The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-01-18
force bill through the Legislature to
legalize gambling.

force bill through the Legislature to
legaliZe gambling.
II have noticed some communications
in the press which seemed moved by the
gentlemen connected with the Monmouth
Park ASSOCIATION. With the knowledge
l have of VIII the people of this Associa-
ton have been trying to do in
New jersey during the past two
years, their sudden and intense re-
gard for the law is amusing.
Perhaps some of the gentlemen con-
nected with tnat association would not
they are attacking If they were subjected
to Il rigid cross-examinatiou.
NO SEASONS FOR BETTING
81 don't care anything about horse rae
ing in New Jersey, but / fail to see any
difference between inducing man to bet
The people who are behind this move
ment expect to force law
through the Legislature legaliz.
ing bookmaking That is tue
onlyi object they have in the move
ment. l am willing to pay my sincere
respects to any man who tries 10 prevent
breaking OF law, but despise hum
bug. No bill to legalize gambling will
ever pass this Legislature"
JUDGE BLAIR's SIDE.
To obtain the Law and order League
side of this controversy, I called on ex-
Judge John A. Blair, who, with his part
ner, Otto Grouse. and Ex-Governor Bedle,
are counsel to the league. Submitted an
inquiry to the ex-Judge based on this
section in Honeyman's Practice and
Criminal Procedure, Section TAG. page
421;-"The prisoner after his arrest must
according to the command Of the process,
be taken before the justice who issued
the warrant. or some other Justice or
judge of the Common Pleas" The de-
sign of this law being that the party may
be permitted to give bail as soon as pos
sible after his arrest before the nearest
magistrate.
Ex-Judge Blair sad:-"The offenders
ought to have been taken off 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 or magistrate. A criminal
has no right to say where he shall be
taken. We have made a careful searcn
of the laws which treat on this question,
but have found none that requires con-
stable to go to the nearest magistrate
with his prisoner. In fact, it is just the
reverse. aud he must take The ac-
cused before the justice who issued
the warrant unless the warrant
states in it 'or before some other Justice.
Hereafter efforts will be made to take the
men arrested to Justice outside tine
be permitted to give bail to their own
Justices in their own disorderly house.
There will be force enough hereafter to
bring the men arrested to the Justice
who issues the warrants"
MORE ARRESTS PROMISED.
"Then you expect to make more ar
rests?"
Certainly we shall continue to arrest
these violaters of the law. We shall do
all in our power that the law will permit
US to do to close this place. The men who
are 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 cnild's play. II Will be simple trial
of strength as to whether these racetrack
people are stronger than the law"
"Do you believe this Grand Jury will
indict the bookmakers and officials of the
track?
Il should be very much astonished if
the Grand Jury did so."
IF the Grand Jury does not indict
will your strength be exhauSted?"
'By no means. We place little depend
ence on the Grand Jury. Wewill go be-
fore the Chancellor. do not care TO say
Gonbt be done, and if the United States
Courts should be appealed to, those Gut
tenburg men must not complain. But
this procedure has not been determined
on, and will not until the lawyers in the
case confer again."
Can you apply to the Chancellor for
an injunction?"
"Yes, and the Chancellor would prob
ably grant rule to show cause why a
permanent injunction should not lie
against the track. The Chancellor could
restrain the managers of the track from
pursuing their business until the rule is
argued, If he choose to. Before an in
junction would be made permanent, t tes-
would no doubt be required by
the Chancellor"