The Jersey City news., 1902-02-18

PITNEY'S
PREJUDICE
Outrageous Insult to Hudson
County By the Erratic
Vice Chancellor.
mo POLITICS, OF COURSE
Sweeping Condemnation OF
Grand Juries Because
One Man Lied.
mo POLITICS, /" OF COURSE


ITO say that Hudson County Grano
Juries stand high in the estimation o sns
people is to go against the opinion q ti,.s 81,
Court, was Vice Chancellor Fisnss Z
comment yesterday afternoon when u was
suggested that the bribery charses
against Dr. George Wallace Whlte =
tie Heights would ultimately go pefcre
the Grand Inquest.
II understand that this man Krieger'8
continued the Court, referring to Geofse
Erieger. a witness for DIR. White, ~
qser-sber Of the present Grand Jury. US
is the biggest liar I ever heard and TO sena
1ais case before him would be farcleai'
You know Judge addressing Judge Hua-
xneth) that you wouldn't believe sucn a
fellow and no more would [.
Yesterday afternoon was occupied solely
s,v ex-Judge Robert S. Hudspeth IN sum
ring up for Dr. White. the accused. AZ
fse outset, the Judge said the bribery
s.a,~e was a conspiracy between Mrs.
Tvhite fthe doctors wife, who is suing
erd heinr sued for divorce), Edward link,
nan,ed as correspondent; David Ross ana
Elias Gikerson. the young men to whom
Al Is alleged the doctor gave money Inc
doctor. continued the lawyer. had hign
standing in his profession and would II
he Believed that fle would do such tnlns
and as publicly as it has been charged
II charge" said Judge Hudspeth, point
ing to young link, who sat in the rear
seats. .sthis conspiracy chiefly to tnat
clever young scoundrel link. who pasely
wronged the wife of his -
sstop Judge said the Vice Chancellor,
ssvou need not go into the divorce suit.
may say now clearly that the adultery
Is proven against both parties and the
worse of the two is Dr. White. That Is
what think -
DR.. White made an angry gesture mere
and was about to speak, but warning
look from his counsel stopped him
Z The lawyer then proceeded to dissect
the characters of Ross and Gilkerson,
which. he said, were bad and ought not
to weigh against the reputation OF the
doctor. 1t was false he said, that Gil
kerson was drunk on the day Of the al
legged bribery act
what was the matter with him?
asked the Vice Chancellor.
He had eaten a herring replied Judge
Hudspeth.
Triumph
Referring to the interview in the doc
tors Office when George Krieger was
present, Judge Hudspeth commented on
Krieger's story of the meeting, when the
Vice Chancellor broke in with
THAT Krieger is the worst Of the lot,
and you know. Judge, you wouldn't be-
lieve word he said unless it was cor
rciborated.'
Il admit" said Judge Hudspetii, eau
tiously. that his testimony was not
beneficial to my case
Resuming, Dr. Whites counsel insisted
that there was no reason why his client
should bribe Gilkerson to keep away pe-
cause his testimony was not material AS
10 his visit to the doctor, the latter nao
not asked him to CALI but asked KriegeT.
II do not believe it" said the Vice
Chancellor, 'if Krieger said it. It is like
his miserable testimony all through.
Judge Hudspeth then paid his respects
to Co.onel q. X. Ward, Mrs Whites
lawyer. who swore he saw DIR. White take
out of his pocket big roli of bills and
hand some to Ross, who Afterwards join
ed Gilkerson in the corridor Of Chancery
Chambers on January l3. Judge Hud-
speth said he didn't charge the Colonel
with perjury on the stand, but he never
saw lawyer On the stand make such a
fool of himself.
Including yourself?" asked the Vice
Chancellor, smiling.
II do" replied the dauntless counsel.
Here followed the remark about the
Grand Jury which brought forth the
STRUCTURES of the Court. and the many law
gers in the court stared in establishment.
Closing for the day Judge Hudspeth made
an eloquent appeal for justice to his cient..
who. ne said. was the victim of con-
er,iraev