Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-13
CALLS ATTENTION
OF GRAND JURY TO
RAISE IN ICE PRICE.
Judge Martin Says Alleged
"Trust" Is Restraint OF
Trade.
PROSECUTOR HOOD ASKED
TO PRESENT EVIDENCE
In Charge Also Refers to Kill
ing of Woman by Fire
Chiefs Auto.

Stating that the attention of the
court had been called to an alleged
fact that ice dealers of Essex county
had agreed among themselves 10
charge sixty cents hundred pounds
for ice this season, Judge William F.
Martin told the second April grand
Jury in his charge today on the
swearing in of that body that If the
statement were true It should be a
subject of investigation by the grand
jury
Judge Martin took UP this part OF
his charge after he had disposed OF
three homicide cases that will come
before the jury for consideration Con-
trary to general expectation, Judge
Martin did not touch on the alleged
attempted bribery of Essex county
assemblymen In his charge, not men-
tioning the subject in any form what
ever.
In relation to the ice trust, al
though Judge Martin did not refer to
it in such terms he said. The COURTS
attention has been called to an al
legged unlawful conspiracy in restraint
of trade. The Legislature passed an
act last winter making any sucn
action misdemeanor, but the law,
unfortunately, does not go into effect
until July next
Unlawful Conspiracy.
Conspiracy to restrain trade is,
however, a misdemeanor under the
common law Judge Martin then
quoted freely from the law on con-
spiracy and explained the law TO the
jurors.
He then continued The alleged
conspiracy brought to the attention
Of the court consists of number OF
dealers in ice transacting business ~
Essex county, and particularly IN the
oranges. having raised the price OF
Ace and fixed 1t on May l last al sixty
cents hundred pounds.
.srhis is a matter for investigation,
and il YOU find on investigation that
two or more dealers have entered
INTO a conspiracy to sell ice at a
particular figure it is an unlaWIul
<conspiracy and 10 In restraint OF trade'
an is unfortunate that the law
docs not grant immunity to those VINO
,nfornn on such unlawful acts, but our
law does not. 1t therefore devolyes
On the prosecutors office to present
evidence to you dealing with tnis
matter"
- Automobile killing.
Judge Martin also charged the jury
i, relation to the automobile killing
- the corner of Market and Broa9d
streets last oaluiuas - r,biaf
fire department au,oinoo o1'5 nsarson
Moore hit anu nn tha accident to
Moy. In uescrlpihs W = -,
the jury Juuss % frn,t, - he sidewalk to
49, strae+ and was hit by the auto
mobile. which, according 70 wiehesses,
was going at very high rate o.
sneed. He then said: 1T is generaiiy
supposed that the fire deartments anu
ambulances and similar vehicles nave
the right of way through pubic
streets but whatever that right may
no there is no license granted them
- drive along streets in rockies
manner
ua then told the jurors that the
4oct that a coroner's jury had been
. amnaneled to determine the causes
leading up to the killing mao noehiue
- Al with the investigation by the
grand jury which had to deal Win
tba axing of the responsibility LOT
the death of Miss Moy.
In closing the charge on the Moy
killing Judge Martin remarked sig
nificantly: "The Salvage Corps ana
the CITY Hospital ambulance ire
onently go through the streets at
ereat speed. as no doubt as has been
observed by most of the members Oh
tbis iury. and seem almost to invite
an accident of the same character as
saturday night"
-
Three ho"ic''e
In opening his charge Juage Mar
tin remarked that the grand jury
discharged last SATURDAY hau cieai,su
un the calendar in good shape he
then called the jury's attention to
three homicide cases in which in
aictments have not yet been found.
\ The first was that of Adolph Kabasz-
ft1aslxi. who on April 10 shot and killed
Mrs, Mary Bolensky, at Sc Charlton
street. Kabaszlaski attempted to
commit suicide after killing the
woman. hut failed and is now in the
county .ail.
Judge Martin recited the facts in