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ANGER ON The BENCH
Judge Lipplncott Rebukes
the Old Grand Jury and
Admonishes the New.
LITTLE MONTE CARLO FIGHT
Gambling Places Said to Exist in
This City, Hoboken and Har-
rison Also-Very Bit
ter Talk.
LITTLE MONTE CARLO FIGHT

For an hour or two yesterday afternoon
1t was a question whether the Grand jury
would go before Justice Lppincott TO De
discharged or discharge themselves with
oil that Formally. If they Went before
Justice Lippincott they knew it meant d
roast" as one of them expressed IT, anu
as someone had informed them that II
was not necessary to be discharged py
the Court because their term expired at
midnight by limitation, many of them
were willing to forego the pleasure Oh
bidding Justice Lippincott a personal
adieu. 1t is understood that this matter
was fully discussed and that opinion was
pretty evenly divided until some one sug-
gested that it would be cowardly not to
go into court and that settled it.
The jury went into session shortly after
four O'Clock and Detectives Pittman and
Hennessy, the officers employed by Pas
tors Gowan and Ackert to procure evil
denee against Little Monte Carlo" We're
examined. Their evidence was evidently
not strong enough, in the opinion OF the
Jury. to warrant Indictment. as no in
dictment were found. Justice Lippincott
arrived at the Court House at two O'Clock.
He had some business to, transact which
occupied his time until nearly four O'clock.
Then he was Joined by Judge Hudspetn
and the two chatted and waited for the
Grand Jury to arrive. Five o'clock came
and went, but there was no sign OF the
Grand Jury. Justice Lippincott became
annoyed at the delay, which seemed 10
be unnecessary, and sent Sergeant-at-
Arms Zeller down to ask when the Grand
Jury would be ready to meet the Court.
He came back with the reply that they
would be ready pretty soon. Shortly be-
fore six o'clock Court Crier Bowfey was
sent down for further and he
came back with the reply that they would
be up in fifteen minutes. AT 6:10 the jurors
filed into court behind Under Sheriff John
]. Heavey and lined up in front of the
bench. Justice Lippincott looked at Fore
man Max Staples as if half expecting him
to hand up some papers, as is usual when
the Grand Jury comes into court. MI.
Staples mad no motion, however, and
Justice Lippincott asked in a chilling
tone: Have you finished the business
of your term?"
Eyes. sir" replied Mr.. Staples.
You wish to be discharged?"
Eyes SIR"
9Th Court has only this to say" re-
marked Justice Lippincott in a stern tone.
land 1t says it with full, firm conviction.
and 1t is saying only those things which
it is called uPen to say in the performance
of its duty as minister of the law, having
only judicially the jurisdiction and admin
istration of the law, that in behalf of the
public and the vindication of the laws of
the State it is impossible for the Court
to pass this presentment In silence: The
Court ,is convinced. deeply convinced, con
WINGED in such a way that there can be
no doubt of the position of the Court,
from the evidence presented to 1t, that
fhnro chnrrId orn 9aan from O dozen IN
twenty indictments presented against
principals, agents, and employees who have
been angaged In conducting and managing
affairs at the place called Monte Carlo,
q gambling house on the events of horse
races. and a gambling house in other
scented no Indictments. The Court has an
abiding confidence that there are those
OF this Grand Jury among you who have
and who have. in ali their acts, eonformed
to their oaths. To those the Court de-
sires to express its hearty appreciation
the Court are due. But this Court is
sorry to say that the majority of your
body. are not in that situation To them
performed their duty according to their
oaths of office and according to their
Judgment, nor according to their "
consciences. You, speaking of the ma
5ority of the Grand Jury, have turned
aside from the evidence produced and laid
before you, and have taken counsel of
JOaI OHh LII H1dt diio w y Oos "
counselled with men or aggregations OF
men who have encouraged or advised or
directed you to disregard your duty to
the law and your oaths of office. Your
failure here to present indictments against
Monte Carlo absolutely demonstrates this
proposition. You may retire, gentlemen,
at your leisure"
Foreman Staples was not satisfied.
'Will Your Honor allow me to say a
word?' he asked.
r. = ssrr L.
presented"
There is no presentment," said the
foreman. 81 would simply say that it is
the unanimous vote of the entire Grand
Jury, after careful hearing, that not one
bit of evidence has been given against
the two men charged in the bill"
Then Judge Lippincott ended the dis
cussion. "All 1 have to say is that you
have informed me differently yourself
h said, and there was more evidence
which the Grand Jury could have OBJ
tanned. The Court can only discharge you
for the term
The September term of Court opened
this morning. Justice Lippincott and
Judge Hudspeth were on the bench and
Judge MENUS sat with them. Three ele-
CANT bouquets, which were not sent by
the April Grand Jury, stood on the desk.
They were the gifts of Pop" Cook, the
venerable doorkeeper, and other attaches
of the Court. The enclosure was crowd
ed with lawyers, who were awaiting the
call of the calendar. At 1920 o'clock, the
Grand Jury. escorted by Sheriff Heller
and headed by Foreman Thomas Mig
gins, filed into court After the jurors
had been sworn, Justice Lippincott adj
dressed them. as follows:-
Gentlemen of the Grand Jury-In order
to perform his duty under his oath, a
Grand Juror must be possessed OF the
qualities Of rigid honesty, courage and in
telligence. Under the law a Grand Juror
is presumed to be possessed of these quail
titles, and to unf1inchingly exercise them.
1t is only in this way that criminals can
be punished and the public peace and
good government preserved.
When important cases arise before the
Grand Jury itstoo often happens that in,
stead of abiding by his oath of Office, and
Considering the evidence laid before the
Grand Jury, he turns to seek advice of
men of political or venal influence, or al
lows himself to be approached by parties
interested, and thus permits his action
to be influenced, and not only entirely
loses the confidence of the public and the
courts, but the result is to bring the law
into contempt and encourage all the
criminal element of the community to
continue its depredations. 1t increases
the number of the ranks of the lawless-
The great majority of the people are
~law-abiding, and desire to be SO. But in
every community there is proportionately
an element of no iucOnSiderabl bile size who