The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-11-30
WAS A TRUE BILL
Retiring Grand Jury En-
joys an Excellent
Dinner.
HAILED AS NEXT MAYOR
Magnificent Testimonial Pre-
sented to Foreman
Geo. T. Smith.

The farewell dinner of the September
term Grand Jury was held at Kimmerly's S
Arlington Hotel, Bayonne. on Tnanksgiv-
ing Eve. Palmer Campbell was the only
one of the twenty-three members of the
retiring body who failed to put in an
appearance.
Neither City Collector Davis, nor Sheriff
Ruempler was present. Under Sheriff
John Heavey represented the Sheriff $
office and Grand Jury Clerk James Clark
the Prosecutors o..ce.
When Colonel Robert G. Smith arrived
late in the evening he was greeted with
some applause. The POSTMASTER, Mayor
John E. OTIS of North Bergen, at once
introduced him to the assemblage as the
man who would probably be Jersey City's
next Mayor and added that if he was
there would probably be no such vetoes
emanating from the chief executives
office as there had been recently.
This was regarded as an allusion to
Mayor Hooss veto of Clerk Bouton's
increase of salary by the Street and
Water Board, of which Colonel Smith is
president. The Fourth Regiment Colonel
in responding studiously avoided any
reference to the next Mayoralty or to the
allusion to Mayor Hoos acts made by the
POSTMASTER.
In addition to the members of the Grand
Jury there were fourteen invited guests
present when at $50 o'clock Foreman
George T. Smith gave the signal for the
party to be seated.
The guests were:-City Clerk John
Haggerty and Commissioner E. ".
Russ. of Hoboken. DR.. John
Broderick, Colonel Smith, Tax Commits
sioner Hoos, Surrogate James T. Lillis,
Under Sheriff John Heavey, Director
Frank McNally and Clerk John P Egan
of the Board of Freeholders, Clerk James
Clark of the Grand Jury, and Inspector
James Mckee of Jersey City, Mayor John
Zeller of Gutenberg, ex-Assemblyman
Thomas Magner of Bayonne, and Con-
stable Adam Schaffer of Union Hill.
The members of the Grand Jury were:-
George T. Smith, foreman; Arthur L.
Steele, John E. Otis, Palmer Campbell,
William H. Wilhelm, William F. Dwyer,
Joseph Mayer, A. J. Arata, Edmund
Davey. Samuel D. Johnston, Henry
Bornemann, ]. Edwin Hulshizer, Herman
H. Niemann, John D. Bullwinkel Emil
Peter. Michael Hayes. Robert A. Elliott,
Patrick Flanagan, Thomas c. Kinkead,
William S. Flynn, Kilian v. Lutz, John
Mitchell and Thomas NJ. Coughlin. Mr..
Nienann was chairman of the committee
having in charge the arrangements for
the dinner and every detail was we'll at
tended to.
Host Kimmerly had prepared an elabor-
ate menu, which was thoroughly enjoyed,
and with selections by an Italian string
orchestra and Mr.. Bert Forrest a most
delightful evening was spent by ALL
After the dinner Mr.. Hulshizer was in
troduced by the POSTMASTER. He compli-
mented his associates of the Grand Jury
for having won the applause of the Court
and the general public, and spoke of the
harmonious relations existing between all
the members of that body. Mr.. Hushizer
concluded by presenting to Foreman
Smith, on behalf of his associates, a mag
nificent brass clock and two candelabra.
Mr.. Smith was visibly affected, as in a
few well chosen words ne thanked his
brother jurors for their kindly remem-
brance.
datory of the assistance given to the
Grand Jury by it's able clerk. Mr.. James
Clark, presented that gentleman with
purse of $50.
Clerk Clark said he spoke as the repre-
sentative of the Prosecutor office when
he said that the members of the Septem-
Der term Grand JUDY mad done their
work honestly and faithfully. Continu-
ing, he said:-"To Sheriff Ruempler much
credit is due for getting together such a
representative body. Your work has been
eulogized in no empty, formal manner by
the Court and press and it deserved to
be-
Commissioner Russ spoke in a facetious
vein. He said he had always heard that
the largest part of the Grand Jury's bust
ness came from Hoboken, and thought
that there were many residents of Jersey
City who should live in Hoboken.
Other speakers were:-Dr. Broderick.
Assemblyman Kilian ". Lutz, William F.
Dwyer, Surrogate Lillis, A. j. Arata,
Patrick Flanagan, Director McNally, Clerk
Egan and Major Steele.
Under Sheriff Heavey apologized for the
unavoidable absence of Sheriff Ruempler
and concluded by warmly complimenting
the retiring Grand Jury.