New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-04
BETTING AT MONMOUTH.
RACETRACK OFFICIALS MAY BE INDICTED
THE GRAND JURY OF THE COUNTY INSTRUCTED
IN THE L,w-INDICTMENT OR PER

THE GRAND JURY OF THE COUNTY INSTRUCTED
IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT OR PER
JURY SAYS JUSTICE BEAsLEY
Freehold. y. j.. Jan. (special).-Justice Beasey
the opening OF the January term Of the Monmouth
County Court to-day delivered severe charge to the
Grand Jury, bearing principally on the racetrack
question. lie said in substance:
e" understand that it will bc shown that at THIS
Nhc Monmouth Park racecourse there were certain
places where betting on the races In systematic
manner practsed day after day openly that
during that time there number OF men arrested
being engaged in that way, and that this course OF
things continued during almost the whole OF the races.
The law that not only the men who are making these
lets who perhaps had their booths there, no matter
who they were, no matter whether you know who
they were, II eou believe that the racccourse rom
pany, the corporation, o: the president or other
officers permitted that thing be done day after day,
you are bound TO find bill OF indictment against them
| for keeping disOrterly place disoNery place Is
any place where unlawful practices are hablually
| permitted. You will observe that while you may
| not be able to say who these men We're who were
making these bets there. you know the fact that this
was so continued openly, In the light OF day, TINT
this obviously done With tho assent and permission
With assistance OF the owners OF the property
and repeat that they just as liable to Indictment
and you just as 'bolndso indict them rs Though
| YOU 10und these DOObI1hASTo Dy idhiC AIN No"'~
| indict them. v,
| IL have heard It said that tie last Grand Jury
failed to find any bills because they could not tell
who these strangers were, who were making the
! bets, and who occupied the booths The matter may
not have fully explained to them at that time,
but they mnde a great mistake In not going lnrtler
and answering under their oahs the question whether
| the corp0ration the racecourse company ana HS
officers did not permit this to be done. II you
| hell that although YOU may not De
able TO say who the parties who are actually
permitting this gambling, IL the company permitted
| the gambling 10 60 on, you are bound TO ma phi
against the company and against any officers OF
the company who may have permitted II.
"Of course. / do not suppose you Will not do your
duty. me. II the evidence that speak
Of Is presented To you. the VIII lie before YOU
with option. and with but one option, ana that Is
an indictment. or indictments, or peri ury cannot
bo mistaken about that. II those things were done
IN tha IIrt Of day and the laws Of your State
openly broken, gentlemen. the people OF this county
have right TO cxpostnats ana tne people ." ,h tme
| can he done In midst The court now inStructs
the prosecutor as Is his duty to SEM IN"
gate them and the responsibility rests with you''
| MR. BONNER ENCOURAGING RECoRD-BREAKING
In a recent letter I" Z. d. wlggn, o, BeIlIneham
! Mass the owner Of trottng mare Martha
wilkes Robert Bonner call the formers attention to his
standing Of - 900 to be given 10 the owner OF The
inst hore which succeeds In trottlng mile before an
old style upon the Cleveland or Of the other OF
Grand Grand Circuit tracks In :0j or better, and Say
that II Martha wilkes accouyhes the feat and the cor
rcctness u her performance II certified 10 by the prs
dent Il any Of tracks, he will forward his check
I Mr. wigcin for the amount specified. In his reply u
Mr. Bonner, letter Wiezin says that he does not
know any more what his mare can DO than does
Mr. Ronner himself but tells what she has done In the
past The record for tho mile which Martha Wike'
ha. msde l. .os she ha.. however, covered one
quarter In 30 seconds in speeding the last part
| slow milo has gone one.eighh IN Ia seconds. and
oneslNt-cnth in CO tcconcs. A his marc is expected
70 b. much stronger than ever before. Mr.
wiggin Expects start her Tor mile record before Tho
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