Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-09-21
Demands Indictments
In Cases Before Jury; :
BaremOre Is For Men

saleE for beverage purposes forb91{
den by our statute. is modified BY tG1
federal constitution whether m114
under guise Of q license or not
Therefore If you have proof Of 40
such sale it Is your duty 70 indIc<
the offender. In dealing with <Hl1
matter you should act on my In
structions for IL am IN error t1a1
can be corrected, while II you refuse
to act there is no way In which you<
error can be reviewed. The result r.
that license granted before <14
constitutional amendment went iuto
effect. does not protect . sale m161
since and of course the law appi1<1
with equal force to those who do u1I
pretend to have any license
1T Is necessary. take It for M1
to say to you that any opinion y03
may have regarding the propru<X
OF the constitutional amendment -
federal laws based thereon, il not ~
effect your action It Is the law. 10
you are sworn TO administer It Pops
ular conception OF the fairness ct tI31
law is not within your power uo<
within the scope OF your duty ard
the non-enforcement Of the law ~
a gray juror viii certainly lead ~
chaos IN the administration Of justlc4.
The law indicates OF Preservation ana
protection of life. liberty and prCpt<s
~ Of each citizen equally, whe<hf<
rich or poor, strong or weak bun
that cannot be accomplished II grand
jurors refuse to find an indfctme1t ~
a clear case OF criminal violation 0k
the law. and we win be relexated 10
the old method OF settling disputes
by wage OF battle. The refusal Of =
grand jury TO indict will tend to d.
rupt the government
"One encroachment on the 11w
Is likely TO lead to another and th1
safety Of all government depends 81
strict enforcement of the law. ~
the people are dissatisfied with tE1
amendment or the law fhere Il =
peaceable way to accomplish it. Al
rogation, but until this Ii done. 81 =
the duty OF every good citIxz< 40I
especially a grand juror TO e1<o<t&
the law. If the law il not <4<or<G
by the majority OF our pepp1s <64
way to secure its repeal, az 3 no<<1
citizen Of this country once sid. y
to drastically enforce it, z.
In opening his charge - the jdfy
Justice James J. Bergen spoke Dn (
subject brought to his attent1on by
Prosecutor Joseph Stricken in re-
gard to real estate men passing tit1<
to property. a matter which they
have no license to bother with. and
the justice ordered the new jurnrz
to handle any cases of this nature
coming before them as they should
be taken care OF, inasmuch as the
work of a lawyer should not be In
terfered with by real estate men,
The members of the September
term grand jury follow:
John H. Baremore. JamesBufc
foreman; Timothy j. Nevill. Rooxe-
welt; P. J. Stanton. New Brunswick:
William B. Pratt, Perth Amboy; ].
Edmond Marryott, JameSburE;
James E. Serviss. South River;
Leslie T. johnson. New Brunswick;
Alvin B. Fox. Perth Amboy, VIII
liam H. Parisen. South Amboy;
John ]. Clark. Perth Amboy: Max
L. Kreielsheimer. Perth Ambox;
Charles A. Mccormick. Perth AM
boy; Frederick Adams. Sewaren:
John J. Campbell. Bound Brook
Peter P. Groben, New Brunswick;
Edward Lockhart. Sayreville: A. =.
Miller. South Amboys H H. Hte<r
ardson, New Brunswick: Antonio 81
Munoz. Perth Amboy; Henry Warns
dorfer, East Brunswick: James r.
MCGUIRE, Perth Amboy: Harry PG1x
Perth Amboy; Rev. DR.. @. Pay2cn
New Brunswick.