The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-09

4hl. 11all6Tau, you udNc III aus sOu6
broad statements respecting the Grand
Jury in your pulpit. charging them with
| perjury, etc.
~ certainly have said, and for the
| best of reasons
"'Why didn't you come to us before
making themP asked EdIestein..
1 deemed It entirely useless, for I had
no confidence In you.' was my reply.
Then Joker Benson called attention
to my first prelude. in which had bold
ly sdeclared they where perjurers, and
asked If said that.
81 did, 1 replied. FOR it was the truth
as l understand it,
You said Mr.. Halleron.' continued
Benson, that was waiting to say grace
over the meal. aud that the Jersey;
City Journal was the greatest Republic
truthf
"'Certainly. no. said with en-
phasis.
Then. what did you mean by iti'
asked Benson.
1t was simple irony on my part as
everyone knows. This you need not
have asked as explained it In our pri-
vate correspondence touching this mat
ter. or course irony is the strongest
kind OF reouke. You have never replied
to that last epistle OF mine'
No, but You will hear from me-
TOUCHING UP MR.. M'MILLAN.
Then little man jumped up, remind
ing one strongly of Scotch terrier who
made up Tor the lack of size in hts person
by the bitterness of his tongue, whose
name, think, Is Mcmillan. He asked
IL did not know he WAS a resident of my
district aud had lived there louger than
had, and why had the assurance to as
sail him. / replisd:-
do you want me Co rebuke the other
members Of the Grand Jury and spare
you because you are a neighborS My
principle is TO smite the wrong wherever
| find 1t, and .neighbors and friends and
strangers stand alike to ms at such
times Would l be justified. sir, in re-
buking others and passing you by when
you are equally guiityf
Mr.. MCMILLAN grew VIII ite with rage.
but that was all the satisfaction he got
from me. Another member jumped up
and asked why did / preacn in that
fashion when no other minister had done
so. said:
'' I am alone in this battle as regards
my ministerial brethren. But their con-
duct cannot become the gauge of mine.
nor their consciencs my director. IBAall
appear before the bar OF God for myself,
aud hence do my duty fearlsssly and
openly. Nor have you any right to charge
me In this fashion nor will l submiJ'
nc IcspeC1aUlo olGuouG OL tu6 OT&uu
jury and those was some OF IL, seemsd
to enjoy the rebuke. Then turned to
Mr.. Edelsteiu and asked:
'Mr. Edelstein, you have poet among
you, and it seems you recently had large
dinner at Eldorador
YES said Mr.. Edelstein.
1.-The poet claimed that you, Mr.. Edel-
stein, did nine-tenths OF the work of this
Grand Jury, when each of you were
individually sworn to de your whole duty
by the citizens of the State. This poem
was applauded to the echo, wasn't itY
4" Yes was Mr.. Edelstein's reply.
land has never been contra dictedi
mo
Now said l, is this not perjury
He claimed that Mr.. Edelstein did nine
teuths OF the work and gloried in IL, aud
you pue nv objections on the ground Of
verdancy In Grand Jury matters. Mr..
Edlestein. if you employed ms Co do
certain line OF work and should refuse
TO do but oue-teDth of tnat work would
be honestf IL / had sworn TO do the
whole of it and only did one-tenth, would
l not be guilty of perjury? This is what
this Grand Jury has done
"Then they all sang out In chorus that
my ignorance Of Grand Jury matters was
the trouble.
"TgnorRnce or no ignorance said l,
you have not done your sworn duty
''Daly jumped to his feet and said:-
"'Mr. Halleron, l did not know you
much before. but know you now. My
name is Daily
".Oh.' said I, you are Lawyer DAILY,
are your,
"'Theu,' I" said I, I am glad you know
me and know you, and shall remember
you.'
BEDLAM BREAKS LOOSE.
rhar, ~ y<,L%
IS well all pitch in aud do more than
one-tenth of our work in effect. Then
bedlam was let loose, Half dozen ex-
cited men, at least, seemed to be on their
feet at once. some of them wild, raving
and bOisterous, and bombarded me with
all kinds of questions from all sides. /
took the floor and faced the angry mob
without finch or, falter. / defied them.
Ipronounced them perjurers aud un-
worthy OF the trust reposed In them. One
burly fellow, large In size. the next man
to me, unshaven for three days, appar-
emily, and uncouth In general demeanor.
with stentorian voice that drowned all
others. wanted to instruct me how to
preach the Gospel. His ignorance was
manded an instant apology.
The cowardly fellow there denied that
he han attempted to inform me how to
preach. but said he meant his words in
general. / demand Instant retraction
and appealed to Edelstein who failed to
make the bully retract his statement.
took my grip and said would appeal for
protection to the court and was leaving
when one man moved that be excused.
Excuse or not was going aud went. +"
After Mr.. Halleron had left Mat G.
Ely, Editor Of the New Jersey edition of
the World was ushered In. Mr.. E.y had
the books Of Keatlug. Whalen g. Co., of
which il is charged Bob Davis is the
company which contained some peculiar
entries. They showed how much the
writer's took in and how much was paid
out In hits" Several large sums
marked as expenses ir was sail repre-
sented amounts paid for protection.
Mr.. Ely's testimony evidently did not
interest the jurors for his stay in their
august presence was rather brief. He
was followed by William Doll, World
reporter, who testified that ne had pur-
chased policy slips in the city and told
where he had bought them.
John Keating, who claims to have been
a partner Of Davis aud Whelan's, was the
last witness, and after he had told his
story the jury adjourned to Tuesday.
PROSECUTORS OFFICE ALL RIGHT.
Mr.. Winfield has Furnished the Grand
Jury Enough Evidence to IndIct
District Attorney Winfield was asked
this morning what he had to say In re-