New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-18
NEWS FROM NEW-JERSEY.
JERSEY CITY.
STILL UNFOLDING TIE STORY OF FRAUD.
SCORES OF ILLEGAL VOTES UNEAErHED By THE

SENATE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE
The special committee Of the New-JefSey state
ecnate investigating the frauds committed IN HUDSON
County last fall continued It's i'oo's II 90 N''s
Yesterday senators Adrian and Gardner were present
=, ,bo ,ar, hut a. the witnesses continued 10 unfold
,y of,r s,orv NJ frauds on the ballots, Mr. Adrian
who j. the Democratic member became 80 un'o"-
Portable that he left the room anu 'i"'", ,
was the sole member Of the committee present. freS'
dent Nevius and sergeant farms Sn"'pe' u VIC
senate we're present also, in order TO secure 'hc
D, or,c.t Of rccaIctrant witnesses who refused 10
ohcv tho committees subpoenas to appear
.r, t,os,,ra,ion showed that the election In the
ia Assembly District last fall was sa'ur"'N WIN
,ua G. C. stimcts. principal oil haSproucR IN
,tpte testified that no one but the Jaml'r hVeu III
,,a, Mace vet three men had cast votes from IT,
'"' -. ~ ho,,,jinc house and restaurant keepers
,,, ,hot mon who had voted from their places had
- lied mr. were known at these places. Then came
,,c interesting testimony Of william Van Horn, OF No.
90, Van Nor.t-st., who had been an elecuoh o"cer
last fall in the Morri---t engine house polling place.
rbirl Precinct Of the I'D Assembly District The other
election officers in the precinct were Peter CASSIDY
Thomas MISSILE and James Burns. The testimony
elected by the questions Mr. Corbn, the counsel to
the committee ran about follows:
Odd you sign the returns in your precinct
A.-No.
o-whv no. A.-On account Of frauds.
owhat were the fraud, that Induced to refuse to
.irn tho returnsq Al had challenged men. and knew
that persons voted who had business to vote In that
precinct.
o-Dd YOU keep record o; The illegal votes cast
Al did.
O->,ate the names Of mon who you know voted ic-
r,u, A man named Michael Hecnan voted three
.nes-once ~ James Walling. Of No. 1877 GIandst;
% ond time Michael Rosy. Of No. 1875 Gand-st ana
a third No. 1913 Grandst.
Odd You challenge his Notcl Al did
Q.-werc any other frauds committed A-There were
emit on ~ pOl
recess Of the election officers took the POLLOCK
away between and o'clock. When he returned found
the numbers had been hncd in between the numbers ISL
and 233.
o-werc any other frauds committed' A.-one man
voted from hvo times between and O'Clock thar
evening.
Mr. Van Horn said that he had called the attention
O, ex Fire Commissioner John brennan 10 these
carinc frauds on the DAY after election. There were
many other irregularities in the precinct, including
the casting Of joker ballots lie did not call the
attention of q magistrate the frauds. he had no
faith in the maestracy the authorities OF Hudson
County when it came to a question of Furnishing
election frauds.
After this testimony the tide of revelation regard
ing voting on fictitious names and without registry
flowed on without stint. Dennis Walsh and T. j.
Iallon voted from No. 40 susseNst st.. the home OF
detective Dalton. who never heard Of them before:
Andrew White. Thomas Eadean, Fred. Woosley and
Tim Campbell voted ire No. l3' S.SSeN T., mucn
10 the surprise Of Mr. >prOck. who Ives there but
never heard of them. Thus the disclosures went on.
rich mine Of frauds was brought to light when
large number OF mgGoat captains succeeded each
other In the witness chair and answered the qucs-
lions Of Mr. COrbin. The net result Of their testimony
was that seven Illegal votes had been cast
from eleven ugboais, that supposed TO lie up IN
the Morris Gap As matter OF fact. the testimony
showed thai some Of these tugs were not In jersey
waters election day. James Htaey, captain OF tho
were employed this boat. yet nine voters claimed
residence. Five illegal voters voted from the
tue H. McWllams.
william Hooker, superintendent Of the Empire Tow
from the tugs OF his company who never had been
employed them. Mr.. Hooker said that most ot
the men on his company's boats lived " Down Fast
were respectable men, with homes and families, and
two tugs testified that nine had voted Illegally
from ono OF his tugs. the Everett Edwards and
several bogus votes had been credited to the tug L.
Forrest, which not in existence. and had not
Altogether as result of the days inveetrT.
ton about $50 fraudulent votes disclosed
The committee will continue its Investigate today
TO ASK FOR a RECOUNT TODAY.
Tho application for recount Of the votes cast for
Nayor last week will be made 70 day before Judge
Knapp, and tile complaint which Il is based would
starte tho public in It's disclosures of fraud II the
public had not been already convinced that nothing
is too outrageous for the Ring Democrats Of this
community 10 attempt. A massmeetlng VIII he hcid
TUESDAY nisht next TO den9un'e the tieuas per
was counted out
meeting viii he held AZ Kesslers Hall tomorrow
night to protest against placing proposed now school
house at wilton-aye and Charles 81
Arbor Day vii be celebrated in all the public
schools TO day With appropriate exercises.