The Jersey City news., 1906-04-03
Grand Jury Hands in a Batch
That Includes City Collec-
tor Fry, the Tax and Ex-
else Commissioners and
the Excise Inspectors Of
Jersey City
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ROBOGEA IS NOT FORGOTTEN
BAYoNNE COMES IN FOR A
sHARE OF ATTENTION AND
MRS. RIPTIC IS DECLARED A
SUBJECT FOR INVESTIGATION
BY THE NEXT JURY.


After It's final session yesterday after
.nooa tie Grand Jury hanled up TO Judge
Blair batch Of indictments. Persistent
rumors of the probable Indictment Of nu-
nerous politicians aud municipal boards
have for the past week had all who are
interested in politics by the ears.
These are the persons Indicted: City
Collector Edward Fry. of Jersey City,
for contempt Of court in criticising the
Grand Jury; Tax Commissioners Edgar
%. Bacon, John H. Weastell and Thomas
j Degnan. of Jersey City. fer adding
$3G0o, 900 Of ratables to the estimate
which they submitted TO the County
Board of Equalization; the Jersey City
Exc.se Commissioners. George w. Deck
er; John H. OBrien. Gustav Pfngsten
and Matthew Fallahee for allowing al
legged improper resorts to sell liquor; the
Hoboken Common Council. Police Board
and Fire Board of 1905. and ex-Mayor
Laundering, as member ex-officio of those
boards. for making Unauthorized expen-
diturss; ex-AIayer John e. OTIS, Treas
arer of West New York. Illegal expendi-
lures; Policeman John O'Brien. Of Ho-
fokea. ex-Mayor Brady. ex-Water Pur-
yeyor Cavanagh, some of the Common
Council Of 1905, and it is reported other
officials Of Bayonne
Excise Inspectors Thomas Connerty
and William Mclaughlin, Of Jersey City,
are reported to be indicted for neglect of
duty.
Two presentments went with the in
d:ctments One reported that the Grand
Jury had investigated the appointment
of a certain Mrs. Riptic" by the votes
Of Police Commissioners Potts and Nc
Nulty. but had not had time to finish the
investigation. The appointment appear
ed 10 be without authority of law. It
would be proper subject for investiga
tion By the next Grand Jury.
She has acted as police court inter-
prefer a number of years. Her recent
appointment as assistant matron is said
to have been recognition of her effect
i've work for Mayor Pagan in his last
campaign.
The other presentment condemns the
practice Of individual members of mu-
inequalities in Hudson County in. making
expenditures of public funds without con-
su3ting the other members, custom
which has resulted in disbursements in
excess of appropriations.
Judge John A. Blair dismissed the
Grand Jury after complimenting the
members on their work.
Tie indictment Of the Excise. Board,
il is said. grew out Of remark made in
a psech at the recent dinner of the
Liquor Dealers Association in The Eiks
Grand Street Hall, to the effect that
there were at least two hundred saloon
keepers in the city whose licenses will
NOT be renewed when they make appli-
cations for renewal. en- account Of the
character Of the resorts they. keep. The
Grand Jury wants to know why the IL
censes Of these men have not been re-
voled.
The Indictment Of City Collector Fry
Is alleged to have grown out of a recent
remark during an interview by a reporter
and printed. in which Mr.. Fry was quot
el as saving the Grand Jurors were "a
lot Of humbugs.'