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

records it,
What does the inspector do if he does
not find the name on the book?'
Says don't appear"
do you let him vote then?''
Not unless we know him.
NOW would you, as an inspector, put
the name of o man on the register cleo
tion day il he lived in the precinctfn
Eyes" as if surprised at such ques-
tion.
"Can you tell your check marks on the
registers"
The Prosecutor took the registry book,
and opening it covered a list of names
with his band and said:-
Mr.. Hart, pick out from this list of
check marks yours
1t was picture to see the half dozen
lawyers for the defense crane their necks
and strain their ears and eyes to learn the
result. The witness slowly picked out
twenty-four names, skipping many while
doing so.
you are sure these are your check
marks?"
Yes"
"Now look at the names opposite,
checked by you as s, 8 and 10; what are
they"
man, Jr., and Charles Sethman," " was the
answer.
Nov, do you mean to say those names
were called out?" exclaimed the Prose
cutor.
II heard them called out and checked
them off, " replied Hart.
Didn't you know they had lived for
years out Of that precinct and had never
voted in it. I" thundered the Prosecutor.
"Out of it?'' said the witness in a re-
proachful manner.
YES out of it,"
..No sir" was the slow response.
The excitement in the court was more
intense than it had been at any time in
the trial during the last few questions,
and the Prosecutor had scored a big
point.
VOTED A DEAD MAN
"Look at checks q 8. 6 and IA and tell
me now they are different from the ones
you identified
'sThey are different in the upright
mark
Just look at these marks, gentlemen
said the Prosecutor pointing them out.
How do l know you are showing the
jury the right ones?n exclaimed Hart,
rising in his seat.
Come here and see," retorted the
Prosecutor, you have right to mistrust
me-" [Great laughter
Hart accepted The invitation and after
the jury had finished the examination,
resumed his seat. The Prosecutor COW
cred up more names and Whose
check is that?"
II don't know"
'tWho do you think made it?n
II don't know"
"This, gentlemen, is dead man
checked, " said Mr.. Winfield turning TO
the jury.
[Sensation in the jury box and COURT
"Do you know him TO the dead?" asked
the witness in q bravado manner.
"No, Idon't," replied the Prosecutor;
edo yoH?'
"How did the check get there?'
81 don't know"
The prosecutor covered some more
names and asked witness to identify the
checks. Hart picked out the sixth,
twelfth and eighteenth. He had pre-
viously sworn that the sixth check on the
page was not his.
checks?"
II am.o
"Well, gentlemen of the jury, he ad-
mits he checked the deaa man. ex-
claimed the Prosecutor, triumphantly, as
he removed his hand from the name. 1t
would be impossible to describe Hart's
face at this revelation. The sensation
caused deep silence in the court room,
and the defendants lawyers looked very
melancholy.
"Did you see this man (the dead man)
voter" asked Mr. Winfield
mo. SIR"
''Do you know whose book this iss'
showing him the poll book
sit is Fallon's; he kept it all the time.',
"Who signed the name James Hart to
the certificate that the book was cor
rect?"
81 did,"
.sWhen?"
After the count was over.a
"What did it mean9"
81 don't know; it's the usual way we do
..Why did not you place the certificate
beneath the last name instead of in the
front of the book?"
II don't know"
"Was it not written in front to let you
add names to the liSt?n
"DonI't t, the certificate say the aboue
names are correct?'
Yes"
Don't the law say you must put the
certificate at the end of the votes?'
81 believe it does. I"
"Why didn't you put it in the proper
place, them"
because didn't defiantly.
''Is that your only reason?"
EYES," ugly.
HART COULDN'T EXPLAIN.
''Why did not you put the total number
of votes cast on the poll book when you
went to d1nnerY
II don't know"
its''
Yes
.Was there any talk Of doing its"
'sNo."
How did you know how many votes
had been cast when the polls closedr
From the dial"
'Do you believe the dial told the
TRUTH"
'sYes.v
How did you know how many ballots
were in the cigar box?'
Long,
Explain how it is that when you
dumped the cigar box tickets in the bal
lot box altogether they came out stamped
and milleds"
Il can't explain.
IT object, your Honor, to this. it has