The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-03
HERALD Or RIGH1
Judge Lippincott Sounds
Another Clarion Cry to
the Grand Jury.
NO MORE SUNDAY RUM
Praise for the Jersey City
Poliee--Hoboken's Indecent
and Sunday Shows.
PROSECUTE THE GAMBLERS
The Court Dissatisfied With the
Ignoring of Policy Shops
Green Goods and Word
Guessing.
PROSECUTE THE GAMBLERS

When Judge Lippincott, followed by
Judges Hudspeth and Kenny, seated them
selves in the Court of Oyer and Terminer to
day, they smiled with approval on the beau
tiful bouquet of carnation pinks which had
been placed on the bench by old Pop Cook,
custom which he always follows on the
first day of the term of court. The judges
glanced at the lawyers within the bar and
observed the absence of an unusual number
of old practitioners, and the lawyers present
noticed with regret the absence from the
bench of Judge Hoffman, whose renomina-
ton has not yet been confirmed.
The civil calendar contains forty-one Su-
preme Court issues, III Circuit Court causes
and thirty-eight appeals from District and
Justice Courts The list of cases to be tried
Is led by Collins & Corbin, who have eight
Supreme Court and ten Circuit Court cases.
Bedle, MCGEE g. Bedle, Vredenburgh q
Garretson, Wallis, Edwards q Bumsted and
other leading firms follow.
The charge of Judge Lippincott lasted
nearly one hour and was attentively listened
to- particularly that portion which reflected
on the recent Grand Jury for not having
found indictments in excise cases and the
reference 10 UQS OOuSOuQdblOA 4AdCSiOA OOAA
pany.
THE CHARGE.
After the usual preliminary remarks and a
reference to jail cases, Judge hpp1ncott
spoke as follows
now pass to the consideration Of other
matters In considering these matters, 1t
will, to some extent, be necessary to deal
with past events in order that we may have
a clear understanding of your duty, as 1t
now exists and the future action necessary
on your part to vindicate the laws, punish
offenders and ensure the public peace and
good government and the prevention of
crime and consequent demoralization OF the
people of the county.
For years, in this county, race tracks were
maintained by corporations and individuals,
upon which habitual betting, pool selling,
bookmaking and other forms of gambling on
the results of the races were not only per-
rnitted, but maintained by those in charge
of such race tracks, and this to degree un-
heard of in this or any other State; every
day in the year was given up to this de-
moralization. The Generalization conse--
quent extended over the whole county, and
it crept into society, politics and govern
ment, and it def1led everything it came into
contact with. publicly and privately. The
scandals consequent upon this state OF affairs
became worse than the crimes committed,
and more demoralizing in their effects. The
Court from time to time charged the Grand
Jury to indict, but the Grand Juries refused
to listen to the appeals of this Court and it
was not until the last term Of this court that
these appeals had any effect whatever
The power of those committing these
offences extended to legislative channels,
and it was attempted by public enactment to
permanently fasten the offences upon the
public, and taint official and private life
with their corruption. Happily, portion
of those enactments were adJudlcated un-
constitutional, and the whole scheme of
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ent legislature, been erased from our sta
tutes and now the law is that betting, pool
selling, book making, or other form of
gambling upon race tracks, either upon the
results Of the races there or elsewhere, are
unlawful, and the corporations or individuals
who manage the same are lndlctable for
permitting, allowing or maintaining these
practices.
In this county this offence has ceased. The
last Grand Jury presented indictments cover
ing the past offences, and they now form q
subject of consideration by this Court, and,
therefore, you are at present relieved from
any consideration of matters OF this char
acter, but it must be distinctly understood
that should a repetition OF this offence be
attempted, at once will the power of this
court be exerted to its utmost to apprehend
the offenders, and prevent the renewal of
the state of disgrace. and contempt OF law,
from which we have emerged No officer of
the law will be allowed to escape or evade
his duty, and the matters will be at once
presented to you for your prompt considera-
tion and action.
SUNDAY LIQUOR SELLING.
But there exists another matter from
which the Grand Jury cannot be relieved
The Court had hoped this matter would be in
such shape in this county by this term OF
court, that no reference need be made to it.
But / find the last Grand Jury has not con-
sidered it in manner at all satisfactory to
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tration of Justice in this county. know it
is not the fault of many of the leading mem
bers of the last Grand Jury, that justice has
not been accomplished in this matter; many
of them were in favor of tbe enforcement of
the law, but they were overruled by the ma
jority.
statute of this State by the unlawful sale of
LIQUOR on Sunday. A brief glance at the
facts may not be amiss. Term after term
for years this Court has charged the Grand
,Jury to indict those who unlawfuily sell
lionor on Sunday: evidence of violations of
law has been presented to the Grand Jury,
plentiful and convincing and yet the Grand
.Juries have defed the law and disregarded
the advice of the Court. These yiolators OF
the law are found, first In one pollucal
rarty then in the other, and upon this very
Question. of whether they shall be permitted
to violate Sunday law, they have been
serious detriment and embarrassment
to both political parties, and
both political parties in the Legislature re
of this State have refused at their behest TO
modify or repeal the Sunday law, and, If
anything, the statutory penalties from time
to time enacted have increased in their
strictness and severity, The Legislature OF
1898 enacted statute which provided tnat
any sale of spirituous, yinous, malt or in
toxicating liquors contrary to law should
be an indictable misdemeanor. Any sale OF
such liquor, habitual or otherwise, on Sun
dictable. Such sale is prohibited by law,
and such has been the statute from colonial
) times, and no Legislature in this State has
dared repeal it or even modify it to any ex-
tent. 1t is the law and it should be en-
forced
Last term / specifically called the atten,,
ton of the Grand Jury to tins subject, and
requested them to enforce the law and
policy of this State in relation to this
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