the Court will not permit
ontside citizens to interfere"
The Court, after dwelling on the vicious
kick Inflicted by Bagley. said that. not
withstanding the pleading OF friends and
several letters testiiying TO Bagley's good
character previous TO the drinking habit
he had acquired and Bagley's pro mise to
reform, the Court was compelled to I'M
nose sentence, "and that sentence" said
the Court, sis that YOU be imprisoned at
hare labor in the Penitentiary at Snake
| Hill lOE IL Uel III u loui "OHoA
REILLY's TURN.
Reilly was next called. The horrible
rash inflicted on the saloonkeeper's head
by the policeman's club was plainly visi'
bic. In sentencing Reilly Judge Lippin'
colt administered a word of re as to
the lax manner In which municipal bod
les granted saloon. licenses. He said that
because Of this much crime was com
mitted. :,
municipal bodies grant licenses" said
the Court, irrespective OF previous o.
present character of the applicant ane
this naturally gives rise to a class of Of
fences.
"Iunderstand you are going into osle'
business, Reilly. The Court believes yor
are an inoffensive man. You would no
have made any resistance il Ba .lty hao
not invited you. Your duty WIS TO sub
nit TO The officer, give bal and 60
home. You are punished simply because
YOU took the advice Of Bagley. The sen
tence of the Court IS that you be impris
oned in the County Jail for a term o
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