The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-12-02
YESTERDAYS TESTIMONY.
Showing the Large Floating Vote
Polled From the Tugboats.

City Clerk Scott, the nrst witness calieu'
described the boundary Of the First pre-
cinct, and read the resolution of the
Board Of Aldermen appointing the Elec-
ton Board He told the old story of tax
ing the ballots TO Trenton. City Marshal
Long, the next witness, corroborated
him. Mr.. Long further said that he had
repaired the ballot DO used at this pre-
cinct in 1889.
w. S. Sharp, Sergeant-at-Arms Of the
Senate, told the story OF the ballots when
placed in his custody by the Senate In
vestigating Committee, which did not
vary from the testimony he gave In the
other trials. and then George w. King, of
Newark. was called.
II have charge OF five tug boats, the
Cox is one of them," he said.
The Prosecutor read a list of eight
names who were voted from the Cox,
who. witness said, did not work there,
and also several names on the tug boat
King. The Prosecutor showed they had
voted.
Cross-examined witness said the regu-
lar crews might at that time have had
substitutes.
Redirsct:-"The boats were working on
election day. We do not lay them up II
we can help 1t"
OF the McWilliams towing boats. testified
that he had chacge of the tug boats. Van
dercook, formerly Charles New illiams;
May McWilliams, Francis King and
Thomas Purcell. In regard to. the tug.
May McWiiliams, four names of alleged
voters were read to him by the Prosecu-
tor and Mr.. Ryan testified that they
were not employed on his boat.
He gave the same evidence concerning
the other boats and the Prosecutor called
attention 10 the fact that all three men
were recorded as voting: Witness added
in reply to question Of the Prosecutor
that all five of the tugs had been known
to lay up at the same time.
William Hooker. No. 90 Grand street,
superintendent of the Empire Transpor-
tation Company, testined ne had charge
of seven tugboats. one Of which, the
Rambler, was on Election Day in New
Haven; had been there several months.
The Prosecutor showed that Michael
Green had voted from the Rambler.
1.-The tugboat Weed on that day came
from New Haven" witness said; II do
not know all the names Of the crew."
Prosecutor sh owed five men had voted
rom the boat.
In regard TO the tug Walsh. witness
said she reached Jersey City on Election
night Prosecutor showed u number of
L. Valley did net work on the boat. He
said the same of half dozen other names
voted.
George S. Tice, tugboat owner, testi
fed that Thomas Byrnes, who voted
from the tug Nettie Tice, was not en-
pioyed there.
Cross examined:-"fie may have been
substitute"
Prosecutor did not have him as
a substitute TO 40 the voting business,
did you" lLaughter.l
Thomas Kiernan, who has charge of
several tug boats that register from New
York, testified that be did not know the
names Of his crews.
The Prosecutor showed that seven men
voted from one of these boats
William Potts, No. l34 Essex street.
owner of tug boat Zouane, testified that
his boat was probably at Sandy Hook on
election day; might have been in Jersey
City; he did not know where the tug
Robblns was on that day. he Kept no
record of the names of his crews.
Alonzo Briggs, of Nyack, ngineer of
tug j. H. Winslow, testified that Thomas
Mcdonald. John Carr, John Martin. John
Skully and John King did not Work on
that boat last November. Prosecutor
showed all voted. Witness said he could
not remsmber where the boat was that
day, but was some Where around the har-
hor.
Thomas Redman, Of No. 215 Washing
ton street, testified that he never worked
on the tug Brown: that he did not vote in
1850. The Prosecutor showed his name
had been voted from the tug.
james T. Langton. No. s3 Morris street,
owner OF the tug Oracle Field, testified
that Thomas J. Burke aud Francis Kelly
did not work on his tug. Prosecutor
showed they voted from II.
Hanah Baker, No. T6 Essex street ,testi-
fed that her son George Baker on election
day lived on Railroad avenue Prosecu-
tor showed his name was voted from his
mothers house.
Sadie Barrick. of No. 81 Morris street.
testiIied that John Gress and L. Tomford
did not live there. Tonlford did not live
there nine years before election. Prose
cutter announced both az having voted.
Theodore Smith, who owns a shop at
the suot OF Essex street that has no num-
her. testified that there is no such number
as No 10 Essex street. Prosecutor
showed that Thomas Hill and Harry
Simpson were down as voting from there.
Thcy were among the alpllabetic voters
c. Hoffmeyer. Of No. 30 hudson street,
testified that he ana his son William
lived there. Honmeyer said he voted
Prosecutor showed he was down as vot-
ing twice The case was here adjourned
for the day.
TODAY'S PROCEEDINGS.