The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-07
LIPPINC0TT ALERT.
He Is Determined the Grand
Jury Shall Do It's
Full Duty.

Judges Lippincott. Hudspeth and
kenny We're ON the bench yesterday
when tho Grand Jury headed by Deputy
Sheriff Heavey filed into the court room.
A number of indictments for petty
o~ffeuses We're handed the Court By Fore
man john Edelstein aud then Judge
Lii pincott requested Foreman Edelstein
to approach. Iu AN undertone the Court
Inquired IL the Grand Jury had doue an
thing concerning the policy dealers In
this city m the Foreman replied that
The strand Jury had this matter under
consideration. That ended the %couversa-
tfon and Judge Lippincott spoke
10 the Grand Jury as follows
THEIR DUTY MADE PLAIN.
The Courts attention has beeu directed to
several matters which the Court feels, under
existing circumstances, it should say something
10 you about, but the Court understands from q
converse ton with your Foreman, they are mat
ters which are still under your consideration,
matters concerning which the Grand Jury has
not yet arrived at a conclusion. Therefore the
Court will today refrain from saying anything
In regard to these matters and hopes that the
action of the Grand Jury will be such that the
Court Will not have 10 sag anything IN the
future.
There is one thing the Court cannot refrain
from speaking to YOU about, and that is the
crimes that have fourished in another part of
this city. refer to the of9ense Of the pre-.
tended sale of counterfeit money. or greeugoods
as it is Familiarity termed. and IL what we have
heard is true. that business is now prosperous
IN Greenville. The Court cannot conclude that
there is nothing in the rumors, for we read
about Them In the public prints every day. A
question which thee curt Is bound to ask on this
occasian is.-Nhether or not the police authori-
ties are able to cope with this ~offencey
The Grand Jury has the power to indict IL
there is any evidence at all at its
We must stop this shameless business, and
there certainly ought to be a very diligent and
honest effort made TO stop it. Culprits of this
class rarely escape punishment il indicted, and
in these cases the law will be stretched it's ut
most to punish Offenders and break up the
business.
The daily papers give the names of the men
who are engaged in the business. and we also read
that numerous arrests are made by policemen,
but when the prisoners are taken to the police
station they are permitted to go away instead
other magistrate, and the charges
investigated. The conclusion from these OBJ
servations comes with a great deal of force to
the Court thai the police authorities do not per-
init this with any honest intentions. The Court
must ask you to stop this practice, and il it is
not stopped will ask you why it is not.
INDIcT AUTHORITIES, IF NECESSARY.
You have the power to investigate such
cases as these without having a formal COM
plant made to you, and IL you find that the law
rs being violated you can indict those who are
violating it. II, in your Investigation, you find
the police authorities, and that they allow the
evil to exist, then indict the police authorities.
You have ample power to do this. 1t is a shame
TO think that our state Of government is such
that a crime OF this character can flourish
When Judge LippincotL had finished
speaking, the Grand Jury returned to the
jury room and digesred the charge.