The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-02-06
PRAISE FOR RUEMPLER.
Erwin Says His Juries
Do Their Duty
Well.

If any doubts existed on the question
of whether jury commission was wanted
in this county it was practically dispelIed
by the address of the Republican Prosecu-
tor at the beefsteak dinner given by
Grand Juror Frederick Gassert to his col
leagues of the December, 1900, term, at
No. 21S Harrison avenue, Harrison, last
night.
1t was the first Grand Jury function of
social nature ever attended by the
Prosecutor. The fact that among the
guests were ex-Freeholder Joseph A. Ri
ordan, who preeipitated the investigation
into the question of who was responsible
for the wholesale indictments of officials
by the December, 1899, term Grand Jury,
did not deter the Republican Prosecutor
from sounding the praises of the juries
drawn by the Democratic incumbent of
the Sheriff's office, and his remarks
showing no traces of partisan bigotry
were received with the applause they de-
served.
1t was about six o'clock when the
Grand Jury concluded it's session and
fifteen minutes later, with number of
invited guests, they boarded a Newark
Turnpike car at the corner of Newark
and Oakland avenues. After a jolly but
uneventful ride over the barren Kearny
meadows the party arrived at its des-
tination.
After the luscious steak had been dis
posed of and washed down with copious
draughts of old ale Foreman Jacob Ringle
called for a few remarks from his old
friend, Adolph Lankering. whom he in
troduced as 1.-The next Mayor of Hobo
KEN
Mr.. Lankering made a pleasant address
in which he expressed the hope that if
elected he would make "as good Mayor
as the Grand Jury expected him to be-
Commissioner Edward Baar of Jersey
City was then chosen POSTMASTER. He
introduced as the first speaker of the
evening Foreman Ringle. Mr.. Ringle's
remarks were brief, but laudatory of his
colleagues and their work in the Grand
Jury room.
Prosecutor Erwin was then called upon
He said that it was the first grand jury
function of social nature that he had
ever attended. Had he known of the good
feeling that existed he would have been
in attendance before. He complemented
the grand jury in the manner in which the
countys criminal business had been at
telluSu ", anu SdIu tIdt SINCE Sn6r1II
Ruempler had been in office the best of
feeling had always existed between the
Prosecutors office and the grand jury
The Prosecutor warmly eulogized the
Sheriff for the class of men he drew for
jury service and received hearty APPLAUSE
at the conclusion of his remarks
Sheriff Ruempler was then called upon.
He said that he was pleased that the
men drawn for jury service by him were
satisfactory to a Republican Prosecutor
and the Judges of the County Courts, all
Of whom were Republicans.
He said he always tried to select men
who would faithfully and impartially ad-
minister justice. If mistakes were occa-
sionally made they were mistakes liable
to occur under any system of selecting
jurors. His aim was to give the general
public, independent of politics, the jury
service that it expected and it was most
pleasant for him to know that his ef-
forts in that direction had met with such
general satisfaction.
Addresses were also made by Grand
Jury Clerk James Clark ex-Police Jus
tice John J. Nevin, DIR. Murrough, Mar
tin Daab and others.
Among the invited guests in addition to
those named above were: Ex-Police Com
missioner Kelly, Henry Simon and Rich
ard Lilienthal of Jersey City, and Gus
tav Hauser Of Hoboken.
The party arrived home before mid
night and all who attended pronounced
the function complete success