New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-15
AS COURT OF IMPEACHMENT
THE NEW-JERSEY SENATE TRYING JUSTICE
CONNOLLY. or BAYONNE. FOR
V,pTor's OFFENCES


! Trenton March "a (specaD.-For the third time
in the history OF the State the Senate to-day. after
transacting the regular business Of the state FOR
about hour. resolved Itself into High Court Of
! Impea chment and proceeded with the trial Of Pat
rick " Connolly. Recorder and Justice OF the Peace
OF Bayonne Mr.. Connolly has been mpea ched by the
House. who charged In several articles that he nad
committed "A high misdemcanor by fasIfying his
docket in a case on contract between Jane Flynn
and Mary Sullivan involving 500. Another article
charged the Recorder with having brutally assaulted
! Dewitt Van Buskirk. a lawyer OF Bayonne. when
! Van Buskirk. who counsel for Mrs. sullivan.
! demonstrated with Mr. Connolly for changing. as
| he alleged absolute verdict for his client to
partial verdict. S!i another ~ the articles OF Inn
parchment charged the Recorder with being of
'quarre.some, low and brutal disposition" and al
legged several cases OF assault and battery against
! HIN. Senator Foster NJ. Voorhees, OF Union Coun-
ty made presiding judge OF the proceeding.
| The House managers-Messrs. Storrs. skinner cod
ding Hicks and tsher-werc represented by William
II. Corb!n. ard Van Buskirks interests looked
after by Charles W. Parker Horace Oborman and
Elmer ". Demarest. attorneys. while Connolly
represented by Colonel Charles ". Fuller and eX-
Judge William r. Hoffman.
The Justices answer 10 the impeachment articles
a general denial OF their truth. The accused
IS a mild looking person and made good I'M
preston on the Senators when telling his story OF
how his docket show erasure. At the
outset. Judge Hoffman asked that the articles
charging brutal conduct be stricken out. the
ground that they were irrelevant and not in
Guided in tn. for which officer Of this State
may lie impeached. After a discussion regarding
the powers OF the Court. vote Nas taken and the
motion lost. II voting Ia the negative and In
the affirmative. But finally the Court ruled that
evidence should be received these points. there
fore combining the to the classification OF the
docket and the assault upon Van Buskrk Assem-
blyman Codding. for the Board OF Managers, re-
ferred TO the gravity Of the offences with
which the accused official charged and told OF
the care with which the investigation
Quoted. The evidence gone over in detail In
conclusion. he asked In the OF the people OF
the State OF New-Jersey a verdict in accordance
with the finding Of the Board OF Managers. and
asked that proper punishment be inflicted upon the
accused Justice.
Charles A. Parker. Mary Sullivan and law
student. John +. Lee that Justice Con-
molly had told them. after reserving his decision
for two weeks. that he had found verdict for
the defendant" When they finally Got hold OF the
docket they found the Justice had given verdict
OF 'non-suit thus anording the complainant an
opportunity 10 begin the SUI again In the higher
court The compliments endeavored TO show that
the docket falsfed by the Justice after he had
received a mysterious visit from Allen Benny.
lawyer who mad appeared for Mrs. Flynn
Van Buskrk testified that he had demanded
examination OF the docket. and after discovering
the words Judgment for the defendant erased
he had demonstrated with the Justice in his Office
do you mean TO call me liar?' demanded
Mr.. Connolly, according to Mr.. Van Buskirk
when the latter had several times reiterated his