The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-24
PLEAD NOT GUILTY.
Indicted Street and Water
Commissioners Ar
raigned Today.
THE COUNTS AGAINST THEM
Admitted to Bail-Their Bonds
men-Date for Trial
Not Fixed.

accusation, the five members of the Street
and Water Commissioners have been ar
raigned before the bar of justice.
Long before court opened a crowd of poll
ticians gathered in the court room. Among
them were observed General Heppenheimer.
Judge McGrath, George L. Record fore
man of the Grand Jury, which indicted the
Commissioners, Michael Doyle, County Col
lector Hugh Dugan, Henry Lembeck. the
brewer, James C oyle, a coal dealer, and
Matthew Farrell, liquor store propr ietor
When Judge Lippincott was prepared to
devote his a ttention to the accused men,
Prosecutor Winfield ranged them in a line
before the court to plead to the Indictment
which he read and which was as follows:
THE PREsENTATENT.
1.-THE Grand Inquest of the State of New
Jersey in and for the body of the County OF
Hudson upon their respective oaths present
that John F. Madden William r. Cook Ed
ward A. Dugan. Charles J. Soners and
Stephen P. Yoe, late of the city of Jersey
City in the said County of Hudson on the
thousand eight hundred and ninety-one, at
the city of Jersey City aforesaid in the
County of Hudson aforesaid, and within the
jurisdiction of this court, being then and
there Street and Water Commissioners of the
said city of Jersey City, and then and there
Board of Street and Water Comm issioners of
Jersey City, and then and there holding q
public office under the Mayor and Aldermen
of Jersey City by virtue of the laws of this
State to wit said Office of Street ami Water
Commissioners duly appointed and sworn,
being persons of evil minds and dispositions
together with divers other evil disposed
posed persons whose names are to the Grand
Inquest aforesaid unknown, wickedly devils
ing and intended knowingly, corruptly and
unlawfully to cheat and defraud the Mayor
and Aldermen of Jersey City of their moneys
did wickedly, corruptly, falsely, knowingly
and unlawfully combine, unite, con-
federate, conspire and bind them
selves by agreement to cheat
and defraud the Mayor and Aldermen
of Jersey City of their moneys by purchas-
ing and paying for large quantities of sup
plies for and on behalf Of the said the
Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey City at
greatly exorbitant prices, by making
fraudulent contracts, for and on behalf of
the Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey City, for
work, labor and supplies to be done and fur
nished to the said the Mayor and Aldermen
of Jersey City, by ordering paid large sums
of money of the moneys of the said the
Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey City, for
salaries to divers persons who had not rem
dered any services therefor to the said
the Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey
City, and by a corrupt and extravagant ad-
of Street and Water Commissioners.
THE ASPHALT CONTRACTS.
ssAnd the Grand Inquest aforesaid, upon
their oath aforesaid, do further present that
the said John F. Madden, William R. Cook,
Edward A. Dugan, Charles j. Somers and
Stephen p Yoe, SO being Street and Water
Commissioners of Jersey CITY as aforesaid,
and SO constituting and composing and act
ing as the Board of Street and Water Com
nlissioners Of Jersey City as aforesaid to-
pether with divers other evil disposed per-
sons. whose names are TO the Grand INQUEST
aforesaid unknown. in execution of
the said last mentioned premises and
In pursuance of the said con-
spiracv. combinaticn. confederation and
agreement between and amongst them
a 5aforesaid. and to effect the object thereof
afterwards. to wit. on the eighteenth day of
August. in the year of our Lord one thou
sand eight hundred and ninety-three, at the
city of Jersey City aforesaid, in the County
and received proposals from divers bidders
for paving certain streets of Jersey City
with asphalt did wilfully, unlawfully and
corruptly vote to divide the award for the
doing of said work between the Trinidad
Asphalt Paving Company and the Barber
ders.
PLUMBING CONTRACTS.
ssAnd the Grand fnonest aforesaid unon
their oath aforesaid do further present that
the said John r Madden William r Cook
Edward Duean Charles ] Somers and
Sfenhen Voc SO being Street and Water
commissioners of Jersey CITY as aforesaid
and SO constituting and composing and act
inc as the Board Of Street and Water Com
rnissioners of Sersey City as aforesaid to-
eether with divers other evil disposed per-
sons whose names are to the Grand Inoilest
aforesaid unknown, in execution of the said
last mentioned premises and in pursuance of
the said cons1,iracy. Combination. confedera
tion and agreement between and amongst
them as aforesaid and to effect the object
thereof afterwards to wit on the ninth day
of August in the year Of our Lord, one
!, thou sand eight hundred and ninety-two at
the Citv of Jersey CITY aforesaid in the
County of Hudson aforesaid, having adopted
s ecifications for the doing Of certain plumb
mo- and steer,, heating work and repairs in
and r,non certain public schools of said CITY
OF Jersey City, known and designated as
Puhlic Schools Nos. /. Q. IS. 4. s. 10. IL 10.
16 and 30 and having advertised for pro-
nosals for the doing of said work
and of said repairs in accordance
with said specifications and hay
ing received certain proposals each
of which was for the doing of said
work and of said repairs in accordance with
said specifications and having at a meeting
of said board voted to award, and having
awarded the contract for the doing of said
work and of said repairs according to said
specifcations to one Philip s. Martin, did
wilfully, unlawfuIly and oorruptly execute