The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-06-27
JERSEY CITY FRIDAY. JUNE 27 1890.


box" retorted Mr.. Winfield, 'that is not
stamped and milled, but there are some
regular ballots which we will explain
later"
"Why were the names on the poll list
not numberedY,
81 don't know.v
Don't you know that by not number
ing the names you prevented the tracing
outof the ballots of the voters?"
mo sir"
"Why didn't you stop counting the bal
lots when you reached the last name on
the poll book vote No. 25S, thinks''
Because that was not the number
polled; there were more.
Don't you know the law requires you
to stop with the last name on the booka"
NO sir. -
Where do you worka''
II am a laborer employed by the Board
of Street and Water Commissioners.
How long have you been there?'
About year; got there in Decem-
Der; was a'longshoreman before"
The Prosecutor showed him the certi-
fed returns to the County Clerk, which
was dated November A; election day was
November 5.
"Was this paper made out before you
got 1t, except the filling in of the number
of yotes2"
ssNo.n
I "Why is all the writing in ink except
the fguresP"
Il don't know; these figures were filled
In by Fallon; l suppose he filed in the
ink writing, too; l didn't see him, but I
saw him write with pen."
Was the blank all filled in at one
time?''
eyes"
"That is ALL" Hart left the stand sad
der and wiser.
DE RANcY's TALE
Some unimportant evidence was given
by David r. DAILY, and then ex-Judge
Garretson called J. Thomas DeRancy:-
II live" said he, in reply to Mr.. Garrett
son, ''at No. 65 Grand street; / was Re-
publican inspector at the fall election; I
did but very little with the registering; l
was present; only knew about six voters
in the precinct, and did not know of any
one being improperly registered; cleo
tion day, when the polls were opened,
the policeman was there with the ballot
box; it was taken inside and placed on a
counter in view; the box could not be
opened it was suggested to look inside
and we might get the instruction; we
could not read 1t; 1 could not make it out;
some one then said we had better send
for the City Marshall, and some one was
sent for him; Mr.. Fallon then got box,
either cigar box or starch box, and they
said, Vote in that until the box Is
opened did not object to this because
/ was the only Republican and knew l
would be outvoted. They used the cigar
box two or three hours; they sent for the
marshal twice; he opened the box when
he came; 1t was placed In its position at
the window we started to put the bal.
lots in the small box through the dial of
the proper box, one at time, and some
one said, Put them in all at once and it
was done; the judge told me the number
OF ballots
Did Mr.. Long f1x the dial to cores
pond ?"
u am not sure that he didn't. At about
one O'Clock we all went to lunch; / went
to my home; 1 left them right outside Of
the polling place When came back it
was think two minutes after two
O'Clock and they were all there taking
notes. Mr.; Fallone went out very often.
and | asked him why he did It and didn't
keep his book. He replied, "Oh, I'll take
care Of that.
REPEATERs VERY CHEAP.
IT went out several times and ono I
heard man say, I'll be darned il vote
again for fifty cents
81 don't know how many votes were
cast, the dial said 503; | was never an
election officer before and can't make an
estimate of the time it takes to vote.
when the votes were counted strung
them; a Republican watcher kept a tally
while the count was going on: he was
eight short of our count for goyernorwhich
/ thought was a trick of the Judge. 1
saw the Judge three or four times call off
Albeit for Grubb, and when l told him
of it he corrected it; I watched him after
this. / didn't go to the station house
with the box, for was i'll. but sent a
republican in my place with the others
did not know any one voted who was
not registered. did not know that any
one voted not entitled to; l challenged
three or four votes in cases of repeating,
and the others sustained me. / did not
know that any ballots were illegally put
in the box. | did not enter into any CON
spiracy. am a salesman employed for
seven years by General Ramsey
WATCHED THE DEMOCRATS.
Cross-examined by Mr. Winfeld:-
"Were all the challenges you made sus-
tained?"
mo. sir.n
"When did you sign the poll books"
II don't remember; it was in the poll
ing place"
ssNow. when was it-morninp. noon or
night?'
II don't know"
ain the morning?n
81 think in the EVENING"
'sDid you notice that the certificate OF the
votes polled specified the above number
when you signed .1t?'
81 did not; Mr.. Fallon said, here are
some things to sign,' and / signed"
why didn't you sign this at the end OF
the names on the books'
II don't know"
ibid YOU sign this certificate in the reg
istrv hook fv showing it to him