The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-27

JUSTICE KNAPP.
n. was engaged in the trial OF case when
,'.,s,ont District Attorney Joseph NJ. Noonan
...nned up 30 tire bench and announced that
~ Grand Jury had a prcscntment to make.
TSo Judrc said he was ready to receive 1t. and
.iov moments later the Jury filed in, led by the
s,,oman. Joseph Warren. Mr. Warren handed
.,mn papcrs t. the Judge. and the jury was
.hou. 70 retire when Justice Knapp requested
.hom ,o wait a moment as he desired to say
snme,hinctothcn. The LAWYERS engaged In the
.sovbirh was being t.icd sat down, and there
-,snb hush Of expectancy in the court room.
without any prc!minaIies the Justice broke
In on m. sui rect lie had in mind. 1t was the
..se OF Sighted Cronhem. the Hobokcn thea
tre manager who has been persistently defy
ins the courts in his violations Of the Sunday
law. He has been repeatedly arrested on
hench warrants: Judge lirpincott had him
locked up three or four days awaiting hnbcas
cornus proceedings: his bail was finally fixed
stsluOcl. and yet the Grand Jury failed 10
ind an indictment.
In ADDRESSING the jury Justice Knapp showed
evidence OF being deeply moved. At first his
tones were low AM his manner calm and de-
uberate but as he proceeded he became very
earnest, and 1t was apparent that he was
making an cTor, at restraint. He said:
"Iwant to say II word TO you. This is the
Grst opportunity have had this term. Several
matters have been brought to my attention
which seemed to me to require tho Courts
notice. One Of the matters. understand from
the Prosecutor has seen tefore the Grand
Jury. md nctnlng has been done. l speak OF
the ease where u man WAS arraiGned for
hAbituay keeping open athratre on Sunday.
This OF course. is II PLAN violation 81 the law.
tisno answer to- say that the theatre Is kept
orderly 1t IL "A violation Der Sc Of The statutes
Of this State. and constitutes disordeily
house
charged with the sane offence ana brought
before the Court on indictment. He pleaded
non yult. which was equivalent to II confession
tinue he vas released with very slight punish
ment Now. ,rcopis from Hohokcn. re-
speetabs rs9lt whose word and whose char.
east. have been rcitcratEg that complaint
from time to time and No. attention seems
f. have been r@id to it BY ,hs Grand
made to the Court Of Quarter Sessions
for n bench warrant and one was issued. The
and III, offence contnued. The last time
quite large bail was exacted by Judge Lip
plncott on haHeas corpus. In the habeus
llppinntt thu testimony Of various persons
Mas taken. That testimony was all one way.
T,p Ssv Gs ID r Ssf :, TINT mould
indictment. Tut the traverse court III finding
conviction.
purpose laying it beior" the Grand Jury. to
the end that You may send for those witnesses.
snd iithsy testify before you as they testified
u which the accused can escape, and that is
through the violation Of your oaths. l speak
strongly because there is an impression
county is not administered upon principles
that govern elsewhere.
fences have ths protection OF the Grand Jury.
dnlnk ON body representing the court.
mart OF the court in the administration Of
simple US POSSIBLY can be. controlled ns you
your work that requires You to diligently Sr in.
Violations rue oi nW sSs %ithont eas sss
e discretion in the administratiSn lt Of
r. law SO long as it is on the statute book:
insy say that here IN this county a Grand
tSsy o nadsptakSs to discriminate and to say
w! punish and another class Of offences
as Az INST the lay W. will not punish. Where
government Of law. If VIC are all alike bound to
common rule, who shal! say that one class OF
M nIsss sha!! Violate the law and not another
arises ssises. and | want to see whether it is
us q g. t w. are here charged that the criminal
the eou us n am !, not here admnistered ty
sss whetherthe Grand Jury stands ready to
now ef THs Il TINS is So # had better be
tSsal systems, is designed in tho interest of
M ".ep public, 70 punish crime. and jurors cannot
cnt g., crime II this system does not work
system was adopted. 1t is openly charged that
usss hre inyaiyed in this miscarriage of
; SpStss 70 Time lime after time the courts have
mere was a time when the word OF tho Court
siYsn .Js /, e:a and when such matters wore
md d' CON- Tl thr s"urt were received with respect
that ti Insl 6ss 1ot hope genlepcn that
~s.I no concluded Justice Knapp leaned for
Tasun 70 mn nahd the napcrs to Foreman Warren.
s count Easp he FILL hack n his
ITH Ssee. court officers ran to kis assistance
Which, w was great excitement in the court room
s srdTied Justice Knapp into his private oiilce.
ss nS MESSENGERS We're 4espatcheI in every d.
att Fa st nr ma r9yrsans Judges Inpin.
NoSnnsenu and Assistant District Attorney
Ste yian ndslennd in from the rear court room
cths Jadssfs fIs s Placed glass Of water
H H. assistant District ATTORNEY Noonan ran to
rst Swns Hotel L adjoining the court house. and
juSann.u WIlh glass of brandy, which the
'Iugs i trled 70 take, but could not. '
Wees Wees w Sad at what they could. but their sor;
irom H. ,eI inlnntys after he was carried down
cam n' ,ns bench. The doctors said death was
brain ~ Inc bursting Of u blood vessel In his
acss we news was sent TO the various law Of
ysrs bSoWh town u number OF prominent law
nrst tnaucnhen to the Court House. Among the
Gss e Gi arrive wero ex-Gov. Bedle. Finvel Nc
was hilbert Collins. and Mr. Thompson. It
Jus,"sts. hato remove the body at once to the
WiIIiissee, hpme in Hackensack. and Undertaken
The hoS H. u, nhcrr arranged for the removal.
AMI ND was taken away on the $40 train
JuIynmSa 1 accompanied by ex-Goy. Bedie,
frcsido,n,i .nro,t and Paxton. L. +. O. Young,
CIV and ~ mo first National Bank Of Jersey
J;Isdinu. N5Grt stcnographer Nugent
a. ! uEniapI was born in Bergen county,
cfSc:s III lo-3 ie studied law in a LAWYERS
Il H. 10 itackensack and was admitted
ceivad psf IN 1886 Four years later he re-
Justice III ~ dosree as counsellor at law.
Bsroaaeo bndic whose circuit embraced Hudson,
GoysTrnn,,a am PAssac counter, was elected
hi 'eshtn ao IN 1913. and he appointed KNAPP to
Jus,i"e Hfa".ncy caused by his resignation.
Sr Ts Ludlow and in, iss!, by Gov. Green. Iis
msr sSnt term would expire In 1891 He was
damsh",n AMI had two children, a son and a
noInrue HIS wife is the daughter OF Com
so Tu ~ Madison OF Woodbridge, n, j. His
Jersey cit ractIsnI lawyer. and has an ONCE in
Europcc' ar She and her husband sailed Tor
ill.,. en- IN saturday in the steamer Werra.
the anvt uptts NH be closed until Monday. and
Wb,cah n rml dinner Of the Bar Association.
beer nW was 10 have taken place tonight. has