The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-16
An OUTRAGE
ON JUSTICE.
Extraordinary Revelations
Regarding That Petit
Jury.
QUEER sHERIFF's RECORDS.
Apparently the Panel Was
Drawn in Gross VIOLA
tion Of Law.
QUEER SHERIFF'S RECORDS.
Heelers, Rum Sellers and Loafers
Figure Chiefly on the List.

The dissatisfaction that has b cen ex-
pressed over The petit jury drawn few
days ago, to serve during the September
term Of court, has lead to an enquiry as
to who the jurors are. There are num-
Der of very important cases to be tried
during this term Of court and none but
good men should be permitted to deter
mine them. Among the more important
cases are two probable murder trials and
those Of Todd, the repeater, and Nike
O'Mara and his gang for their villainous
assault on Captain John Graham. This
is why people desire to see good panel
of jurors. The District Attorney, it is
said, is by no means pleased with the
present list of names and he Will prob
ably ask for struck jury in the case of
Todd.
To obtain some information about the
individual members of the panel OF
jurors, called at the office of Sheriff
Davis yesterday and asked him who the
men were. He replied that he did not
know, and that he did not have their ad-
dresses, but he thought Clerk Garrick
had the addresses of some OF the jury
men. Surprised at this, exclaimed
''Are they not in the jury books?"
ones ana not on the books, answered the
Sheriff. He then called Clerk Garrick
and instructe him to furnish me with
the addresses of the jurors in his posses
sion.
Eyes, SIR" replied Mr.. Garrick; "but
Pve only got few-scarcely any.
II thought, Sheriff, the law required
that iuries should be drawn from the
list of names recorded in the jury books"
/ continued To this | received no
further reply than that Mr.. Garrick
would assist me in obtaining what l had
asked for.
CURIOUS PUBLIC RECORDS.
Naturally any one would imagine that
all that would be necessary to give me
these addresses of jurors would be to re-
fer to book kept for that purpose. SUCH
was not the case, however. There was
no book nor any record. The record was
made while / waited and assisted in
making it. Had / not needed the 1nfor-
nation there may never have been a
record kept. marveled at this, but said
nothing.
MIR Garrick handed me a list of the
names of the jurors and the DISTRICTS tneN
were drawn from. There were no ad-
dresses attached and told him so:
what do you want those for?'' he in
uuired adding mo one ever publishes
anything but the districts"
s'Well, can't help that THE JERSEY
what want is important"
.sYou heard me tell the Sheriff only
had the addresses of few jurors?"
Give me those. then"
Tommy called Mr.. Garrick to Clerk
Meighan. take that other slip and read
the few addresses on it.
The clerk did So There were but half
a dozen addresses on it, and asked
..Are these two lists the only record
you have in the Office of this jury"
Yes"
And the names are not in the jury
book?'
No; but if you must know where
these people live will help you all can,
and YOU, Tommy, take the addresses
down for the office when | find them;"
said Clerk Garrick, resignedly, picking
up a directory
FIRST DISTRICT.
Edward Green, millinery and fancy
goods, No. 131 Newark avenue.
Edward Mullery, machin1st. NO. 104
Morris street, well known to the police
and Police courts.
Louis NJ. Crosby, agent S. p. G. A., no.
torious for his eagerness to collect nnes
. on pleas of cruelty to animals.
Charles Barth, barber and petty politl-
clan, No 178 Warren street.
W. j. Budd, clerk, No. 147 Grand street.
Out of work at present. -
Cornelius O'Connor, liquors, No. 325
Grove street.
William Duffy. There are several by
that name in the First district, according
to the directory, and Mr.. Garr1ck could
not tell which was meant. he thouRhG
it was the Duffy at No. 121 York street,
who has no business.
Henry Martinez, clerk In auction store,
politician and Justice of Peace
SECOND DISTRICT.
Jeremiah Murphy, address not in di-
rectory, but Mr.. Garrick said he was an
ex- Clerk of the Board of Works
Edward Mccormack. laoorer, No. 172
Twelfth street
Matthew Lynch, laborer, No. 274 Erie
John Hooper, driver, No. 779 Jersey
avenue.
Thomas Barry, driver, No. 2o9 Twelfth
street.
Thomas Cox, no business, Sixth street
and Jersey avenue
William Wall, petty politician, deputy
marshal on national elections, no busi-
ness, No. 1877 Newark avenue.
Albert Norton, no address could be
mt No 1874 Monitor" Mr.. Garrick said.
Gerhardt Hagen, jeweller, No. 256 Fifth
street.
Michael Kelly. There are two Michael
KeIys in this district, and the Sheriff's
clerks could not say which was the
juror.
Charles Rolls, liquor dealer, corner
Bowers street aud Palisade avenue.
Charles L. Barnstorf, fish smoker, No.
$50 Newark avenue.
John McDermott, politician and china
packer when working; protner OF clty
clerk of Hoboken; residence at No. 17553
Oakland avenue.
j. Augustus Dakin. no business, No "a
Grace street.
William Campbell. The Sheriff's clerk
could not ascertain where this juror llves
or what his business is.
owen Mcclure, retired liquor dealer,
No. S19 Newark avenue.
Charles Mersheimer. milk dealer, poll
tician on a light scale and brother OF
Frederick Mershelmer, a creature OF the
ring and partner of Tax Commissioners
Rudolph w Arend whom the manag
sror nlarx -kuav but little of. Yas said 70