New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-13
GAMBLING DENOUNCED.
STRONG WORDS FROM JUDGE LlPPINcoTr.
HE TELLS THE HUDSON COUNTY GRAND JURY
WHAT HE EXPEcTs-sUNDAY LIQUOR
SELLING \ NusDEMEANOR.

SIILINtf \ MlSbENEANDk
The September term OF the Hudson County Court
New-Jersey, opened yesterday. and Judge Lippn
COTS charge WAS looked FOR with unusual in
torest. 1t fully warranted the public expectation
Judge Lipplncott was particularly severe upon
gambling Of ali sorts and Sunday liquor selling
Concerning these he said
There Appears be ncce,sty Of speaking specially to
you ia f"aiion class OF offences AGAINST the law
h M county. ~ which repeatedly occur and Whch
are continued ard notorious.
IL Is The duty Of the Court to call Your attention to the
most "cn ard Violations 81 the ,w OF Stlte
against the habltus sale Of intoxicating liquors on sun
ds} 1t j. your full duty to indlct any one Violating
these laws, Whether the violations he by corporations
nd ylduas thcr are alike indictabc. Th' habtual
sale Of liquor SUNDAY /, made msiemeanor by the
statute 81 this and punishable such IL il no.
totious that within this county lotteries are maintained
and tickets in the ~0d almost al ibtnn Tho cities OF
this county arr denorzci and di'rrared by species Of
gambling called policy playing. IL Is cheap form Of
gambling but exceedingly lucrative to those who
the business IL Is incuatinc wholesale spirit for
gambling, which. scientifically speaking IL Is not gong
too far. perhaps. IL may become hcfedity IL Is
crowdnc cities AID the homes thereof with young
ramblers male and female. prosutlng our young men,
girls dishonest courses and rendering them
entirely unit any honest occupation In liir Inc
strong desire Of Court l. that tiis community be- rid
this moral Dc,tlercc The responsibility rss with You
1t the last term Of this court the attention OF the
.;rand Jury Vas called the existence In the town Of
Harrison in this county. Of the Oicn~e Of po'ans or
boo.making, both on the results o' horse far"S.
shortly aftcrwnri the places where these Illegal practices
existed were closed and they not since ieorcned
The fact that offender to offend does not conhonc
hi pat offences. understand though that the field Of
operation only transferred To Wcehawkcn where IL
l. now more or less continuously carried on. an not
at all speaking Of bookmaking or poorlihg upon
The regularly orgmlcd and licensed racetracks What
ever may II. hc the law In relation 10 that or
whatever may De- the result Of the cnactmcnts passed
lat winter lcgailng the business on racctacks, j.
,ti clear tm, poo-cinc and bo.kmahng in any Other
place f, a mist,n..onor by whomsoe'er committed.
II not aml>, say mat tae habituaI sale Of
liqunr on sunday. tho ofencc o. loic,-payhg pool
selling bookinakimg ard The green goods business ae
what are known la this county protected o1cht' OF
pot Violation II law; and dawins natural cfch'rH
om past history Of our county and LON lhd'p'''o'
fact, and conclusion OF the 0thcf m-t
b, absolutely 1carhcl: TIA, they either projected
>io,,io,. Of law O. rl.. the officers Law AID the
grand ur!,s with Oh power 81 the state at ihcir
command. aye unable To COPE with ard prevent these
Criminal offence, OF punish them when committed.
II may be- that o,dncc In relation TO thc.c or oihe'
offences Ia. been podu d before t. former Grand Iu",
and I'D ind, b. .nt> have resulted. The tact dO> 300
prevent the hom AGAIN bring pr seated 10 N""'
consideration aid that you must co-idr al cases Pre-.
snrd regardless ~ tie fact that former grand nHcs may
nave acted upon them
can only. ga concluding. repeat What have said b.
fore In substance Tho county Of Hudson T. growing
rapidly wealth and population MI il cities. t""n'
and township, The county government a." oNpeid NC
large of n-ney in wbic Improvements when ~"
demard'd bY The people In order 20 promote tn ninr
stand ne OF municipal governments and perhaps 20 >af"
them from circumstances, II T. essential That
the c,wnlturcs OF public moneys should BE- honest and
economical 1t I, your duty from time TO time TO i'
vcstpat' public corporate bodies II You ma hon 'Y
economy public expenditures should commend IT,
/, YOU should however. discover in whatever form or
under whatever cover or color. the public moneys NV"
corrulfy expended. IL your duty to nd't those
responsible FOR such coiruP, practices.
Judge lippincott also referred to the green goods
men, but said h. was Informed that they had all
been driven ont of the county. II would. however.
b. The duty II the Grand jury 10 see that they an
not return.