The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-02
SHERIFF KINKEAD
HELD FOR ASSAULT
Action Of Recorder Raises
Question About Selection
Of Grand Jury.
BA RTENDER HIS ACCuSER

Eugene F. Kinkead. who has been
Sheriff OF Hudson county since he quit
being "A Congressman. was arraigned be-
fore Recorder william J. Cain Of Bay
Onne, a Wittpern or anti-kinkead Demo-
crat, yesterday. charged with striking
Timothy Condor. a bartender. twice In
the face on primary election day. Kin
kead was held in $500 bail to await the
action OF the Grand Jury on a charge OF
assault and battery.
The interesting point has been raised
b n inasmuch as the Sheriff is n of
the two officials responsible for the
drawing of Hudson county Grand Juries
It will be necessary for the court under
an old law to appoint two citizens as
elisors TO draw a panel to consider the
complaint against the Sheriff. unless
kinkead asks for trial In the Court OF
Special Sessions.
Hft ''1'lumb in the Mouth"
The Sheriff's trouble with Condor oc-
CURED In Bayonne on Tuesday after
kinkead had arrested a number OF sa-
loon keepers who didn't belong to his
political faction for doing business un-
lawfully while the polls were open" He
arrested Condor for "loitering around
the polls" and Condor charged that the
Sheriff hit him during the process Of a
rearrest.
II hit me three or four times In the
mouth" Condor testified. II asked him
% give me a chance. and l got a belt
right plumb in the mouth. I didn't hit
the Sheriff. / didn't a a chance. II
a~nybody's got a kick. it's me. I was
thrown into the automobile IN I got a
knee in the back"
Jacob Glass. Charles Pfeffer and
Samuel Norwich. a lawyer. testified fol-
Condor.
After I had arrested Condon," the
Sheriff said, II found him near Franks
saloon and thought he was going &c
furnish liquor to election workers. lie
called me a hard name. He lunged q
loot at me n then I gave him one like
that tthe Sheriff illustrated) and. b.
lieve me. Judge. he tumbled into my
automobile"
No Politics, Says Recorder.
In holding the Sheriff for the Crane
Jury the Recorder said that there was
no politics In the case.
While this was going on In Bayonne
Recorder Carstens Of Hoboken. another
Wittpenn Democrat. called the cases OF
several saloon keepers who were ar
rested by the Sheriff in Hoboken las
Sunday for doing business on the Sab
bath. AS the Sheriff wasn't there tn,
Recorder adjourned the cases for q
week. Half an Tot later. Thoma.
Madigan, who is attached to the Sheriff
office. delivered a message to the effec'
that the Sheriff woul be obliged II thu
Recorder would please discharge then
all with a reprimand." Carstens ex
planned that he hadn't power to take an,
such action. He said that he would
discharge the prisoners II there was M
evidence against them or hold them /
there was evidence that they had VIC
lated the law.
A rumor ran through Hudson
county yesterday that Sheriff kinkeac
had notified saloon keepers generally tina
he wouldn't interfere in the future will
Sunday selling between the hours o
12 NJ. and II y. NJ. 1t was said tn,
liquor dealers were warned to look on
for him all other hours on Sunday.
When asked about the rumor tn
Sheriff replied: THAT would be by IA
the lesser OF two evils. There would b.
30 per cent. less liquor sold than a
present and there would be SO per cent
more compliance with the law"