The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-15
OUTRAGE ON JUSTICE
Unfortunate Woman in Jail Ten
Weeks Awaiting Trial
No Evidence Agains.
Her.

Lena Gardner a young woman well
known in Hoboken, was the cause of a
red hot row in the Sessions Court yes
terday afternoon between senator DAILY
and Lawyer Minturn on one side, and the
Assistant Prosecutor on the other. When
the smoke of battle had cleared away
it was found that the Assistant Prose
cutor had been worsted.
The Gardner woman, whose right name
is Boehm, was arrested in Hoboken for
having robbed a Chicago man of $50
while the pair were in Hansa Hotel.
She has been in the County Jail for ten
weeks. and although she waived her
right to a trial by jury and signed an
application for a speedy trial in the
Court of Special Sessions. her case has
never been moved.
In moving for her discharge yesterday,
Senator DAILY informed the court that as
the young woman had been in jail for
to dispose of her case, it was an out
rage to keep her in jail. II know for a
fact said the Senator, that the case
has been presented to the Grand jury
and no Indictment has been found"
1.-THE Senator does not know anything
Of the kind" interrupted the Assistant
esOh, yes. + do" was the reply; II
made that statement, and I am willing
TO StanQ by It..
Judge Hudspeth asked why the case
had not been tried.
The Assistant Prosecutor replied that
the State was not ready;
Mr.. Minturn then said he understood
that the trial was set down for Thurs
day 2 week ago. He went to the court
but found It was tas not pros on the ca aeanEsd
him it would be set down for yesterday,
and he was there prepared to go on.
II want to say hat the Prosecutor, or
tho ProSpc1ItOr'S officers are not dealing
DAILY, they are deceiving the Court.
Winfield's deputy.
Mr.. Daily sat va and at / tell YOU that the case
Prosecutor state e the court why the
!, "The Pr r sa;d Mr wo %oen 90 anything OF
TT is manifestly unfair" said Mr.. DAILY.
WE certainly a some rights. Our
clisnt ! fi nds d 5a9at 9th II. uS She ees ssgned f hn
application in good faith and should be
granted a speedy trial. Why. can't the
Prosecutor state when he VIII try TINS
1.-THE Prosecutor, won't do anything OF
the Kind" r~etorted the Assistant
i, 7. : 8 the nss lazy - ls ! g saIg s t. BE nu1 pa5y' ~ *
am going to find out something. about it:
The law was passed for the benefit. Of
those who were. willing to waive indict.
ul6nI GIQ ~ ttIfd1 ny Jul =. pi1I 4 irC
going to be lived up to, It might as well
be wiped off the statute books"
Judge Hudspeth set thec case down per-
emptoriIy for Thursday next.
The reason why the Ease has not been
tried is said to be because of the In
ability Of the State to get the man whom
Lena is alleged to- have robbed, to APP
pear against ner. When the complaint
was made, Recorder McDonough, in
stead Of holding the man as 9 witness.
allowed him to go. He Immediately re-
turned to his home in Chicago and will
not come back here. The defense assert
THAI before the man went away he denied
that he had been robbed.
It is also alleged that the State en-
deayored to persuade Lena to testify that
the Hansa Hotel was a ~disreputable
place, but she refused point blank to
for the purpose Of trying to force her
to change her mind.