New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-04
FRAUD PILED ON FRAUD.
DIsGRACEFUL REVELATIONS AT THE NEW
JERSEY SENATE COMMITTEE IN
VEsTI CATION

villany of last fall was perpetrated. When tho
committee assembled in the Chancery Court-rooms
on the top floor Of the First National Bank Build
ing in Exchange Place. there present great
crowd of witnesses, including large number Of
women-boarding house keepers who had been sum-
moned to testify regarding their lodgers Of last
November. There were present Of the committee
Senators Gardner and Roe, Republicans; Senator
Adrian. Democrat: President Nevius. of the SEN
ate; Special Marshals Rose and Garrison, +. w.
Guichtel, the committees stenograp phcr: William
Ii. Corbin, counsel to the committee eX-Judge
GarrctSon and ex-Judgc Hoffman, counsel re-
spectively for Senator Mcdonald and William s.
Stuhr, on whose contest for McDonald's seat the
investigation hinges. Assemhlyman Herbert F.
Potts and State Treasurer Toirey were also con-
spicuous at the hearing.
The testimony was Of a nature that fully con-
lrmcd the worst that has ever been charged as
to the fraudulent voting, repeating and colonizng
practsed by the Democrats in Hudson County last
fall. William Adair. Of No. 80 Grand-st. opened
the proceedings by denying that he had ever said
as alleged, that Thomas Mc(urc who voted from
No. 20. was not "A resident there. He admitted.
however, that about November last large
number OF boardcrs7 lived in the house.
Mrs. p. g. Graham, of No. 81 Grand-st. took
the stand and swore that her husband had died
two years ago. The po-book for the precinct
in which she lived showed. however. that some
one had voted on her dead husbands name
William Gleason Of No - Grand-st,
testified that W r. Lyons had moved
from his house last May, yet the poll books
showed that W X. Lyons, No. - Grand-st'
had appeared and cast a vote.
Mrs Coffin. OF No. 30 Grand-st. testified that
George Flannigan and j. Strykcr who. according
to the poll books had cast ballots and given that
house as their place OF residence. did not live at
her house.
SAMDNESS ~ THE EVIDENCE.
There was a drcary samcncss. which would have
been comical if it had not been serious. in the
testimony all day II was the same old story Of
fraud and repeating told by every witness in an
swcr 10 the questions Of Mr. C6rbin. According
TO the poll books, memoranda from which Mr..
Corbin continually consulted. Glenn Russ and
Thomas Sherman had voted from no II Grand
ST. William Bonnar. who does business at that
place. took tic stand and sworc that these two
men had moved away from the house long before
election time.
"Do you know Of any person by the name Of
l. \ Parker living at No. - Grand-st.. asked
Mr. Corbn Of Mrs. Adclia Smith. who claimed
40. - Grand-s, as her homc for ten years.
No., the witness answered
90 DO YOU know of any such person w. p.
Sherry
" | do not
Yet the poll books disclosed the fact that both
the abovc-namcd men had voted from that
house EN-Iudgc Garrctson, realizing that
something should hc done 10 stem the tide.
sharply cross-cAamincd tie witnesses and en-
dcavorcd 10 get item 10 SAY that these people
e..
nos familiar. Ills attempt was made in vain
hope, Of weakening the testimony Of Mrs. Adella
smith, and Of Mrs. Maggie German. of 80. -
Graud-st. and William Scklcs. of No. - Grand
ST., who gave testimony similar TO that of Mrs.
smith, that several men who voted from their
numbers did not live at their houses. William
Npcr keeping Of a lodging house at No. -
Grand-st. sworc that two men. Dewitt and Ship
men. who voted from No. -, did not live thc,e.
Mrs. John Vernon. who keeps a boarding house
ai 40. 20 Graud-sr swore that !. Sp'lecr.
samuel Drummond &. &. Slimc's and Frank Spitz.
ger. who according To the poll books cast ballots
from her house. did not live there The fact
that OF these rcpcatcrs had chosen the name
Of g. &. Stimcis. the principal of the llasbrouck
Institute caused some excitement In the room.
Joseph Keenan,. of No oS SlsscN-st. told tie
committee that neither j. VI. Lacy. Charles Mes
mcr nor ). Mchcnny, who had voted from his
house, ever lived there. There "a house IN
the rear. but hc could not tell who lived there.
Tie poll-books showed that j. Nulroy hai voted
from II Grand-st and Il Il Savage from No.
- Grand-st. Spcal Marshal Graham took tie
witness stand and informed the nvcslisatln.
senators that thee two numbers formed the en-
trance TO a large lumber yard at the foot of
Grandst. Nobody lived there.
v-TING FROM SOAP FACTORY.
No 46 Grand-st. is Cosatc's soap factory, and
has never been known 10 be utilized as a place
Of residence Yet the poll-hooks showed that
several of the colonzcrs and rcpeatcrs had voted
from the soap factory
Mrs klahm, Of No "a Morrissi., said She knew
of no voter named V. krusc living there. as the
poll-books showed. William Norton sworc that
j. Gardner, V. Taylor. {. b. kindly. and James
DOdd did not i've al No. II SdsscA-sl', as lIic
registry list declared
fled that only three persons entitled to vote INed
at her house, yet the poll-books showed that sN
votes were credited To that number
Special Marshal Graham again took the stand
and told how he had hunted IN vain Tor NO 81
Sussex ST, from which several votes had Deeh
pollcd Some of the repcaicrs had simply regis
tered from Sussex Place without taking the
trouble of giving any number.
The witnesses filed in. gave their testimony III
this strain occupying only few minutes III the
chair then gave place 10 other witnesses an
telling the same story Mrs. hailIen OF No. ("
Sussex 81. JOnn j. quinn. ppii'''n'' -
son Minnie Rhode "A little girl. and her mother,
ali gave evidence showing colonization and fraud
Grand and Sussex SITS seemed 10 swarm with
fraudulent names. j. Stanley, venerable witness
of Nos al and 80 SusscX-si swOre tlat ne dld
not vote last fall Yet on the poll-books Vote
i'm his name is recorded. John Ferrlgan, OF 30
l3 Sussex testified that hc voted last fall ouu
in this instance the rule was reversed, and thc
poll- books did not contain his name. fcarl
Kennedy age thirteen, of No. 66 SusscN-St tcstl-
icI that one Curlcy, who had voted from her
Etsa Iarp of all
Of no 81 SUISSE X-st swore that no such persons ms
{. Smith j. IIantok, James O'Connors and George
Chapman had lived at his house on November .
last Notwithstanding that they had voted and
given that house as their place OF residence.
Across the street at No 53 SusseX-st. half dozen
votes were cast under fraudulent names a. iapci1,
lin told about the residents OF No 53 Greene ST ana
Miss Bertha McWliams. of No: go SusscX-,t'
testified that neither James McWilllams. W. ,.
Flynn, nor T. Gilligan. who voted from her NUN
bcr lived there Mr.. Corhln informed the com
,rittec that all three OF these men had registered