The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-03
HAHN WILL PROBE
JUSTICES OF PEACE
Police Judge Says He Will Take
Action on Next Defective War
rant-No Special, Court Says.

1t has been the custom in the First
Precinct Police Court for Judge Simon
Hahn to sit on Thursday afternoons
to hear Justice of the Peace cases. AS
was the rule the judge was on hand
yesterday. On opening court, and after
looking over a number of the COM
plants, Judge Hahn said:
- want it thoroughly understood,
that from now on, l will hear these
cases every day in place of on Thurs
days as heretofore. Many of the com
pants that come to my notice do not
warrant the keeping of the defendant
IN Jail for a period extending from
FRIDAY until Thursday. Most of these
cases that come to my notice are de-
1ectlVe, not stating clearly on the COM
plant what the charge really is, and,
many times no witnesses appear to
give evidence. 1t is a downright shame
to arrest a man and hold him in Jail
on some of these complaints, and i
propose to make q personal investiga-
ton of the next faulty complaint thht
comes to this court, and lay the mat
ter before the Grand Jury and prose-
cute the justice of the peace personally.
1t must stop. Another thing l want
these justices to understand is that l
will not notice a complaint that comes
from that section west of High street.
The Fourth Precinct is the place for
them to be heard and not here, and in
the future they must be sent there
There was a case in the court yes
terday that attracted attention. Charles
AYirth, who keeps n boarding house
at $40 South Sixteenth street, swore out
- xyo r. "a Bafnra TnrtiaoH, f +l,o D,a,o
Henry Bosset, on August %, against
Charles Gerstner, who had roomed
with him. He charged Gerstner with
dumping a $50 board bill. Gerstner
Was arrested on the next day and
taken TO Jail, where he was held until
yesterday, whom brought to court.
Eugene Meyer, the lawyer, was there
in the interest of Wirth, and when he
read the warrant for the first time he
looked amazed In court, Gerstner
said.
This nan is a cousin of mine and
this is Il piece of spite work all
through. l came here with very little
money and obtained a good job at the
Crocker Wheeler plant in Ampere, and
Intended to pay my board. Life was
made miserable for me, and he not
alone tried to get me from the house,
out caused me to lose a good job. My
intentions in the affair are honest, and
] will pay him what / owe. l did not
leave the city, but moved only two
doors away"
When Judge Hahn learned this he
Immediately discharged Gerstner.
Charles Gerstner, of 462 South Six
teenth street, who was arraigned before
Judge Hahn yesterday on a warrant
issued by Justice of the Peace Bosset
Saturday, appeared before Judge
covethis morning and claimed. on ac-
s,tran, beirig in Jail he had lost a good
doee the Crocker- Wheeler works,
Kpfghtl had been employed. G~erstner
Pytbiast he plant today to go TO work
q ~ told that they did not want
Geora.ffn their employ who had been
anG.sson.
-.J1dge Hahn found that the case did
not warrant an arrest, and that the
ma showed good intention to pay a
board bill of $40, on which he was APP
pretended OF a charge preferred by
Charles Wirth, with whom he boarded.
Judge Hahn called up the Crocker-
Wheeler Works and informed them of
the situation, and Mr.. Krebs, the SUI
perintendent, said he would give Gerst-
ner his job back, as he understood by
the information it must nave been an
outrage to put this man in such a
position. .Gerstner went back to work.