Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-10-04
Will Inquire Into Action of
Men Said to Have Been
Influenced.
RESULT OF CHARGE
BY JUSTICE BERGEN
Indictment Found by April
1903 Jury Against Mayor
Marks of South River.
speotaI to the EVENING NEWS.


New Brunswick, Oct. Am in
teresting session of the grand Jury
Is expected tomorrow when the pres
ent body will have before it all the
members of the April grand jury in
connection with the indictments of
Mayor Joseph Mark, of South River,
and Borough Clerk Charles Ander-
son, of the same place, for malfeas-
ance. The 1908 April grand jury
found the indictments and the
charge has been made that undue in
fiuence was brought to bear on the
grand Jurors in finding the indict-
ment
The Jury, whose members have
been Bubpoenaed, was drawn in
April, 1908 by Sheriff Andrew 8.
Church, a resident of South River,
and a political opponent of Mark
and Anderson. Church is a republi-
can and the mayor and clerk are
democrats. Robert P. Judge, mem
ber of the South River council, was
made a member Of the grand jury,
and his political antagonism to Mark
and Anderson plays an important
part in the present situation.
Mark acted as police magistrate In
South River, and charges we're laid
before the grand jury last year that
he did not turn over to the borough
all the fines collected by him. An
derson was charged with not turning
over all the license money collected
by him as clerk. Both were indict-
ed, but the indictments were not
charged until last July. Instead of
pleading, Mark and Anderson Sc
cured writs of certiorari, carrying
the indictments to the New Jersey
supreme court for review. on the
strength OF afTldavits charging that
undue influence had been used with
at least one member Of the grand
Jury to secure the indictments. The
names of Edward Whitehead, poli-
tical ally of Sheriff Church, and Mr..
Judge were used in the affldavits.
Supreme Court Justice Bergen
charged the present grand Jury,
drawn by Sheriff Quackenboss, Mr..
Church's democratic successor, to In
vestigate the charge of tampering
with the 1908 grand jury, and Pros
ecutor Theodore b. Booraem sub
poened the entire, 1908 jury, as
aforesaid.
Saturday whitehead, Church and
Judge published afiidavits making an
unqualified denial OF the statements
rejecting upon them and calling
upon Mayor Mark to proceed with
the taking of testimony In his GER
tiorari proceedings. Twenty of the
twenty-three subpoenaed grand jur-
ors also published affidavits denying
that anyone had tried to influence
their action. Mr. Judge was one OF
the affiants.
The members of the April, 1908,
grand jury who have been sub
poenaed are:
Perth Amboy-Albert Leon, fore
man; Ira B. Tice.
New Brunswick A. Morrison,
Harvey B. Groves, Frank E. Watson,
william r. Reed.
South Amboy--Fred Diebert,
George Green.
South Wesley Apple
gate.
Cranbury-J. B. Perrine.
Milltown-Rev. w F. Barney.
East Brunswick Ellis Appleby.
Monroe Ellison e. Dey
Jamesburg-A -Abljah Chamberlain.
South River-Robert p. Judge.
Sayreville-W William II. Riddle.
Woodbridge Frank r. Valentine,
John NJ. Raymond
Piscataway-F p. Vail
Dunellen-Albert N. Randolph.
Highland Park-Rev. Edward j.
Meeker, who no longer lives there.
Roosevelt=Jacob Sternberg.
Metuchen-Dayid Power.