New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-18
WAR ON GUTTENBURG.
LAW AND oRDER LEAGUE DETERMINED.
EFFORTS TO STOP THE EVIL WILL BE CON
TINUED.

EFFORTS TO STOP THE EVIL WILL BE CON
TINUED.
All doubts have been removed from the thoughts OF
every fairmindcd in Hudson County rs TO the
ultimate victory Of the Law and Order League over the
managers OF the Guttenburg racetrack. This belief
has arisen from the fact that three lawyers Of such
reputation Governor and eX supreme Court Judge
Joseph D. BedIe ex Judge John A. Blair, president OF
the Union League Club, and his partner, Otto Grouse,
have been employed by the league to fight the battle
ExJudge Blair told Tribune reporter last night that
he was confident Of "We did not enter into
this struggle no said until had given 1t the most
careful consideration, and if there is any power In
New-Jersey, In her courts or public sentiment, we
propose to invoke every such power to put an end TO
this institution. 1t has corrupted the whole com
munity and its subsidzng power has reached so far
as to neutralize the efforts of the criminal courts and
to protect criminals OF every grade and class 1t IS
matter in which every citizen who property and
who has rights which he thinks worth
defending should give his aid. We are satisfied
with what done Saturday, with the exception that
the offenders ought to have been taken of the track
TO give bail bonds and these bonds should have been
given to the justice who issued the warrants There
Is no law to compel constable to take prisoner
before the nearest justice magistrate. criminal
has no right to say where he shall be TAKEN We
have made a careful search OF the laws which treat
on this question, but have found none that requires
constable
prisoner. In fact, It is just the reverse, and he
must take the accused before the justice who issued
the warrant. Hereafter efforts will be made to take
the men arrested to justice outside the racetrack
1t is disgracefu for men to be permitted 10
give bail to their own justices In their own
disordery house There will be force enough hereafter
to bring the men arrested to the Justice who issues
the warrants
"Then you expect to make more arrests7'
"Certainly we shall continue to arrest these vo-
laters Of the law. We shall do all in our power
that the law win permit to do to Close this place
The men who at the bottom Of this movement are
determined to do every thing possible In this matter
and they have plenty Of money to use in the EFFORT.
This Will be no chld's play. 1t Will be simple
trial of strength whether these racetrack people
are stronger than the law"
ado you believe this Grand Jury will indict the
booknakers and officials OF the track
al should be very much astonished II the Grand
az the Grand Jury does not ndict viii your strength
be exhausted?'
aBy no MEANS We place little dependence on
the Grand Jury. We will 60 before the Chancellor.
do not care to say now upon what grounds, but IL
Will no doubt be done, and # the United States
Courts should be appealed to- those Gutterburg men
must not complain But this procedure has not been
determined on, and will not until the lawyers IN
the case confer again" j.,
'"@ Yes. and the Chancellor would probably grant
h6Sn is not no S ne asanst he track The Chancellor
could restrain the managers of the track from por
snng their business until the rule is ars,led. II he
choose to- Before Injunction would be made ~
manent testimony would no doubt be required by
the Chancellor" -. A.. ., =
The Rev. John L. Scudder said last night that The
Law and Order League determined To drive the
I9cetrack from Guttenburg and that II had no 1cars
OF the threats Of politicians, and then from the PUPPY
he addressed his large congregation In the labefacc
on the subject.