The Jersey City news., 1899-09-12
L|NENTS
Of THE BENCH
Judge Lippincott Tells the
Grand Jury tt Is the
Right Sort.
DOES M'LEAN PROUD
On the Whole the County Is
Pretty Good-v Vague Talk
of Gambling.
SUNDAY LAW PLATITUDEs'
Are Our Elections So Very
Wicked ?-Court Attaches
Some Import to
Rumors.
SUNDAY LAW PLATITUDEs


The Judges desks in the different county
courts bore the usual floral offerings from
the court attaches when the September
term opened this morning. After the
calender had been called in the Supreme
Court the new Grand jury, headed by
Sheriff Mclean Under Sheriff Heavey
and Foreman d. w. Lawrence. filed into
court and at eleven O'Clock Justice Lip
pincott delivered his charge to the Grand
Jury.
The Court announced that it had re-
ceived the resignation of Grand Jury
CLERK Robert Gilman, and would appoint
James F. Clark in his place. Mr.. Clark
was present and was Immediately sworn
in
Mr.. Clark is a lawyer. He was born
in Trenton twenty-six years ago. He IS
a graduate of st. Marys Parochial School
of that city and of the Trenton Business
College. He read law with Lawyer John
H. Backes OF Trenton 1t is rumored
around the Court House that Mr.. Clark
now lives on Summit avenue, this city
The truth of this rumor could not be
ascertained.
Judge Lippincott's charge was:-
Gentlemen of the Grand jury
The character Of the members ot~this
grand inquest Is such, as assures the
Court that there exists no necessity Oh
any instruction in relation to the Or
dinary procedure Of the Grano Jury; y;
matter or ordinary ofIences shoulu pe
dealt with.
m IS the f4trtv.of the Court to organize
the Grand Jury; when 1t is done that
body becomes an essential part OF the
Court itself, and your section becomes s's1d ee
the administration of criminal Justice
1t becomes the duty OF the Court 10 no
tice all. matters properly brought 70 IT'S
attention. The Court feels now tnat you,
as body are as fully acquainted with
the needs of this county as the court IS,
and from the standing reputa ton and
character of the members of the Grand
Jury, the Court concludes. and rests IN
entire confidence that in every matter
presented to you, your whole duty Will be
f,npartiaily and faithfully discharged.
You understand, fundamentally speak
ing, that society and government cannot
remain to discharge their functlons' lne
public peace cannot be preserved, nor
can the reputa ton, property, personal
liberty, or life of the citizen be secure un-
less the criminal or public laws be unre-
lentingly enforced and they cannot pc
enforced with any efficiency, under our
Constitution and laws without the action
The Court need not speak of your re-
sponsibilities and duties; they are grave,
to be assumed and discharged to the best
Of your Judgment, and with the utmost
fmnarfiality. The great and the humble.
the rich and the poor. the powerful ana ana
Justice upon the same plane, and with
you constituted as you are, the Court
has entire confidence that It VIII pe JUS
tice and only justice that Will preVa91l.
The Court is satisfied that this pooy
will have no enmities, no friendsnlps,
and no politics in the discharge OF IT'S
No body Of gentlemen in this county
could be selected in whose integrity OF pur- ali-
pose and in whose ability to perform the
grave duties imposed upon Grand Jury,
the Court could have greater confidence,
and we know that you viii honcr the
the duty of empanelling Grand Jury
and that during your term OF service, SO
far as your duties are concerned, ]ustlce
and the laws will be faithfully admins
With these feeling upon the part of the
Court, there are but very few matters 10
which the Court desires to call your at
An matters which come under your
observation, presented to you py the
Prosecutor of the Pleas, or others acting
under the form of law, or such as come
to your knowledge by inquiry unaer your your
oath are. entitled to the same considefa-
ton at your hands as if presented by the
Court to vou-
The Court is not fully informed whetner
there exists now in the county, 10 any
extent the violation Of the statutes pro-
hibiting gambling in its different forms OF
tteries policy business gttin greein gooqs |T s1
various forms on the events OF morse rae
ing, OF in other forms. That these vio-
fations of law exist to some extent IS GER
tain, and it is only by. frequent inquiry
and action by the Grand Jury, that these
offences can be suppressed, repressed. ana
the offenders punished. rigorous inquiry
of the police authorities as to the per-
Torrance of their duties in relation to
these offences, should be made from term
to term and prompt and stern action by
the Grand Jury and the courts are re-
quired to suppress, and to keep suppress
ed these demoralizing practices Iney
however ninimized it may be, for exper-
fence has been in the past that swift ap-
prehension and punishment operates very
criminal justice in these respects
Many complaints have been presented
IN the Court of the open and notorious
vio1atfon of the Sunday laws Of this State,
violations which are indictable In their
various forms.
The Court has referred such complaints
to the Prosecutor of the Pleas, and for
snch action as the Grand jury, in the
5ischarge Of their duties, ought to take
THE Court will not attempt 10 detail
these offenses They assume various
forms Of violations of law, and are car,
ried on as a businesa- -diherent KINDS o.
business, for gain and proit-and not as
an amusement or recreation some OF
these violations of law are OF cnaraclei
that they draw together croWos % peo' s,'
pie and disorderly conditions result bul
whether disorderly or not in the genera
sense Of the term, they are indictable VI
0Iations OF law. The action q tne Grim.
inal courts has been demanded, ana II i
presumed that your action viii pc re.
auired Our duty is very clear ana snouie
be discharged without fear or layer
These statutes have been enacted. revised
and re-enacted, and stand among onl
criminal statutes as the Will OF the peo'
}aeiia5ss}ive ss comn1ands. and it is our duty
to enforce them and TO punish the viola
zion thereof. Whenever the violation oi
these statutes, either consisting Of sin.
ole act< <4r as r1hftiIaI IL in6frtabie as