The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-12
But he had a peculiar whim,

He often pointblank lid refuse.
To act as interpreticusl
Two members, with experisncer re,
En- -Sheriffs HEINrzE -CRoSAN ~
They know so much OF Grand Jury,
That it might seem stupidity
On my part, further to reflect,
Isimply offer my respect
Ex-Mayor NEWMAN of Bayonne
Has missed our meetings. many one,
But when he's there, We ali could hear
Him speak for truth aud without fear
ToM MAGNER, also from Bavonne.
AS usual, left his work: "Well donef'
In f~aultless dress, seen every day,
A gentleman quite cute and gay,
Examining very close. some ease,
And witnesses interesting face;
His Judgment equals our best men,
His name is HENRY OTERsEN.
JAMES NOLAN from the western part
OF our county, found it hard
To reach the courthouse straight, without
To pass Hoboken round about;
The futures near promising star:
IA Bridge all new-a Trolley cart"
The other NOLAN. TON with name,
man of strong athletic Frame,
With faithful hands, holds unbroken.
The purse strings of West Hobokeu,
O, blessed town. where boss and ring,
Are an almost unheard of thing!
From Union Hill now, john CONWAY,
Was absent on election day,
He came right from Connecticut
To our meeting. where he put
The puZzling question witt effect:
Who, while is gone, has been eiect'd?"
KING KELLY of Weehawken's realm,
How tranquil aud majestic calm,
We saw him sit and listening to
The sorry tales of grief and woe
And then cut short, the much abused:
Il move, the witness be excusedln
Friend Burns. knows all about a gig,
If STRAIGHT or crazy. small or Olp.
Great many points, this Grand Jury
Got from him, ABOUT policy;
OF course, the best of policy,
lie says. is always honesty.
Portwarden LAvERry we see.
A young and rising, true geniei
Unravel tangles, problem solve,
Which loss of rest, hard WORK ~inTo,ve,
is nothing for him, so we r told,
And feminine beauty, leaves him cold!
Our Mister DAILY. DAVID R.
Akin our senatorial star,
Not hard as crucible we find,
His sympathetic, jolly MUD;
His hearty laughter plainly spoke,
How he enjoyed a Benson jokel
We had another editor
Among the chosen twenty -four,
His name is RoBgRT j: MCMILLAN.
he hate1 crooks and a mean villain;
He always did his level best,
To get such fellows in the chest!
OuE GOlledSuo u5At, COIL ulSSlOuOr hEHN,
AT first sight,, he seems very stern,
But know him better, if you can,
A jovial, whosesouled gentleman;
But, put obstacles in his way
Then see a hot election day!
Old friend JOHN SAUNDERS, I see you
Sit on my side and listening to
The evidence, the witness gave.
Some comlcal. some very grave;
etween, we had a little CHAT
OF olden times and this and thatI
Showed up a medical expert.
Our doctor WATSON was alert:
did saw that bone?-'aow long been sick?
Gave 5strpchnin him OIL arsenic?f
He scared and Gaffisd the poor man
Like l~awyer-doctor O'Sullivan.
Assisting him. when needed. we'll
Was DR.. PHILLIPS who could tell
The difference in all the drugs,
OF colchicum aud artichoks
OF Quinn-nlue and of Murphy UNI,
nux vomica and chewing gum!
One juror chosen, but not sworn
Felt very lonesome and forloru,
Gould he not join our work-at least,
Would manage he, to share our feast;
Welcome be ne, without restrain,
or HGboken, CHARLES KAEGEBEHN.
At last our foreman, most serene.
His name is true, JOHN EDELsTEIN;
Niue-tenths our work was done by him,
The whole proceedings kept in trim,
Experience, practice and dispatch
You very rarely find his match.
Remember, see him sitting there,
His stalwart form. his desk. his chair,
In front the clerk, within whose scope
He holds a yellow envelope.
The desk rail bears his btawny wrist:
IF no objectiou-case dismisse1!'
So ordered.
P. S.-There yet remains to mention one
Who has no special big thing done
Except to save the veuvs cliquot.
The best of it though did not 20,
His name is w. Eckelmann,
Your humble servant, WHO'S now donei