Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-11
POLICE JUSTICE
SQUABBLES WITH
V|CAR|Sl, J. ?.
Judge AshwOrth Questions Lat
ter's Right to
Jail.

Difficulties among justices Of the
peace in this country seem to be
spreading in regard to becoming in
volved in points of law. The latest
case of this nature Is in Belleville,
where Police Justice Richard H. Ash
worth. who is a peace justice, and Jus
tiee of the Peace Joseph NJ. Vicarisi, OF
the Silver Lake section of Bellville are
at odds e Justice Vioarisi's right to
send a prisoner to the Bellville police
station to be locked up pending a trial.
When Vicarisi sent Constable Frank
Riecio to the township lookup with an
alleged negro chicken thief last night
to be put In a cell to await an exami-
nation 1t Is said hat Justice Ashworth,
who was sitting in the court, imme-
diately questioned Ricco's authority to
put a man in jail for Justice Vicarisi
as long as ne (Ashworth) was the po-
lice judge.
Last night William Jackson, a negro,
IS years old, of 172 Honniss street, in
the Silver Lake section, was arrested
by Justice Vicarisi and Constable Ric-
clio in the saloon of Tony Murano on
Heckel street and Bloomfield avenue,
as being the thief who stole four chick
ems from a Belleville man last week.
Jackson denied the charge, saying
that he had been given the chickens by
Iron Williams. a young Montclafr
black.
However, Vicarisi brought Jackson to
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him to jail pending further investtga-
ton into the case. Then Riccio took
his prisoner to the jail and was about
to lock him up when he was interrupt
ed by Justice = shworth.
Riccio after putting Jackson in the
Jug went back and related his expe-
rience to his chief. Vicarisi.
The latter. It is said, became highly
indignant. and said that he had as much
right to have a prisoner kept in the
Belleville jail rs Ashworth.
1t is stated hat he further declared
that he would prove hts rights in the
question to Ashworth before long.
Neither of the Justices could be To-
Gated today.
Justice Vicarisi and the Belleville
police committee are at variance,
This is caused by the fact that re-
Gently Yicarisi appeared before the
committee and asked that the Belle
vile police department be instructed
to bring all prisoners before him that
were arrested in the Silver Lake Sec
lions for trial.
By doing this he argued it would
save the trouble Of bringing the
prisoners all the way to the township
lookup, which is about two miles dis
tant. The police committee, how
ever, turned down his request and de-
clared that Mr.. Ashworth was regu-
larly appointed as police Justice at ar
annual salary of $500. and as such he
should have all cases handled by the
police.
Since Their Vicarisi has tried a case
in the police court. and his authority
to do hat was disputed.
Township Counsel John De Graw to-
day, when asked about Vicarisi's stand
in the matter. said he was not pre-
pared to render a legal opinion at this
time. He said, though, that If there
Is nothing in the township law cover
ing this point he thinks Vicaris
neither has a right to put a prisoner
in the lookup nor has any Justice Of
the peace authority to try a case In
the police court as long as the town
ship has a police justice,