New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-10

avn HIS BROTHER HAVE BEEN INDICTED
TWO LAW SUITS GROWING OUT OF THE
ELECTION OF RECORDER SENIOR
,.,,oro is m doubt in the minds Of Paterson people
| ,ha, the Passac County Grand Jury, which is no"
| - saes,o, has found an Indictment against Lay
Ju1eo Alfred A. Van Hovenberg. charging MIN
with knowingly leasing his property TOT lm"o' d.
nurnoses Runors of all sorts were current III rA'-
erson vestcrday. and by common consent the 'ol'
IN the Grand Jury was placed at 10 TO III la'or
~ the finding Of true bill. Owing 10 the illness
- Iaoo Homer the Grand Jury's report has not
\. vet been submitted to the Court. andfrom pres
ont Indications the matter will be delayed for at
least another week.
The charges on which the indictment OF Judge
Van Hovenberg II one has been found are oased
ore the outcome OF the conviction OF Remnant
Deutschen for keeping disreputabe house IN R'Ver
:, After Deutschen's indictment and before ne
was tried the first time he intimated that ne "ouu
not be found guilty, and II he were ne "ouu ie0e"o
only a short sentence The mans statements were
BY no means guarded. and, in fact' after 'he "rs'
t,rv had disagreed, they were so openly made as
- hacome q subject of general comment about the
ctv The intimatlon conveyed by Deutschens re-
marks was that he had friends at court VINO "eIe
bound to protect him. No one suspected any Vi
the Judges and Il was not until AFTER 'he man
conviction that insinuatons were cast on Judge van
Hovenberg These became positive aspersions when'
counsel made a statement in which he referred 10
certain checks given by his client to the Judge
brother James J. Van Hovenberg
The public or rather the greater part OF 1t, ac-
ceptei Mr. Randalls statement as an imputatlon
Of attempted bribery on the part OF James j. Van
Hovenberg For some reason or other the citiZehs
suspected that the checks referred to by Deutschen
counsel had been given to secure the immunity
from punishment which the divekeeper had so Ioudy
declared he possessed. OF course. the matter wor-
red James j. Van Hovenberg. and he promptly
commenced a suit In tort against Randall for $4,000
for slanderlng him. The declaration In the case mas
not as yet been fed the laws of New-Jersey
allow fifteen DAYS for the fling of the papers after
the suit has been begun.
THE GRAND JURY TAKES A HAND.
While the public was Illuminating over these tales
about member OF the bench, the Grand Jury took
the matter up. number of witnesses were called
among them Deutschen who Is said to have tod
the circumstances attending the giving OF the cnecks
to the Judges brother. During the Investigation
II developed that Judge Van Hovenberg was one
OF the owners of the property where the dive was
located and on this phase OF the question the Grand
Jury Is said TO have found true BILL against the
Judge and one against James j. Van Hovenberg Tor
consplring with Deutschen TO bride the Judge so as
to obtain a mitigation of the latters sentence. Be-
sides Deutschens word the checks, bearing James
J. Van Hovenberg's Endorsement. were presented to
the prosecuting attorney
The laws OF New Jersey relating to the disclosure
OF the proceedings OF the Grand Jury are extremely
stringent and when 1t can be proven against a
person the '.eaky' one Is likely to be held In con-
tempt Of court and severely dealt with. Hence it
Is not surprising that the Paterson newspapers have
dealt with tine alleged indictment In gngerly
fashion. On Sunday, however, The Chronicle,
edited by Charles A. Shrlner, boldly asserted that
true bill had been .ound against the van Hoven-
bergs. As Is usua In such cases, one leak uncov-
cred ana rom no bar o bn r
Jury talked, that confirmation was given to The
cerned denied it, ore membe- OF the Grand Jury
admitted to newspaper writer yestt sr tnat
icle's account but ne refused to 80 into the details
Of the case ,
take Exceptions to the published accounts of the in
dicment OF the Judge and his brother. Among them
Is the Rev. Hervey Wood, who was given as the
authority for the assertion that the indictment had
been found. 1t stated that Mr.. Wood had said
agreed on. This. Mr. WOOD declares is untrue Il
never talk about public affairs in public places
edge Of the proceedings OF the Grand Jury; II any
wrong has been done on the bench II should be
punished, but | would hesitate long time before 1
took the word OF rasca: like Deutschen against
judge. l nave aIready informed Judge van Hoven-
R Sfns '"A' nave never "''' SUI" '''1'N '''0'
JAMES J. VAN HOVENBERG'S EXPLANATION.
Judge Van Hovenberg has so far refused to talk
about the lie does not deny that he is a part
owner OF tho notorious house. His brother James
declares that the part which belongs to the Judge
occupied by Deutschen place for the manu-
facture OF bltters until year when the latter
was convicted of running disorderly house. After
that the Judge abruptly terminated the lease, which
has since been in the hands OF brewer who fitted
it up a barroom and sublet it. In reference to
the checks Mr. Van Hovenberg states that he had
borrowed from Deutschen by exchanging checks.
He has his returned vouchers and declares that he
Is willing TO show them to prove what he says
lilo fh.a owe fHh hon G
going the Grand Jury is considering another
fass which grows out OF the ,, CONVICTION OF w. IT,
offence. Helm appealed his case, and s now
Erro RS aDd Appeals His most active opponent for
months before he was indicted was the Rev Mr.
Wood. WHO has been termed the Parkhurst OF Pat
erson. 1t was mainly due 10 the preachers efforts
that the Indictment was found. and since his re-
way. on Saturday ne caused the city to be billed
with immense posters bearing these words: Who
is this Wood, who dares TO call down the
Judges OF our courts. the Board Of Aldermen and
Ma gofe saying ha m poce ere s S
doing their duty by higher power than their own.
ing Of saloons FOR certain hours Sunday. that
emigration was cheap thus throwing insinuations
on TO say that all these questions will be answered
at a benefit lecture and ball to be given in Helms
attacks Arthur Cl!ff. well-known silk manufac-
turer who also took part in the prosecution of the
@ade that M c did a a he s b
All the hes
the names OF people connected with disreputabe
houses. acre the houses and who visit them.
and the incident OF the "wiggle" dancers will be
exploited. and all who were present at that time
Will be exposed.
Mr. Cliff before the Grand Jury Yesterday
and was asked about the poster and its statements
and II was limited that another Indictment was TO
be found not only against Hehin, but also the
printer and distributor OF the posters. charge
OF criminal libel.
COUNCILMEN's QUARREL AIKEN TO COURT.
Not to be outdone by the alleged shortcomings OF
the county officials. the Paterson Board of Alder
men seems to be striving TO obtain notorety After
deadlock existing for several weeks on the selec-
ton OF a successor to Recorder Stewart George b.
Senior. the Republican candidate. was chosen with
the assistance of Alderman Joseph Keppler a
Democrat. When the vote announced Alder
man Boylan. Democratic member from de Ate
ward. became furious and wrathfuY called his