New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-05
STILL REVEALING FRAUD.
OVER THREE HUNDRED CASES IN TWO
DAYS.
GOOD WORK OF THE yEw-JERsEY SENATE IN
VEsTIGATING COMMITTEE.


There was painful sameness in the testimony
given Yesterday in Jersey City before the senate 'o
mittec which Is investigating the frauds pefpcuAV'
in Hudson County at the last election "l'icS'
after witness came forward ard testified that the names
ON the registration and poll books of persons sup
,osed TO live in their houses entirely unknown
10 them. For each witness there was more 'hah
ono frardulcn+ vote some of the witnesses were
astoundcd when they learned that in rany instances
half a dozen men had given the houses IN WHICH inc
witnesses have lived for years the addresses on
which the votes recorded BoaiU'hs hou9cS
seemed to have been especially favored by tic re-
pcaters but stables empty lots and undertahers
shops were also used for voting-resiccnces, WHO
the baclr rooms of gn-mils played rather prom
fnent part. Dead mems names were commonly uScu
as were those OF men who have been out OF inc as
trict and in many instances out OF the sta'e lo1
years. - ,
..Toms Trottcrs "popcorn, district the Third
prccjnct took most Of the time Of yesterdays pro
cecdings. This district especially proIlhc oi
illegal voters and fraudulent registrations ana inc
members OF the committee were frequently coinpcneu
10 laugh al the asonishmcnt of the witnesses WHICH,
they were asked as to men registered from their houses
Claude Erhart voted from No 40 Gregory-st., but
Mrs Howitz said that he never lived there WHO
John F. Ellington registered from No. 2s2 Warren
st. which is a vacant lot. James Collins. John 'oi-
lns William OBricn and Christopher Donohuc Vo'eu
from No o76 Warrcn-st. but we're not known there
Five illegal votes polled from Nos $50 ana e
Warren ST. according to Justce-of thc-Pcacc Obrieh'
Newark-avc had its share Of Illegal voters Three
came from No. IL, foGr from No. As, four from NO.
ii and from No. 81.
The Rev. Albert \. Zabriskie, pastor OF inc free
Reformed Church. was surprised TO learn that H. T.
Kamar a total stranger to him. had voted from
his home in Grand-St. Gregoryst was not lar Dem"u
Newark-ave in the number of illegal votes which
came from it, Nearly all the witnesses called fouhu
ont that they were credited with housing men whom
they never heard of before From the house Eept
by Mrs stoekcy al No 10 Gresoryst., Philip sherry
Theodore smith. Michael Higgins. Michael Holman
James Branncan and Gustave Mclaughlin voted.
The boarding and lodging houses in snsseNst.
had on the Two illegal votes ca'h'
Charles Dale who has been dead for over year, was
ON the pon books as voting from No 1O' NorhSt.'
and John Iltteman is recorded aS voting three UNI ;
in that name and once - 1stieInan,' rom tte
same house. Besides these c. W. Lay bolt. J. ID.
Wilson, j. Friedman. John Williams ana James
Williams who were not known by the hcu'ekecr'r.
Mrs G. Mat;son voted from this same house. MIS-
Lizzie 4. Wood. young woman. WHO liVe' WIN nor
husband at No 43 ,'reeory-s va, 'ne Ia" s tcSc
called. She never knew nor hctlu OF NlVl''ei
Hogan, who voted from her house , -.
: Did vour husband vote last ycar?' ASKED senator
Adrian the Democratic member of the committee
He did" was the answer
How did he vote - -, iii,
"Tbe straight Republican ticket" was the quick
response. and the young Woinals cark eyes snaPrVH
An cxccpt a few Democrats joined In the appIals
which followed. while senator ADRIAN seem 10 p9
much Disconnected When tn committee alJonrNel
yesterday afternoon nearly zoe win9s,e v ma d
Examined. and the number of frauuHl, nj No'cla uo
tectcd 500. The cornNcI 10 uie comm.
Mr. Cor.in. thinks that IL Will be an easy md'' 10
prove that these fraudulent votes we're cast luE
serator Mcdonald the Democratic senator from HUI
son County. The committee adjourn d. to meet y-,,l"
III Jersey City next Thursday morning. aV ~ '''"