The sun., 1910-07-17
GRAND JURY GOES TO HUGHES
tSkS HIu TO OtST GRESSER
tS PRESIDENT or QIEE\S.
Follow ri Courts Orders SO Insiirt. not
Make PreseatmentS Not satiSned
Win Prospect of Dismissal of InSilct-
meni Other Charges New Pending.

Il hecame known in the Borough o
Qus.sns Yesterday that Committe,
composed of Henry 7 Weeks and JohT
Rapelyea. representing the Hrand
Jury ~ Qusens county which spent two
and half months investi eating charge.
of corruption on the part Of public on
Cials Ia that borough and concluded thciI
work on Thursday of last week 10y hrIng
Ing IN an indictment against lawr"noe -
Gr-sssr. President of that borough.
had follow ed up their quest hy going -
Albany and presenting to Gov Hughes
petition requesting that action ba taken
to ramoV" Gress-r from ono" Mr
Ne..ks "a a resident ~ IN" Raw side part
of Queens and was foreman of IN" Grand
Jury MIR Rapelyaa was clerk
IL is understood that tn" petition S"tH
forth the corruption existing ~ Ql"''n-
ami voices the unanimous opinion nt IN"
mCu,harS of the Grand Jury, who had an
unusual opportunity of learning alout
IN. underground graft routes ~ that
borough II IL further und~rs' ond that
TN. retitton ~ m ac-ordanr" with IN"
sentiment nf several hundred residents
~ ut"ans who ara det"rtnlned that
although III. Grand Jury has ha"n dis
missed for tho term the hunt for IA"
grafr-rs shall u. continued
Having gained courage from IN" Tact
that ther" - possibility "f tho IN
cict.nent against Grcsser N"Ing dis.
missed when the motion - argued h"tor"
.Ius'lc. Garrctson ~ the Queens ounty
S'ipr"me court tomorrow. adh"r"nts
~ IN. Grcs>~r administration were feel
ing l..tisr Yesterday until news of tins
latest attack Carnr down from AlhA nv
II was Contcnd.d by the Gresr"rit"s
that the worst their chief could l." charged
with waF an ov"rNOnfdenCr IN hI, sub
nrdinates But the language of the p"iI-
uon indorsed hv the Grand Jury. which
charges Gresser With utter InComI et"nCy
gives the situation a decidedly serious
aSI ~Ct This petition Is alsn looked
upon hy many as of the nature of a pre-
sentiment from the Grand jury rt-'lf
In charging that body last May Justice
Garretson directed them to indiCt and
not bring in "A preSentm-nt. They followed
the JUSTICES INSTRUCTIONS to the l"tt"r,
AZ the number of indictments can attest
and the J'etitlon tO the Governor con
talns many things that perhaps they
would have liked To- make known tn IA"
peopl" IA the county hut r"train~d from
ioing 80 nut of -espeCt for Justice Garr't-
sous charge.
movAl of GIesser have been filed IN
Albany The first -et was taken up 10y
William Rozell former employee u
the borough who charged Gr~s~sr with
shielding irresularlti'--. hut Gov Hughes
decided that the charges were not sut
ficient to warrant an investigation THIS
was followed in April last 10y other charges.
which wer" taken 20 AIhany bv a COM
mittea consisting ~ Charles y Caldwell.
Dr William Matthew'S and 4 T. heating
H. . 1ha Ill.
scene NJ a public hearing % charges
against Josaph n Nelson chief book
ke@p.r IN the sewer DEPARTMENT. from
which a delegation of angry Citizsns Was
debarred. and IN the iight that followed
they came near hatterIng down the door
Of the Borough President offiCc. whore
the hearing Was being held These charges
embraced about everything that had ap-
pearrd IN puhhc print from time =" time
in addition 10 quantity 81 other matter
which had been gathered 10y the com
nittee Th-s. charges are still lending
before Gov. Hughes
The latest petition 10 Gov Hughes reads.
We, the members ~ the Queens County
Grand Jury. having been o-dly discharged
after continuous service -inos ne - of Ma.
feel that our du,y as Grand Jurors aud a.
,i't,euS 3 ~ not b" iufll~d uutiI ~" all tu
yOur personal attention 'pndItion- NhI'h
nov sVl-i and have existed for "cAr- past
an 'ha zoN-rument of oar borough
with N" asSI-tanr, and tn" cooperation
~ me CommiSs,pn-r of Nn.pin'- uf -"
CIV Of New Nork 80" have b'sr invest ga.
Iug fot three mont H. n"r'GIl I,Nt-.'s 80 lie
par'neutaI administration Iui- .uy"~r.-
CATION hr- been rarr ~ on !n -" face ul
many ohstI'l"- and N splt" of great pre-.
-uTs " result oi "ur d'!h"f stiou- Iu.
~, 'msujs have t-.-u rriur'..'d ageIu-'
seven ri 10" apVotuie-- oi the pr"--r' tpr
pugh Pre- idsu' ard numerous r--IguR'Iur.