The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-12-08
THE GRAND JURY.
Sheriff Ruempler Announces
the Panel for the De-
cember Term.
JACOB RINGLE, FOREMAN
Sketches of the Men Chosen
to Bring Offenders to
Justice.

JuSGlCG.
The December term Grand Jury an
nounced by Sheriff Ruempler this morn
ing, and which will enter on the duties
Of Office on Tuesday next, is one of the
most representative bodies OF business
men ever called together for Grand Jpry
duty by Sheriff of this county
Aside from the foreman, Finance Com
! missioner Jacob Ringe of Jersey City,
there are no offlceholders on the list. The
only lawyer is Counsellor Richard Ste
vens of Hoboken, who is the twenty
| fourth juror. and who, as is customary,
will be excused from serving unless some
other juror requests to be relieved from
duty. Several of the members have serv-
/ ed on previous grand juries. The full list
/ follows:-
Foreman, Jacob Ringle. Ninth ward.
John o'Donnell, First ward. Jersey
Herman Pruser, Hoboken
/ John Nevin, Tenth ward Jersey City
Phillip Tumulty, Fifth ward, Jersey
City.
Charles Kaufman, Hoboken.
Jersey City.
Garwood Ferris, Eighth ward, Jersey
Herbert Rice. Ninth ward Jersey City.
| Michael T. Connolly, Second ward, Jer-
! sey City.
Frederick spengeman. Eighth ward,
| Jersey City.
Edward Barr, Seventh ward, Jersey
ECity.
/ Joseph Fox, Third ward, Jersey City.
! William Symes, Third ward, Jersey
City.
| Frederick Gassert Harrison.
| Emmett Smith, Bayonne
! Arend Hounausen Union HILL
p: R. Wesse's, Ninth ward, Jersey City.
VIM. Mckinley, Eighth ward, Jersey
+ City.
Alphonso Thorout, West New York.
/ Louis Garabaldi, Hoboken
| Albert Mohmking, Hoboken.
Richard Stevens, Hoboken.
Foreman Jacob Ringle is one of the best
/ known and most successful business men
1 in this city. He is member of the Board
of Finance and has held many honorary
public positions. He is a director of the
| Raymond Roth Pioneer Home, member
of Teutonic Lodge F. & A. M, and be-
/ longs to many German societies.
John O'Donnell is in the cooperage busi-
ness and is well known in lower Jersey
City. He is partner of ex-Alderman
| Day, but has never held any political
1 pOSltlOn nlmSelI.
John Nevin, although but % years of
I age, is one Of the best known public men
| in the county. He is the local manager
of the American Surety and Bonding
i Company, with offices in Jersey City. and
is secretary of the Greater Jersey City
Commission. He served as messenger in
the office of the late Mayor Orestes Cleve-
| land and was made private secrSS~y
| when Mayor P. Farmer Wanser entered
on the duties of that office. He served as
police justice for one term of three years,
being succeeded by Edward Hoos, Jr.,
son of the present Mayor.
| Philip Tumulty is engaged in the real
estate business and was member OF the
Legislature several years ago.
Charles Kaufman, of Hoboken, is an
/ agent He is well known and popular in
that city.
DR.. Francis McMurrough was one of the
Democratic orators during the last cam
| paign. He has never before taken an ac-
tive part in politics.
Garwood Ferris is chief supervising en-
gineer of the new water works. He is a
Democrat and has served on several
previous Grand Juries.
| Herbert Rice is a son of the Rev.
Spencer NJ Rice. D. D., formerly rector
of Grace P E. Church, Jersey City. He
is a teller in the Second National Bank.
Michael T. Connolly is contractor and
has served on previous Grand Juries.
Frederick H. Spengeman is engaged in
the real estate business on Washington
i street He was the choice of the Demo-
cratic Executive Committee for Tax Com
missioner to succeed John E. Macarthur at
the time Mayor Hoos appointed his son
Robert to that position.
Edward Barr Is a Commissioner of APP
peals and represented his ward in the
Board of Aldermen for one year. He has
never served on a Grand Jury before.
Joseph Fox is a merchant on Newark
avenue. He has never had previous Grand
i Jury experience.
William Symes is a restaurant keeper
on Newark avenue and has served on
other Grand Juries.
Frederick Gassert is a we'll known hotel
i keeper in Harrison, where he has resided
1 upwards of thirty years.
Emmett Smith is a large property owner
and civil engineer in Bayonne, where he
has resided nearly all his life. He has
/ served on previous Grand Juries.
| Arend Holthausen is one of the most
successful merchants in North Hudson.
He conducts large dry goods house in
j Union HILL This will be his first Grand
Jury experience.
Charles J. Somers is member of the
wholesale grocery firm of D. E. Cleary
& Co. He is an ex-Commissioner of the
i Street and Water Board.
E. r. Vessels is a halter on Newark
| avenue, and has served on several otAsr
/ Grand Juries.
| William Mckinley is a publisher He Is
! member of the Robert Davis Associ-
alton This is the first time he will serve
j In a Grand Jury.
Alphonso Shorout,' of West New Yokr, is
a plumber who has never before served
on Grand Jury.
4 Louis Garabaldi is the proprietor of a
4 restaurant in Hoboken.
Albert Mohmking is an ex-Justice of the
i Peace and a prominent member of several
4 German political organizations in Hobo
| ken.
Richard Stevens. the oath juror, is a
i member of the well known Stevens family
of Hoboken He is a lawyer and connect
4 ed with the Hoboken Land Improvement
4 Company.
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