New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-10
GAMBLING IN JERSEY CITY.
pooIRooMs AND POLICY SHOPS DOING
BUSINESS WITHOUT FEAR W
MOLESTATION.

POLICE OFFICIALS SHERIFF AND PRosE''i oN
TAKE NO AcTIoN-GRAND JURIEs REFUSE
TO INpIcr WHEN PRIVATE CITIZENS
OBTAIN EVIDENCE
"The Evening Jou nal" of Jersey City. pub
lished last night All article, fifteen columns long.
telling in detail how the Eaw is openly violated
there. 1t was headed THE Cty's Corruption
and in the subheads were these lines:
Poolrooms Policy shops, Politicians Police rro os
erutinr Attorney Grand Juries and Sheriff Com.
binsd in a State of Affairs Which Threatens Every
Whv Maifeasance Declarations ard criminals 20
npunishcd-convcted Men 10 euoii ic O" Scmred
through Political Pulls and Personal Friendships,
so that burglary. Gambling and me R1pps,., 81 INC
City's Treasury Are Going on III o'o'' LAY
In the introduction The Journal said:
Day before yesterday The Journal anno1nieo
~ aG,irs in mis- city due to the corruption OF
Grand Jmries and the negligence OF hru
Vi ,rh f'cts which the Journal" takes the respon
sbility of stating are based upon legal evidenee
us 'i he wrrare Of the community demand
eli it such a revelation would be spared, do,roraI
tod s,rcn, and Wafer Department and against tae
hopelessiy vicious Freeholders nave prouu' , r
Gv' , Xxx uroen of municipal reform. and
that is mai maieasance in Office and crime IN VI
their existence, llol ~ nlo
vdrois alone tut TO the liberation by the p1opls
of state OF ax,ty and connIvahce III oi,'V ,,}r INTO
VIM dnnrent branches OF our government until ~
recognition deplorable circuins,a,it his rondi-
followed by lis acce piahce az d"
10 one with the welfare of Jersey sy at Ike
,I ia I'm ionor, public opinion, when Grand JuiieS
can insult the Court by throwing rs redu aste
h hai ,,hnu convicted crlmlnals like 'indernagie
can laugh the sentencin,, Juhs' a', ,,,r o,,c.
vh th ,tSurietors Of poolrooms Ike Terry
Murphy are hobnobbins WIN lo =, ,h nernetrator
H. 1'iifcrd has a pull: when official chcanery
darc AID corporations In violating I1e eho
hjghs., bl1s and know before they bid that they
,r 10 receive the award: when every saloon -
a., III ~ ronihs when every detail ~ the munlc-
pal government hos sunk III puollc e,,' md re
obs"nc. 1ione cNc!tes surprised comment IL II e'i-
dent that something must be- done ,. some add
tional facts before its reader II the ciosis p I
gambling esa5shmsTibn e gf o IrrJy would not have
incurred the expense undertaken the LABOR. o =.
tie function OF supprefIsps ATONE To- the
sheriff in A degree. and to the Grand jury. ,.
nrpo srents OF the law are no; doing how
the processes OF justice are cioGged. ana what Inc
obstacles are.
OF the gambling places running IN fnii nlas,
The Journal" said:
Poolrooms In full blast po!icy shops du ping
thousands of players and other gimIllg s%iiy-
are here In abundance. and the gaming ne..s
OF Nou-YOrk city were never conducted more
openly 49,, 49,. 80 90
These criminals do not fear tina; they are 20
be molested and it Is natural that they should
haze reasons for feeling 50.
There are two poolrooms IN Jersey city.
There are no mere because tho police % rni't no
more open ..-.,.
These TWO remain open because the police permit
them to remain oren. $500
Why the officials permit them 10 remain open
viii not be known until II Is first known v ly their
regard for their oaths 20 perform ;h"r duty are
violated.
After giving minute particulars OF all the
gambling places and the names OF those con-
cerned In the management The Journar fald'
From all this Il will be that politics ~ yea
an importan. part In the policy Industry " MIC
Sheriff Stanton IN office the firm ~ "nc ah
A. KestinK both Democrats. pros.er"d. w nile
Sheriff Toffey in power solomon ara Menrs.
both Republicans. the litter "A member OF tne
Union League Club. also proapered. and now under
Sheriff Heller Tommy" Fallon. Democrat, ana
successor Wheian. Keating ana DINERS, mas a
monopoly OF he game