The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-29
4 GAY PRESHN9HHBT.
Hilarious Doings of the
Grand Jury at Its
Big Outing.
MULDOOS on The WARPAIH
Simon Kelly Defeats Bob Davis in
Foot Race-A Long Island
COnstable's Flight.

Sir William Blackstone. the eminen
commentator on the common law. In his
exhaustive and comprehensive treatise
upon the origin and Developments Of the
Grand Inquest. vulgariy known as the
Grand Jury. tells Us that In ancient days
good Ki ng Arthur made law that when
the Grand Inquest had finished its labors
and had indicted all the pool sellers and
race track people in its bailiwick, it
should get together in some quiet
nook. play baseball, run races. wrcstle,
Dox and uaff the nut-brown ale Of Old
Ea gland. BY degrees this ancient and
honorable custom has degenerated until
in these days the Grand Jury seeks the
relaxation prescribed by good King Ar
thur around the dinner table Of Hobo
ken hotel
The Hudson County Grand Jury tor
the April term had for its foreman Mr. NJ
(. Staples, General Agent for the Eric
Railroad, a very wide awake aud level
headed gentleman Mr.. Staples WAS
reading up his Blacks tone on
differential rates the 9th er day
when he came across this wise provision
Of King Arthur, and he immediately saw
that a days outing up the sound would
be far more preferable than the. censen-
tional dinner with It's ancient piatfrutes
and mukfy chestnuts- So a Com mlttee OF
Arrangements consisting OF Com mission
er Charles Kaufman. Of Hoook en-. and
Clerk Jimmie Wiseman, of the Board OF
Education, and Mr.. Staples, were ap-
pointed to arrange for such an outing
TIE START FOB COLLEGE POINT
Yesterday was the day appointed and
at nine o'clock the Erie tug Nyack. one OF
the handsomest t vessels OF its class afoat.
decked from stem TO stern with bunting
and loaded with an appropriate cargo,
awaited the Grand Jury aud its guests ~
the Erie wharf at the foot Of Pavonfa ave-
nue..
The Euentnq Journal blundered In its
usual way on Monday. and said that the
excursion would leave from the Morris
street dock, and thinking that perhsps
some Of the guests had gone there. the
tug ran down to that dock But the only
persons who met the tug there ware
King Simon of Weehawken and Commits
sloner Madden.
When the Nyack turned her nose mp the
East River there were seated on comfort
able chairs in the sterns-foreman
Staples, Charles Kaufman, j. J. Duly,
Frederick Blsum, simon Kelly AIo.s
5EMSHss 6Mss ,od G5A5ss 1ses ESss samss e TIE
Grand Jury. James D. Manning
clerk Of the Grand Jury; Conn
ty. Clerk Mclaughlin. S1rrozats
| OiNeil, Commissioner Madden
Michael Connolly, harry neWitts Mayor
Cleveland, Counsellor henry G. McCar-
tin, Police Justice Davis, Comrrfssioner
Charles Soners. Clothier Brown. side
walk inspector Muldoon and John H.
Mulrain- The run 20 College Point was
quickly and pleasantly made Mr.. Staples
pointed out ali the objects Of interest on
both sides of the water, and showed him
self TO be walking encyclopedia or IN
formation concerning New York Harpor
and It's railroad facilities.
PHIL AULDooN or TEE WAR PATH.
As soon As the tug was mad efasE 70 the
wharf, Phil Muldoon jumped ashore. and
started on the war path for the con-
stable who arrested his son for bathing
when the Kelly Association was at the
Point. The constable heard that Phil
was coming, and sailed over into Connec-
tieut before the Nyack left Jersey City,
A substantial breakfast was waiting
the party at Donnelly's Boulevard Hotel,
to which the hungry excursionists did
! ample Justice. After dinner they went
out ana played ball Justice Davis and
| County Clerk Mclaughlin chose Sides
| The game was one sided, and the Nc
| Laughiins played all around their oppoD-
ents 10 use the expressive If not polite
language of an enthusiastic bootblack
WAC Witnessed the game:--Ef de Davises
wuz playin' tur steamboats, dey wouldn'b /
/ git gang plank"
1 Here "a the score