The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-06-14
FILBUSTERING.
Attorner Hudspeth's Far
cical Half Holiday
Demand.
WANTED A sTENoGRAPHER.
TO Stop the Awful Revela-
tions, Cleveland's Coun-
sci Will Propose to
Stand on the Re-
cord as 1t Is.
WANTED Al STENOGRAPHER.
STILL MORE FRAUDULENT VOTES

At yesterday afternoon proceedings in
Jhe Mayoralty contest, Corporation At
aorney Hudspeth was ON hand. Captain
John Graham was put under rigid
cross-examination, but Mr.. Graham
proved good witness and his answer to
one of the questions put to him prompted
Mr.. Hudspeth to advise that the counsel
for the opposing side engage him as asso-
ciate counsel
During the entire examination which
had not been completed at six o'clock
last evening. Captain Graham smilingly
laughed at the attempts of Mr.. Hudspeth
to rattle" i'm, and if all of the wit
nesses stand the cross-examination as
well as he, the counsel for NJ r. Perkins
need have no fear of the testimony thus
far taken being disturbed
Were you present at the polling
place in the eighth electio precinct in
the First aldermanic district ?" Captain
Graham was asked.
A. was.
Q. How long were you there on election
day?
that precinct?
A. do.
O. Were they all there during the time
you were present?
A. No, sir.
c. Who was absent?
A. Tom Trotter. The most of the day
he was outside of the booth and in his
saloon.
TOM TRoTTER AS A RoPER-IN.
@. Iii whose interest was he wOrkin 6?
n hat off laail lnr sol n mi
@. Were you there during recesss
A. No.
@. Are yoa acquainted with the resi-
dence No 166 Montgomery streets
q. How many voters reside in that
housef
A. Five.
@ Where does Trotter resfde7
A. No. $50 Montgomery street.
O. Do you know how many names were
registered from there?
A. Fourteen, which I copied from the
registry lists the day after election
@ How many voters did you find lived
there?
A. Three.
O. Did you see any illegal voting at that
precinct on election day?
A. / caught colored man voting by
the name of Samuel Thompson, from No.
81 Gregory street, and Ihad him arrested.
This colored man was being pushed to
the ticket he was about to vote mad a Re-
publican heading with Cleveland paster
on. We proved it in the police court by
Mrs. Thompson and her daughter that
the man did not live at The address given
by him and he was committed to jail.
@. Any other case?
A. Yes, the case of James Deane voting
from No. $50 Montgomery street, when
he did not reside in the Eighth precinct
OF the First district, but said that his resi-
dence was No. 433 Henderson street,
which address is in the Second district.
He has been tried and convicted.
TROTTER HIRED HIM.
O. Did this man Thompson make any
confession as to why or how he voted?
A. Yes. While III the police docket in
the court, Louis Vultee and myself were
talking to him, and he said that Tom
Trotter had hired him to vote and he was
to receive 81 each time he voted.
O. Did you see Trotter selling liquor in
his saloon that day?
O, Did you see Deane vote?
A. I saw him vote once as James Burns
from No. III Plymouth street.
The witness was then cross-examined
by Mr.. Hudspeth.
In answer to question be said that he
was Prohfbitionist, but had voted for
Perkins at the last election. On several
occasions he had voted tho Prohibition
ticket. He admitted that he had sought
an Office at the hands of the Republican
administration in 1889. The Office was that
of Deputy Internal Revenue Collector
aud he made the request for the position
through General John Ramsay. He said
he was an electrician but had not fol-
lowed this line of business since last fall,
when he was taken ILL., On January 81
he was employed by the Senate Investi-
eating Committee to procure evidence of
election fraud. He said that he had gone
to the lawyers for Mr.. Perkins aud asked
them II they did not want good man.
He had not been promised any money for
his services He had worked getting
evidence on Friday, Saturday, Sunday
and Monday
Mr.. Hudspeth then took up each slip
separately and tried to rattle the wit
ness, but all his efforts were futile
At five O'Clock Commissioner Romaine
wanted TO leave the office for short while
and asked Mr.. McAIasters to take the testi-
mony. but that gentleman refused Mr..
Hudspeth wanted to adjoarn for the day,
but Mr.. Perkins counsel would not agree
to this and it was decided to await the re-
turn of the Commissioner After Mr..
Romnine had returned Mr. Hudspeth
again began firing questions at the wit
ness and kept it up until six o'clock,
when, pulling out his watch, he remarked
that it was time to adjourn.
A wRANGLE OVER RECESS.
Then ensued long wrangle betw cen
Mr.. Hudspeth and Mr.. Record Mr..
Record wanted night session In order
to allow Mr.. Hudspeth chance to COM
piete the cross-examinntion OF Graham,
and said he would sit and pay for the
snppers and have them brought from
Morrow & Days
Mr. Hudspeth denied all intention of
delaying the proceedings, but refused to
sit at night.
If you did not intend to delay these
proceedings" !" retorted Mr. Record, s'why
do you insist on having all the testimony
taken in long hand; why do you not have
stenographer?"
Il will not have stenograper," Mr..
Hudspeth hotly replied, '.for the reasons
have already emphatically stated. The
counsel on the other side refused 10 pay
tor stcnographer ut the opening Of the