The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-09-09
TAME CHARGE:
To GRANDJURY
Judge Collins Entirely
Ignores the Natur-
alization Frauds
Of Last Year.
VERY MILD ON GAMBLING
North Bergen Prize Fight
the Only Sensation
al Topic Touch
ed Upon.
!MURDER TRIALS IN DOUBT
None to Be Held Until Co n
stitutional Issues Are
Settled by the High
er Courts.
MURDER TRIALS IN DOUBT

The September term of the County
Courts opened this morning with the
usual floral offerings from court officers
to judges adorning the desks of Judges
Nerius and Blair In accordance with
his ofteh expressed wishes there We're
no lowers on the desk Of Supreme Court
Justice Collins
As is usual the front courtroom was
crowded with lawyers awaiting the dis
position of their cases in the calendar
Of the several courts, and an air of ac-
.iyity prevailed that was relief from
the quiet of the last two months.
Justice Collins, who has been at his
summer home at Stonington, Conn.,, dur
ng the last two months was warmly
greeted by Judges Blair and Nerius and
the court attaches and Prosecutor Err
win looked much improved after his COM
paratively short rest
THE GRAND JURY.
As predicted in these columns the dis
graceful condition of affairs in the Town
ship of North Bergen where a prize fight
was recently held without police inteIfer-
ence, and where it is asserted the Off
cials endeavored to protect gamblers at
the recent Schuetzen Fest, was the prjn-
cipal topic of discussion by Supreme
Court Justice Collins in his opening
charge to the September term Grand
Jury. The Hamblet place matter III the
same township was also referred to and
the Grand Jury directed to investigate
the complaint of the property owners in
that thoroughfare
It was nearly eleven o'clock before the
members of the Grand Jury, headed by
Sheriff Ruempler and Foreman James E..
Hulslizer filed into court. On the bench
were Justice Collins and Judges Blair
and Nevius. The calling of the calendar
was interrupted to allowsthe new grand
inquest to be sworn in. The only absen-
tee was Druggist James Gallagher of this
city, who is on a vacation. Joseph v.
Filaramo, the former Italian court inter
prefer, was the 24th man, and as is Gus
tomary was excused from service. The
other % were then sworn in with the
understanding that Mr.. Gallagher would
qualify as soon as he returns.
THE CHARGE.
Justice Collins at once began his charge
to the jury which was follows:-
Gentlemen of the Grand Jury-The
condition Of the county with respect to
infractions of the criminal law is not
especially serious. There has been, how
ever, since the last convening of the
court an unusual number OF homicides,
yet in so large county as l think
we are measurably free frosA rimes of
violence, and / have had occasion to
congratulate the citizens on that fact.
There seems to be an unusual number
at this time, and yet when they are ex-
amined they do not present cases of
enormity, and in some instances perhaps
not of guilt. The death of human
being by violence should never be passed
over slightingly, and the Grand Jury
should always investigate. The Prose-
cusor has given me list OF the cases
that await your attention.
(The Court here referred to the list
and spoke of the circumstances of each
case. all of which has appeared in the
newspapers heretofore, and continued
The Court will say here that unless a
case is one where there should be no in
dictnler. at all or a perfectly clear case
of nanslaughter, the wise course for the
Grand Jury is to indict for murder. leav-
ing 1t for the Court and traverse jury to
see t;lst the just measure of the offense