The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-09
DANIEL UP TO DATE
The Rev. Mr. Halleron's
Experiences in the Lair
of the Tiger"
THAT GRAND JURY HEARING.
Policy Protectors Lashed With
Words of Truth-Hot Shot
For Benson.
Fearless Condemnation of the Gam
bling Evil By The Brave
Methodist Minister.
THAT GRAND JURY HEARING.
Fearless Condemnation of The Gam
JUST A LITTLE INVESTIGATION.

JUST A LITTLE INVESTIGATION.
Heating Allowed to Reveal Few
Eects-Winfield' Caustic Talk.
The Grand Jury met Yesterday after
noon and examined several witnesses. -os-
rensibly on the matter of the policy
shops In this city. The first witness
the jurors had before them was the Rev.
Daniel Hallercp, pastor Of the Simpson
Methodist Church, who on Sunday night
preached genuine Philippe against the
Grand InQuisitors. Mr.. Halleron ap-
peared in the auti room promptly at two
o'clock. in obedience TO the subpoena
which had been served upon him. he
was accompanied by Brother Sterling
OF Trinity Church, who was ready to give
bail for the belligersnt clergyman II ne
cessary. He carried small grip which
she crowd of spectators understood con-
tained evidence. He was very bslligsrent
looking, and when his name was called,
stalked into the jury room With more tn g
air of an outraged parent about to infict
punishment than q saint going to martyr
dom. After the door had closed behind
him some time the sound of angry and
excited voices cRuie through the heavy
oak. and those on the outside concluded
that monkey and parrot time was
evidently in progress.
In the course of half hour Mr.. Hal
loran emerged from The jury room look
ing considerably frustrated and evidently
little less calm than usual. He locke /
around him as il he did not exactly real
ize where he was and and then taking q
seat he remarked two or three times.
"lm all right. I'm all right"
A reporter asked him what had hap
pened in the jury room, and he replied
that he was too excited to talk then, but
when he grew cslmer he would talk.
He then took up bis grip aud LETT In COM
pany with Brother Sterling for Ocean
Grove.
A reporter for THE JERSEY CITY NEWS
found the reverend gentleman seated
upon the porch of his pretty cottage at
the Grove this morning and heard him
tell this story OF yesterdays proceedings.
WHAT HAPPENED IN THE JURY ROOM.
"Wnen ! entered the room l walked up
to the desk where Foreman EdeIsteln
sat and he administered the oath TO me.
YOU'RE q minister asked Mr.. Edel-
stein.
"tYes,' 1 replied.
'Of che Methodist Church, I think
continued Mr.. Edelsrein.
Eyes sir replied.
~ then gave my residence and Mr..
Edelstetn went on:-
"sWs understand you have made state
ments rejecting on the Grand Jury?'
Il said that l had, and would not deny
It there or anywhere else.
"'What grounds have you for those
statementsf was Mr.. EdeIstein's next
question,
''My grounds are Of three fold char
acter. gentlemen.' bsgan. First.
Judge Lippincott's charge to You as q
Grand Jury on April 4; second. the state
ments OF reputaDle newspapers, which
have not been contradictud. aud, third,
by my own observation. First, as to the
matter of Judge LtppfRcott's charge
You were all present then?,
Yes replied Mr.. Edelstein.
"tAnd you all heard all of his charger
"sYes,' again replied Mr.. Edelstein;
but, can you give us Judge Lipplncott's
charger
/ can. Substantially replied. Its
main features were. first. dissertation of
the Sabbath by the sale OF liquor openly,
shamelessly aud persistently. The next
general head OF the charge was policy
gambling and green goods, which I
grouped under the one heal of policy
gambling. The Judge said this was no.
torions and defiant, and the places were
known to the police authorities. The
third head OF the charge was racstrack
gambling. Very concisely the Judge
uisabused your minds of the constitu-
of the Thompson racing laws of
last winter, saying that they were utterly
unconstitutional, that the sSturnalia of
a.. -
and that there was no escape from indIct-
ments II you Grand Jurors would do
your duty
Fortunately had with me the manu-
ecript of my sermon, aud read verbatim
ihe exact language Of Judge Lippincott's
cha rge.
My second class of evidences, gentle
men, continued, Is the statements of
reputable newspapers which have been
sprsad broadcast over all parts of the
country aud which have not been denied
and now claim that | have the right 90
consider those statements as statements
of fact, and comment upon them as
such.'
JOKER" BENSON TAKES THE FLOOR.
"Joksr Beuson here spoke up. and
said / must not take the statements
OF disreputRble newspapers, and plainly
Told Benson that ! considered The JER-
sEY CITY NEWS, the Herald and the
World reputable papers. Joker Benson
Il en- as ked me II took reputable papers.
and replied that ] did. Continuing, /
said:-
Now geptlemenlmy third class of esi-
dence Is personal observation. A week
ago last Sabbath night ar the close of my
serv ces walked up Hoboken avenue to
the Five Corners and saw every saloon in
that section beginp<uR at the corner of
Central avenue apparently open aud doing
business. Jhe front door OF one was
zen; lights were burning in all for ven
Il l.tion and In some could be heard the
noise of trade. One of your noble police
men was at my elbow aud must have
seen that door ajar, but said nothing.
4 "sLast Sabbath night, iu company
with several of my official brethren,
taking the same course at the same time,
with NewarK avenue to Paiisade avenue
IN addition. and back down Hoboken
avenue below Oakland, we found in
every single instance the saloons appar
emily doing business. Que man came out
b. the front door with the appearances OF
drink upon him. Several Of the saloon
d or5 were ajar that night. Mr.. Edel-
stein wanted To know the names uf these
saloons and saloon keeDers. and said
that was entirely unnecessary, rs every
saloon In that section was open. Theu
be asked II had any further evidence,
and replied that Was not expected to
90 into the Sums. but to take the evl-
dence OF those who had.
BOARDING THE LION IN HIS DEN,
Then MIR. Eoelstein, In his slippery