New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-25
NEWS FROM NEW-JERSEY.
JERSEY CITY.
TELLING AGAIN TIE STORY OF FRAUD.
THE CRIMES OF THE INDICTED ELECTION OFF,
CERs-MR. ODONNELL AND THE
"JCKER" BALLOTS.

The Hudson County Court House crowded again
yesterday when the trial of the indicted election
officers was resumed in the General sessions Court
In the crowd were political bosses and political
"heelers but conspicuous and anxi0ns loohihs
than any were the four defendants who arc III inc
shadow of state prison the sixty other indicted
election officials who awaiting their turn TO nave
iustice melted ont 10 them. judges LlpplncOt. Pax
ton and Hoffman on the bench ana the ioni
defendants were attended by their large array OF
counsel. Judge Lippncott expressed IA desire 10
know who the counsel represented and learned Una.
sx.Judce Garrcttson Mr.. Vredenburgh, Mr.. Daily and
Mr.. Black represented all OF them; Corporation Al
torney Hudspcth represents Thomas falIoh' ana Mr.
Rover appears for Duranccy, the solitary Repubhcah
member OF the Board. 1t said yesterday tlt'
Mr. Durancey Will probably go on the witnesS-s'aho
and make clear 10 the jury that he had no Ahoweosc
OF the frauds.
IF Altemus who was on the witness-sand wien
the court adjourned Monday afternoon, was recalled
His testimony repetition Of the facts winch were
ELECTED by the senate investigating Committee IN uo
stuhr Mcdonald contest last winter lie found large
number OF names on the poll-book which were no'
an tho registry showing conclusive evidence OF fraud
An.r Mr. Altemus had passed through a rigid cross
examination at the hands of exJucse "arre''son' d
number of witnesses were called In iapio sn'ooss''
They were the same who tesuhed before ''o '
investigating Committee, and whose testimony was
hIished fully in The Tribune. Some Of them tes'leo
hopses did not live there, and many OF 'hem "ei0
dead Others testified that they did not vote on ei
ton day, although their names appearcu vi '''o p
hook as having voted. Others teS'ined ''"' 's "
the numbers given as the residences vi ' 49,
vacant lots factories churches etc. ana tha' III S
instances there no such NUMBERS III "'e ' ~,
One or two examples will give a 1aT s"'Pio Va 49,
the testimony given by these witnesses
Charles Sethman. John Sethmah' MARIN" 0'
and Martin sethman. 1r., were lecorucd DIS iVe ,
ing and voting from No. 80 MorrSst 'oi'' ',S''"eo
.no. no was al sea on election day. and couid ho'
nossiby have voted. The others tesuhe" '"'O '.'
live at No. 81 Morris ST.. in another precinct anu US
,,ct and voted there. They did not vote twice.
Margaret Metz, Of No COZ WESTINGHOUSE 'eS'"'eu
that her first husband, Charles Micr' o'ou s SO
las, April Charles Miller IS rccorucd as No'i'e i
that number in the following November ui'"o"e ~
-. man If that name has lived in the nous" s''0
Charles died Il, ~ ,,yod mn
rho ovidc,ce Of fraudulent voting was pioa UP
mill court Jury and spectators were mace wal -
the nonotony of the evidence. IN the d'eli,oOI '
was a relief when City Marshal llmoth! - ho'e ~
called and demonstrated to the court jury anu oo"ii9
how a ballot box works He put In shPs oi P'P,
,,t ,be size of ballots and they came out properly
,ar,nad miled and puncturcd. Then an cior' was
do 20 ascertain who ordered the joker baiio'S
printed. ,., ,o. o,,orod
any of the Joker ballots although he pa'u 'oI NV"e
ihafN his house Inc Dil ""7 'N'N
nv Albert Datz Adrian T. Brown, former PIT PIT
Man in The Argus" Office testified that qua.ls
~ the iolers were printed there After theS VIZ
printed he handed them TO Morris hahh"c"0' wv
foreman. . ,,. =, ,ba Democratic
Michael J. O'Donnell chairman OF inc Dci h Lnew
Comfy COMMITTEE. was asked 10 tell what ne hIoS
sSomt the iokcrs' He said he saw some OF mem q.
the committees headquarters, but they Motv AZ
stamped milled, and ne to4K nGnG srd the Wit
ness if he knew j. 7. Aemhs and he sh1 ne nv o
Auemus was asked 10 stand up ana Mt ""i0'u
looked at him. but still failed TO recognize MN ,,
Mr. Altemus the next witness caled ann .S
testimony created sensation lie fatty head
ouarters he said the night before election and saw
there Mr.. O'Donne sheriff Davis ana Others
went there with some OF Edward +. McDonalds
masters As / leaving, Mr. QDonnell caD e. me
hack and held out bundle Of jokers, SAYING 'hal !
might find nse xr them. ! saw that they were
stamped and milled. and refused 10 have anything 10
DO with them" - - Al, No., h., ,,b,
On cross-examination Mr.: Hudspeth asked MN why
he had not given that testimony 10 the lnVesealhb
Committee and he said he did not want 70 because
il might interfere with his newspaper work. Mr.
Hndspeth then began 10 question him about ms past
career and endeavorng 10 show that nc had some
thing 10 do with gang OF sawuust s"lhuiers WHY"
the court adjourned for the days