The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-10
MAY ROU7 JURY FLYERS
camden's Court Scandal
Likely to BE Ven
tilated.
GRAND JURY 10 INVESTIGATE
Assistant Prosecutor carson's Start
ling Statement Precipltates a
Crisis-Justice Blind in
One Eye Only.
GRAND JURY TO INVESTIGATE
Tspecial i .srhe jersey city Ncws."l

Especial to The Jersey City News.
CAMDEN, Jan. 10, 1898 .-There are likely
TO be some lively scenes around the Cam
den Court House today. The beginning
of the trial of Mrs. Florence McCusker
Tor the murder of her husband; The antici-
pated explanation from the court of the
| causes OF the Shaw mistrial and the
| Grand Jary's probable effort to get at the
truth OF alleged ssjIry-hxing," together
with that body's continuation of the al
| legged gambling case settlements VIII
make stir enough to last for years. The
! full developments Of the Shaw mistrial
| have not come out, but interest is now
shifted from that matter to the more
startling feature of embracery of jurors,
as limited at by Assistant Prosecutor of
the Pleas William II. Carson.
Mr. Carson's most significant and start
ling statement Isl
81 know, and so does Prosecutor Jen-
kins know, OF at least a half dozen men
who make a regular business OF liking
juries for a consideration
A member of the present Grand Jury
whose attention was called to that as
sertion yesterday, said:-"If the Prose-
cutor and his assistant know, and have
known, of the work of these men, why
have they not brought it to the attention
of the Grand Jury? Surely no such body
could fail to take action upon a matter
of so vital Importance to the adlninistra-
ton of justice. l nave heard of such ru-
mors myself, but Mr.. C%arson's positive
assertions simply amaze me. How long
has this thing been going on? How many
criminals have escaped justice? How
many men, sworn to do their duty as
Jurors. have been debauched? Who are
these men who nave been making trials
in our courts a farce and who is respon-
sible for their existence? Why have they
not been sent to jail? These are ques-
lions which must occur to all the people,
and if | can bring 1t about the Grand
Jury will make a serious effort to an
swer some of them to the satisfaction OF
the ~inquiring people,
To many whose business brought them
in contact with the Camden count
courts the startling statement of Assist
ant Prosecutor Carson caused little sur
prise, for they have heard vague uncer-
tain rumors of the work OF a powerful
lobby which fourished about the Court
House The names of two men, some
what prominent in politics, have been
used in this connection. They We're men
closely allied to leading politicians, and
they were continually about the Court
House at every term of Court, nobnob-
bling witt lawyers and making them
selves popular with witnesses and mem
bers of the jury panel. With no visible
means of support. they managed to APP
pear quito prosperous, and apparently
never lacked ready money. If the inves-
tigation of alleged .~.jury-iixing'' begins in
earnest, perhaps these two men will fig
ure quite prominently in subsequent de-
velopments.
A good many people are wondering
whether Justice Garrison will make any
official announcement from the bench
| regarding the Shaw matter today. Elk
Judge Hugo is still anxious to have the
| Bar Association sift it thoroughly