The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-05
JERSEY LEXOWS AT WORK
@ LEDHILL COMMITTEE AFTER HUD-
SON COUNTY OFFICIALS.

"Lcxovv" Tho oGIcos ~ ,ho p-os.c,,or ana tho
shar,r y, IIra.a. .a..,u 5000 - ,,orL IN
tho Court OF Chancery chambers In Jersey City
Yesterday morning. All the members of tho
committee wero present, and Chairman Gledhill
presided. Robert McCartcr and William NJ.
Klink, counsel to the committee, were In attend
nnce. The principal part of tho day was taken
up with the testimony OF two ministers. who had
carried on u vigorous but unsuccessful crusade
against tho gamh,irr roso-, 4, Wet Nav Work
-. =. !. ,..,. =,
known as Little Monte Carlo The ministers
were tho Rov. Winfred X. Ackert, pastor OF the
West Hoboken Rctormod Chanel md tho Rev.
49, w ~ on"peI' u - Wv,
church. in New Durham. After the ministersh had
failed in their crusade Hobart futile. who was
then private secretary to GOV. Griggs, obtained
evidence against tho place, and former Free
holder Philip Bindornagel, the proprietor. is
now serving a term OF one year In the penitcn-
tiary for keeping a disorderly house.
In opepinp tho nroceedinpa Copnse, NeCarter
~. : ounsoi m...
said that he proposed to offer evidence touching
the conduct of the Prosecutors Office in relation
To gambling Mt LITTLE Monte Car,o and no called
a. D. NJ. -. -. A. q. an
"How far are YOU located from tho place
known as .Iittlo Monte Carlo y" asked Mr..
Mcc,rtsr ~
ABOUT three miles. replied the witness.
DIN tbs corrs. n, xo,r rro,o.s,o,,, a,t,o. Ala
you become acquainted with the doings at that placer
Al did.
The witness described tho buildings, which
| c~opsisted of tbree bo,sss and nroduccd nho,o.
graphs of them. One building, he said. was de-
voted In nool sailing and bettino n, horse rac,a
-. .yi"i y u ooon
caiieu 10 the place oy the crowds OF peopie COM
ing across the sortyisecond street Terry. Inc
| local cleroymen and the proseeutor's office in
| permiItins he place tn eSist.
ness "see peonle fncting tbero 7 c,niS 90.
| men coming out Of The bnil5ings and cnmntinS
money. After visiting the Mace with the Rev.
Nit Gowan we came to the concinsion that Il
was NOT merely n stable We conid soc men In
their IhsI shirt Slaves SdeoIine ont tickats smd r ~
a sermon dcnouncin9 the nlace. If closed for
nS whiie' 1t resumed business on Decoration
field mr. He eG tUld u sh that : tis be obj r 3 to cle M =
inierference In saiS he boS y nanor 10 Ne
nnssnssion ,Sbich s yns no i pnSer ~ mns
a paper signed by Mr.. Gpowan asSinT for an in.
vest tgatInn NJ he Prosecmtnr,s oa,ce Mr. W;n.
field said that the man who repeated a SANDER
NJ Hte este m ~ f 10 ny HE'LL oc a ne sn5 S Mn asre en9 pace &C.
hin, He tb.n sMai SS thoI ~ = mS E nnoihIa ~ ~
ges evi9ence eEainst tne place: we onered 10
ne oNw wP ev ware .ss mon, A-,o0,. n,,tn,r and
oocrM winfield wanted to see {{b "m A,"Hs did.
seen taking to inc PROSECUTOR that would n ruin the
project. Hennessy went there and got in. / have
here his testimony and that of two others who visited
the place.
Q.Wha di9 nr. Minneid say when you gave nm
u testimony me" was perfectly sa''heu WIN IT,
Mr.. Ackert read the report which had been
failed o get the names Of any of the persons
BroWn FOR ali Of those mos p, Whom ne he esf had W Wat tsmS
particulerly. Mr.. Ackert read: N"o ~"
saw J %Snt Raven rover t metd rsTTry t5o W SroaGs KEN d mo
ferry and i saw Richard Brown go in and urge
William Brown to bet on a horse named Novice;
p pr d It is nG; "a box hG Randin sFH Eim a s0 tiek eis + s ana
Brown mark the ticket. and I noticed men there
The pooiroom was open. but the gambling
| room was closed. There we're about 100 men in
Chris BROWN behind The n]ariition. Louis Brown
was at the telephone calling off the position of
tne horses; ShHsIes DROWN calien the winning
Arthur Brown was on the LOOKOUT for 70 s tran g r.
because he said they had to BIO careful Tho
o".nd vou submitted ,ha, testimony TO Mr. Win.
nefdp Az did.
co Smp'd 10 No. so W sbs work say ne hsa ,o ono se cd In the
trust 9't iss oH Tea s:c.,ve aid from Justice 1,DD,nco,,
ana Judge huaspe,n. A-h'eryn eip'
in company with Sheriff Heller. Prosecutors
and Constable Hague. The building was
surrounded and some one shouted, We're
p%inched! Mr; AGkeTt dldnt know what that
meant; Sherin Heller maze several arrests.
anu tne rIsph horS metS ann oeorc SuuRe
Ltuuspeth ahu ioiu vi 'ho oe'ioh VI 'nc uFahu
jury.
Q.-were the men indicted? Al never heard
that any bills were handed up,
in full blast again? Ayes.
Q.-who W a. the foreman OF that April Grand jury
Ar. Stanies, .,o ,rrr,-o,, ,,o v,.,,.
NSIIApy n VI u Jury ia a. nit, racinny u hi.,Ie
SnYaer "' avn NV ""H ""u o"HfteS
q NDid Won ever hear of detectives going afterwnrd
and tnkinS the wrong ferry A.-oh' YES M, StacS
was TO 20 to the poolrooms. / met him in Newark
avenue, but he didn't go there that day. I went there
with my camera and took photographs OF the place.
but Mr.. stack didn't come: ] told Mr.. Winfield and
he called Mr.. Stack into his ofhce and told him to go
the next day. W..
S.n"nat ne Nv ~ oar unI I nj H.m W. WI &c, sealed
oraerS rom ~ Smse and NJ ~. - ~ rrosecu.
ssmrd; n sot ode " w. ,hn ni.ce W. W. Sonnd n n 10, ~ ~ rnap
ther. sho Looked mnrh worried Mr. Winneid hed
said that he would send men to work with Mr. Hen.
messy. but Hennessy had not been notified. The pool
room was empty. The telegraph instrument was