New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-16
THE INDICTMENTS STAND.
A SETBACK FOR THE ALLEGED PLUMBER
ERS OF NEW-JERSEY.
JUDGE CoNovER BRUSHES ASIDE TIE TECHNICAL
OBJECTIONS RAISED BY THEIR CouNShi'-
DATES FOR THE TRIALS FIXED.

OBJECTIONS RAISED BY THEIR COUNSEL
DATES FOR THE TRIALS FINED
tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBrNEl
Trenton y. j. July 1.-THE alleged conspira-
tors now under criminal indictment. VINO were
exposed by the Voorhees, Investigating Commit
tee received a severe setback in the Mercer
Court this morning from Judge Conover oi thr
Monmouth County Court who came here to try
the cases Last week several Of New-Jerscy :
brightest legal lights argued before the court for
several hours to show that the indictment charg-
ing John L. Kuser. Emil Kreautler. Charles :
Robinson and otto Heintz with having banded
together to plunder the state was technically all
wrong and should he quashed. To-day Judge
Conover denied every point raised and IN" ira :
Of the accused men will so on All inc con-
spiracy cases growing out Of the exposures before
the Voorhees, committee were II have Deen besu"
on July "a but to-day those OF John l.. husef "i
Trenton Robinson, Of Princeton, ana fe'hN MI"
Kreautler of Newark were set down ior scpte"-
her ,s The trial OF John Mullins the furniture
dealer Of Jersey City. Newark and Brooklyn
who furnished and refurnished the state House
at fabulous prices once or twice year. was
postponed from July "a 10 September 80 to ac-
commodate counsel.
IN DENYING the motion to quash the indictments
over took up and disposed Of the points raised
by the counsel for the accused men. and clearly
defined the laws covering each point. lie said IN
part:
The Court Is asked quash these indictments for
,he reasons that because at the time OF the com
hitting OF the alleged offences. there was no IA"
on the sta tute books authorizing the printing ih ,i.
Gern,an Language Of the reports % the star" I"t
{, hc assumed that the Controller called Tor pro
posals for printing them without statutory h'-
,horIfv AZ all and by such action SIMPLY i'iiM' .
custom and precedent possibly. now can .uch lh''
tn envuIee affect the real issue involved IN ihi-
90 90 sc or be declared at all material
The essence OF The crime is tn" corrupt clHAh".
tion between the defendants 20 deirhui ana cnra
Tho state and the actual accoinr!: :hinehi oi 'h'S
nnrnosr by obtaining from the state money 10
uhich they were entitled for printing stare r.
norts So far as the indictments are concerned; u
makes no difference whether the state ContTol.".
acted under statute authority or not The dilcga
him and then proceeded to buy OF the lowest pil-
der in order 10 from the state me hlSh't
and cxorbitant price named In their own bn, am
nocketed the difference, whereby II is alleged tc
S,ate was cheated Of large sum OF money sup
go there was no law al all, would the fdct iha'
he ,nd,ctmcnt had alleged that there was such a
law entitc band Of cOnspiratoIs, VINO hah noh,
his nrntng and thereby cheated the state ont %
lts money. 10 go scot iree
Judge Conover then explained at length JUST
what q conspiracy was in this State, and quoted
from the indictments. which. ne said. clearly
showed a corrupt combination 10 cheat ana ne-
fraud the State.