The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-28
JURY WON'T
|ND|CT REBUKED,
THEN DISCHARGE
Foreman Openly Defies Justice
Trenchard in Considering
Excise Cases.
JURORS STANDING UPON
THEIR RIGHTS, HE SAYS
Gambling Leaders Escape While
Fight on Liquor Selling
Is Made.
Especial to the Evening star.

loDttldl y tHe ENeHiHt SldI.l
ATLANTIC CITY. Aug. 2s.-Coldly,
dispassionately, members of the Allan
tic county grand jury, on which We're
enrolled State and county office-holders,
politicians and some of the biggest
hotel and business men of the resort,
openly defied Governor Fort and the
powers of the State government yester-
day by refusing to find indictments
against the dispensers of liquor on Sun
day in the resort.
The fact that Supreme Court Justice
supposed to be representing
Fort, had ordered such in
dictments, and that evidence showing
without doubt that Sunday selling had
no weight with the grand jurors, who
calmly stood the censure of the court
and walked out of the courtroom at
Mays Landing just before dark, dis
charged ~dishonorably after a scathing
arraignment.
1.-The prosecutor of the county and
the assistant encouragement, repre-
senting the chief legal machinery of the
State, have informed me that evidence
has been presented that would justify
Indictment of the men who have sold
liquor in Atlantic City on Sunday" de-
clared Supreme Court Justic Trenchard.
That such indictments have not been
found shows that the grand jury has
failed in it's duty, and you are dis
charged for the term" he concluded,
while members of the grand inquest
charged with enforcement of the law
hung their heads.
Gambling Leaders Escape.
Even the gambling leaders, whose in
dictment was considered sure under the
pressure of public sentiment. escaped
during the fight between Assistant At
torney-General Gaskill and Prosecutor
Goldenberg, on h n hand, and the
grand jurors on the ther. The only
indictments presented to the court were
those against Charles. Gondolf and Ed
ward Williams, heads of the fashiona-
BILE "Millionaire's Club" in Chelsea,
which were found last week, and
against a vendor of obscene postal
cards.
The grand jury met yesterday morn
ing at 10: 80 o'clock. A score OF wit
nesses had been summoned, and anx-
ious gamblers and saloon men were In
GUIDED in the crowd who stood in and
around the county courthouse in the
rain during the session.
Justice T~renchard Present.
First intimation that Supreme Court
Justice Trenchard would appear to re-
ceiye the returns from the grand jury
came lust before noon from Assistant
| Attorney-G General Gaskill. Receipt OF
this information sent something or a
thrill through the members or the
grand jury, but their morning deliber'
atoms resulted in no indictments.
The Jurors had adjourned for lunch.
con when Justice Trenchard arrived
He went at once into consultation witt
! Assistant Acknowledgement C1skill ant
Prosecutor Goldenberg. expectations
that Justice Trenchard would recharg
the grand jury on its return were dls'
sipated when the twenty-three meI
came back to the courtroom n were
allowed to go back to their deiipera'
tons without a word from the court.
Within a few moments after their re-
assembling, however, court constapie'
called on the grand jury to appear De
fore the court. Following q roli-caii
Foreman Salus stated, in answer TO IN
uuiries. that 1.-The grand jury mas no.
finished It's labors at this time.
1.-THE court has decided that the stu
alton concerning excise cases oeman
the presence of both judge and CRANE
Jury until some decision is reached,
said Justice Trenchard. With this enc
in view l shall remain here until thu
Jury has completed it's labors for the
day. Should no decision as to indlct'
ments be found the court orders tina
the grand jury shall meet again tomor
row and every day thereafter unti
their labors are completed"
The grand Jury was then ordered
back into executive session n TIT
jurors filed to the upper meeting room
convinced of the earnestness OF GOV
ernor Fort and the courts In their IN
tentlon to enforce the law.
At 3:15 word was sent to justice
Trenchard that the grand jury wa
ready to make it's presentment n JUS
tice Trenchard and County Judge Hig
bee were on the bench when the juror:
filed in.
Foreman Dehes Court.
Have you finished your labors"'
asked Justice T~renchard.
1--WE have finished u consideration
OF all the cases presented" replie'
Foreman Salus.,
81 notice that you have presented M
indictments for h illegal sale o.
liquor" said Justice Trenchard, as M
received the thin package OF indict'
ments, which included only those
against two alleged gamblers and {