The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-12
SUPPRESS CRIME.
Judge Lippincott's impress
slVe Charge to the New
Grand jury.
CONFIDENCE In THIS ONE
Corrupt City Officials Should
Be Dragged Into Court
and Punished.
THE PROTECTED" OFFE NOES.
Matters Ignored by the Last Grand
Jury MaG Be Considered
by THIS.

<1n 10 QSuh1 Win bu6 OpGuLuA OL q GeIuA
OF the County Courts, that of the Sep
TENDER term which opened this morning
drew to the Court House the bulk OF the
legal fraternity of the county.
The term was opened by Judge Lippin-
colt. On the bench beside him was
seated Judge Hoffman. The desk was
graced by large bunch of roses. Judges
Hudspeth and Kenny soon made their
appearance. The platform inside the rail
was crowded with loungers who fell back
when the Grand Jury marched into the
room, heoded by Sheriff Stanton and
Foreman DR.. John d. McGIll. The
Grand Jurymen formed semi-circle in
front o. the Judges desk. Every one of
the twenty-four answered the roll call,
Judge Lippinco tt remarked that two of
the mem bers of the jury had asked to be
excused. Their excuses We're much the
same and or equal weight. but rot
sufficient to excuse either Que. 1t was
mandatory upon the part of the Judge to
excuse one of the twenty-four. Juryman
Netherlands excuse was such as to
justify the court In eXcusing him from
duty.
JUDGE LIPPINCoTT's CHARGE.
During the charge to the Grand Jury
every ear was strained to catch every
word uttered BY Judge Lippincott. who
spoke clearly and distinctly. and especi-
ally with reference to what
constituted the Courts faithful
performances of duty rs we'll as THAT
of the Grand Jury. He first called attsn-
tion to the fact that one hundred prison
ers were in Jail charged with variety
of crimes. There had been no charge OF
homicide. he said, up to the present
time, and the county had been compare
lively free OF that class of offenses during
the past six mouths. He told the Grand
Jury that the cases of those in Jail
should receive consideration before those
of persons who were at liberty on bail.
The Court admonished.Jhe Grand Jury
against the practice of not meeting until
late in the afternoon. He termed it
pernicious and demoraliziug practice.
The charge in manuscript filled
seventeen pages of legal cap. Concerning
Sunday liquor selling, policy PLAYING, the
green goods business, pool selling, aud
iutimations of official corruption aud
exrravaganJ expenditures of public
moneys, he spoke as follows:-
LIQUOR SELLING ON SUNDAY.
"There appears to be a necessity OF
speaking especially to you iu relation stO
certain classes OF offenses against the
law in this county. offenses which repeat
edly occur and which are continued anu
noi orious.
'.It is the duty of the Court to call your
attention to the most open and notorious
violations of the law of this State against
tue habitual sale Of intoxicating
liquors on Sunday. It is your
full duty to iudict any one violating these
laws. Whether the violations be by cor
porations or individuals. they are alike
ludictab e. The habitual sale Of liquor
on Sunday is made a misdemeanor by the
statute of this State and punishable as
such. No longer ago than last
winter the Legislature of this Stale
subject. and by lew enactment de-
clal ed ne sale of Intoxicating liquor on
Sunday TO be an indictaoie misdemeanor,
aud by the provisions of the statute with
in the discretion of the court before
whoai the conviction is had, 1t is punish
able by fine of not exceeding $500 or
Imprisonment.
LOTTERIES.
1T Is notorious that within this county
lotteries are maintained and tickets IN
he same sold almost dd libitum. The
cities of this county are demoralized aud
disgrsced by u species of gambling called
policy playing. II is a cheap form of
gambling but exceedingly lucrative to
those VINO carry on the business.
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spirit for gambling, which, scientifically
speaking, it is not going to far perhaps tc
say may become hereditary. 1t ls now
crowdiug our cities and the homes thereof
with young gamblers, male aud female
prostltuting our young men, boys and
girls to dishonest courses. and rendering
them entirely unit for any honest
occupation in life. No one will employ
them with knowledge of their indulgsn-
ces. There ha-'e been two or three classes
Of men engaged III this business. There
have been prominent leaders aud under
men employed in 1t. 1t is said thas there
is not much con cealment of their BUSH
ness in this county.
Now. have spoken upon this matte r
at some length. shall perhaps not ad'
vert to it again. Tue Court discharges
its duty in lis instructions to you. The
strong desire Of the Court is that this
community be rid OF this moral
pestilence, and the responsibility is now
with you.
POOL SELLING AND BooKMAKING.
"AI the last term of this court the at.
tentiou of the Grand Jury was called &c
The existence in the Town of Harrison. In
this county, of the offence of pool selling,
or bookmaking, or both. on the results OF
horse races. Shortly afterwards the
places where these illegal practices exist
ed We're closed. and they have not since
reopeneQ. The TACT that an OLE nder
ceases to offend does not condone his past
offences. understand though that the
field of operation WAS only trans
ferred to Weehawken, where 1t ia
now more or less continuously
carried on. am not now at all speaking
of bookmakiug or pool selling upon the
regular organlzed and licensed race
track. Whatever may be the state of the
law in relation to thaJs or whatever may
lie the result of the enactment passed.
last winter. legaiziug the business on
race tracks, it is still clear tna5 pool
selling and bookmaking In any Other
place is q misdemeanor by whomsosver
committed"
The Judge said that although the green
goods business hud apparently ceased,
still he oeIieved that they would return.
aud warned the { -and Jury TO watch
out closely for them. Continuing ne
sald:-
PROTECTED OFFENSES.
st is not ainss To say 10 you that the
habitual sale of lidaor on Sunday. the
offense of policy playing, pool selling,
bookmaking aud the green goods busi
ness are what are known in tnis
county as protected offenses,' OF
protected vioIatiuns of law. and
drawing natural lnferences from The past
history OF our county and from indispat-
aole fscls and circumstances one