New-York tribune., 1908-08-22
NEW WORKERS INDICTED
Grand jury Acts IN ATLANTIC City
fnfi-Vice Crusade.
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Mas Landing. v j. Aug. 2l.-Shortly after
,;ck this afternoon the grand jury in the Atlantic
t,o,tv courts after listening 10 charge relative 10
the violations of the excise and gambling laws al
Atlantic city delivered 90 them by Justice Thoinas
" Tranchard of the Supreme Court at the morn
ms session. returned into court and presented '""
true bills in the gambling cases One was aealhs.
,-barles tiondolf and the other against Ed~aro
vs-,n,srnx both New York sporting men, They are
.sis 20 have conducted q club for wealthy men
which was raided by the Prosecutor recently
Foreman Joseph salus Of the jury, addressing 'he
Court. said:
we have considered four gambling cases ana
,ound .wo indictments. In the other two cases We
do not think the evidence sufficient TO warrant
indictments and desire 10 adjourn until next
THURSDAY in order allow tie state TO secure bet-
ter evidence
Prosecutor Cioidenherg sprang TO his feet and
exclaimed:
The testimony is absolute in its character ana
ask that the jury return TO its laeoFs-
Justice Trenchard said he thought the evidence
sue5,jent 10 warrant indictments and thought II
proper that the jury should reconsider the cases
and said:
Won have n1isconstrued your duty. You are not
to try the accused-that is for the trial jury
Assistant Attorney General Gaskin also protested
szains+ adjournment and the jury wended its way
e - ,,,,,,er chambers of the courthouse and after
seuherating for two hours longer, adjourned 10
meet on Thursday morning.
In q suiet even tone, yet in language too plain
10 he misunderstood. Justice TTenchard' In the
f-ouutv Court. charged the grand jury nearing
charges against Sunday liquor selling ana gam
b,ns in Atlantic City that unless it found ndict-
rents the entire power Of the state would be Vieia
ed against the resort
Contrary to expectations. there was small at
tendance AT the courthouse only d few OF the
lesser political leaders OF the county being present
and a delegation headed by President Mlnters Oh
the Good Citizens League
Justice Trenchard arrived at the courthouse
shortly after 10 o'clock directly from Pocono Noun
,si,s and after brief consultation with Judge
fIigbee Prosecutor Goldenberg and Assistant AT
Iorney General Gaskn took his seat upon the bencH-
The grand Jurors were summoned by Clerk Lee
and took their seats fronting the court His honor
Immediately began his charge, which. IN part Ioi-
lows
You have been called together at this time be be
cause in the Judgment of the court there Is The m
Prosecutor of pleas of this county has evidence
of open violations of the law several Oh M HFt tSe
I,Tess He needs the aid of this court and of TINS TINS
grand jury anq do, OF >, me hi, xv That aid TO the
utmost extent Of its power the court PI'p0No0 -
He needs also the prompt and Jealous t,afore assiS
anee Of this grand jury ana hsse rnav he Al
his disposal I trust that you VII no9 iiI Isi f m
Atlantic titV and mis- county have recently test-
6ed that they are powerless to punish vlolSt9!s 3
Si Sf the be 2W Idenee scent for that is
laid before it All this ls3s created d SCahu01
more than state wide IT, chat
end there viii be brought the y more po~eI %
the state: the offenders must and VIII De pun
isbea Now or ultimately the law VIII rFeVsil
in this county. There will also be lald oeIore
xou evidence of violations of the excise laNs-
Iron, testimony lately given by ofncials or tLe
city county IL appears that inIo6 6!Sat9
LIQUORS are sold Sunday, and that the blshops
law is openly violated -. 49,. -
II is entirely unnecessary TO repeat tnat ulis
. ,-,olafion Of the criminal law Holders OF
ionor licenses in Atlantic City have no speclai
privilege 10 violate the criminal law; Ihe l4M
i the same Atlantic City as elsewhere IN IN. tIe
state: II will be shown that thls Is me d
The Law is clear. The facts are undlsputed ahu
the excuse public officials have given IS that ne
,-rand Jury will not indict when EVIDENCE sum
r5enf Tor that purpose is laid before II
Every .olatoT of the excise law Sflould pe n
dicted: for failure to enforce the law Ite CLtE
aud county officials are legally Liable TO ndict-
1uen- I have placed in The hands OF me fiose-
cltor evidence gathered by state ollCldls. tol' ,
tanning names and descriptions OF places i dio
witnesses II relates to ViolatorS OF lhe eAC!oe
cards 10 disordeGly houses where liquor Is So1
70 minors. disorderly houses nor lcens'I "a
x4,ch offences are crimes and should ne lhNe~ti-
gated hv YOU and where evidence warrants IN
dictments should be found
Among the witnesses summoned were the mem
hers Of the State Excise Commission ana leadins
citizens Of the resort who have been connected
with the reform movement, together with one or
two members of the New Jersey Crimes Commis-
sion. This named body had planned TO con-
decided TO await the action Of Governor Fort upon
the evidence already gathered by the Excise Com
mission.