New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-08
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SUNDA LAW TO BE ENFORCED
JUDGE LIPPINCOTT MAKES A STRONG
CHARGE TO THE GRAND JURY.

HUDSON COUNTY SHOULD BE NO REFUGE OF Es-
CAPE FROM CLOSED SALOONS IN NETWORK
GAMBLING ALSO MUST BE SUPPRESSED
The April OF the Hudson County courts
began yesterday. Justice Lppincott dehVereo
long charge 70 the new Grand Jury he urgeu
them to do their duty conscientiously and spoke OF
the demoraizing effect Of the lax enforcement Oh
the law. He took up the subject Of gambling ana
after rebuking the police for neglect OF duty IN rail-
ing 10 suppress 1t he said
One class of offences which has broken out anew
in tails county has given the SSsr' + is that Of
gambling In Its various forms more or Tess ope"iy
works utter decentralization in the community un-
less rigdly repressed 1t reaches out ana "itn mn
and in its various forms makes its diseased inroad
into every class Of the community IL RODS hoie Vi
iates the hearts OF the victims and casts them out
after they are destroyed as to'aI ~ !. ;eawes
them unable longer to follow any reputable occu-
patton in life. and spreads destruction IN is pan ~
The Court must now ask every officer OF the law 10
perform his duty ir this matter. and it now asks
you to utterly exrpate this crime in TINS county:
1t Is but year two ago that by unlied enort IL
became to a great extent suppressed, but TINS re-
suit shows that there exists no safety IN reaxa.
insists that this matter shall be dealt with by your
body with an unrelenting vgor T., .h,s county
The forms which this offence takes IN TINS county
pooseng. bookmaking on horse races e ~h'S sn
take place in other states the ponCy naces in
this county where other forms of gambling in
dulged In.
TO PROBE OFFICIAL. PROTECTION"
Judge Lippncott said that poolselng had been
carried on in North Bergen. Hoboken and Harrison.
and evidence was at hand to warrant not only an
Indictment. but also a probing or the CLAIMS 50
frequently made by these offenders that they are
protected by persons in authority. The Court was
referring to the raid made on John b. Collinss re-
sort a few days ago. when Collins abused ohder-
Sheriff Erwin for being too meddlesome. as ne (Col-
lins) had been guaranteed protection Justice Lip
pincott mentioned the Mansfield Hotel In North
Bergen and Little Monte Carlo, near the old Wee
hawken Ferry places where the law Is openly
and hagrantly violated. and said there was pace
in Hoboken the proprietors of which preceding
grand juries had indicted. but had unlawfuly re-
considered He said the owners Of these places
should be indicted and that the jury should also
investigate and ascertain who the informant Is that
thwarts justice by informing the offenders when
warrants issued by the courts. thereby enabling
the gamblers TO eude arrest. In regard to policy
playing he said: This offence cannot flourish to any
great extent without aXity the part of the police
authorities. The Court desires you to investigate
and indict whenever you can find proof of guilt
SUNDAY LIQUOR SELLING.
He laid great stress on the violations of the Sun
day Liquor law. and said with earnestness:
There is another subject which will claim your
when financially harvest WIN be rsaPed in t this
county by the sale Of intoxicating liquors on sun
day. The strict enforcement Of what is knoWn as
me Hrookxn ssa surroundng Cities and towns IS
said. will induce vast numbers Of the population OF
Of srafyng their propensity for Intoxicating LIQUOR
on Sunday with the results OF drunkenness ana
n not Ses,rable but it viii be disastrous Ii viii
swamp our police courts MI our prisons ana .as,S
the administration of justice and disgrace the
county the pISe a4a is e e TO
force the law against the Illegal sale OF liquor on
s Sn shs part l t Of the oicers Of the
perform Their duty and the the e T Gs IN order to
comply with your official oath. This duty you can
NJ The court is now speaking of this matter in the
sense of the enforcement Of the criminal statute ia ute
sns' anoe Ia SeS kept
the statute book ever since New-Jersey became z
STAT 81 NH. HRy s haS has
SANITY increased the severity Of the ptn
will show this to be the under the admnistra-
ton Of both political parties It. aas therefore, be-
sSs sx sse ReO of legislative wisdom or not
the gpsnS here rh wheh shs
by ordinance for the illegal sale OF separate dr1 f6
OF s Ig sale or by Indictment for the habtual
sale, the prohibition is strict and certain ana the
dinances exist. and penalty Of; say, go Is nxed
for single sale on SUNDAY o dea, be- neS $40 for
each separate sale and held in custody until the
nnes Wef Of ppenaes imposed Whether the
sho,ld he repealed or modified can be ques-
ton s %n a GUlr the laws enacted which be
binding and which we are sworn 70 enio:ce, rIr
SSsch ~" threatens TO disgrace and demoraze the
county. and which the Court now requests you 10
enforce.
He smoke OF the expulsion OF trustee from tho
west Hoboken School Board on charge of accept
ing a bride and said that II the charge Is true an
indictment should be found
Judee Depue opened the April term Of the Essex
yuyith
J,rv Judge Kirkpatrick occupying the bench with
rim Judge Depues charge was of the usual rou-
tine nature
PERGEN COUNTY GRAND JURY.
u.ckensack April Z (SpeciaD.-The Bergen County
courts opened to-day without special incident "here
some excitement was expected IN tne presence Vi
s.M,ks' RYAN the "greengoods' man. several
.o,..u.rs and the Palisades Park prize-fghters'
s,h,cted at the last term. None OF these was IN
court Ryan was in town yesterday and maze the
necessary legal appearance Justice DIXON
charged the Grand Jury. Colonel snemeid fhe,ps.
UA,,or ~ THE Jersey City Journal Is MEMBER
Of the body.
rAvrRNs AND SALOONS LICENSED
y,nsa K,rkpatrick in the court in Newark. yester-
49, Granted applications for licenses for taverns ana
- sons IN the townships of Essex County The fol-
lowing were licensed: >,a,ou
Anarsw saS 1osepS Moran Bloomfield William
{Wckenna. William H. Van Camper. Peter A.
Wade, Andrew r; Powers Otto G. Beyer, RoDer. nd ID
fton Rufoiph: Clinton. John A. HILL H. A. Gleich-
mann, Louis Wiedenbacher Fred c: ne'z EJsai
German Ludwig GTHsGh Emil Ers sesnf rhmann
I,ilburn. Charles wkop August Wittkop ana
owen Kearney; South orange Danel r, M R haze
Georse Remmelskamp Joseph Hagan John w
nockwood and James Macready; Vailsburg. car
cs~tx and the Essex County Amusement Company
SMest Orange Angelo Gaezo, John II: Rodgers. the
faaie Rock Hotel Company. Edward II Loudon; =
Eeeney John O'Connor. Louise Jane Fiikin
yyoseph H. Dunn. Henry G. Roilpiller James Gblin
FIX. AfitchcM George LLetche. James Turns, Johr