Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-07-18


Black and William Clevenger, elisors
appointed by the court after Louis
Hood, of Newark counsel for Sheriff
johnson had failed in an action to
challenge the action of the court. One
of the jurors, the Rev. DIR. Caldwell.
was challenged by the sheriff on the
grounds that he made public utterances
against the sheriff from his pulpit.
This the pastor denied and was allowed
to take his seat
The jury is expected to make a pre-
sentiment this afternoon.
The charge of Justice Kalisch is as
follows:
Justice Kalisch's Charge.
Matters of serious import affecting
the well-being and social order of the
community of Atlantic county having
been brought to my attention by the
attorney general. caused me to order
special term of the Court of Oyer
and Terminer, and that accounts for
your presence here today The courts
attention has been particularly direct
ed to complaints made that at the last
primary and general elections held in
this county glaring and flagrant VIOLA
tions of law were committed, namely,
Illegal registration and voting at pri-
maries and at the general election, re-
peating, bribery and attempted bribery
of voters and of election officers, In
timidation of voters and other kindred
offenses
I'm some instances it is represented
that the alleged offenses We're conniyed
at and participated in by persons hold
ing public office and who were charged
with the duty to conduct fair and
honest election. Fraudulent voting. IL
legal registration, bribery or attempted,
bribery and corruption of voters or of
election officers and other practises
which pollute the purity of the ballot
box and seek to undermine and impair
the elective franchise are a species OF
high treason and should be promptly
and vigorously dealt with.
Ballot Frauds Treason.
1.-THE man who openly takes up arms
against his country Is, by far. lesser
menace to the stability of government
than he who skulks under secret cover
and through the medium of the ballot
undertakes by fraud and corruption to
franchise. The former commits
treason in the open by taking up arms
against his country with reasonable
intent but he can be met with and
cheokmated whilst the latter remains
in hiding and carries on his nefarious
work, most generally with the aid of
confederates, who are elusive as shad-
ows on a wall and who take good care
to obliterate their traces In the evil
work accomplished. 1t would be signal
triumph of justice If the confederates
could be discovered and made to an
swer for their offenses. For the per-
sons or person in the background who
direct or directs the illegal acts or act
are and is in the eye of the law equally
guilty and punishable as are or is the
perpetrators or perpetrator thereof.
Deep Inquiry Urged.
at is, therefore, Incumbent upon you
to make q most searching and thorough
investigation into these complaints,
and you may for that purpose sub
poena witnesses to appear before you
and you are further entitled to the as
sistance of the learned attorney-Een-
eraI, whenever you require 1t, In the
conducting of your Investigations, and
he is nIso the proper person to advise
you as to the law governing each par
tfcuIar case which requires your de-
termination, yon may, IL you see iit.
apply to the court for instruction and
the court will be glad to aid you.
I'm the consideration of the cases
presented to you for your action you
are to be guided solely by the testi-
mony of the witnesses sworn before
you. You are to pay no heed to pub