Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-21
ESSEX JUDGES FIND WIDOWS
PENSIONLAW UNSATISFACTORY
Repeal May Come Legislators Get Complaints
Woman Says Little Hungary" Man Has No Inside
by DUKE WELLINGTON.

taken things In their own hands and
provide their own awnings, by ar
tistically draping umbrellas over desk
tops and hanging them from the cell
ing so as to cut off the rays of the
sun.
mo freckles on the back of my
neck or sunburned hair for mine," is
the remark of one of the girls when
ask ed the reason for the peculiar dec
orations of the room.
Inside information from Trenton is
to the effect that there is to be no
change made in the widows pension
law by the present Legislature. If
this be true, 1t is probable that no
steps will be taken In Essex county
to act on any of the applications now
before the courts except where the
necessity is urgent. Judges William
p. Martin and ~Harry v. Osborne are
both averse to the granting OF appli-
cations under the law as Ii stands at
present, and In their stand against
the matter have the cooperation OF
| County Counsel Benjamin f. Jones
and the entire county legal depart
ment, which Jointly with tho judges
Is charged with the investigation of
all applications before action toward
the granting of pension Is taken.
Mrs. Annie Reilly, OF Orange, was
a volunteer witness for tho State in
the recent trial of David Littman and
Samuel Weinfeld, convicted of main
tanning a disorderly house in con-
nection with the Little Hungary
rathskellar. Market and Halsey
streets. Mrs. Reilly was a very volu-
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attention to the instructions of Judge
Osborne to answer only the questions
asked of her. insisted on telling her
story in her own way.
| On cross-examination she was
asked by Edward Schoen, counsel for
Littman and Weinfeld; Were you
ever inside of the Little Hungary =
| 'Inside?" parted Mrs. Reilly.
Yes, inside the place." repeated
Schoen.
Sure there's no inside to the
place." responded Mrs. Reilly. TITS
only a basement. 1t has no inside"
mo use of me trying to win cases
| in that courtroom" said Frank NJ.
McDermit the other day. referring to
the motion courtroom, where the
Judges from outside counties have
been sitting In Quarter Sessions
Court to help out the two county
| judges.
what makes you say that. Frank %
asked Court Clerk Arthur Tench, who
overheard the remark.
why, what chance have 1 got to
impress a juror with facts that are
in my favor In that courtroom.
There is no rail in front of the Jury
box for me to hammer on and pound
my facts home, is there?"
The Rose of Roseville," as McDer-
nit styles himself, was right, for
there is no jury box in the court
room. Instead the Jurors seats are
| placed on the fiat floor, without any
rail or bar of any sort to separate
them from the rest of the room.
As Judge Clarence l.. Cole, of At
lantic county. wound up his term of
extra duty In this county yesterday,
James r. McDermit, who has tried "A
number of cases before him. congrat-
ulated the judge on his good work on
the bench. Judge Cole thanked Mr..
McDermit, and then with a smile
said: II want to congratulate you on
something, Mr.. McDermit. 1 must
say that as a ss-examiner of mat
ters far apart from the subject under
investigation you are absolutely the
best lawyer l ever came In contact
with.
And even Mr.. McDermit had to join
in the laugh that greeted this sally
at his wellknown habit of wander
ing over all angl4s Of case In CROSS
examining witnesFea