The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-17
RAP FOR RAPPELYE,
Judge Lipplncott Grants a
Rule to Compel Him to
Name a Jury Fixer.
WILL TALK OUT TODAY
The Journals" Editor and
the Reporters Who Trap
ped Noonan and Simpson
Start for the Hill.
POLITICAL BUzzARDS ALERT
VOORHEES, Investigating Committee
May Visit Hudson to Stir
Up Mud.

The only new development in the MOO
nan Simpson scandal at the Court House
today wss an application made by Assist
ant Prosecutor William NJ Klink for
rule to show cause why Managing Editor
Rappelye should not be adjudged in con-
tempt of court for refusing to answer
questions when he was before the Grand
Jury last Wednesday. The application was
made to Justice Lippincott. Lawyer
Charles Z. Corbin appeared for MIR. Rap
pelye. Mr. Kllnk submitted the following
affidavit
State of New Jersey, Hudson County, S.:
Allan L. McDermott, of full age, on his
oath saith, that ne is foreman OF the
present Grand Jury, December Term;
1897, that during a session OF the ranr Gaann
county, on the afternoon of December 10,
1887. one Egbert Rappelye, under sub
poena, was called before said Grand jury
and duly sworn to testify in a certain IN
vestigation then and there pending on
submission to said Grand Jury by the
Court of Oyer and Terminer; that during m
the examination of said witness the fol-
lowing question was put to said witness
by the foreman of said jury
What is the name of the person re-
ferred TO in the statement, In the course
of these Investigations the Journal dls-
covered that one of the most notorious
jury fxers in this country was a regular
visitor at the office of the Prosecuting
Attorney which statement you say was
written by you.
That said witness declined to answer
said question, whereupon the Grand jury,
as a body, presented such refusal to the
Court of Oyer and Terminer.
ALLAN L. McDERMOTT.
Subscribed and sworn before me this
18th day of December. 1897.
JAMES 7, LILLIs,
Mr.. KIink said that he applied for the
rule. because from Mr.. McDermott's
afffdavit it seemed to him that the ques-
ton was a proper one and should be
answered.
Mr.. Corbin suggested that it might be
as well to lay the matter over for
time and see what the witness will do
when he appears before the Grand Jury
today
Justice Lippincott said he would grant
the rule and make it returnable on Tues
day next. If the witness in the mean
time answers the necessary questions the
contempt proceeding can be dropped The
Grand Jury will resume the investigation
of the case this afternoon.
The following is copy of the rule
HUDSON OYER AND TERMINER AND
GENERAL JAIL DELIVERY.
In the matter of the contempt by Egbert
or Ebert Rappelye.
Order to show cause why an attachment
for contempt should not issue.
Upon reading the affidavit Of Allan u.
fcDermott foreman of the Grand Jury
of Hudson County of the December Term,
1897, and it appearing that Egpert or Ell
bert Rappelye was duly suopoenaed 70
appear before the Grand Jury OF HUDSON
New JPrSPV at a session tner6OI
to be held at the Court House on the al
ternoon of December Is. 1897, to give evil
sey. to said Grand Jury; and that the
said Egbert or Ebert Rappelye did ap-
pear before the said Grand Jury al its
session at the Court House on the after
noon of December 15, 1887; and that he, the
said Egbert or Elbert Rappelye was then
and there duly sworn to testify ina GER
tain investigation then and there pending
on submission to said Grand Jury by the
Court of Oyer and Terminer and General
JAN Delivery of said County OF Hudson;
and that during the examination of said
witness, Egbert or Elbert Rappelye, be-
fore said Grand Jury, the following ques-
ton was put to said witness by the saio
foreman of said Grand Jury.
What is the name of the person re-
ferred to in the statement, "in the course
of these investigations the journal dis
covered that one of the most notorious
jury ixers in this country was regular
visitor at the Office of the Prosecuting At
torney," which statement you say was
written by you?
And it appearing that the said witness,
Egbert or Ebert Eappelye, thereupon
declined to answer said question so put to
him by the foreman of said Grand Jury,
and that, thereupon on said fifteenth day
of December 1897. the said Grand Jury
as a body appeared before said Court of
Oyer and Terminer and General Jail
Delivery and complained of and presented
such refusal to the said Court
1t is therefore on this 18th day OF
December 1897 on motion of Charles II.
Winfield, Prosecutor of the Pleas of the
County of Hudson. ordered, that the said
Egbert or Ebert Rappelye appear before
the Court of Oyer and Terniner and Cen
eral Jail Delivery of the County of Hud-
SON. at the Court House. Jersey City, on
Tuesday, the twenty-first day of Decem-
ber. 1897, at ten O clock in the forenoon,
and then and there show cause why he.
the said Egbert or Elbert Rappelye should
in having declined and refused to answer
the aforesaid question so put to him by
the foreman of said Grand Jury, while as
aforesaid he, the said Egbert or Elbert
Rappelye was a witness before said Grand
Jury
Let the above order be entered on the
minutes.
r. S. HUDSPETH, J.
This afternoon Managing Editor Elbert
Rappelye of the Journal, ,"saccompanied
by two men. whom it is understood to be
P1dgeon and Beck, look q car LOT lhe
Court House to give evidence before the
Grand Jury in the bribery charges against
ex-Assistant Prosecutor ]. NJ Noonan and
Alexander Simpson.
There was a rumor in the city this
morning that man known as Louis Beck
who figures so conspiciously in the case
was the man named Peck who work
ed on the Democrat Of this city some
time ago. There is no truth in the rumor
Beck is not Peck.
Joseph a Dear also presented himself