The Jersey City news., 1906-07-06
Grand Jury Before Retiring
Hands Judge Blair a List
With l75 Names On Tt
OFFICIALS IN ASSAULT CASE
ERANK MoNoHAN AND DANIEL
BGAN TO ANSWER CHARGES
aLTTTLE CoNEY ISLAND" ON
THE LIST.


Jury handed up to Judge Blair 10 IN
xaictments and number of presentments.
Included in the batch of indictments
was one against DetectiVe-Sergeant
Frank AIonohan, who is charged with
shavinr assaulted Thomas O'Brien, an
aged man, during the heat of politleal
argument. Assistant Clerk Daniel Egan'
ef the Excise Board. was indicted in con-
nection with the same case. 1t is alleged
that he tried to prevent O'Brien from
prosecuting the detectiye-sergeant.
Adolph Zeigler. who is charged with
setting FIRE and burning to death his
brother, while the latter was asleep, in
the hope of getting insurance money,
was ordered released from the County
Jail.
Three road-house proprietors in the
,ssLittle Coney Island" section of North
Hudson were indicted.
In its presentments the Grand jury
said in part
s'To the Honorable Justices of the
Court of Oyer and Terminer of Hudson
County:
'sThe Grand Jury respectfully presents
that John Saul, Building Inspector of the
City of Jersey City. being duly subpoen-
aed before this body and duly sworn tes-
titled that he was greatly hampered in
the performance of the duties of his Office
ID the prosecution and punishment of
Fractions of the building laws and the
nances of said city by reason of the
h1ect of the law department of said
to properly cooperate with him;
lat on numerous occasions when he de-
sired to consult in his official capacity
with members of the Law Department
of said city with regard to violations of
the building code, he was unable to find
any of said law officers in their offices,
and was on such occasions informed by
the person or persons in charge of said
offices that said law officers were out
.'making campaign speeches." and that
on several occasions it was necessary
for him to appear, unassisted by counsel,
in the police courts for the purpose of
conducting these cases. The Grand In
quests thinks this abuse should be cor
Tected, and hoped by thus calling the at
tention of the Court to the matter action
will be taken by the proper authorities
that will result in the return of adequate
service by the law officers of said city
for the salaries they receive.
'9I'he Grand Inquest further presents,
that Immediately after its charge by
Justice Fort it began an INVESTIGATION
into the alleged violations of law at that
part of our county known as Little
Coney Island" and we desire to supple
ment the indictments herewith returned
with the following statement: While
this Grand Jury has satisfied itself that
the law is being fagrantly violated at
Little Coney Island" and the Grand
Jury having found bills of Indictment in
several cases, this opportunity is taken
by this body to record a public protest
against vicious Misrepresentation re-
garding this resort by portion of our
daily press circulating extensively in
Hoboken and North Hudson. Articles
painting in lurid colors the existence of
crime at Little Coney Island have been
found to be the fabrication Of disordered
and distorted business zeal. Such arti-
cles form dainty morsels to feed the
nina of sensation and scandal seeking
people and are therefore copied ana
spread into adjacent communities to the
srcap detriment Of this county. One in
stance was neraided as an cutra geaas
crime, being the story printed Of little
girl twelve years old being sold beer at
Little Consy Island This matter was
thoroughly ;nvestigaDsd, with the result
that the writer Of this story testified
that no had known that the child in
question was il the company of her par-
euss AZ .as sims re6srred e. We be-
lsvs thar suoh Misrepresentation is an
insusrics e she many saputable business
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