The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-01-30
RECORD
SHAME
Astonishing Story yAbout
Himself Told By Mr..
Fagan's Corpora
tion Counsel.
BAYUANE AlDERMAh SPRlCt
Direct Confession Of Bribery
Made With Unblushing
Efrontery Before
the Assembled
Bar.
LIVELY ST. DENIS DINNER
After the "Awful Brea K.
Otto Grouse Pokes Fun
Over Floundering
in Politics.
RATIONAL DrHOCRATIC PLUMS
Speeches BY C. C. Black, Judge
Dixon. Gilbert Collins and
Colonel Charles
Fuller.
Speeches BY C. C. Black, Judge
Dixon. Gilbert Collins and
Colonel Charles
Fuller.

For once the Bar Association of Hud-
son county had a startling feature at its
annual dinner held last night in the Ho-
til st. Denis in New York Mr.. George
L. Record, the reform Corporation Coun-
sel, provided it. In the course of a speech
which he made, he with unctuous self
satisfaction, calmly told a story of his
part in a water deal in Bayonne, the re-
cital of which conveyed to the lawyers
present the fact that he, Mr.. Record
had bribed a former City Councilman of
Bayonne to cast his vote for the scheme
agitated by Mr. Records client The
echoes of that story are ringing in the
ears. of every prominent person in town
today
Some cynical old cuss once remarked
that the essence of the law was alterea-
ton and lawyers could altercate, fuIrnin-
ate, deprecate and irritate. Had that in
dividual been present at the annual dinner
of the Hudson County Bar Association,
held last night in the st. Denis Hotel,
that they could also masticate and go on
at any old rate This yearly gathering is
the only opportunity lawyers have, as one
of them said, of putting their hands into
their own pockets to pay for their din
ners and by "sassing'' the judges get
square in some measure for mental agony
caused by adverse decisions.
Time was when only gent emen of the
long robe were admitted to these dinners
but this is all changed and the lawyers
last night had as their guests many out
elders who thoroughly relished the feast
and the fun
No one would have imagined looking at
Colonel Charles W. Fuller, president of
the association, that he had lately passed
through a dangerous operation. He was
as genial and entertaining as ever and
when leading the way downstairs TO the
dining room dryly exclaimed: Come on.
fellows. let us go down below" and down
they trooped. On the ColonePs right sat
ae the hoi aristoi. Mr. Justice Gilbert
Collins, Mr.. Justice Jonathan Dixon, Mr..
Justice Charles e. Hendrickson, Vice
Chancellor Frederick W. Stevens, Judge
Elliott of New York Judge H. NJ. Nevius,
Judge ]. A Blair and Senator Joseph
Cross.
Among the 'Iaisy' were:-Major General
P Farmer Wanser, Colonel S. d. Dickin-
son, Messrs. Ebert Rappleye, Oscar L.
Gubelman, Hugh Roberts. DR.. john j.
Neyin, John, p Feeney. DR.. Clarence
vresIand. Edlow W. Harrison, Thomas
Leahe. John c. Payne. engineer of the
Riparian Board.
Luckily a certain Vice Chancellor did
not see the menu. for its endorsement
Hagrantly violated the famous rule as.
1t was a neat declaration, and here it
is:--
Blue Points.
Olives. Appet!zers. Salted Almonds.
Stuffed Radishes.
Celery.
Spring Soup. Royal.
Striped Bass la Dauphin
Dressed Tomatoes. Partisan Potatoes
Sweetbreads Larded Bougentiere
Filet 'Mignon, Metropolitan.
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms on Toast.
Cardinal Punch
Roast English Partridge. Wild Grape Jelly
Mixed Salad
Savarin of Pineapple.
Vanilla Ice Cream with Strawberries
Aesorted Cakes
Compete of Fruits.
Camembert and Gorgonzola Cheese.
Toasted Crackers.
Coffee
The rising Of co.o9el Fuller as toast
master was the signal for a storm OF
eh4ers and before he could say a word
Judge Otto Grouse jumped up and in his
happy way congratulated the Colonel on