The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-13
would impose sentence today, this being
The La ST day of the Term.

would impose sentence today, this being
the last day of the term.
1.-THE Court desires to say in connection
with this. case; said judge Huospeln' M
t'that on last Saturday startling and sur
prising disclosures We're published IN
newspaper printed and published in Jer-
sey city and circulated & extenasMely asryeH
That paper is conducted by men of under
standing, men of intelligence, men VINO
fully appreciate the consequences II the
charges l have referred TO are proven
false.
'.These disclosures are to the effect that
an officer of this court has been guilty OF
corrupt practices and maladminis tration
of the duties connected with his once.
They are so sweeping in character, yet so
circumstantial in their nature that the
Court cannot hesitate or falter in regard
to it's duty in this particular matter.
In this connection a member of this
bar is charged with participating in
criminal conspiracy to thwart the admin
istration of justice and thus to compound
felony. Under such circumstances there
can be no middle ground, no temporizing,
no compromise The officers of this court
must be without suspicion and faint
The people of this county suspect that the
administration of the laws in this county
is not what it should be and in order that
this matter may be sifted to the utter
most the Court shall lay all the circum-
stances connected Herewith before the
Presiding Justice of this court, so that
he may take such action as he may deem
proper.
This Court further desires to say that
it insists upon the most rigid inves5iga
ton of the matters alluded to. If the
charges are false, the editors and pro-
prietors of the newspaper that published
them are guilty of criminal libel. If the
charges are baseless and without founda-
tion, their offense is worse than those
preferred against the men named in the
article in question.
''If the charges are true, however, no
matter who the people are, those people
should be brought to the bar of justice
to answer for these practices.
"These nvestigations must not cease
at those persons but this Court must it
self be investigated. The Court demands
it. II insists upon it.
Regarding the charges against Mr..
Simpson, it is needless for me to say to
that gentleman that the Court out of
self respect cannot permit him to prac-
tice at the bar of this court until such
have been disproved. With his fair fame
assailed, what confidence can the Court
have in that gentleman?
"It is not the province of this Court to
prejudice; it is not the Courts province
10 convict If the heart of the Court
could be examined 1t would be found that
the Court takes this course with the
deepest sorrow and concern.
81 shall submit to the Bar Association
of this county the newspaper of last
Saturday containing the charges, and also
what other information l have in my
possession appeartaining to them, and
demand an instant investigation"
Il would like to know said Mr.. Simp-
son, his face flushed, "if this order is
made upon the strength of what you read
in the newspapers, or If there are any affi-
davits upon which the Courts action is
based?"
81 have no further statement to make
at present" said Judge Hudspeth.
Then | wish to say exclaimed Mr..
Simpson, that never before in the En-
glish law has a court condemned a man
without a hearing. Such thing has
never been done by any court. l take an
appeal from the action of the Court, and
take an exception to the order, and 1
want it to appear on the record. l have
nothing to say now about the newspaper
charges. I will act upon them at the
proper time, but l want to have the mat
ter put upon the record so that l can take
proper action
Bockowski was then called upon, and
after having the enormity of his crime
impressed upon him, was sentenced to
State prison for five years. The crowd
in the court room melted away passing
their comments on the proceedings
After the scene in court it was an
nouneed that Mr.. Noonan had retired
for the present as Assistant Prosecutor
Mr.. Winfield at once offered the place to
Mr.. Norman L. Rowe. who declined 1t.
1t was then offered to Mr.. James A. Cor
don, who also declined. Mr. William NJ
Klink was third choice and he accepted
the Office.
Mr.. Winfield and Mr.. Noonan had
long private conference in the Prose-
cutor's office. Both refused to tell what
it was about