The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-11-25
YESTERDAYS FACTS.
Plain Proof of Fraud-Jokers and
Repeaters Numerous.

as to the boundaries of the Second pre-
cinct Of the Second district. and the reso-
luton Of the Board of Aldermen appoint
ing Whalen, Mulrain, Gordon and White
election officers. Mr.. scott also testified
that he had received the box election
night at twenty-eight minutes past eleven
o'clock. Both inspectors had a printed
slip on which the combination of the box
was written. This was to enable them
to unlock the box at the noon recess TO
put the election books in.
City Marshal Long, the next witness.
testiied:-"I am the city marshal OF this
city; / took the boxes to Trenton and
Mr.. Scott placed them in the vault. 1
was present when they were opened by
| the Senate Committee. cant remember
whether / was called to rectify any de-
| feet in the machinery of the box in the
second precinct; the machinery would
work with simply the Yale lock fastened.
and IL is not necessary to have the COM
| Dination set to manipulate the box"
Here the witness experimental with
several fictitious ballots at the request Of
| the Prosecutor.
Cross-examined by ex-Judge Garret-
| son:-"Can a ballot be so folded that IL
will not be stamped and puncturedp'
IF folded small enough"
SIS this the box that was used in the
second precinct at this eleetion"
Il cannot say, for the boxes have all
been changed"
CONTENTS OF THE BOX.
Counsellor w. H. Corbin, the next wit
ness called, said he was counsellor for the
State Investigating Committee and saw
| the boxes opened. In the box in question
there were poll book, tally sheet and q
string of ballots. There was no oath Of
| effice.
"There were found on the string 39S bal
| lots; some were joker ballots, as many as
| 1870 of them; the registry book was before
the committee; it was brought by County
Clerk Mclaughlin"
William !. Shark, sergeant-at-arms Of
the Senate, the next witness, testified that
the ballots were placed in his custody by
the Senate and had been under his charge
ever since. He exhibited the ballots.
Cross examined by Counsellor Black ne
said:-"The ballots on the z, 8. 12 and 18th
of May were before the Grand Jury, and
on one occation were alone with the
Grand Jury. That body took seven bal
lots for which DIR. Gordon. foreman, gave
me receipt. got them from him about
week after the Grand Jury adjourned.
They were also in Mr.. Griffin's office May
26 and q in the Roche-Bruggemann con-
test; on June 2s they were IN
times. / was obliged to separate the
poll clerk, registry and tally sheets from
the ballots by an order OF Judge Knapp.
The ballots were not out Of my possess
sion-"
Here the Prosecutor read the resolution
of the Senate. placing the ballots in the
| custody Of Mr.. Sharp.
The Prosecutor offered it in evidence;
also the oath of Office OF the election Off
GERS in the poll book, which was sub
scribed before Peter ]. Cassidy. notary
public; also the certificate of Mulrain
WhaIen and Gordon that at recess. one
O'Clock, 155 votes had been polled.
SELF EVIDENT CRIME.
The Prosecutor here read list Of
names on the poll book and not regis
tered; also the names of those who voted
more than once:-M. Kellegher. No. 143
street; J.. A. Sheridan, No. l4l Morris
street; Thomas Kenny. No. l3S Essex
street; d. Evans. No. 146 Essex street;
John Flanagan, No. 134 Essex street;
Patrick Cunningham, Essex street:
Christopher Wagner, No. ls7 Washington
street.. street. John A. raaeg %aas9 Nj %ba,aS aSi
No. 1874 Dudley street; Charles
Seamen. No. lS3 Warren street;
Michael Cosgrove. No. 1s7 Warren street;
]. Burns. No. III Essex street; ]. ]. Rem
mer, No. 113 Essex street; James Reed.
No. 12s Essex street; Edward Burns. No:
134 Dudley street;iT. +. Donnelly, No. l35
Morris street; James Quigly, No. 126
| Essex street; Patrick Mack, No.
1873 Essex street; John Murray,
No. 139 Morris street: John
Murray, No. 129 Essex street; j. Owen,
No. 13i Morris street; NJ. Whelan. No. IA
Essex street; Fred Leach, i16 and 142 Es-
sex street; Patrick Mooney, No 145 Nor
ris street; Patrick HolloD. No. III Essex
street; John Martin, No 106 Essex street.
Fred Dingley, Essex and Morris streets;
John Kenney, No. 141 Morris street, and
William Hart, No. 107 Essex street
The poll book shows these men as vot-
ing two and three times.
JAMES F. NoRToN's STORY.
James Il. Norton, called, testified
''I voted from No. lis Essex street: was
around the polls few hours in the morn
ing and afternoon; l am a member of the
General Committee; the night before
election | took from headquarters some
ballots; there were two kinds; a large
ballot and small ballot; l received
them between nine and eleven O'Clock;
/ took them to the American District
Telegraph office and left them until
morning, when distributed them at the
polls. / gave some to Joseph Friend and
| two men he represented as belonging to
his association. Patrick Brennan and
Edward Farley. / saw no marks ON the
ballots They were not stamped or
punched. / voted in the Second precincJ
last November. | do not remember
seeing a New York truck driver vote and
Henry Newhouse did not protest to ME
against his voting. No man left me and
voted three times"
John s. johnson, No. 434 Jersey ave-
nue., testified that dozen places given on
the poll book as the addresses of men
who voted, were vacant lots, foundries
and the sugar house.
SAW HIM REPEAT.
Henry Newhouse. OF No. 142 Essex
street:-'I lived there November, 1889; l
voted there last fall; l was around the
polls in the evening" saw man voting
/ knew 10 be truck driver; he voted three
times. The second time he voted was
half an hour after the first time. and the
third time twenty minutes after the sec
ond time He was with James f. Nor
ton; after ne voted the second time he
talked to Norton behind a tree; he voted
the third time; James r. Norton went
10 the polls with him; the same man
went each time to the polls with him. l
moved away from No. 172 Warren street
in 1857 or 1885. Last fall voted from No.
l42 Essex street."
The Prosecutor here showed that Henry
Newnouse had been recorded as voting
also from No 172 Warren street.
II did not vote twice." continued wit
uess. .sThe election officers knew me-"
Cross examined by Mr.. Daly:-s1 have
known MIR. Norton fiffen years. did not
ask him to let me work the polls; l knew
the truck driver who voted for two years;
don't know his name; did not speak to
him when he voted. but was surprised
when he voted; know he did not live in