The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-16
REVEALS SECRETS
FREEMAN TELLS OF
GRAND URY.
Attacks Chandler W. and William Rikel
at Sommer Dinner in
East Orange.
foontinued from First Page.l

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was read in full.
SEE at his office today. Chandler W
Riker was inclined to treat the entir;
matter lightly.
If 1 did not try that case properly
it is a pretty late day for any one
10 say So" he said.
He said the matter had been thor
oughly aired in the press at the time
and hat the files II the papers were
available If any one desired to go over
the account of the disaster, the sub
sequent coroner inquest, ordered by
himself, the consideration of the case
by the Grand Jury and the trial of the
indictment returned by the Grand Jury
When first questioned regarding the
statement made by Mr.. Freeman, Mr..
Riker said that 1t was impossible for
him TO divulge the secrets of the Grand
Jury room. In this manner he dis
posed of the blanket Indictment allega-
ton made by Mr.. Freeman. He did
not care 10 talk about the matter. but
when pressed said hat there were
plenty who might attest the manner
in which he tr4ed the case. He sug-
gested tina Judge Child or Edward
Wilson. of Red Bank, who were as
ISOLATED with him in the trial, be
asked for their opinion of the way
the Ease was tried, and also said that
MIR. Coult, who was on the other side,
might also be asked for his opinion.
Regarding the testimony of Arthur
A. Reimer, the trolley company engi-
neer, when before the Grand Jury, and
the failure of Mr.. Riker to bring out
any essential points at the trial, Mr..
Iasl-ar cold tha4 the ,~aoAr1S Of tho 90 Go
would show co~nclusively hat he had
proven the crossing a dangerous one,
and that in their separate opinions
Judge Dixon, Judge Van Sickle and
Chief Justice Gummere had all said
hat the crossing had been proven a
dangerous one beyond a doubt.
Mr.. Rike said he discredited the
statement that Roosevelt Stanley had
expressed any gratitude over the man
ner in which he had conducted the
case.
Il don't believe he ever called me
Chan in his life" said Mr.. Riker.
''Our relations have not been on such
familiar terms as to permit such a
thing. Had Judge Child or Mr.. Coult
or one or two others present at that
time been credited with the statement,
I would nave believed it, but of Roose-
Welt Stanley, never
That Sheriff Sommer was not en-
tirely pleased with the f1aying given
Chandler w. Riker was evidenced when
the sheriff, after the talk by Mr.. Free
man, said that, in justice to Mr.. Riker,
Mr.. Freeman should have amplified his
speech by saying that when Mr.. Riker
was serving on a Newark committee to
investigate and confer on the taxing
question he did not fail in his duty,
and that furthermore Mr.. Riker, when
he worked with Mr.. Sommer on the
problem of taxing the trolley companies
in conjunction with the assessment of
a 8 per cent tax on the company earn
ings, had also served well. He volun-
teered his belief also hat Mr.. Riker,
if named on n platform including the
principles enunciated by the sheriff and
those seeking the best in government
for the people, would see to 1t that
these principles were converted into
law in tho event OF his election as
Governor. He urged his hearers,
though. TO make sure of Mr.. Riker's
attitude on the great moral and eco-
( nomic questions before they named
him. Sheriff Sommer said he was not
I'm a position to "a that Mr.. Riker
would stand on such a platform, but
that the people had ample opportunity
of learning Mr.. Riker's attitude.
Il would warn the people Of New
Jersey against electing to public office,
especially to the Governprship. any
man who has been appointed to the
Judiciary. to a public prosecutorship OF
TO any State Board of Taxation or As
sesSment.' said Mir. Freeman.
The exceptions arr so rare as &c
prove the rule that appointments by
Governors Of this State, whether elect
ed as Republicans or Democrats. arr
made Of men who are carefully con-
sidered as 10 their being safe mel foi
the interests. who can be counted OF
the side Of special privilege, and whC
have no idealiStic or o~ld-fashloneS
notions about popular rights The trai
OF the serpent lies over them all
: / say thar 1 only rejoice at tn
apparent detection from the Ccln.
ranks Of the RoSS Of Orange William
R1Ssr- Pie was not at she eariieS
mss1Ings in which the Colby movemen
was begun. When Gardner Colby toli
me that Nh Rker wss corning 10
conference at Everett CoghEs house IL
LsEealgn Park ! strongly prO0este5
but was cverr566sn- i said 70 Gardne
Colby that i was sure he would liv.
In rsgr=t the day thai William Rlke
was incau5ad in cu- counss1s- ] tel
Aa3 that ! Gould never see n differ
A1ce between Boss Rsker and Bos
Lsutz- save that one IVES in power an.
Lhs Other uul Al dinner that Y
ING where We me1 al Mr. EFerE11 Col
hrs halss- Mr. R5ker quite shine rs
radical He declared in favor Of mu
Gsc1Gal uWnsrShzp n Puha5e Utilities
Il 1ETEr cAnse za1c o01GAr1 thai
WIS awE-s with William K1ke- IN II
, Gsndurf q tina campaign but c0r
5 Frank Suu-De-- W1p MAS chairman
{ 1hs literature n~1z1rnd1teE suggested IN
! 101k into THE p~srso1ne9 Of the dineI
? Tors q Inc Ha5ef GnzDElal Institutes
ID Newark The result WAS = C1rcD2E
Dr1nIsd In rcd HACK Ink whlch
called the Tran a b Eespe1L Ts
Thousand were printed Scene G1uHll
seemed TO hold 1hen hack hul ] Ml8n
persuaded every tEne who Was 81 sT-
denee al headquarters 10 pu1 them q
: At q meeting which ] arranged fur G
Labor Dsr. ag96- ] had the kirrulal
headed On > wagon h afternoon pr
Fieus to 20 1ran headquarters y z
: hone ia Easn Oranse IN readiness
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