The Jersey City news., 1892-01-11
CRONHHIM'S Big BAIL.
1t Costs Slo,oo to Turn the
Dive Keeper Lnose on
the Public.
HOT SHOT FOR GRAND JURORS.
Judge Lippincott Would Not Uriti-
ciza Them for the World,
HOT SHOT FOR GRAND JURORi

today, a civil case bring tried iu the
front court room before Judge Knapp,
another civil case in the rear court room
before Judge Magic, and the hearing In
habeas corpus proceedings brought by
Siegfried Cronheim before Judge Lippin-
colt. Testimony in this las mentioned
case was taken in the new Grand Jury
room, which was fully adequate for the
demands made upon it.
Judges Lippineott and Hoffman seated
themselves at Director Bruggemann's
desk and Judge Paxton occupied Judge
McGrath's desk. AS soon as
Judge Lippincott announced that
he was prepared to begin
the hearing, Leon Albeit, Jr., counsel
to Cronheim, made q strenuous effort to
prevent evidence under oath being taken.
for he knew that the evidence would
be handed to the Grand Jury.
He moved that Cronheim be
discharged from custody upon bal. to
await the action of the Grand Jury, and
submitted certified copies of the COM
plants and recognzances before Recorder
McDonough.
Judge Lippincott denied the discharge
upon that ground and said there were
two phases to the question, one being the
bona fides of the former arrests and the
other being whether the Court
had power to impose increased
bail. He said the offense was bailable
one and that bail would be taken. but that
the Court ougbt to hear testimony on the
question Of the amount of bail to be
taken.
Mr. Albeit insisted on bail being ac-
cepted without a hearing, but the Court
refused, ana Prosecutor Winfield, who
had been requested by the Court
for the State, called Michael
F. Kellener, Clerk of the Court of GEN
eral Sessions, for the first witness. The
Clerk testified that Cronheim had been
indicted Tor keeping a disorderly house.
September; 1888; he was arraigned
guilty. and on November 2S he retracted
that plea and pleaded non vult On No
venber 80 he WAS fined $50 ana COSTS
THE EVIDENCE.
Daniel Spencer, o. No.,1S4 Park avenue,
lesltled that on December % Sunday ne
went to Cronheim's Theatre between
half-past seven and eight O'Clock in the
evening and he remained there until
twenty minutes before ten O'Clock.
Continuing his evidence, he said:-"I
saw many people there; on the stage
there were songs and dances. tight-rops
walking, girl in short skirt sang
song, man played cornet and
bugle, a woman in tights and a
short skirt aud a man did a song and
dance act; there WINS fencing, sparring
match, two females, one in skin tights
and one wearing short skirt, sang and
danced. The girl in the skin tights wore
,eculiar ones, half being blue and half
W nirla her,
he manager announced an Intermission
and went away. There was an orches-
ira in the theatre and / supposed the
audience contained from two hundred
nnd fifty to three hundred persons.
Many were drinking, walters with
aprons Sc we'd them. l saw a boy from
thirteen 10 fourteen years old drinking
beer l heard a beer keg being removed
and another one being tapped. Isaw sew
eral boys and half grown girls there"
Cross examined by Counsellor Albeit:
1.-The place was rs orderly as such places
usually are"
ACTION OF THE POLICE.
Detective Gallagher testified that he
had been sent to Cronheim's by
Sunday nights. He saw the same
sort of performance that Spencer wit
messed except he did not see any skin
tights The female performers all he
and Iemperan e drinks sold, but did not
see apvohe indulge In "hard stuff"
Cross eXamined-"I never saw any dis
turbaDce there"
Ibid yon ever see any prize fighting
there on Sunday?" asked Judge Lippin-
cott
mot on Sunday nights. but have on
week nights"
"Who go there"
people of both sexes. The females
are from twenty years old upwards"
Chief Donovan testified thar he never
went to Cronheim's on Sunday, but
he sent his detectives there On Noyem-
ber % DIR. Sheppard, Mr.. Davis and Mr..
Siedman called mis- attention to the fact
that the theatres were about TO open, He
sain he would arrest the managers and
did so.
"Why did you not arrest everyone on
the stage?" the Prosecutor inquired.
because l was not instructed to do
So"
"But you know they violated the lawr"
Yes, sir"
"And do You need some one to tell you
to do your duty"
"No, sir; but 1 was not instructed to
arrest any but the proprietors."
Cross-eXamined:-'I never heard of
any disturbance at Cronheim's Sunday
nights"
Detective Good testified that he saw
regular variety show at Cronheim's and
beer sold. He never saw any disturb
ance.
THE PREVIOUS ARRESTS.
Recorder McEonuugn testified that
Cronheim had been arrested anu alraign-
ed before him a dozen times. When
Cronheim was arrested the Recorder
would 'be sent for and he would
admit CrouheIm to bail. On two oeca-
sions bail was $500, and twice after that
it WAS $500, aua every time after that il
was 500, except last Monday, when it
was $1,000
Adam Lutz, performer who had
PLAYED at Crouheim's, said he had per-
formed on the sta4e there Sundays. He
fenced and gave musical exhibitions. He
saw beer sold, girls IN tights, etc.
Policeman NJ Aleer. who acts as
! ouncer at Crouheim's, testified that on
Sundays variety show performance was
given, that beer was sol but that he sell
dom saw children there unless accom-
panied by their parents.
"Did you ever see any disturbance
tber, ?" J-keG the Prosecutor.
mo, slr; | W, uld not allow it"
Albert Schiller, of No. 267 Bloomfield
street cashier at the theatre. admitted
that beer was sold in The theatre
Sundays, denied that liquors or
wine were and grew indig-
nant when the Prosecutor asked
him If The female performers and men did
not, durihg..the evening go in boxes or
side rooms and drink wine or other
liquors. He was positive they did NOT.