The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-11-18
TODAY'S TESTIMONY.
Ex-Freeholder McDonough Accused
Of Tampering with a Wit
ness-0ther Politicians
Involved.


Proceedings were opened this morning
by Van Horne resuming the stand. He
testified that he lived, on Election Day.
at No. los Van Worst street. 1t was q
tenement house. He did not know
James Franey and several others the
Prosecutor mentioned as living in the
building; believed they did not live
there.
Now take your book and turn to Wan
dies name. What number is thatf"
mo. ESQ.,
"And the next name is what'"
"A. p. Bruggemann."
The Prosecutor here read list of fifty
three names between Wandle's vote and
Bruggemann's and asked If they had
voted.
mo, SIR" said Van Horne.
Then the next man who voted after
Wandle was Bruggemannfn
"Aow came these fifty.three names on
the poll Dookr
II don't know"
"That is ALL"
Cross-exRmined by Counsellor Black,
Van Horne said ne spoke of the frauds to
James Brennan On the night of election.
he kept the memorandum book for his
private use because he had no official
book. When Burns picked the ballot
from the floor and counted it, he made no
protest because he thought It useless; he
knew Heenan six or seven years; had not
seen him since election; be first voted at
about nine o'clock; the next time he
to the Board and told them he had no
right to vote.'
fswhy did not you have him arresteds"
" l protested. and thought that
enough"
"How far from him were you when
Heenan votedf
ABOUT three feet; heard distinctly
the names called. / staid with the box at
recess until twenty minutes Of two and
was gone ten minutes. Meskili was CON-
ing when / went away; left the box
with Officer Whelan and George Bannon;
saw ballots not put in the bcx properly
by Heenan, Doian aud MaBax and
others.'
How did you know Manax voted i'm
Because he voted on the name of
Courtney"
The counsellor had been shooting off
questions at sky rocket rapidity and
Judge Lippincott directed him TO go
slower Blacks evident desire was to
confuse the witness.
81 don't know the name of the man
who voted six Iimes," said witness, "but
put the names down he voted on"
I'm regard to these alleged fictitious
names on the book, when were they put
on?p
"At recess"
"Where was the books"
81 don't know; they took il away"
"The law requires the poll book shall
be placed in the Doxs"
Yes. SIR"
"Why didn't you see that it was
done"
81 couldn't; they were against me-"
"Who brought it backs"
DONE DURING RECESS
81 don't know; / saw the fictitious
names on the book when it was returned; /;
that is why l know they were added;
when recess took place on the tenth page
there was space for ten or twelve names:
the book was in the hands OF Cassidy at
recess adjournment; the added names
were in the same handwriting as the
other names: the added names take up
nearly two pages"
BY the Eleventh Juror:-"Were there
any other blank spaces in the bookf"
'sNo, sir"
"Haa you counted the pages on the
book?" asked Mr.. Black.
mo, sir"
.srhen il all these names are In the
same hand writing how do you know
these names were added at this timer"
because l noticed they had been
added"
By the Court:-"were there any names
on the right hand page of the book at
recess"
"No, sir''
"When the next name was recorded
after recess, where was it writtens"
"On the left page"
''How do you know?"
81 saw it done"
"Have the figures in your book been
changeds"
mo, sir"
"when were they put ons"
After recess"
what does this mark indicated" asked
Mr.. Black, pointing to marx on the
book.
H"That fifty-three names had been
added during recess"
..Did you compare the checks on the
registry book with the names on the poll
book
mo. sir"
"Did any ones"
Not that know Of"
"Did you count the ballots personallyf"
mo. sir; they were counted aud num-
bered, and strung the ballots"
Redirect by Mr.. winheld:-"when
you saw the book at the end of the recess
was that blank space thereen
"It was filled up."
Patrick III. Murphy. of No. IA Morris
street, was next called He was at the
polls on Election Day In the morning
he saw Heenan, whom he knew. vote in
that precinct.
Il Knew be was not a legal voter; / saw
Patrick Manax vote eight or nine times
He would jump across the street to Soni-
ers' Office and come back again and vote.
citizen; / know he Is not A man voted
az lanes McMnnimnn,a name: [ know