The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-06-24
YESTERDAYS WIND UP.
Many witnesses Prove the Authenticity
of the Fraud Ballots.

of the Fraud Ballots.
| When THE JERSEY CIBK NEWS went to
press yesterday afternoon, City Clerk
Scott was on the stand. He had opened
| his testimony by proving the publication
| of the notice for last November's election
| in the customary manner.
| He next produced and read the resolu-
| tion of the Board of Aldermen, appoint
| ing the election officers. 1t conceded one
| RepublicansInspector to the republicans,
| and j.. Thomas DeRancey was appointed
l as such to First precinct The boundaries
/ of the First district and First precinct
| were described by Mr.. Scott, and q map
showing the First, precinct was produced
| In regard to the numbering OF the
| streets, Mr.. Scott said on the north side
| of Morris street were the even numbers;
| on Washington street, even numbers
were on the east side; Hudson street,
| even numbers on east side; Green street,
| even numbers on east side and odd num-
| bers on the west side.
Have you the ballot box used at the
| election in the fall of 1882" asked Mr.
| Winfield.
II have sent for it; it has not come yet.
| This box has been in my custody except
| when took it to Trenton, where | deiiv-
| cred it to the Senate Committee. l6 was
| placed in vault and sealed up"
.'Where are the keys to this box?"
| 81 do not know, but suppose the
| county clerk has them. The returns are
| made to the county clerk in state cleo
| tions."
| "The boxes ought to be brought to my
| office election night. The First precinct
| box was in the same condition when |
| took it to Trenton as when received 1t
| after election"
| Cross-examined by Counsellor Vreden-
burgh, Mr.. Scott said the precincts at the
spring election were the same as in the
| fall election.
| Were you present at your office elec-
| tion night to receive the boxesW
.'Yes. sir; and had an assistant"
| "Were you in charge OF the boxes when
| they were at Trenton?"
| Il was q part of the time. but not all
| the time"
This concluded Mr.. Scott's evidence,
/ and County Clerk Mclaughlin was
| called. He was absent and Deputy
| County Clerk John Fisher was substi-
| tuted. He said he had not the keys of
| the box used at the fall election. but had
those of the spring election, including
| those of the First precinct. He also had
| the returns made by that Board, which
| showed SOB votes cast and six rejected.
\ The returns were certified to as being cor
| rect by the Election Board, j. Thomas De-
/ Raney, James Hart, Jacob Moschell and
| Thomas Fallon. This had been in pos
| session of witness since the election, ex-
| cept when it was before the Senate Com
| mittee. The registry book had been sent
| to Barney Ford at the State House, where
/ Mr.. Fisher presumed it still was.
SHARPE AND HIS SALT BAGS.
He was not cross examined and Ser
| geant-at-Arms William S. Sharp was
| called by the Prosecutor and he took the
| witness stan1 Juggling with him the salt
bags filled with election ballots
II live at Trenton, N. J.," he testified,
land last winter / was sergeant-at-arms
| of the Senate. remember when the bal
! lot boxes were taken to Trenton. They
| were in the custody of the committee, the
| Secretary of the Senate and City Marshal
1 Tim Long. The contents of the boxes of
| the First district were placed in separate
bags, each precinct by itself. These were
sealed and placed in one large bag and
1 locked up in a vault"
| After taking memorandum fr ON his
| pocket and looking at it he replied to the
| question:--"Are the ballots in the same
| them?'
mo sir.'
| "Whyf"
"The Grand Jury have some"
what ballots are they?"
| ssThey are Nos. BOG, SO and 1894; have q
i receipt for them from DR.. Gordon
| The receipt was read by the Prosecutor,
and was signed L. j. Gordon, Foreman
| of the Grand Jury.
s'What became of them afterwards"
| Mr. W1nfleld asked.
"They were surrendered to me June 6,
at Lorillards. Here they are, gave re-
| ceipt for them"
adding these three ballots to those
| in the bag, are they in the same cond1-
tion as when you first received them?'
81 believe they are. +"
The package containing the ballots of
the First precinct of the First district
was produced by the witness from his
bag. The prosecutor asked defendants
counsel ii they wanted TO ask any ques-
tions before the precinct package was
opened. and ex-Judge Garretson asked
Sharpe If he saw thesballots when first
opened by the Senate Committee.
-sI did not" he answered
"Who had control of these ballots when
they were locked up?"
II had the key"
"Who had the other keyf"
II had.n
| "How did You get this key?''
s'I don't knowW
"Was it not contrary to the instruction
of the Senate Committee for you to
have both keysr'
Il don't know :"
sWere the ballots in yonr possession all
the timer
4 Eyes, sir"
ibid you leave them alone with the
grand jnry?"
Il did once; left them at the request
/ OF the grand jury, VINO asked me TO retire.
When the grand jury got through with
them at each meeting | took them to
Trenton each time don't remember
how long they remained at Trenton. They
were subsequently brought to Mr..
Griffin's office in the Roche
Bruggemann case. They were
examined there; some of the ballots were
torn and were loose; in the Grand Jury
room they were scattered on table and
handled. They were before Mr.. Griffin
twice. The ballots taken out and re-
ceipted for were taken by DR.. Cor den
| left the ballots with the Grand Jury be-
cause they told me to. don't know why
1 did not get these three back until long
after the Grand Jury had been dis