The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-07
THE GRAND JURY Scored.
Rev. Daniel Hal1eron Ex-
presses His Opinion of
That August Body.
THE DINNER AT ELDoRADo.
Compliments Judge LiDpincott and
Prosecutor Winfield-His Last
Shot For the Present.

The members of the present Grand
Jury. and their work since being i'm
paneled. was the subject matter Of the
son M. E. Church last night. The church
was crowded to the doors, aud many not
members Of the church were noticed i'll
the gathering. His text was from Exc
dus xxi. G:-"And the people sat down
to eat and to drink, and rose up TO play"
This passage Of the word Of Cod
said Mr.. Halleron, reveals the lament
able declension of Israel during their
transit to the Land OF Promise. That
eating aud playing are not sinful per sc
need not be stated, but their connection
exhibited the grosSness of the people.
Eating should have been succeeded by
worship and the performance of other
necessary duties. Surrounded by desert
scenes, conscientious fidelity to duty and
u~nrelenting devotion TO the behests Of
heaven should have characterized the
conduct Of the chosen people. But the
rugged Sinai, the hlistering sands, their
ppa rent dependence upon God, instead
of fostering these principles stimulated
the vilest passions Of their nature. Gods
anger was the resu 1t. BY singular COIN
cidences history is o My Il repetition of it,
self. This Is SO trlta that its fuller illus
tration is needless. We are not doing
violence to the truth. nor is the transition
from those early times TO these aud to the
desert OF Jersey City rs grotesque as IL
may seem and as it will appear as we
proceed.
AN ELABORATE REPAsT.
"lt Is customary THESE times for bodies
which may nave been Engaged in certain
pursuits either to inaugurate or close
their labors with an elaborate dinner.
Our grand jurles, GU concluding their
arduous tolls. usually adjourn to a pub
lie curavansary for their r~egalement at
the festive board. The Hudson County
Grand Jury for the spring term of this
year followed this modern innov alton.
The Eiaorado is playground aud beer
garden OH the unim OF the Palisades,
overlooking the Hudson River u New
York City. On the afternoon of July IL,
1898, this body of so-cdlled &c ntlemen be-
tcok themselves to this re sort with a
large lumber of que SITS, and sat down to
n most elaborate repast. intending TO
watch the ballet dan Gers afterwards.
1.-The menu consistd of the most
recherche Partisan courses, among
which we find punch Kelly or Kelly
punch. Whether this was in honor of
king Kelly, III whoss domain they were
then seated, or was a fresh Importation
from 'Cork,' We are not Informed.
'Mutnm's extra dry and liqueurs-the
former. we believe Is q fashionable wine,
the latter Freuch. meaning brandy
smashes, miut juieps. or Jersey light
ming, or anything you please under That
bead.
After the cloth was removed, Fore
man Edelsteip, master OF ceremonies,
opened The feast of reason and flower Of
cob 1T .,l lt..~ - Gk.-,E -
said tha5 he hoped he would be as
fortunate in his selection of succeeding
Grand Juries as he had been In obt aiu-
ing the present one-lhe first he had ever
drawn.
Among the invited guests we find
several conspicuous names, as Paddy
O'Neili, James Hunt, Robert DAVIS.
County Jailer) aud Others. Joseph
Warren rose to the grandeur OF the occa-
sion by extoiliug the Grand Jury. which
had performed it's duty to tue satisfac.
ton OF everybody, or would do SO before
adjournment. Tie character of the iu-
diyidual members of the Grand jury was
a voucher for that, aud it required no
assistance from the Prosecutor or auy one
else.
handsomely said, Joseph Warren.
There was one member OF the Grand
Jury who had u bee in his bonnet and
who was impatient to give IL wing.
namely. Mr.. Eckelmann. who is a poet,
but from whose pen drfpped doggerel
which has seldom been equalled outside
of a lunatic asylum. Bat ne doubtless
spoke some plain truth. Hear a few
verses:
''The first encountered on the floor
Was Mr.. Benson, who kept door.
The witnesses influx and exit
he regulated, showed great wit,
The hCeaing Journals editor,
his puns are numbered by the score.
sour Mister DAILY. David R.,
Akin our Senatorial STIR,
Not hard as CT ucible we find
His sympathetic, jolly mind;
HIS hearty laughter plainly spoke
How enjoyed a Benson joke.
Friend Burns knows all about a gig,
IL straight or crazy, small or big;
Great many points this Grand jury
Got from him about policy.
OF course. the best OF policy,
He says, is always honesty.
sour poet is also a twister of no mean
order, as II. having caught himself nap
ping, he gives the impression IL was the
adage Honesty Is the best policy Burns
was impressiug on his fellow-iurors.
There were newspaper men present, |
suppose. Hence the twist. / canuot
quote more at present from this immortal
roem. reese wing, however. a verse or two
for further explanation. There are
SAi y - "a "a ANhOo OuCH III
this effusion. making III all 1913 lines. The
company could stand it, however, for
Mumm's Extra Dry, Kelly punch and
liqueurs had come to their assistance.
H MEMBERS.
y. Personnel-One must note the per-
sonnet of this Grand Jury iu order that
proper justice be Inflicted upou 1t; John
Edelstelu, foreman, Ecigarmaker; ex-
Sheriff e. j. Cronan, real estate: Otto
Lawrence. halter. Jonn Saunders, re-
tired merchant; DR.. w. Perry Wat
sou. Thoinas w. Tilden, freight
agent; Henry Otterson. saloon; George
w. G. Phillips, druggist: G. FL. Benson.
city editor EUening Journal; ex-Sheritf
Heinize, real estate; Fire Commissioner
William J. Kern, James burns, saloon:
Waldeman Eckelinann, merchant; Ro-
bert J. Mcmillan, editor; David K. Daily,
apce, Jersey City.
Thomas Wagner, saloon, Bayonne:
Nolan, contractor, Harrison; Thomas
Nolan, painter. West Hoboken; simon
Kelly, politician (kIng Kelly), Weehaw-
ken; job Con way, Union; John z.
Lauerty, Port Warden; G. j. Donovan,
saloon; Charles 4. Kaegebenn, importer,
Hoboken.
'sThess are the Grand Jurors OF Hud.
son County for the term commencing
April, 1898. who sought discharge from
the Court Two weeks since, but were
ordered back co their duty by Judge
Lippincott.
L appreciate the position OF this
fraud Inquest we need to notice the
charge of Judge Lippincost defining thei r
duties a. delivered TO them ADril 4. 1893.
We quote as follows:-
sIJuon tha Grand Turv 10 aavn1vnd ~;