New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-11
CALLING JUNKINS To ACCOUNT.
4 POPULAR DEMAND IN CAMDEN FOR THE PUB
Lie PROSECUTORS REMOVAL.

, POPULAR DEMAND IN CAMDEN FOR THE PUB
Lie PROSECUTORS REMOVAL
Camden n J Nov. 10.-,Special)-The election
outrages in this city on Tuesday bid 1aii 10 MANI
trouble for the Prosecutor of the Fleas. lHcre -
feeling that Prosecutor Junkins Should De heiu
to strict accountability for his ante-eectoh u''et
ances which plainly indicated that no matter
,,,hat came the Democratic heelers and thugs
would be we'll protected. To these utterances more
than to any other one thing are ascroed the 'eii
bic assaults upon decent citizens ana the s"o'"
deputy sherilfs 4 few days before election Juhkis
was quoted in W. J. Thompson's paper as saying
want TO say right here, and very ernphaticaily'
that the work of the Grand jury VIII amount
to nothing / will go before the Court az the
nroner time and noe pros every one or the IN
dictments found. understand they have touha ABOUT
Gftv indictments. Although these indictments nave
not been presented to the Court or to my once
yet still the fact has already appeared In the
public prints This is another queer transaction
OF this queer body The law jealousy guards the
secrets of the Grand Jury room Why, not even
the Judge of the Court IS allowed IN me rooii
when the Grand Jury IS IN , sesSSa @
that body. still the secrets have crept out anu
been made public However me De,nTcI tid Ths
Grand Jury is impotent without the aid OF nm tne
Prosecutors Office. They can md all the ihuicl.
ments they please but it is only through me that
these indictments can get into court ! want 20
unprecedented. There is plenty of business 10 Keep
the Grand Jury busy for a month, yet tney are
busily engaged in anticipating crime. VINO ever
heard the like? a., -. ..o ,;yn,
that remarkable publication came OUT put ne s re-
fused TO deny it, The Grand Jury. full OF indlShi-
ton demanded explanation, which II never got got
The public were appalled, by the holiness OF ne
statement and looked upon It as barefaced pa
to the thugs to do they pleased a demand IoI
the Prosecutors removal Is rapidly gaming
strength Junkins and his assistant have been
freauenters OF the Gloucester track: me
assistant, II. s Ridgway. is son or Charies .
Ridyway, one OF the Democratic i'ollce Co,ninis-
soners who in the murderous special po i
men He Is at the track every day, rain or Snlne;
His appointment as assistant prosecutor created
wide spread satisfaction among the Democrats
themselves nearly 1--WE years ago. because JuhN!;ls
had promised 10 appoint Thomas j. Curley The
Prosecutors office has long been looked upon as
grossly mismanaged. Attention was called Sharply
to its neiciency by the failure TO convict any one
for the atrocious murders of Annie Leconey, n
1890 and Mrs Annie Miller the next year; ana
though at least a dozen murders have been com
mitted I'm the county in the last i've years, there
has been only execution. ,
The Grand Jury sworn In at the opening or the
October term Is still in session, ana IS making a
thorough Investigation of the dastardly assaults
committed by the Democratic policemen on Tues
day Ii is probable that large number o. lndlct-
ments will be found The Prosecutors term ex-
pires March ~ 1924.