New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-06
Courts of New County Find
Dull Days in Land
of Harmony.
GEORGE B. CORTELYOU
GRAND JURY HEAD
Close Contest Expected in Race
to Receive the First
Indictment.

In the words OF The Bronx correspond
ent. the new Bronx County courthouse.
at Third avenue and lilst street. was
formally opened Yesterday with the well
known cry Of Hear We, hear ye, And
there is no reason 10 doubt IT,
In the building YOU Will find the SUI
preme. County and SurroGates courts.
but as nobody has so FAR experienced the
delightful sensation of being indicted
business will be rather slow for several
weeks
The grand jury was impanelled. George
u. Cortelyou. president Of the Consoli-
dated Gas Company. was elected fore
man. That jury was excused until Janu-
airy 10. The trial jury. also empanelled,
was excused until January %.
Justice Brady. in cXCusing the jurors.
explained that as no civil cases were
noted for trial the trial jury would not
have TO go 10 work before February >. and
the grand jury. lacking an opportunity 10
look into anything. would not be able 10
crown anybody with an indictment before
the fourth Monday this month. This will
give plenty OF time TO a person anxious TO
gain the signal honor OF winning the first
indictment Line forms on the right; don't
push.
Motions will be heard by Justice Brady
on January 10 and January Il at No. 81
Chambers street. Judge Louis ID. Gibbs
presided In the County Court. but he did
not have any Jury 10 empanel because Of
constitutional techncalities He will not
have his jury before February. for he has
to advertise for one. In the Surrogate's
Court Surrogate George 6. Schulz took
charge OF things. His speech spanked
with originality In part he said:
81 assume the duties of this office with
great pride but also with a deep sense OF
the grave responsibility which il i'm
poses
Sheriff James +. OBren appointed
Roger Bligh. No Ssl Faile street. deputy
sheriff. and Frank II. Becker. No S0 East
1Ssth street, deputy sheriff, and Harry +.
Minogue. No. 45l East li5th street, chief
keeper Of the county Jail
There were receptions in all the courts
after the brief official ceremonies had
come TO a close.
Unborn generations will want to know
the personnel of the first grand jury Of
Bronx County. So here are the names:
George B. Cortelyou. president, 10th
street and independence avenue, foreman;
Charles v HALEY. real estate, NO. 100
East 10th street Max Siff, clothing, NO.
1117 Forest avenue: Asher Levine, broker.
No. 90 Simpson avenue: Max Falk, trim
mings. No 2l2 East 17sth street; Martin
9. Dyer, merchant. No. 1858 Decatur ave
nue.: Adam p. Dienst, hardware, No. "a
East 18th street: John =. Paulsen, real
estate. No POI Echo Place: John. II.
Knoeppel. merchant. No. lJ5 FRANKLIN
avenue: Anthony Doll. jr.. pianos, NO. 40
Kelly street; Clarkson e Lord account
ant. No. o665 Briggs avenue.
Joseph Miller, plumbing, No. S24 Grand
avenue: John ID. Morton. dryGoods NO oS
Bedford Park Boulevard; Walter X Gray
hardware. No POSI- Anthony avenue; John
w Decker. real estate, No. 26o5 Grand
Concourse: Michael J. Mack, civil ehsl-
neer. 26th street and Barnes avenue;
William +. A. Nurz. real estate, NO Vol
Grand avenue: J. Donovan, real estate
No o4o3 Valentine avenue: josiah A.
Riggs civil engineer, No. 2505 Andrews
avenue: Andrew A. Mullen, superintend-
ent. No. 729 st. Ouen Place: John ii. rat
rick. secretary. No. 20s6 Anthony avenue
W. Llewellyn Lewis. builder, No. S}s East
olsth street. and Charles W. Berg, flour,
No. 1903 Third avenue.