New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-15
THE SUSPENSE IS TRYING.
NEW JERSEY OFFICIALS STILL WAITING
FOR TIE GRAND JURY.
THERE WILL BE LIVELY TIMES FOR soME of
THEM IN PAssAIC COUNTY WHEN THE
,~prcrNrxrc ARE HANDED

THERE WILL BE LIVELY TINES FOR SOME OF
THEM IL PAssAIC COUNTY WHEN THE
INDICTMENTS ARE HANDED IN.
"When will the Grand Jury come into court =
is now the question that cXcites the pubic OF
Passaic County, n. j.. in general. and a numoer
Of ANXIOUS Chosen Freeholders, county officials anu
others in particular supplementary question
that causes almost as much interest Is: What
court will they come into?' Rumor appears 10
have settled rs definitely as rumor ever can settle
upon the names of the persons Indicted for iUegai
and corrnrt practiccs in county affairs, and the
uncertainty rs to when the indictments now IN
preparation by Prosecutor William b. Gourley,
will he handed in, makes the period one OF trying
suspense for the supposed defendants. 1t was
thought after the adjournment OF the Grand
Jury last Monday night, that it would come in
tho latter part Of this week. but while this is
still among the possibilities. it was significantly
said Yesterday that Judge DiXon-to whom, II
seems 10 be conceded, the bills will be handed
has an appointmcnt TO he in Paterson week from
next Saturday. June pa
Judgc Dixon in his charge 10 the Grand Jury.
virtually instructed them that the purchase of
the courthouse sitn by the board Of ls0l-92 was
illcpal This raises n question that causes anxiety
10 many persons. apart from question Of udict-
mont The Colt Land Company, from which me
site was bought for $4,000, is composed OF
large number Of stockholders including many
rro,nincnt citizens II the sale were Illegal may
not be- set aside, the tract thrown back on IN"
hands of the company. and III" latter required TO
refund the money? Taxpayers of Paterson nave
.utrcrcd by the Frechoders' extravaganza. The
city and the smaller one OF PaSsac, resisted pay
mcnt Of large share of the taN levied on them
bv the county. as they held that the objects Tor
which tho money was raised were unlawful. The
decision Of the State Supreme Court, recently
given. was against the cities. and the paterson
Aldermen wrrc compelled TO put an extra Soo,ooo
in the annual tax levy, just passed, to make up
the arrears which the Court held must ne palu.
The tax ordinance this year. for TIE nrSt tiile III
fine citv's history. passes III" miiondoiiar ihirH'
and thc result VIII he considerable increase III
tho tax bills next fall. -.
Grave stories are related Of bribery and per-
urv in connection with the giving out 81 the
frnn said that "A certain out-of-town arcnltect
was told that il he put mp 81 900 n co'lu gc'
thn avarl: that h" deposited that sum WIN
Iossoic CIV Democratic politician, hut never go,
back his money, though the plan, were awarded
IN , Paterson architect. Ii i rumor'I that ttc
out-of-town architect has been indicted ior prlo-
cry and that a certain frrchol ."r mas hc"n III,
dict.d for perjury. in swearing TO the "ran"
i,rv that hr lid not know this architect, whom
immediately aftcrward he met IN the corrlhof
and instructed 10 90 in and tell the same story:
JUDGE DIXON also instructed the hrahd Jury
thai the giving ont of contracts by thar same
ln.rd f. Ncht the county roads with electricity
was unlawful, as the contracts were made TO run
more than one year, thus virtually eNccenihg
several of the Indictments are in connection with
his case Then there are the stories OF amounts
raid out for repairs on mythical bridges, and
for roads impcriectly made