New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-24

sided in the criminal trials with two lay Judges
and In spite of the opposition Of his associates
Judge Lippincott succeeded in sending the whoie
10 jail.
Those were parlous days for decent government
A desperate and INSCRIPTIONS ring controlled the
local government in Jersey City and dictated the
State appointments for that section They produced
majorties to order at primaries and elections, and
self-respecting men were poweress against them
The Senate investigation Of 1890 had demonstrated
that at least 5000 fraudulent ballots had been cast
at the election for Governor in 1882 The proof was
so palpabe as to leave loophole for denial. Yet
II was only by extraordinary energy and frmness
that indictments against the sixty-seven election
officers were secured
The indicted men and the bosses behind them
fought for delay. but Judge L.ppncott insisted on
having the trials pushed. When the defendants
convicted and promptly sentenced Appeals
were taken to the Supreme Court. They were
allowed out on bail. and their masters foisied them
upon the public service in Jersey City as clerks IN
spectors and so forth.
The Supreme Court upheld Judge Lippincott, but
the ballot suffers cooy appealed to the Court
OF Errors and Appeals. Failing there they planned
10 invoke the aid OF the United States courts. There
was hope of getting favorable decision there
or anywhere else. but the plan Of the rasca!s was
10 fight off Imprisonment until popular Indignation
had cooled. and then they could get the Court OF
As soon as Judge Lppincott heard of this scheme
10 get the the overcrowded calendars OF
the Federal he sent cOnStaDes out 10 corral
the convicted 1t evening when they were
brought 10 court. and Judge Lppincott told them
that they must TO jail. They were hurried
off in coaches and locked up without interference.
Five months later the Court of Pardons turned the
whole crowd loose without any reason whatever ex-
cept that the bosses. at whose bidding the crooked
work had been DONE stu powerful and well
1ntrenched.
The ring swore to balance accounts sooner or later
with Judge Lippincott, but did not dare make a
hostile move against him when Governor Werts
promoted him to the Supreme Court. That act. 1t
Is generally conceded. one OF the most credlt-
able Of all the Werts regime.
Judge Lppincotts face looks like mild edition
OF Caesars In the discharge Of his judicial duties
he is stern and unhinching, but personally none
could be more courteous or sociable. SO far as
be Judged by the manner in which he has
comported himself, Judge Lppincott has never been
afflicted with cgomania or It's Jersey equivalent,
the "swelled head
Judge Lippincott born in Burlington County
ffty-three years He reared on his
fathers farm and attended the private and public
schools. He graduated from the Harvard Univer-
siiy Law School in 1867 and admitted to the
New-Jersey bar He settled in Hudson County, and
held various Offices. In 1856 President Cleveland
appointed him United States Dsirict-Attorney for
this State A year later he resigned on his APP
pointment law judge of the county The latter
Office he held until January. 1893 when Governor
Werts appointed him to the vacant seat on the SUI
preme Court bench.