The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-31
CONFLICTS ON PAROLE.
Free to Reside Outside the
State, If Tney So
Desire.
THE BALL0T-BoX SUFFERS
Comptroller HeDpenheimer's Busy
Day--Miscellaneous Corpora
tions-A State Museum
Desired.
THE BALL0T-BoX SUFFERS
Special to the JERSEY ctr Ns,gs.

to the attention of the New Jersey au.
rhorities through the stories published
about alleged suicide OF q fitst supposed
to be Count william G. Kockegey.
The "CounLu energies from obscurity In
PhiIadelphia and says that he is not the
Kocksgey that committed suicide in San
Franci SEQ, but that he is living in Phila-
dslphia with his first wife. He was SEN
fenced to the State Prison for biaamy
aud released on parole. 1t has been gen
orally understood that prisoners SO re-
leased were not to leave the State, but TO
remain within its boundaries so tina t they
couti be under the inspection of ths
proper officers of the law, but on tnvesti-
CATION IL was shown that the law makes
no provision as TO future residence.
While 1t was f1rst thought that X ,ckelay
by residing III Philadelphia had broken
the contract he made with the State. it Is
discovered that he has d perfect right to
reside anywhere he chooses, providing he
reports every three months to the Gov
ernor, giving an account OF his where
abouts aud his social and industrial
habits.
In framing the parole law no provision
In regard to the future residence Of the
ticket-of-leave men was made. IL is
probable that the next Legislature will
asked TO amend IL SO as to compei the
prisoners to reside in the State for the
period covered by their parole. or TO pro-
vide that some one snail give security for
their good conduct should they renov
from 1t.
Their are a nu mber of parolsi man
living IN other ST ates. among them ex-
Sueriff Rockwell, who killsd James
wainwright IN Gee al county, and WAS
released six months ago from the prison
on parole. He did not return to Ocean
nVnEw hNrk fooIP wr~ il. -
some relatives In Brooklyn. Several
other paroled msn are living in New York
aud four OF them in Pn1ladelpht,.
SATISFACTORY RESULTS.
1t is claimed by those w no are. interest,"
cd In the parole system that this omis-
sion almost defeats the practical appli-
cation of the law. PAroled prisoners arr
still In the custody of the State and can
be restored to the institution from when
they have bean given q ticket of leave at
any time that their conduct warrants iG.
They are practically prisoners out on
their good behavior, but the New Jersey
law has nobody watching them to sac
how much they refrain from ida or i'm
moral habits. While the law provi les
for their rearrest for any bre ,ch of cou-
duct should they be In the State, there is
no oversight over those who leave It's
jurisdiction, and ever should 1t come to
The knowledge of the prison authorities
Or the Governor that KocKsgey or Rock
well We're dtsobe ying the conditions OF
their parole. it W oult take a long and
tedious process Of law to secure their ar
rest and imprison Hient.
As far as the State authorities rel port.
the parole law has worked 10 their ats
faction, only W persons having bsen
! returned to State Prison. II is reported
by the Executive Department that all the
prisoners reporG regularly. including the
ballot-i0x suffers. who were released
last Christmas. Their time of parole
will soon be over. VIII en- they will be
given an absolute release, but they will
still be under the ban OF ~dlsfranchise :
ment.
THEY HAILED HIs COMING.
State Comptroller Heppeuheimer was
at the State House Tuesday for the first
time In four weeks, and found a wash
basketful OF warrants waiting his sig
nature. His appearance was gladly
hailed by a large number of State eur
pioves ia the State institutions aud osh or
creditors o. the Stats. His protracted
absencs caused considerable annoyance
to those who needed some of tbs wealth
censsined in tho Stale cashbox.
Mr.. Heppenheiimer while nc the Thou
sand Isles was taken sick aud was unable
To return home. He had gone there for
but q short period to rest after che ex-
element Of camp week. His sickness
was OF such a character that he could not
travel, and he had TO obey his physicians
orders ana remain quiet. In the mean
while warrants innumerable were being
| prepared for his signature, and these
confronted him when he came to his
desk Tuesday. He spent the entire day
fixing his autograph TO the narrow
strips of paper, which have q magical
effect upon the State Treasurer. The
State Department officials. as we'll as
their clerks and employees Of the State
institutions, were maae happy before
shutdown by receiving their delayed
checks.
MISCELLANEOUS CORPORATIONS.
Colonel Jonn Var Llsef, Secretary of
the State Board Of Assessors. makes the
statement that Notwithstanding the
contiu ued s;rInRency of the money mar
ket the miscellaneous corporations Who
a tax to the State OF New Jersey for
using its name in a business connection,
are making their payments to the State
with more readiness than they had shown
for four years; that over rs per cent. of
the total amount assessed on the 8, 700
miscellaneous corporations has already
been paid. and that this beats the record.
| There ave been q few more appeals this
year than heretofore, and the statement
Is made by the counsel for soma of the
| corporations that they are making no
money and find it difficult to sell stocks,
| yet they seem to comply with the de-
Mauds OF the State more readily than
heretofore.
The total returns from miscellaneous
corporations will bs larger this year tnan
| for any year in the history of the State.
The revenue FOR the filing of certificates,
as we'll as the assessment of taxes, will be
larger by forty per cent. than last year.
The possible solution OF this is that the
| State has been careful to follow the cor
| porations closely and to weed out those
That lave suspended business or col
lapsed.
II is the duty Of the Acknowledgements
to 0 against u corporation when it
| refuses to pay and to obtain q perpetual
injunction enJoininR It from doing any
further business. aud this has kept the
Attorney-Gsnerals ofHcs busy for the
past two or three years. 1t has annulled
The charter OF 4 large number OF corpora
tions that have been carried on the books
ever since the Corporation ACT went into
force.
A STATE MUSEUM WANTED.
The several department exhibits of
| New Jersey now at the Chicago EXPOSE
tion have been so generously praised that
the heads of the departments are at sea
to know what they will do with These ex-
hibits when they are brought back to
Trenton. The school. geological. agri.
tural and horticultural displays are
sufficient In themselves to fill a good
sized building.
A. State Geologfst Smock aud Dr.. A. B.
Poland aud franklin Dye. secretary of
the State Board of Agriculture, nave
had their heads together recently, and