Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-30
This Is Learned To-
day Although Pros
ecutor Office Is
Keeping Silent.
MAY TAKE TRUE BILLS
INTO COURT TOMORROW
Surprise Caused by Report
That Little Hungary Rath-
skeIler Is Included in Com
pIaintWith Navarro and Broad

Further confirmation of the fact
that the grand jury last night voted
true bills of indictment against the
proprietors and employees of the
Broad and Navarro hotels and the
Little Hungary rathskeller at Market
and Halsey streets, was cleaned to-
day in legal and Court House circles,
but the members of the grand jury
were silent and refused to discuss
the matter at all.
The members of the inquest were
at the Court House this morning, but
held no business session. They left
the building in automobiles shortly
before 10 o'clock on visit of inspec-
ton to different county institutions,
including the county penitentiary, the
overlook asylum and the Isolation
Hospital at Soho.
"How many did the grand jury
indict last night?"
That is the question that is caus-
ing all sorts of excitement around the
Court House today, except in the one
place where it is known Just now
H
And the prosecutors office is very
quiet today after the two days of ex-
citement while the prosecutor and MS
staff were getting their evidence IN
shape and presenting it to the grand
Jury yesterday afternoon in session
that lasted five hours.
Prosecutors once silent.
They know in the prosecutors Office
how many persons are indicted, but
the sphinx is a talking machine to-
day compared to Louis Hood and
every member of his staff. Not one
word will the prosecutor give out as
10 what action was taken by the
grand jury, and the members Of his
staff might Just as well have gags in
their mouths for all the talking they
nre doing.
Prosecutor Hood smilingly, but
none theeless firmly, today refused TO
answer any questions.
I'm case indictments are found in
the raid cases, will the men involved
be brought to a speedy trial?" was
one of the questions asked the prose-
cutor.
Now, do you know I call that a
lretty good attempt to conduct what
we lawyers call a fishing expedition,
replied the prosecutor; but 1t is no
use. | have nothing to say of either
the present status of matters con-
nected with the raids of last Satur-
day night or of possible future
events"
Despite the fact that the utmost
secrecy is preserved as to the num-
her of persons named in the indict-
ment it has leaked out that at least
sixteen persons are named in the in
dictments found in connection with
the violation of the criminal laws at
the hotels and the rathskeller.
At the time of the raid early Sun
day morning seven persons were ar
rested on warrants that had been
sworn out before Judge William p.
Martin, charging them with main
tanning disorderly houses.
These men were George E. Mausert,
proprietor; George Briggs and Morris
Wilmer, clerks of the Hotel Broad;
and Cornelius j. Harrington proprie-
tor: George J. Biddle, head waiter;
Gus Freupd, clerk, and Jack Beebe,
a bell boy, of the Hotel Navarro.
It is regarded as a certainty that
these seven men are named in the
indictments found last night, and in
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