The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-31

| sci for BosczkowSki, the banker IN ms
| former troubles being represented oy
! Counsellor James Manning. Noonan took
| no part in that phase of the case, ana
| Prosecutor Charles II. Winfield, SICK
man, refused to countenance any motion
for the release of Bosczkowski, who was
| subsequently sentenced to five years IN
| the State Prison.
In view of the publicity of the case, the
standing of the accused and the serious
nature of the charge, it was not surpris-
ing. therefore, that the dingy court room
had more than its ordinary group OF
spectators this morning. The room,
however. was not packed at the COM
mencement of the proceedings. A score
of people were in the gallery and when
the petit Jurors were dismissed to the
other court the body of the room was
three parts filed. Later, however, 1t
filled up. A crowd of lawyers occupied
places in the space in front of the bar,
lounged at the edge of the bench ana
before the arrival of the Judges made as
much noise as possible, chattering about
the case.
A few minutes before ten o'clock Law
yer Simpson entered. He was followed
by Mr. Noonan, and both men looked well
and by their demeanor few would nave
guessed that they were to face ssuch
charges They were cool, calm. confident
and collected, were not assertive, but
quietly sat in the jury box talking with
their counsel, ex-Judge w. T. Hoffman,
ex-Judge Thomas T. Noonan and VIM.
H. <Speer, Jr. The lawyers for the State.
ex-Judge A. @. Garretson and Assistant
Prosecutor w. M. Klink were punctual,
too, and from their whisperings and
movements a close observer knew that
there was a hitch somewhere. 1t was
noticed that they had no bundles OF
papers in their hands, lugged in no pile
of law books, nor carried satchels, which
the very grave nature of the case
would indicate to be necessary adjuncts
to the trial. They had nothing but
letter which Judge Garretson glanced at
from time to time. Whats up?" the
knowing ones asked and their curiosity
was stimulated to the highest degree.
Hats off in court shouted John zeler
as Justice Lippincott emerged from his
room and took a seat on the bench, and
there was rustic among the crowd, and
a move similar to that which one sees
:"
The lawyers in the case took their seats.
Simpson sat at one end of the table near
his counsel while Noonan sat in one of
the seats usually occupied by the jurymen.
Clustered around the clerks desk were
more lawyers, and behind them the struck
jurors, court officials and the generally
curious attendant at any big public trial.
'4The Court will listen to any common
CHI
said Justice Lippincott, and the lawyers
around the desk produced their papers,
asked for an adjournment in the
cause and that and initiating the
guests in the parable began to
make excuses. When these were over
Judge R. s. Hudspeth came on the bench
and there was pause of few minutes.
In the meantime the crowd in the court
room was gradually growing bigger and
bigger.
.sFhe clerk may CALL" resumed Justice
Lippincott, '.the panel of struck jurors
These names were read aloud
Edmund w Kingsland, president Prov
ident Institution for Savings, Jersey City.
j. w. Hardenbergh. cashier Hudson
County National Bank, Jersey City.
John D. Carscallen, president Third Ma
tional Bank, JerseylCity.
Dennis Reardon, milk dealer Jersey
City.
Matthew Trask, Bergen Point.
William c. Farr, ex-Mayor Bayonne.
Henry D. Meigs, Bayonne.
Henry Lilliedahl, lawyer, Jersey City.
Ernest G. Meeks, architect, North Ber-
gen.
Stephen L. Harvey, president Greenville
Trust Company.
Carl Zoncada, Bayonne.
Robert Simon, silk manufacturer, Union
Hill
Alvah A. Bedell, kindling wood, Jersey
City.
Frank Eveland, bicycle agent, No. 544
Communipaw avenue, Jersey City.
Henry D. Boland, Harrison
Albert F. Berghaus, architect, Hoboken.
Richard Galbraith, real estate, West Ho-
boken.
Henry Harms, Greenyille.
Henry Inner, architect, West Hoboken.
Elias B. Requa, Jersey City.
Ernest Asmus, florist, North Bergen.
Frederick w. Horstmen, Kearny.
Rienzi Cadugan, Poormaster, Bayonne.
Charles Mitzenius, druggist, Greenville.
were Meeks, Galbraith and Eveland. The
Court said that it had received letter
from Galbraith that he was sick. Eve
land came into the court room later.
Then all eyes centered on Judge Garrett
son. to whom the Court turned with a
you-may-proceed-to- look
on his face. Slowly holding up the letter
which he had been twirling in his fingers
Judge Garretson said, in low voice.
May it please your Honor, I have
here a letter from a physician informing
me that Attorney General Grey is sick
and is consequently unable to attend In
view of this fact am not prepared to
move the case
Surprise and disappointment were visi-
BILE on almost everybody's face and the
defendants counsel looked at each other
in apparent amazement- A low murmur
ran over the room, interrupted sharp
ly by the Court saying:-
st may also say that I have received,
this morning, a letter from the brother
of the Attorney General, Vice Chancellor
Grey, and he informs me that his brother
is confined to his bed with catarrhal
fever in the stomach, and the physician
says he must stay there for an indefinite
period until his perfect recovery.
.sDo 1 understand you to ask for
continuance . asked Judge Hoffman, sud-
denly rising and turning to Judge Gar