The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-06-11
GROSS FRAUDS.
Three Hundred and
Eighty-Seven Fake
Votes Sworn to.
HUDSPETH FRANTIC
FOR DELAY.
He Will Not Cross-Examine
Witnesses Without the
Poll Lists.
County Clerk Mclaughlin Has Them
and a Whole Day May
Be Lost.

1t is estimated that fully half of the
morning yesterday was taken up with
Attorney Hudspeth's frivolous delays.
He kept up his work of retarding the
proceedings in the afternoon by arriving
late When he arrived, Witness Henry
j. Srillwell was recalled to the stand. He
supplemented his morning testimony by
handing to Commissioner Romaine
huge bundle of slips, on each OF which
was inscribed name on which vote
was cast at the April election, as shown
by the tally sheet Of the Third precinct OF
the Second district.
Mr.. Stillwen testified that he had per-
sonally investigated all the names and
found that IN every case the persons
whose names were on the slips had
moved away from the Third precinct OF
the Second Aldermanic district before
election day. The total number Of slips
was eighty-three, and they were han pded
to Commissioner Romaine, who duly en-
tered the name in tha testimony, and then
marked the slips for Identification.
This revelation war, to use a popular
expression, sscorker'' for Mr.. Hudspeth.
but ne seemed pleased with one feature
of it and that was the length of time oc-
cupied by Commissioner Romaine in re-
cording the names.
MYTHS AND FRAUDS.
This tedious feature was at last finished
and then the witness told how he
had found that of several names and ad-
dresses which he had been told to locate,
some were in the Erie Railroad freight
yards, stock yards and storage houses.
One address had been given as No. $50
Grove street. There was no such num-
Der on Grove street, the. numbers ceasing
at the Hoboken line, where they
ad6
was found to be factory which had been
burned down. Edward Murphy, Of No.
169 Fifteenth street. was q myth. The
address given was occupied as storage
sheds. Lawrence Griffin, of No. 553
Grove street, was q three-year=old boy.
Thomas Marr, of No. 204 Provost street,
was myth. The address given Is the
Erie machine shop. Another alleged
voter was from No. 227 Provost street.
This is tobacco storehouse. Hugh H.
Green voted from No 252 Provost street.
This is poultry and slaughter house.
James Clossey voted from Erie machine
shops. Dennis Corning voted from No.
566 1-2 Henderson street. There is no
such number. .Iohn ]. McDowd voted
from No. 567 Henderson street. The
house Is vacant. James Buck also voted
from the same house. Frank Brannigan
voted from No. $50 Henderson street,
another vacant house.
Several other instances of fraudulent
voting were also sworn to. There was
only one James McKurnan, Of No. 167
Thirteenth street, although two such
names appeared as having voted there
from. There was only one James Corcor-
an at No. 167 Thirteenth street, one Dem
mis- Murray at No. 100 Twelfth street, and
only one Frank Burns at No. 599 Hender-
son street.
This finished the witness testimony
concerning the Third precinct OF the Sec
ond Aldermanic district. After the wit
ness had finished, Mr.. Hudspeth had an
other inning. He wanted TO strike out
all the questions and answers on tech
nicality remarkable for the vast number
of words which it took to express it, and
which had to be taken down in long
hand.
Messrs. Gordon and Grouse looked ex-
ceedingly pleased at the testimony adj
duced, even though it took considerable
time to get it in. They had practically
proven by the witness that there were 220
fraudulent voters in this precinct-the
Third of the Second district.
SIXTH OF THE THIRD,
The witness was then asked If he had
made canvass as to certain voters in the
Sixth precinct of the Third Aldermanic
district. Mr.. Hudspeth took another In
ming. He objected to the question. This
time Mr.. Hudspeth divided his objection
into sections, first, second, etc., and the
Commissioner and everybody looked cha
grined. But he had waited a long while
for an opening, and when it came he pro-
ceeded to make the most OF it. Mr. Cor
don thought it would be good idea to
have Mr.. Hudspeth's objections stereo-
typed. Somebody else suggested a phono-
graph.
The witness finally was given show.
and answered Yes, sir.
In answer to questions by Mr.. Gordon
he said he had visited various addresses
T,awvar fSnreion .--1VVhat f1id van ascer-
tainf'
Witness: II found number Of vacant
lots which were voted FROM
Mr.. Hudspeth:-'I move to strike out
the latter part Of this witness answer on
the ground that it is a conclusion Of the
witness and not evidence
Mr. Gordon:-"Givet the names and ad-
dresses of the persons?n
Another lengthy objection from Mr..
Hudspeth.
Several names were read of by the
witness.
Mr.. Hudspeth thought it was time to
&C home. Pulling out his watch, he in
formed Mr.. Romaine that he had an inn
portant engagement and could not stay.
Mr.. Gordon said he would insist on the
witness proceeding. I'VE are bound to
finish our case in one week. said he,
"and the opposing counsel seem to throw
every obstacle III our way. The refusal
to employ stenographer, 1 think dis
graceful
Mr.. Grouse also made ringing objec-
tion to an adjournment and said he
would be willing to have a stenographer
employed from Mr.. Hudspeth's office.
This did not strike Mr.. Hudspeth fav-
orably, however, aud he said it was abb
solutely necessary that an adjournment
be had at once
Commissioner Romano put an end to
the discussion by stating that the wit
ness would proceed to read off the slips.
THAT will take over halt an hour, Mr..
Commissioner said Mr.. Hudspeth.
Not II you will stop your legthy OBJ
jections,p ratorted the Commissioner
The witness then read off q list Of per-