The Washington herald., 1908-08-23

Atlantic City. y. ]. Aug. 2-UnIess
there Is a sudden switch in their plans al
the eleventh h5ur. the saloons and cafes
OF Atlantic City VIII be open as usual to-
morrow Individual liquor men admit that
they intend 10 take a chance-oven those
who VIII be charged with violating the
excise laws before the special grand jury
The uoncomrnittaI attitude OF the city
officials IS taken 10 mean that they viii
not interfere with the vet sunday pro
gramme. and even If . closing tip IS
passed around late tIs= evening. many
owners have announced their intention OF
defyins the city authorities and keeping
their SIDE doors open.
So far Gov Fort has given no sign OF
an intention 20 shut the places by force-
Prosecutor GoIdsuberg would not discuss
the issue at aiI-1ither the probable action
Of the jury -r his own attitude
Ny statement given last Monday. ex-
plains NY position" he said 7 cannot
take fo-c5ble possession Of the saloons
7 can only collect evidence and present It
70 the jury. Il IS Up 70 II 20 act"
Sheriff Johnson, who was in town for a
Few hours this morning also said that
properly made out. charging an infrac-
zion OF the excise laws He said he would
serve such wrirs and ais. put the dnaI
decision up 10 the Erald jury
The action OF this body n adj0urn-ls
u-rL Thursday without making any re-
port 70 The court has encouraged the
liquor men 20 hope that they VIII be able
10 get .l -0-Uorrow and next Sunday
without Interference
Z IS expected that an extremely large
crowd v=iu be here tomorrow Judging
by the advance guard arriving this nom
--S the expectation bids fair 10 come
true. granted only that the weather IS
halfway decent
Talks of the Evidence.
Prosecutor Gcldezberg said this morn
ing that lie personally had no hard feel
5nss over the little rJImDus OF yesterday
when The sra-d jury. through Joseph
Sllus. foreman GeIcatalv lztimated that
the evidence he presented in Two Of the
E-155--E cases was Insufficient and sUg-
gesred an adjournment 90 e.ve him time
20 set his testimony IN better shape
They did not quite understand just
what is i-dictable evidence said AIr
C0IGe-berE, and thought they must as
sumo some Of the duties OF q peJit jury
When Z was explained 70 them that il
was not their function 20 consider the
Cre5ibilitv Of the witnesses but 70 md
I-ue bills i the case seemed pTiua facie
why they saw their mistake and retired
g consider anew the cases presented
This Is really one Of the most repre-
sentative jgries that could be drawn from
atlantic County and ! believe il viii in
DICT all the gambling men, dive keepers.
and naughty postcard dealers II every
case where the evidence Is at al con
elusive
He was then asked about the excise
cases but refused 10 discuss that phase
q the situation
The Rev Ernest Boom. member Of the
Dependency and Crime Commission.
called On the prosecutor this morning on
q rather amusing errand- be saiG that he
and his colleagues were inclined 10 Cues-
ton the right Of the Atlantic County
grand jury 10 subpoena them as Wit
uesses-
Must Make Report.
You see." he said. we are appointed
% investigate and make a report Of the
conditions in New Jersey We have Wis
lied. or VIII visit. about twenty-ons couu-
ties in the state Now. # the grand Jury
OF each one Of these counties subpoeuas
US We would have little time 10 do any
thing else but hop around from place 10
place giving testimony"
8Ir GOldeuberg said he would look Up
the matter and advise 1Ir. Boom as 70
his rights
The minister added that out Of cour-
tesy 20 Gov Fort he and his conferees
would not seek 70 avoid giving testimony
10 the local grand jury He expressed
himself as encouraged at the prospects OF
obtaining Indictments against the disor-
oerly houses, dives, &c. 10 which his
commission Is particularly opposed