The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-05-04

GAMBLING
Justice Parker Instructs May
Grand Jury to Look Into
Alleged Violations.
ALLEGED HORSE RACE BETTING

Gambling was the principle topic of
Supreme Court Justice Charles w.
Parker's charge to the May grand jury
in court this morning. "The laws OF
this state forbid gambling, playing
cards or dice for money or other value
and descibe it as misdemeauor, said
the justice. "There are very few who
have not INDUCED in a quiet game !
or have not seen one in progress and it
is not regarded by the average citizen
as a heinous sin" said Justice Parker,
but gaming is likely to lead to other
crimes if persisted in" "In my ex-
perience have seen many young men
who bave defaulted ard gone to jail
because of this and other forms of
gambling,
The habitual violation of the law
in any particular place makes that
place a disorderly house under the
law" said the justice, "and what is
regarded by many citizens as harm
less amusement becomes under the
law misdemeanor" 1.-THE habitual
gambling in any place makes the pro-
prietor guilty of keeping disorderly
house for which he should be indicted
and punished" Justice Parker went
on to tell of one tavern in the county
which had been called to his attention
where it is alleged there was card play
ing for drinks and money and another
tavern where it is alleged there is
habitual card playing for money and
other games Of chance. ''These occu-
pations are very tempting to young
men," said the Justice, and the gam-
bling instinct, while not inherent in
human nature, thriyes quickly and
leacs young meu to ruin greater than
almost any other thing"
'sThe case of a runner for racing
pool room which | understand is To-
Gated outside Of the county has been
also brought to my attention, said
Justice Parker. "If you find that a
person has been circulating through
the county, receiving money to bet on
horse racing, and the money is carried
away, that would bring the man under
the law as an alder and abettor to the
crime of horse race betting" said JUS
tice Parker, who characterized this
form of gambling as being the most
insidious of which he knew. cit has
made many defaulters, turned wives
out of doors and has sent many young
men to JAIL" said the justice.
The justice also touched upon the
finding of young lad near death from
drunkenness and said that he under
stood the liquor the boy had been
drank had been traced to a certain
saloon keeper in the county. "The
sale of liquor to minors is misde-
meanor,' said the justice, "and it is
up to you to see that proper investi-
cation is made"
The members of the grand jury are
Albert Richards, Dover; Charles Nc
Collum, Morristown; Edward Kim
ball, Hanover; William Gill, Rocka-
way borough; Ellis L. Foster, Morris
Abraham J. Drake, Netcong borough
John Gilland, Pequannock j. Thomas
Scott. Chatham borough; Elmer Har-
rington, Roxbury; John N. Conkling,
Morristown; William Husk, Mont.
vile Fred Myers, Rockaway Frank
Dufford, Washington Isaac N. Cum
back, Randolph; Harvey De Hart
Madison borough; Martin J. Murphy,
Mendham John Moller, Dover; Will
liam #. Hancock, Florham Park bor-
ough George Estler, Boonton ; George
Kitchens, Wharton borough; Charles
Monks, Jefferson; Martin Cook, But
Ter borough; William S. Howell, Ches-
ter.
Constables Cornelius Hally and
Francis E. Cook were chosen by the
grand jury as its officers.
Justice Parker presided over the
opening of the term this morning
with Judge Mills on the bench with
him.
The call of cases showed that num-
bers l, 2, 5, s, 10, II, II, 13, IA and Is of
the supreme court and numbers 20. 81,
%. %, "a, 25, 26, 27, 2S. 20, 30, 81, 33, SO
and 40 Of the circuit court were ready
for the attention of this term of court