The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-11-03
NO POLITICS TN IT.
Mr.. Davis Just Thinks the
Federal Grand Jury
Was Mis1ed.
WAIT TILL HIS SIDE IS TOLD
He Wants a Speedy Trial-Peshall
Will Have Il. S. White
Bounced.

9OilC6 Justice OBV1S QlQ uOC appear bO
be much worried today when l entered
his court room. His disposition of the
cases that came before shim was in the
same 'dispassionate manner that has al
ways marked his distribution of justice.
The arraignment of Justice Davis in the
United States District Court yesterday
on one Indictment for conspiracy and
three indictments for subornatlon of per-
jury had not in the slightest degree, to
all outward appearance, affected his peace
Of mind, and when referred TO his ex-
perience in the Federal Court yesterday
he smiled and said:-
81 do not know why was indicted"
NO POLITICS IN IT.
''Do you think that the indictments
We're found for political etfect?" 1 asked.
'tOh no, not at al. The indictments
cannot in any way have any political
effect, / suppose the facts i'll the case
were misrepresented to the Grand jury,
l do not find fault with the Grand Jury
for indicting me for the members only
heard one side Of the story. Any person can
go before Grand Jury and falsely cause
q man to be indicted, the defendant has
no voice in the proceedings and eau make
no explanation or defense until he is in
court and on trial. There are always two
sides 10 story told a Grand Jury. The
Federal Grand Jury no doubt did its
simple duty, but the result reached was
upon misrepresentation of facts to it,
which can easily be disposed Of"
What is the reason, Judge, that you
were not represented by Hudson county
lawyers yesterday when arraignedT
Because thought it better to have
counsel from elsewhere TO prevent any
d.fa
OF the election officers who were tried,
and then, too, the practice in the United
States Courts is different from that
| in the State Courts. aud I want
ed counse. familiar with that prac-
tice. My lawyers are Samuel
Kallsch and ex-Judge Stevens, of
Newark. An Indictment is always seri-
Gus thing, no matter how innocent the
accused may be, and naturally | want to
be represented by lawyers conversant
with the proceedings Of the Federal
| Courts"
THE PROSPECT.
| "What do you think of tue prospects of
the trial taking place OH November 14?'
~ cannot say Anything about that, the
matter is in the hands Of my lawyers.
They only received copies of the indict-
ments yesterday and they may require
| time to prepare answers. lreally don't
| know wnat they will do"
| "What do you think of the petit jury
that will determine your case?"
| II don't know anything ABOUT it. do
not know the men who compose it. |
have no doubt, however, but that l.
is fair minded jury and
am willing to take chances with it and
! any fair minded Judge. be he Republican
| or Democrat, rs soon as l can. When
my side of the case is made known to the
court and jury, the Misrepresentation
| n h
done away with entirely and decision
will be given in my favor. ! am not at all
| uneasy concerning the result"
PEsHALL RILED.
Before Justice Davis was arraigned
yesterday. l saw Counsellor Charles ] i.
Peshall, the lawyer who has been work
| ing SO hard to save the ballot box suffers
! from punishment. and who prepared the
| aflidavits in tue jail which led to the in
| dlctmenf of Justice Davis.
.If," said he, "Justice Davis is arraigned
on any indictments found by the Federal
Grand Jury in connection with my efforts
on behalf of Moschell, Fallon and Hart,
election officers. will have United States
District Attorney White removed
ness TO have Mr.. Davis indicted and
| he was either governed by his
| black Republican partisanship or by
| ignorance Either of these is sufficient
to cause his removal. will go to Wash
| ington and see Attorney General Miller
| and lay the facts before him. When he
hears what 1 have to say he will re-
move Mr.. White from Office I'M
| mediately. Why if any one should
| be indicted in this case it
should be L. / engineered all the pro-
ceedings and directed everything that
was done. Davis had nothing to do with
| the alleged conspiracy and as said If any
one is to be blamed it should be myself"