The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-12-05
AN INDECENT CAROUSH.
The Grand Jury Celebrates
In a Seaof Wine the Pub
lie Duties they Did
Not Perform.

The Grand Jury met for the last time
as body yesterday, in Meyers Hotel.
HobokeD. The jurors did come together
to find bill. but they met with a num-
Der of their friends to discuss one already
Around two long tables beautifully orna-
mented with potted plants, flowers and
pyramids of fancy confections. were
gathered Congressman-elect Z. T. Nc
Donald. who was also foreman of the
Grand Inquest; Thomas McEwan. who
tried to defeat him last fall; Mayor Grass
man, Of Hoboken; Assemblymen-elect
William d. Daily and Simeon Smith; To-
lice Captain John +. Kelly and Chief
Of Detectives c. Prettyman Smith.
Postmaster Dickinson, Tax Commission
their right hand man, James Connolly,
President John Parnell Feeney, OF the
Police Board, Thomas Hunt, w. G.
McCartin, Register Fielder. Sheriff
McPhillips. County Clerk Dennis Nc
Laughlln, City Collector p. II. O'Neill,
William Davis. of Harrison, Freeholder
P1ngsted, Director-At-Large Brugge-
mann. Commissioner Dugan, OF
the. Street and Water Board, Ex-
Judge McGrath, James Manning, Clerk
Wiseman, OF the Board of Education.
John Bauyer, G. I, Bouton, J. II.
Cable. w. J. Dynan. Garret Fink, G. w.
Holdane. G. Humbrock, E. Kenny, NJ.
Kenny, j. II. McCabe, J. Mccarthy. j.
McCarty. J. Mayer, p. Muldoon. J. Muir
rer ID. A. Peloubet, w. Peters, Jr., ]. r.
Robbins. II. Schneider and P. Smith.
Mr.. Mcdonald sat at one end of the
table, and Fred. Wolbert, the genial SER
geant-at-arms, sat at the other.
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When the guests had taken their places
at the tables they were fitly welcomed by
Mr.. Mcdonald. He spoke OF the labors of
the jurors during the time they had acted
as the Grand Inquest. and feelingly al
luded to the fact that It was the last
time they would meet as body. Then
all present proceeded to investigate the
bin before them. and unanimously voted
il true bill.
When cigars and coffee were brought
on Mr. Mcdonald called for order and in
troduced Mr.. Orestes Cleveland from
Jersey City. Mr.. Cleveland made a
speech in which he tried to say some
thing pleasant about everyone present
and began his remarks by saying:-'I see
before me-"
In speaking of Jailor Birdsall he mad
some remarks about Mr.. Birdsall's occu-
patton and said that he would never get
any of those present.
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Birdsall, and Mr.. Cleveland hurriedly
proceeded 10 the next man Il see before
me-"
HoBoKEN's MAYOR SPEAKS.
Mayor Grassman, OF Hoboken, re-
sponded to the toast, "The City of Ho-
boken." He said that the reason why so
many people came over there to commit
suicide was because of the fine improved
docks the city had for drowning oneself
from. and the elegant shade trees for
hanging oneself to, all OF which his
Honor declared did not exist In Jersey
City.
Joseph M. Noonan made one OF his
humorous speeches and Mr.. Thomas Nc
Evan, who played the role of the lamb TO
Mr.. McDonald's lion. told what bearitc
thing il was 10 be the lamb to such a
noble, generous lion as the Congressman
elect.
Major Peloubet scattered pearls of elo-
ouence around with lavish hand, and
Recorder McDonough assured everyone
present that he would let them off light
If they chanced to get before him in the
morning. Before the company dispersed
speeches were made by almost everyone
who could talk.