The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-25
GRAND JURORS REBEL.
Ten. It Is Said. Will Ask
Judge Lippincott to
Discharge Them.
ALL ON ACCOUNT OF EXCISE LAW
The Majority 1t Is Alleged Win
Not Punish Sunday Liquor
Selling.
ALL ON ACCOUNT OF EXCISE LAW

Selling.
The enforcement of the excise law
Sundays has not been very great sue
cess in this city and county and the
snags that are encountered by the anti
liquor men are many and varied. In
some places, it is alleged, the police fail
to do their duty, and apparently sleep
while walking past a beer saloon. In
other places Magistrates look with indus
gent eyes on the violators of the Sunday
law. and still higher yet in authority,
is the Grand Jury, some of whose menu
bers are extremely liberal respecting this
question.
| This liberal way of thinking, it is
said. applies to majority of the pres
| ent Grand Jury, and it has caused a row
| in that body of such magnificent pro
| portions that the Eninority-eight or ten
members-have declared their intention to
| set forth the facts to Judge Lippincott
when he returns to court. and to ask
| him to relieve them from further duty
for the term.
During the last four weeks the Grand
Jury has had about forty liquor cases
for consideration before it, and the ru-
NOR is that but two or three indictments
have been found out or all this number.
| OF these cases twelve were presented
on evidence obtained by Sheriff Toffey's
constables on June 16 and June %. The
/ other cases went to the Grand Jury
| in the usual way through the Prose-
cutor's office. The rumors that prevail
| concerning the failure of majority
of the Grand Jury to find indictments
| in so many liquor cases, and the threats
said to have been made by the minority
| to appeal to Judge Lippincott have ere
ated much unfavorable comment about
| the Court House, and Corresponding
rejoicing in beer saloons.
| F,yeryone who has heard of the dis
agreement of the Grand Jurors is Won
| dering what the outcome will be and II
| there is any influence at work, or, IL
the refusal to indict has been simply be-
cause the majority has not considered the
| evidence presented them sufaclehl "
make out prima facie case.
THE MEMBERS OF THE JURY.
The members of the Grand Jury are al
considered honorable men, and men VINO
| are not susceptible to influence from any
source. If their acts have been governed
nv any course other than lack OF evil
dence. the people in this county would
ha greatly pleased to learn what 1t is.
| The Grand Jury is composed of these
we'll known men:-W. w. Coffin, re73
tired merchant; nr- A.--Allen, Presidnass
| of the Board of Education; James O..
IClarke. Tax Commissioner: J. F. Clarke,
| David DAILY. member of the Board OF
| Edueatfon; George Eaton, bank messen-
| ger. Thomas NJ Gops1. insurance; john
Headden, Sr, coal; 54George Heritage,
| painter; D. Peter Hoffman, John Kerr,
| ex-Assemblyman from Harrison; VIM.
Mahon. ex-United States Internal Rev
enue Collector; Edward Maxson. lawyer;
| James McGrath, real estate; f. II.
Melville of Bayonne; John Mitchell,
| Alderman; Major Paul Quirk, Fred
Schober, member of Assembly,; j. II.
Slater real estate: Charles Turner, re-
tired. ex-Freeholder: DR.. w. W. Varick.
President County Board of Health; W.
vern,ilye. Alderman: Adolph Walter,
| jeweller.
WHAT SHERIFF TOFFEY SAYS.
| saw Sheriff Toffey today and asked
him if he had heard anything about the
rumored action of the Grand Jury on
| the excises cases. He replied
| mo"
haven't you heard that eight or ten
| Lippincott to relieve them from further
| duty for the term. because of the re-
fusal of a majority to find indictments in,
mo: I have no knowledge of any such
| intention. I summon a. Grand jury as
Sheriff, and there my duty ends. am
| not supposed to regulate their actions
and I have never tried to do So II
| would be decidedly improper for me TO
make any suggestions whatever TO
'How does it happen, Sheriff, that
you send out constables to obtain evi-
| dence against the violators of the sun
| day law?"
II only do this when I receive conf ON
zen complains of q gross VOCATION On s
| the law such as happens Sundays IN
many places, it is my duty to entertain
such Complaints You would be sur
prised if you saw some OF 1,,' the COM ral
plinrg spaoonkeepers ep nth in this County that keep
| their front doors open Sundays, and
entertain crowds Of roughs rs - ana Worit loose Sc
| this county for the sole purpose of car
| ousing. If a neighbor complains. of such
| and lay the evidence before the Grand
WHY WHY HE GOES TO NORTH HUDSON.
1T is said 9th that E s ma5Sayd 5ragd OF Jurg eae
fron, fou hSer North asHf Hudson IS NJ why is this?''
sBeeause Jersey, City, y,,oo5 Hob9ken a.,sea and and
partment which is fully able to take
care of the law breakers North liudso,n
| has no such police force, ana depenos
! entirely on the Sheriff to keep order.
For For M me to attempt to watch all the
LIQUOR stores in the. county would be
| impossible My staff is not large
| enough It would require a large force.
When complaint from this city, Ho-
| bolxen or Bayonne is made to me, go to
tbe Captain of Police in whose pre-
| einct the saloon is. and tell him that it
has been complained of, and that II ne
| does not aibate the nuisance will do SO.
| That generally is sufficient and no more
lermnlainfs reach me about this particu-
/ lar saloon.
| Jurors will ask Judge Lippincott to ac-
| cept their resignations?"
Il do not know anything about what
| the Grand Jury will do"
When asked Prosecutor Winfield
what he had heard about n the rum9red noTed
1 yerv wise and said he would not be i'm
teryiewed about the Grand Jury.
THIS YEARS HUGE EXODUS.
/ WASHINGTON. June %, 1ss5.-The