The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-17
4 FAMOUS CIR and JURY
Rufus Blodgett and George
Gould Will Serve Uncle
Sam for So a Day.
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Especial TO 'Ine Jersey lily NEWS.
TRENTON, Jan. IT. 1SsS.-George j..
Gould. the young millionaire of Lakewood
will give evidence of his good citizenship
by serving on the United States Grand
Jury at 81 per day and mileage. He will
begin his duties on Tuesday morning ana
will serve at least a week or ten days.
He will not follow the precedents hxed
by his father the late Jay Could, who
rather tina serve on juries paid the lines
imposed by the Court.
United States Marshal Alcott appre-
chatting the fact that a man who left
New York to escape taxes ION fifty mil
lion dollars of wealth is a rara avis as a
juryman has summoned twenty-three
other talesmen of reputation and no.
toriety.
1t will be without doubt The most dis
tinguished Grand Jury ever called to-
gether in the State of New Jersey. Every
man is well known in politics or State
affairs. There are four Mayors and a
United States Senator on the list.
Mr.. Gould has notified the United
State Marshal that he win be on hand
for the roll call and his Trenton friends
will see that he will not have to eat at
any of the cheap restaurants OF the
town.
Colonel Alexander C. Oliphant, who is
a son-in-law of United States Senator
Elkins will give him a dinner at the con-
clusion of his first days work nj the
jury-room, when he will meet a few OF
his Trenton friends. Colonel Otphant
lives on fashionable West State street,
just beyond the State House.
The list of jurors headed by Rufus
Blodgett. formerly United State Senator
from New Jersey, now Mayor of Long
Branch and superintendent OF the New
York and Long anc Railroad.
The other Mayors are yelling G.. Sickel,
Mayor Of Trenton F'rank 6. Tenbroeck.
Mayor of sAsbury Park; Charles j. Fish.
prominence is Colonel Samuel ID. Dick
insonS City Comptroller of Jersey City
and a Republican leader of that place,
also a former Colonel of the Fourth RegI-
ment of the National Guard.
Other members of his jury will be-
oliver A. Kelly. Democratic leader
of Middlesex county. formerly MEMBER
of the State Board of Assessors; Ed
State senator from Cape May county;
Colonel Henry A. Potter OF East
Orange, aide-de-camp to Governor
Griggs.
Jersey City. recently elected chairman of
Hudson County Republican Committee.
Albert w. Bradshaw, an editor in
Lakewood, a delegate to the last Repue-
ilGdn HdttOlldf CONVENTION.
Eugene Townsend, of Seaville, lawyer
and capitalist.
John A. Walker, of Jersey City. an
officer of the Dixon Graphite Company.
Henry c. Gulick, of Barnegat, a pilot
commissioner.
Frederick G. Wolbert, of Jersey City,
wealthy real estate operator.
jeremiah S. Storms, of Barnegat, post
master.
Edward H. Duryee. of Newark. lawyer
and brother of the late George Duryee,
Clerk in Chancery.
John Podmore, Jr., of Barnegat, an
officer of the United States Express Com
Henry Young, Jr., Of Newark, lawyer
and capitalist.
Lyttleton White, of Eatontown, re-
tired merchant.
DR.. Thomas S. Stevens, of Trenton,
dentist and formerly captain of Com
pany A, Seventh Regiment.
James S. Hume, of Mt. Holly, flour
manufacturer
George F. Feurstein. of Paterson,
capitalist and a Passaic County Free
holder.
Austin r.. McGregor, of Newark. law
yer and a son of the late Judge Nc
Gregor.
There are no important cases to come
before the jury except a few smuggling
and counterfeit cases.