The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-01
CORRUPT HUDSON COUNTY.
JUDGE KSAPP,s DEATH 1HB sUBy10K'
or TWO sERMONS. ss
The Preachers Honor the Memory or . NrAa
Whose Dying Words Were . vee0reue
Protest Against Race Track aaAblinS.

The Preachers Honor the Memory or . NfAa
whose Dying Words Were vleersus
Protest Against Race Track GeAbltas.
In the Scotch Presbyterian Church. In JERSEY
City. the Rev. David Mitchell preached las>
night on the sudden death In court Of Judge
Manning NJ. Knapp.
Il heard Judge knapp's charge 10 the Grand
Jury last year." he said. He was tho picture
then Of youthful old man. The bright eye,
tho animated gesture. the keen legal lore. the
conviction and earnest purpose in charging
these Grand Jures were like apples Of gold IN
pictures OF silver. felt sure the Grand Jurors
would give heed to such clear cut and earnest
words. Just to think OF these men. charged
with tho duty OF breaking up such copartner.
ships as the race track at GuttenburG, actually
smiling upon tho racers and prostituting law
and justice. Nv
How breathless was the crowded court.
listening TO tho charge. this year-to words
which stated that the honor OF the county wab
at stake and that tho rights OF the people were
ignored, Was there not q providence In TIP
Judge having strength to go SO far. and,
tnSS Wha I'd a saH Il %Gs e sSo1k
spoken to the "e Grand j%ries on this matter
Court s'f E %o jads W'iS e
MS he uttered thss closing sentence: whas
.Reoplo hear them and not pc aroused TO sc.
ton? Can ,wo longer tolerate class who ar.
Gs nss to se ssn s go Sasl g s.
enism. Lot us tremble lest through our weak.
ness for moment we SHOULD let 50 the great
sRf srs :.
sible before God and man."
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said tS. = SrsssSSs sn saas Ss.
cott.the Gibraltar OF justice, In Hudson county
st rsm" q, but Judge Knap the stu.d
to his rest in such q peculiar and signincant
bered for decades to come. Seldom has suoh
an imrression besn made upon the people 20
TINT this righteous man died il. the very act Of
ealinE uG0n the Grand Jury Of Hudson So4pty
disgrace a' consider a sS' The dram dramse deSsS &
pssS ta" SSss Gss s yH b ys@ %o q:
thaH Thousand addresses tESm pnp!t,S snS
,% Rs s?s1a %3&te% %sy'
ssd ms wrath IN &c ss s
that here In Hudson county justice e dead.
d mets s wno S .nn s i'd ID ,s By Sn s.
sssa their si
Of sworn obligations. bringing cpntempt upon
the court and making trayesty OF justice. waa
could stand. His whole soul rebel!ed agaiIs6
this persistent insult to free people. and with
q final tmpassioned appeal to the Grand Jury
to act like men and be true to- their trust his
great spirit took its flight to land whore per-
jury and bribery and cowardlce are never
"Will this Grand Jury heed Judge Knapp'u
last Words No. answer not unless they are
made to. Tho lido of official corruption IN
this countyis SO deer and strong that tho ex.
ate nothing more. than q temporary ripple
upon the surface OF this dark and sullen cur-
rent IT., .,o ,,,nu .,. ..n.,.
tlclans to lead us to expect any such sudden
conversion to decency and order. The leopard
cannot change his spots. nor the practical
politician his crooked ways. The only way To
rsmovs the ssPPots is e Get rid Of the le2gaTf
but but what what colossal humbas that statue Is "a
long as it stands on that dishonored and DOWN
trodden portion, OF Jersey soil known as Hud:
son county. Il she should turn on her pedesta3
md Say: Oh say. does PES the y S,tfaSr.sPsneisd
PEELED to answer: No. Liberty. this may 81
true OF our country as whole. but 1t does NOD
apply to Hudson county What the outsopS'
approaching political reformation. At pree,
ent we are drifting fast into dangerous condt~
tions. OF universal dsrespect for lay. The
very foundations arc being undermined: With
serious apprehensions we look into the future.
cry out against the high -handed evils OF tho
present. There ia yet hone that order may
come out OF the existing chaos. and that 10 6H,
every citizen doing his duty at the coming