New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-16
MANY OFFICIALS INDICTED.
A GREAT SHAkINI-UP IN PASSAIC COUNTY,
NEW-IERSEY
AND CORRUPT METHODS OF DOING COUNTY
RrSINTSS DENOr NCED.


AND CORRUPT METHODS OF DOING COUNTY
BUSINESS DENOUNCED
| Tho lonc-cypcc.ed comne of the Passaic County
Grand Jury into court with bills of Indictment
against pnllic officials for illegal and corrupt
| meho : of doing county business made ycSter-
day in Paterson. Y. J. The courtroom wa,
crowded when Judge Dixon. Of the Circuit Court,
with Judges Hopper and Van Iioycnb"rc. OF the
county courts took his scat upon the bench.
| The foreman. John Johnson who WAS postmaster
OF Paterson under the former Cleveland Admin
istration and i now clerk of the District Court,
usicrcd the Grand Jury into court. On the
usual formal demand the foreman handed to
Judge Dixon bundle OF papers. He looked
them over and. discovering that WAS pre-
sentiment ordered u read in open court. After
/ Tho LONG document had been lstcnol to att'n-
til ~ tho Judge discharged the GRIND jury
Will tho thanks Of the court and he added that
| he was sure that they would have the THINKS
of the public rs well
Tho b.ll. of indictment wcr" handed down to
| tho Sessions for niaI at the nr\t t"rm. Ii Is
said that the warrants for the indicted men VIII
be- issued on Monjay Until they are arraig''cd
thc indictments ar" supposed 10 be secret. hut.
| having bon discharged. tin" Grand Jurors in prl-
va;c talk freely, and il is pretty generally under
! stood that thfr' aIc Twenty-Five" lnd!c'rrA's
! against almost a. '.cay individuals.
Francis J. Marley Of Little Fails: John II.
Foall,s and Jacob II. Tntla, Of Paterson; Thomas
! Giblm, of Fas-aic, and Harry v. B'raan. OF
| WAYNE. mcmhrs of ;he County Jail AMI Work
! house Committee Of the Board Of trchollrrs oi
lso1-e. are said TO bc indicted for awarding 70
the Edison Electric Illuminating Company large
contract for lighting county roads with electricity.
/ hi mad. I'd for ftIn
ono year. thereby violating tho law This i said
| 10 be- the Indictment which has cighyt pages
and $4,000 words
For voting for the purchase of tn" 10000
courthouse site from the Colt Land Company. and
thereby exceeding the appropriation, the folllwlng
members of the same board said to hc in
dictcd in bill covering Gfty-two pages James
| Carroll. John l.. Foalks. Thomas Howard John
| II. Morrow, Cornelius Quackrnhush. Jacob il.
Intlc and Henry Wardlc, of Paterson J. ). Bill
dl. and Thomas Gihin OF Pa>,ac; II. VI. B'r!an,
of Wayne: F. J. Marley. of Little Fails William
Patterson, Of West Milford; Josiah Kicker, Of
Pomnton and John {. Roc of Manchcst +. Nor
row was director of the board and Howard is
now County Bridge and Light Inspector.
William Nelson Clerk OF the Loard now and
for many years past, l. said to be indicted foT I'M
lawfully receiving from the county money for Il
Centennial History OF Paterson, now in press,
gotten up by himself and Charles \. Skinner, for
which a." Board of Frcehold'r, appropriated 81
O0O Nelson is lawyer and active politician; II
/ corresponding eecrotlry of thc New-Jcr~ry lis
torical society, and rccocniz"l authority on
local history. He is finely educated. and Is a
prominent member OF u Presbyterian church.
CL1ries g. Shrincr is said to be indicted for
conspiracy in connection with the charges Of
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architect to whom was awarded the job of prc-
pairing plaae for the proposed courthouse. Rnmpf
wa, supposed To receive $4,000 for his plans, but
current rumor ,ays that he bad t. divide nearly
half or the amount anon several p'IsOn- - com
missions" Shrincr j. an cN-pcw-pap'r man and
M enthusiastic angler. He has tor some years
held the position Of County fl.h and Sam" War
den and j. Exalted Rulor Of Paterson Lodge Of
Elks Rumpf is said to b" indicted for bribery.
but il j.. believed that h" has turncl states cvi-
dcncc and wiz get of lightly.
Corr,liu. V W. Fonda, County Engineer OF
Road-. j., reported To b" inGic;ri tor unlawful
practic,s CrcStcr -. Ely. cN-Doprty Collect r
OF Internal Revenue. leading Democratic p1liti
elan. is said To be- indicted in connection with III"
ALLEGED conspiracy against Kumpi, a. l. also
Thomas McCran, cN-A>scmblynan, cN-llr"hol Ter
and row County Inspector OF Roads. lnona> W.
Risk. member of the present Board OF Freehold
,1- i, said 10 bc indicted lor signing bill Tor Il
uaNIn,nt Oh tn" Centennial book, a. ~ Frrchoip"r
iicor.c v ID Mott, of AcIuacklnonk. I." only
IA. nib r, of lat years boar NiD "sctp"l lndIrt-
llout il il said ar. :. j. Post ami Albert Ipt IN,
of Pas4aic and lc,ndrd F".ncy, OF Paterson. who.
with D.MJtt, did not vote for IL" c''rthou'"
schcn'. , - ..,
have narrowly escaped Indictment lor hi cOnner-
ton with the payment Tor th" COURTEOUS slt, ann
that h" goes free because ms I"'H.': II any, M'S
technical. II is also said that tn" allegation
thn; a Jersey City architect put up money ~
secure tie award of the courthou-" plans, AM
that SOM. of the money stack to tn" lli.'fs "l
prominent p'r'onS III roth IHt'rsoi aIlI ,
did not result in indictments, although II was
4 narrow c~cap, for ia" men involved
The Grand JU,v. before displrln@, passed
resolution of compliment tr tPc iIc%cu,"i' WI
lam i. GOurl"A, iOr his dcNotI"h I" ti' Pttpt
intcrc.t and the skill and industry viii when
L. carried ont the lcayy task Of preparing the
The prrtrntmcnt is stingins and startling
arraienr"nt of methods III couniy hu-h''> ~
4ny. i'm part In regard 10 many matters
hero fin. orard in ltr-t has been led 10 believe
that crime had been committed, ,IlIlclrhl W"'l
yaa moi obtained to Justify In" presentation n
indictments and this inquest would urgently
recommend that thcs' matters ne iurtWF III Nc,,l-
Gated by the next Griuu Jury. lhlS grand III
llest has Co. me- 10 til" conclusion that IN" buoihc-o
of the county board especially in tn disbursement
of public money, la, been generally lhi'ct' ~
slcralitv, corruption and fraud, ana that dt
sums of money have thus been wasted, "inp']II''i
or ni,applicd Many mctlois o. bIslnc.s pulHurd
hy the Board OF FrccholdrrS, III the JuuFh''i, VI
this pranI muucst. facilitate and foster th'S'
corrupt prdctlC's.
WARRANT TOR / WORLDS FAIR DiRE'io"'
Chicago july - CspcciaIl.-A warrant WAS sworn
ont thl, morning for Ferdinand W. Peek. Nord :