The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-06-18
ROW IN POLICE COURT.
Max Salinger Stirs Things
Up and Judge Nevin
Takes a Hand.

There was a row In the First Criminal
Court this morning between Lawyer Max
Salinger, representing John NJ. Jones and
having a commission as special represent
tative of Prosecutor Erwin, and Chief of
Police Benjamin Murphy and Police JUS
tice Nevin.
Six weeks ago Daniel Goggin, John
Mccudden, Henry Bowman. Henry Mar
tin. John Connolly and William Hughes,
boys of ages ranging from ten TO thir-
teen years, we're arrested by Patrolman
Feehan. of the Seventh street station.
for stealing soap and dies from the Enos
F. Jones Chemical Company. John M.
Jones made the complaint to the police
on which the boys were arrested.
He appeared against them when they
were arraigned In the police court. The
case has been adjourned each week since
the arrests were made. No written COM
plant was made against the boys until
this morning. Mr.. Jones appeared today
with Lawyer Salinger as his counsel. Mr..
Salinger demanded that a complaint be
made against the boys.
"All right" said Justice Nevin,- the
Clerk will make out the complaint and
Mr.. Jones can sign it,"
"Mr. Jones will not sign IT," said Mr..
Salinger, ut is the place OF the police to
make the complaint"
Chief Murphy declared that the police
were only required to become complains
ants when there was no other complaining
witness, and that in the case in question
it was Mr.. Jones place to sign the cont
plant. He was the person who was iu-
jured by the commission of the crime.
ap5 r. u-Gc OF hic ;nrfinaffnr, fhof tho ~
rests had been made. Lawyer Salinger
refused to permit Mr.. Jones to sign i
complaint. He said he knew too much
to permit his client to become liable to
false Imprisonment.
The prisoners we're represented by Law
yers Donelan, Kelly and Manning. They
all insisted that Mr.. Jones be compelled
to sign the complaint or that their
clients be discharged.
Hot words were passed by counse on
either side and Justice Nevin was oblig-
ed to rap loudly for order. He insisted,
with the police, on Mr.. Jones making the
complaint. Lawyer Salinger questioned
the course he pursued and directed sew
eral pertinent questions at him. Justice
Nevin silenced him and said:-"I don't
intend to sit here and have my intelli-
gence insulted by such questions"
Lawyer Salinger said:-"There is no
complaint. These boys were not arrested
with the knowledge of Mr.. Jones. nor
has he any complaint to make against
them" This caused much amusement to
those who heard it. as Mr.. Jones has
appeared at each examination and has
rushed the case against the boys in a
relentless manner.
Justice Nevin, addressing Mr.. Jones,
asked him if he, as a citizen of Jersey
City. having suffered financially by the
preparation of a crime, and the police
having apprehended the alleged criminals
at his ~instigation, refused to make COM
plant against sue criminals. Mr.. Jones
replied that he did SO refuse.
sThen," said Justice Nevin, I have
not much of an opinion of your conception
of your duty as a citizen"
When Mr.. Jones refused to make COM
plant Chief Murphy instructed Patrolman
Feehan to sign the complaint, lin the
interests of Jersey City, and for the pur-
pose of Furnishing criminals in Jersey
City. having been refused the assistance
of the citizen affected by the commission
of the crime"
The hearing was adjourned until June
80. 1t was after IL o'clock when counsel
finished wrangling over technicalities.