The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-06
THE SHERIFF'S DINNER.
Grand Jurors Gave Him
a Cane and a Big
Spread Too.


atorical pyrotechnics and great display
of gastronomic deftness at Meyers Hotel
in Hoboken last evening. The Grand
Jury of the September Term gave COM
plimentary dinner to Sheriff Robert
Davis, and the event was in every way
worthy of the man honored, and of those
who did the honoring-
About forty guests sat down to the
board, which was loaded with triumphs
OF the pastry cooks art A high piece of
nougat and frosted work stood in the
centre and was relieved at regular inter-
walls along the table by allegoricalspieces
of the same material. When all the
guests had arrived De Boazi's orchestra
struck up a lively march, and the COM
pany took their places at the table.
HOW THEY SAT DOWN
Mr. William Utz, forman of the jury,
sat at the head of the cross table with the
Sheriff on his right and Register George
b. Fielder on his left.
The other seats at the table were oc-
cupied by William D. DAILY. Surrogate
James H. O'Neil, Hudson Clarke and
Director-at-Large Bruggemann.
At the head OF the main table sat Free
holder John d. German with a bright
scarlet bouttoniere and the awful dig
nifty of Freeholder in his first term.
Directly opposite him was Fred Kissam,
the last man drawn on the jury and the
only one who escaped having to serve.
Next to him came Building Inspector
James c. Clarke, who greatly aided the
digestion of all within sound of his voice
with his drou anecdotes of the Grand
Jury room.
Opposite him sat James D. Manning,
who has been clerk of forty-five Grand
Juries, and has as good an APPETITE as he
had when he ate dinner with the first of
them.
WHAT THEY TALKED ABOUT.
Philip K. Martin sat near and discussed
politics with David r. DAILY. Poor
master John e, Hewitt told Mayor Grass
man, of Hoboken, between the courses,
how crime and poverty were slowly dis
appearing in Jersey City, and John Par
nell Feeney on the other side of the table
explained to Detective Eddie Stanton
how much nicer it is to be the boss of the
Police Department than to serve capiases,
subponas ad respondendums and the
like at 50. II each.
Simon Kelly, Mayor, etc, of Hoboken,
upheld the dignity of the lower end of
the board and impressed every one pre-
sent with the dignity which doth hedge
Weehawken's king.
The other seats were occupied by James
Burke, Michael j. Coyle, Peter T. Don
nelly, Joseph Ellsworth. Herman Fardel-
man, Thomas j. Finnegan, James p. Hall,
William H. Herbert, John J. Kerr, Alois
Kremer, John F. Madden, Philip E. Mar
tin, Edward j. Rice and Max E. Staples
GOOD DINNER.
At each plate was a beautiful menu
card, .embellished with charming bit of
landscape in water colors and with silken
ribbons. The dinner, from blue points to
fruit, cheese and coffee, was q success,
and was prepared by Chief Koehn, who
superintended the kitchen of the late
Emperor Frederick, of Germany, when
he was Crown Prince. When the coffee
and cigars were brought on Mr.. James c..
j. II. Lippincott, District Attorney
Charles ii. Winfield, Assistant Jose h
NJ. Noonan, James Luby, editor of "HE
JERSEY CITY News, Senator Edward +.
Mcdonald, Alderman Fl. K. Van Horn
and SIMON Kelly.
The latter, however, IN the language of
the Scriptures, "repented and VENT after
he had written the letter
Mr.. William ID. DAILY then arose and
paid warm tribute to the Sheriff, saying
among other things that Mr.. Davis was
an officer who had won the honor and re-
spect of the community. He closed his
remarks by presenting the Sheriff, in be-
half of the jury, with handsome gold
headed cane suitably engraved
THE SHERIFF'S SPEECH.
Mr.. Davis was taken completely by
surprise, but returned bis thanks in well
timed phrases. He hoped every Grand
Jury would be as faithful to the county
as the one he was addressing had been.
District Attorney Winfield had said that
this was an elegant Grand Jury and that
it had let nothing escape. He thanked
them once more and said that he would
carry the cane all his life and feel honored
in doing so.
Mr.. DAILY sprang another surprise upon
Foreman Utz by presenting him with q
similar cane, and the genial foreman
responded appropriately. Mayor Grass
man welcomed the guests to Hoboken,
and Police Commissioner Michael J,
Coyie told how proud that city was to
give the county such an excellent fore
man.
Surrogate O'Neil called on John Parnell
Feeney to respond to Scotland Yard, or
the life of q detective" and did so in
great shape.
Simon Kelly saw that Weehawken was
not forgotten, and Eddie Stanton told
what he didn't know about the Grand
Jury room. G. A. Ransom, of THE JER-
sEY CITY NEWS, spoke for "the Press, y
and Mr. Charles Dayton, of the -Arqits
paid graceful tribute TO the ladies. The
night patrol was just marching into
the police station when the company
broke up.
MISUSE OF THE NAILS.