The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-02-01
HUDSON SMELLERS
Gledhill Committee Has a
Tough Old Time Getting
Down to business.
YELLOW JOURNALISTS PROD THEM
Joey Dear and Ebert Rappleye
Try to Assume Control Of
the Committee.
CONFERENCE WITH LAWYER M'CARTER
Trouble in 1tsn'0n over the POST
ponement Of the Noonan-
Simpson Trial.
CONFERENCE WITH LAWYER M'CARTER
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TRENTON, Feb. l. 1sss.-If any one
ever had the slightest doubt that the in
into the alleged corruption
and miscarriage of justice in Hudson
is the lowest kind of partisan leg
slation, unfair, dishonest and for the sole
and only purpose of making political cap
ital for the use of the Republican party
in the Gubernatorial campaign next fall,
the action of the Assembly last night dis
spated that doubt as the sun drives away
the obscuring mist.
AS soon as the House had settled down
to business Mr.. Allen introduced this res
olution:-
Whereas, 1t is alleged in the issue
of the New York Tribune of this
day that 1T has been well known
that jury fixing has been carried on
at the Camden Court House for many
years., which fact was not communi-
Gated to the late Governor Griggs in
time to receive attention in his sec
ond annual message; and
Whereas, 1t is alleged in said paper
that the results of trials for murder
in said Camden county are such that
waves of astonishment spread over
the community, and
Whereas, 1t is asserted in said ar
ticle that the result of recent inyes-
legations forced by Supreme Court
Justice Garrison the disclosure of at
tempts to bribe jurors drawn or like
ly to be drawn to try an Indictment
for murder now pending IN Camden
Oyer and Terminer; ana
Whereas 1t is stated in said article
that the Hon. Henry S. Scovel last
year a member of the majority in this
House, asserts that persons in high
places in the county of Caynden. have
been involved in serious offenses
against the administration of justice
in said county, and that friends of
said Scovel promise stirring revela-
tons; and
Whereas, 1t is desirable that justice
in Camden county be no longer per-
verted and that such persons in high
places as well as all others who have
been engaged in the alleged criminal
~ conduct be exposed and punished;
therefore
Resolved, That committee of five
members of this House be appointed
to investigate all matters concerning
the administration of justice in Cam
den county, and that said committee
be empowered to compel the attend
ance of witnesses and the production
of papers and to take all other steps
necessary to a full investigation of
said charges.
Mr.. Gledhill Immediately moved thai
the matter be referred to the commit
tee appointed to investigate the affairs
of Hudson county.
Mr.. Allen hoped that that motion would
not prevail. His resolution, he said, call
ed for investigation, and the Hudson
committee had its plans all mapped out
and it's time occupied. He hoped thai
the gentleman from Passaic would re-
member the words he uttered on the f1ool
of the House when he moved for the ap.
of the Hudson county commit
tee:-'HThat just as soon as scandals il
other counties became SO notorious as
they were in Hudson a committee would
be appointed to investigate them If his
motion should then prevail Camden coule
not be investigated.
Mr. Allen then read from an article il
the New York Tribune TT has beer
known for years that jury fixing ha'
prevailed at the Court House. Scove
and his friends assert that people il
high places are involved" The resolu
ton, Mr. Allen continued, should prevail
and these "men in high places" ferretet
out and given the punishment they de
served. Mr. Gledhill's motion was
mere subterfuge to defeat the investiga
ton of Camden county, where jury Tx
ing has become an art.
The committee, Mr.. Gledhill said, il
urging the adoption of his resolution, hat
the power to investigate other countie
beside Hudson. If, it had not the ma
jority could give it that power. If tn
majority of the House thought that Cam
den needed investigating it would be in
vestigated.
When the committee was appointed, Mr
Marnell said, the Hudson men all votet
for the investigation. They were al
agreed that if there was any corruption
in Hudson it should be exposed and thos
guilty of it be sent to jail. There wa
no doubt that corruption existed in Cam
den. The Sheriff-he knew not Whethe
he was Democrat or Republican-ha,
discovered it and rightly exposed 1t.
should, therefore, be investigated, an
those who were responsible brought t
light and punished
Mr.. McMurray of Camden said ther
was undoubtedly some noise and smel
in Camden. The Sheriff, who, he Woul,
fell the gentleman from Hudson, was
Republican, investigated the scandal AM
Mr.. Scovel was indicted. There was no
the slightest opposition in Camden to
thorough investigation into the affairs o
camden. but he did not believe in tn
appointment of another junketing expedi
ton.
This happy slap at the Hudson com
mittee was received with laughter, MI
his unfortunate slip and went right on
The Camden scandal, he said, woul
never have been heard of if it had no
been for the Hudson committee and MI
Aliens resolution was only in the way 0
reprisal.
There were black looks among the Re
publicans when Mr. McMurray sat down
His reference to the committee as
iunketing committee and his frank avoW
al that had it not been for the investiga
fion of Hudson the Republican Sheri1
would have covered up instead Of ex
posed the Camden corruption moved hi
fellow Republicans to anger The gen
eral impression was that the first tim
Mr.. McMurray had opened his mouth h
had put his foot in it..
Mr.. Bruder of Hudson next took tn
floor. He said that the Legislator
should not protect any county No on
had been found guilty Of fnalfeasance 4
Hudson yet. His Excellency the Cover
nor had CLEANED his Information fror
hearsay evidence. but a committee va
hastened to that county as soon as b
called attention to the alleged abuses
It was the duty of the Legislature
send committee to Investigate Camde
lust as thoroughly as Hudson. II ther
was anything fraudulent in Hudson tn
people Of that county wanted 1t brough
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