The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-14

vote anyway he chose. but that
hen he must come tack and attend
to his work. Had he axe nv advice.
thers would have beeu no trouble. de
Told me tnat he WIS o member OF the
Democratic County COMMITTEES. aud
asked me ii 1t would be we'll to resign. l
said Yes and added TIM. it would
remove one cause for compiaint against
his staying whsre he was. He than toll
me that he was interestedi In the Assem-
bly, nomination and wouid leave poltt ca
alone as soon as The nomination had
been made. Election Day came and he
accepted a placs as challsnger at the
polls. In addition to this, he had the
polls removed from where we nave been
accustomed to voting for the past twenty
years. to an out OF the way place, so a. to
Inconvenience US.
THE JURY DUTY.
Shortly after election [ learned that
he mad been drawn as q petit juror. |
spoke TO him of this and told him | would
make AN effort to have him excused. !
~culledupon Sheriff Stanton aud lie said the
matter OF excusing him was then out of
his hands. He told me, however, that
there were plenty Of jurYmen and that
Duff would have no trouble in getting
excused. / wrote n letter 10 Judge
Hudspeth asking that Duff be excused,
gave it to Duff and toll hlni to give it TO
III A400sRCtA H utR ~ All
probability he would b excused.
Time passed aud upon going to the school
! found II strange man there, wac after
wards proved to be his son. He did not
tell me who he was, where Mr.. Duff was
aud, Ia fact, was quite insolept. Afte;
seeing hun W or three times he finally
told me that he guessed Mr.. Duff was az
the Court House. then left word for
Duff to come and see me. He cid not do
it. asked Sheriff Stanton If Duff had
asked TO be excused. He told me he
thought not. To be on the safe side |
communicated with Judge Hudspeth
aud asked him if Duff lac asked to bs
excused. Iu reply Judge Hudspeth sent
ms this letter, which says that no appli-
cation to be excused WINS made ny Duff.
DUFF'S SON N0T A FIT PERSON.
duff ignored ME aud the advice l had
given him. He wanted to MAKE extra
money serving a5 a jurymsn, but by
doing SO he neglected his school work,
leaving his son in charge of the school,
and the latter bears an uusavorY reputa-
lion aud in my opinion was not q fit
moval he has toll me that 10 the past il a
%janitor wished TO leave that ne merely
put a man in his place. left aud consulted
no Que.
II told him that no mattsr wha lie did
in the past he would luI that all EN-.
ployees of the present board would 90
their WORK properly and earn the money
paid them or elss be dismissed, He
neglected TO keep the school In supplies,
and l was compelled co do 1t. II there is
any political 10 In his removal | would
like TO hav 1t pointed out.
TWO PERTINENT QUERIES.
do you know of any law which can
prevent a man from being drawn for
jury duty? l asked.
II do not,'' was the reply. II did not
object to his being drawn, but he made
no effort to be excused from jury duty
when l suggested that it wound be well
for him to Try aud be rel eyed"
SIS there any rule in your board which
prevents an employe from belonging to
the County Committee Of either party?"
"rhere is not he replied. "Our en-
ployes may belong to anything they like
Just SO long as they do lheir work prop
erly.H