New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-28
NOVEL FRAUD IN HOBOKEN
DEMOCRATIC THIEVES WHO COULD NOT
SPELL.
rgcKirs FOUND BY THE INVESTIGATING CON-
Mrr.EE IN TRENTON WHICH WERE
STAMPED AS VOTED IN HoBoEKN@
REVIEWING THE FIGURES
IN JERSEY CITY.
rsr rELEGnArH TO THE IxrsUxE.i

Trenton. n. j., Feb. 27.-Frsncis Mepe"o.'' y
the city clerk of Hoboken. arrived here Win VIC
KEYS of the Hoboken hallotboxes TINS ai'ef"oon
This territory is included in the WIN AsSeno9
District and the committee immediateiy ~ssn
n. ~vork NJ ;nspecting the ballots. In ~he hrst
hox .x,m;ned from the First Precinct OF the
rour,h Ward. there were eighteen MCDONALD
tickets not milled or stamped. he iosI .wo
votes INDEPENDENTLY by the recount rs ola o'uhi'
The next box contained no evidence OF Hauo'
S,nbr GAINED q vote and Mcdonald iost one.
Tho count went along without any ma'eriai
cbapcs in the result until the Fourth PRECINCT
box was opened. new kind OF ifauuurh'
,icte, was then discovered, which the committee,
for wont Of a better name. dubbed foreigners. y
Tho dial on the box registered 342, the poll-book
had :, oos names. and there were 300 ballots on
tho string The tally sheet stated that Mcdonald
had received 2i6 votes ard Stuhr 46. Some OF
tho Democratic tickets had on their backs a
.ns,icious stamp The ink Of loud"
color and the word HobOken was spelled
.Uoboekn.' Tho elipse was between
,be letters and N. The letters
wcr OF different size from those
on the regular tickets and signs were not want
,nr 10 Indicate that the tickets had been millcd
beforc they got into the ballot-boX. There were
St,.en foreigners" in the box. The recount
cnye Mcdonald, allowing him the spurious ballots,
o45 and Stuhr AZ. The next box examined was
from ne Fifth Precinct. The poll-book showed
o76 names, and according 10 the tally sheet
Mcdonald had received 23l votes. and Stuhr a.,
Mcdonald by the recount gets $50. ana Stuhr
AZ but Mcdonald will likely lose twcnty-four
IN his credit because they were foreigners
The Sixth Precinct box was all right
Tho recount OF the ballots cast in jersey City
and the township of Harrison at the last election
was finished to-day. Harrison Is the place OF
Senator McDonald's residence. Some oil the
tickets found in the boxes from there were not
milled or stamped, but otherwise there were no
indications Of irreguarity. How the boxes were
stuffed and the figures swclled In jersey NiS
in the interest OF the Democratic Candidates Is
clearly shown by the arrangement OF n9ufes 'n''
follows. the votes returned on the tally-shcets
and the result of the recount being contras'ed;
Ist Distrlct-Tally sheet, Mcdonald 2Ssl stuhf '|o
recount, Mcdonald 1.s5s. stuhr s24.
lid Distric-Tally sheet, McDonalo of-' S''Hi A'''
recount Mcdonald 1882. stuhr 1866.
lid pistric-Tslly sheet Mcdonald 22os StuhF iV'f
recount Mcdonald LAG, stuhF 1.o0l.
Iyth D!strict-Taly -sheet, Mcdonald 2'Se@' etunr
500 recount. Mcdonald 1908, Stuhr ls71
VIII Distrct-Tally Mcdonald $685. stahr 2o'o;
recount Nc Donald ,7So Stuhr 2,o99
Win Dstrict-Tslly4heet, Mcdonald 1884, stuhr
J. Cos recount. McponAo l,lof, otuhi A'Vo''
vrr,h Dlstriet-TsIly-saee, Mcdonald 1908. Stuhr
6;l; recount Mcdonald lt3. Stuhr 67o.
4 VIIIth Distriet-Tsuy.shest. Mcdonald 1le7. stuhr
49, recount McDonsd 1.l27. Stuhr AS
The teIsrv City total shows TINT there were
OIL ;he Ia ny sheets for Mcdonald l6,3os votes, and
Tor Stulr 1888. The recount gives Mcdonald
a total OF good and bad tickets Of only ] 6O3s, and
Stuhr IL ,O99, loss Of 27o for Mcdonald and
gain of 2s6 for Stuhr The whole number OF
"jokers" in Jersey City cast for Mcdonald was
l,j35.
The new kind OF fraudulent tickets discovered
Yesterday, those with wide spacing between the
indorsing marks since christened strangers BY
the investigating committee, numbered @2O. Nc
Donald's majority creditipg him with the spurious
tickets is reduced 20 1889. Deducttng the fra9du-
lent ballots, his majority in the city falls 10 3,1sA
The committee, before adjourning for the week,
opened the box from the First Precinct of the
Tirst Ward in Hoboken, and found that the bal
lots were good and the counting correct