New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-06-29
NEW-JERSEY NEWS.
JUSTICE COLLINS ANGRY.
ABRUPTLY BUSINESSES A GRAND JURY
FOR FAILING TO INDICT A POOL
ROOM KEEPER.

The Hudson County grand jury for the April
term unceremoniously dismissed yesterday
afternoon by Justice Collins. because IL refused to
indct Eugene Sullivan, a poolroom keeper.
The grand jury came into court and handed up
forty indictments Justice Collins closely examined
the Endorsements the indictments and address
ing the jury said:
The court directed your attention to gambling.
conducted / find no Indictment. 1t is your duty,
face case to ndict / sent for the evidence in this
case. you did not come to the court for advice;
been found Some questions asked in this inquiry
the method of the police in sec&ring the evidence
You have nothing 10 do with the method OF OBJ
is solely to consider the evidence when submitted.
not how it was obtained and to ndict II pr una
where unlawful business is secretly conducted
the IN could have
indictments against this man-two under the stat
orderly house. The courts action must not be mis-
grand Jury is Is am n0 ARM Of the law an important
and if 1t fails to do its duty then law becomes
documents You viii take them and eons ssI them
and indorse your action on them-a true Dill OF no
bill. The court will wait one hour 1or you
The surprised grand jury retired and discussed
the action of the court. They decided that they
having decided to find no indictment would stuitiIy
themselves IL they indicted Sullivan A re" OF
the grand jurors advocated the indictment but the
majority concluded to defy the court. When they
returned, the foreman. James ~ Davis. handed up
the three forms presented by the court Endorsed
NO Indictment"
Justice Collins glanced at the papers and sharply
said:
The court has no further business for this grand
jury. You dismissed
But your honor" pleaded Foreman Davis. I'VE
have further work to do"
rs that SOP" inquired the court. addressing Prose
Erwin.
The State has nothing more TO lay before thls
grand Jury" replied the prosecutor with emphasis
The grand jury is discharged" repeated Justice
Collins curtly and he vacated the bench without
waiting to listen to Foreman Davis. who desired
explain that there were other cases unoer con-
Sideratior.. -,
The rebuking of a grand jury by dispensing with
its services in the middle OF term is rare Oc-
currence. The late Justice i4ippincott dismissed
grand jures without thanks. but II was near
the close of the term. 80
The next grand jury will not be impanelled until
the second Tuesday Of September. II IS customary
continue the grand jury until the eve OF the
following term of court
Sullivan. who is active Democrat. has con-
Chanceman Boyle. newly appointed officer was
the place and made bets on horses on
February and s. The room raided on Feb
ruary 8. and cOrrobOr1tive evidence was obtained
in the shape OF cards giving the weights of the
horses and the betting odds. II was also shown
that the informant ton about the races was obtained
from ticker believed 10 have been rented by
Sullivan, but kept in pharmacy adjoining his
saloon. The grand jury for the December term
refused 10 indct Sullivan. and Or. McCil president
Of the Police Board. openly criticised II and charged
the grand jury with protecting criminals