The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-09-27

.CLAYT0N'S ABSURD CASE
Fails to Produce His Wit
nesses at the Peniten-
tiary This Morning.
WOMAN REFUSED TO APPEAR
Hearing Against Warden
Grimes Laid Over for
Another Week Result
of the Affair.
WOMAN REFUSED TO APPEAR
Especial to The Jersey city News

Especial to The Jersey City News."J
SNAKE HILL PENITENTIARY sept.
a. 1S9S.-The Committee of the Freehoi-
ders, 10 whom were referred the charges
against Warden John Grimes and Deputy
Warden w. B. Field. preferred by Dirse-
tor Clayton, met here again this morn-
ing.
As readers of 1.-The News viii remem-
ber Director Clayton gave pass to an
individual named Andrew Dincklelnann Of
Hoboken to visit Mary Livingston. = no.
,tcrious character in Hoboken who had
been sentenced to the Penitentiary from
Hobok@n as a disorderly person. When
DincklSmaHn appeared at the institution
the deputy warden refused to allow him
TO see the girl because il was a rule OF
the Penitentiary. in the interest Of pubs
lie morals. that none but relatives could
see female convict. Dincklemann was
no relative. but he said that he had with
him the girls mother who desired to re-
form the girl.
Because of that refusal Dineklemann
eSomplained &C, m ,ia to Clayton, who ordered
obey because Field was only doing his
duty Clayton got mad clear through.
and preferred charges against the warde9l
also OF conduct unbecoming an officer.
At the last meeting of the committee
the warden produced police records
showing that Dincklemann had been ar
rested in the company of the Livingston
woman Us disorderly person, and tia
police and the warden SAID things about
DiHcklemann's relatiens with the girl.
The hearfng was adjourned TO give Clay
ton an opportunity to produce Dinekle-
mann this morniR9 and refute the iesti-
molly of Deput1 Ields that he was alone
when he pres Ted the pass.
On hand beside Director Clayton this
morning We're sF'reeholders Matthews,
j. Kenny, Ripe, Dietz, Klein and
Hanna. just one short of a quorum. Free
holder Matthews, when Secretary Miller
called the roll, called attention to this
fact.
Director Clayton, who last time was so:
cocksure that he would produce the vir-
tuous Dineklemann and Mrs. Livingston,
although the girl says she has no mother,
rose to make an explanatory statement
why he hadn't produced them.
s'Dincklemann, said Clayton. sspositive-
" promised me that he would be here,
and can't understand his absence
How about the Livingston woman? ~
asked Freeholder Kenny
We'll. replied Director Clayton, she
wouldn't promise me that she would at
the next meeting, because, as under
stand, you cannot have a meeting today
because there's no quorum
The committee We're OF opinion tndt
they should, if possible, compel the at
tendance of the woman who calls herself
the mother of Mary Livingston. because
in the light of Dincklemann's police rec
ord the committee DO not propose TO take
able officials like Warden Grimes and h#
assistant. They are now sure that Dire&
tor Clayton has been imposed upon, an
had he known the character of the maH
would have given il to him.
Then let 5 adjourn this matter suntH
the next meeting at the Freeholder%
OFFICE said Chairman Matthews, ann
that was agreed upon. .As the mattel
stands the warden and deputy Will se
exonerated for their very proper condue9