The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-02-07
nd substitute guilty in order to make a

and substitute guilty in order to make a
notion
This motion should have been made
earlier. / suppose you seek to quash the
indictment and the Court does not pro-
pose to put itself in any embarrassing
position l may say that have not seen
the indictment and if you put this motion
will not consider it now
@"Then we'll withdraw it, said Mr
Noonan and the clerk proceeded to call
the roll The first mans name was MI
Stephen L. Harvey, of Greenville, and he
was followed by Matthew Trask, H T.
Lilliendahl, C. Mitzenius, Ernest Asmus,
Henry Boland Henry Meigs, Frank Eve
land, Dennis Reardon, w G. Farr, Rienzl
Cadugan, Henry Timer. Alvah A. Bedell
The latter gentleman pleaded that he was
S. years old.
why you only look As said the Court,
and there was ripple of laughter at the
compliment.
We'll If you claim the privilege of BENG
over age you must be sworn replied JUS
tice Lippincott and this was done and
Mr. Beden escaped, but not without an
objection from Mr.. Speer, who claimed
Mr. Bedell had, however, skipped.
Then came the challenging, and the first
to be attacked by the State was Dennis
Reardon who was excused. E. H. Kings
land of the Beehive Bank. was substituted
ins his place. The defense responded by
challenging w. C. Farr peremptorily.
Henry Harms took Fairs place in the
box. Matthew Trask was the next VIC
tim; the State excused him. ]. Warren
Hardenberg filed that vacancy. H. f.
Lilliendahl was excused, being challenged
by the defence, Elias B. Requa stepped
up to the vacant seat. Henry Harms was
challenged by the State, and T. w. Horst
man took his place. The States per-
emptory challenges were here exhausted
and the defense closed by challenging E.
B. Requa, who was succeeded by Charles
Zoncada The jury was then sworn, and
it was:z
Foreman, Stephen L. Harvey of Green
vile, J. Warren Hardenberg, E. w.
Kingsland, Frank Eveland, c. Mitzenius,
Rienzi Cadugan, Ernest Asmus. Henry
Timer, Henry D. Boland. Frank w. Horst
man, Charles Zoncada and Henry L.
Meigs.
both sides should be excluded from the
agree to it. Mr. Hoffman said that the
defendants had no witnesses present, but
the Court would not make the order at
present.
Counsel may proceed" said the Court,
and ex-Judge A Q. Garretson rose to
open the case, and before touching the
,lilln enarge Mr.. Garretson explained rhat
because of Mr. Winfields sickness he, Mr..
Garretson, had been requested to try the
indictment.
Counsel said that it was deemed ad-
visable to call on the Attorney General
because he was the chief prosecuting Off
Ger of the State, and that explained his
presence. Then picking up the indict-
ment Mr.. Garretson thus began the SER
ious business at hand
Gentlemen of the jury, one of the de-
PENDANTS here before you occupied the
high position of Assistant Prosecutor OF
the County, and the other is lawyer OF
this court, both of whom are charged with
a conspiracy to defeat the ends of JUS
tice. 1 will read you the Indictment"
Counsel read the quaint words describ-
ing the alleged crime of attempting to
obstruct justice. There were several
counts in the indictment, he said, but they
told the same story in different phrase
ology Counsel pointed out that there
must be two or more in a conspiracy, and
the State he said would prove that the
defendants met Louis Beck and Edward
Pidgeon on the evening of December
last, in Engel's chop house, Sixth avenue,
New York City, by appointment. They
discussed, counsel said, the Bosczkowski
case, and, in fact, patched up the nego-
tiations by which the swindling banker
was to be released and Noonan and Simp-
son were to receive $500. An appointment
was made to pay over the money, and the
party broke up. Earlier than that day
counsel said Beck and Pidgeon came over
to the Prosecutors office in Jersey City
and met Noonan After a little conver-
sation, Mr. Garretson continued, Beck
asked Noonan:-"Could you turn out a
guy?" and Noonan said:-"Oh, you mean
the Bosczkowski case You know he has
ten charges against him, and that Is a
serious thing" Counsel, continuing, said
that when Noonan was asked how much
it would cost he fNoonan) replied $1,000,
and, indicating that they must get Simp-
son to ask to change the plea of Boscz-
kowski, and he (Noonan) would not OBJ
iect 'But what about Judge Hudspeth?''
Beck asked, and Noonan replied, said Mr..
Garretson, "Oh he's all right"
Continuing Mr.. Garretson said that
after a great deal of talk between
Noonan. Simpson and the newspaper men
on December 2, the next day in the after
noon Pidgeon and Beck came to Jersey
City and went over to Simpsons office
and after little time had elapsed found
-Noonan and the whole party went over
to Simpsons private office. The doors were
locked. and Noonan, according to counsel
said:-"Well boys you've brought thai
money" and Beck counted over the
money. which was three hundred, over te
Noonan. Counsel detailed the scene ir
the office and the giving of the receipt by
Simpson. which was as follows:-
"Receiyed Of Louis J.
Beck three hundred dollars in full
of services in Bosczkowsk vs.. State.
Alexander Simpson
"a dispute then arose. said Mr.. Gar
retson. "between Simpson and Noonar
about the $500. Simpson being angry thai
Noonan had seized the entire $500. simp
son turning to Beck said:-'Wheref do
come in? and Beck replied We under
stood you were working with Mr.
Noonan, you must settle with him
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