The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-09-08
LTPPINCOTT INSULTED.
Deputy Sheriff Jerry Ma
hers Drunken Message
to the Court.
''HE MUST COME TO THE OFFICE"
1t Will Probably be Some Day When
the Sheriff Is on Duty and
There'll be Music.

For the first time on record in this
county the Sheriff's Office inflicted a di-
rect and al unwarranted insult today to
the Court of General Sessions. When
this contemplate proceeding took placs
Sheriff John Whiskers McPhillips was
not about the Court House, but his
chief deputy and head clerk, who
represents the Sheriff in his abb
sence and is supposed to reflect his
views, was on duty, That is, he was on
daty when not engaged at Louis Heller's
liquor store sampling his refreshments.
When the business of the Court of Ses-
sions had been finished, Judge Lippincott
said his attention had been called
to published statements which
emanated from the Sheriff's
office to the effect that the
ballot box suffers sentenced to a term in
State Prison, had not been taken to that
institution because Judge Lippincott had
not signed the commitment. Judge Lip
pincott said that the Court had no desire
to interfere with the duties of the Sheriff,
who had ten days time to take the pris-
oners to State Prison after receiving the
commitments from the County CLERK.
THE COURTS OBJECT.
what the Court did object to was the
statement made by Deputy Sheriff Maher
tnat it was necessary for the Judge to
sign such commitments. Judge Lippin-
colt remarked that it had never been the
custom or duty of the presiding Judge to
sign commitments to the Penitentiary
at Snake Hill or to State prison.
The Courts record was in fixing the
Judgment which the Clerk of the Court
duly recorded and turned over to the
County Clerk who, or his deputy, made
out the commitments, signing the Judges
name. The taxed bill of costs which are
annexed to these commitments are
signed by the Court. and in this case the
bills Of cost were signed yesterday morn
ing, so that no trouble should arise from
any omission on the part of she Judge.
10 correct the evident misunderstand-
lag OF the Sheriff in regard to his duties
Judge Lippincott sent II Court constable
to his office with request that he should
come in Court, that the Judge desired to
see him.
ABSENT AS USUAL.
McPhillipS was, as usual, absent from
his office, but jeremiah Maher, his con-
hdential representative was, and hs sent
word back in effect that if Judge Lippin-
could come to his Office. When
this Insulting message was conveyed to
Judge Lppincott, he simply remarked
We'll, then the Court will have to visit
the Sheriff."
I saw Jere Maher in Heller's saloon
soon afterward and asked him why he
had not been courteous enough to wait on
the Judge when sent for. He replied in
vague and disconnected manner.
Il am no tool He can't make one of
me. No. Judge for his own aggrandize-
ment can play me. If Judge Lippincott
at any time wants to see Jere Maher as
Jere Maher, then am willing to go to
him and see what he wants, but when
he wants to see me as the
representative of the Sheriff, I will
do as please. / can earn my
living without the aid of the Court House
and without being anyone's tool. You
can put that in your paper and you may
say | am not afraid of your paper or its
owner. want you to say that. Come,
Disguised with the exhibition left the
fellow to his rum, wondering how any
man, even John McPhillips, would dare
trust the responsibility of the Sheriff's
Office in such hands. Birds of feather
flock together" thought, as I remem-
bered that the Sheriff himself was well
acquainted with the taste OF good
whiskeY.
Soon after this contemplate conduct
on the part of Maher, who represented
McPhlllips, application was made 10
Judge Llppincott to release William E
Reen, the ballot box stuffer who was sen.
fenced TO a term of fifteen months at
State Prison, upon a writ of error. James
Roches. the wealthy liquor dealer, be-
came Reen's security in the sum of
So, 500, and the ballot box suffer was per-
mitted to go home.