The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-12-21
Grand Jury Hung Up on
the Case of Glossey
With One Absentee.
POLICE WITNESSES ABSENT
So Some Business Had to Be
Laid Over Insane Asylum
for Mrs. Chartrand,

The Grand Jury in two sessions, 1asts
ing from ten o'clock yesterday morning
until nearly four clock in the afternoons
disposed of an immense amount Of 'busis
ness.
In the case of Mrs. yencedora Chart
randi accused of the murder of her husv
band John Chartrand, at the Hoboken
Curling Rink,za formal indictment was
found for the purpose of bringing the
matter before the Court in such a man-
ner that a commission of lunatico In
quirendo be appointed and the question:
of Mrs. Chartrand's sanity be determine
ed. There seems to be no doubt that the
unfortunate woman will be committed ia
the State Asylum after the report Of this
commission is made.
1t was largely due to County Physician
Converse's testimony that he believed the
woman insane that this action was taken.
OF the twenty-three jurors all but Jo-
seph Benjamin were present when this
case of William Clossey. accused of con-
Quoting a poker game under the name OF
tie Baldwin Social Club at No. 572 New
ark avenue, was called by Foreman
Peterson. As will be remembered the place
was raided by the police on September ld
last on evidence obtained by DR.. Chaun-
cey " Everitt and Chanceman Langon.
at the instance of DIR. John D. McGil,
to whom complaint had been made that
a young man named Hilliard, a friend OF
Dr. Everitt's, was being systematically
robbed there Glossy asserted that DR..
Everitt was full fiedged members Of the
club and had many times played poker
at the club The, young physician denied
this5 Manning he had only gone there on
one o. two occasions for the purpose OF
saving his friend from the professional
gamblers who, he claimed, were fleeing
him.
The last Grand Jury indicted the Bald
win Social Club. but none of the alleged
individual members and Justice Collins
in his charge at the opening of the pres-
ent term advised the Grand Jury to In
vestigate the case and if the evidence
warranted to indict the individual menl-
bers.
The only witnesses examined in the
Clossey case yesterday were Chief Muir
ply and DR.. Everitt A spirited discus
sion among the jurors followed At the
conclusion of the discussion the vote on
the question of whether q b-a s4ssssssld BE-
found stood II to IL. Considerable time
was spent in debate by the jurors on one
side trying to induce those on the other
to change their votes. 1t proved useless,
however. and an adjournment was taken
after Prosecutor Erwin had reported the
condition of affairs to Justice Collins.
1t is said that Frederick G. Wolbert led
in debate the members of the jury favor
ing the indictment of Clossey. while ex-
Director of the Board OF Freeholders
Arthur Clayton was the leader of those
opposing such action.
When the Gene Sullivan case was taken
up after recess the jury heard the testi-
mony of Inspector Archibold, Captain
John F. Kelly Chancemen Martin and
Boyle, who conducted the raid of the al
legged pool room on Pavonia avenue. 1t
is said that City Clerk NJ ]. O'DonneIl.
who also testified, told that the saloon
was licensed under Sullivan's name.
Detectives Gallagher and Larkins, who
were also called as witnesses, failed to
respond, and therefore the case could not
be conducted and no vote could be taken.
The question whether or not to take a
vote on the evidence received caused a
spirited discussion.
Although about twenty witnesses had
been summoned to testify in the cases
of the nine men accused OF illegal re-
gistration at the last election in this city.
they We're not called, and the cases Will
probably be considered at the next ses-
sion of the Grand Jury on January 8.