The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-30
KERN HELPS GARDINER.
He Thought 1000 Votes
Would Make Him
AsseInb1ymdn.

Senators Gardner and Roe, continued
the fraud investigation yesterday after
noon.
James Cornellon, of No. 8 Sherman
avenue, testified that M. J. Gafney. who
registered as w. J. Gafney, and voted. did
not live there. Charles Meiser, of No. So
Webster avenue. showed that one
McGuinness who voted, did not live in
that house, and testified that certain other
voters were not residents Of the places
given.
Colonel G. P. Robinson. showed that
no Mike Hammel, had lived in his house
for twenty-seven years.
Mr.. Larochelle, of No. 1862 Palisade
avenue, testified against one Henry
Rankin.
John Prigge, father Of Alderman
Prigge, testified that No. II Sherman ave-
nue., from which James Mcclure had
voted is vacant lot. He also testified
that w. Pfeifer, of No. 10 Sherman ave-
nue., did not live at that place until about
two months ago, and confessed his ignor-
ance Of parties who had voted from his
neighborhood.
William Laverty, bartender at the Park
House, swore that he saw no ballot box
taken in or from that house on the night
OF the November election and denied hav-
ing made any statement to that effect.
Mrs. Shepherd, Of No. rs Sherman ave-
nue.; Mrs. Covle, of No. Al Leonard street;
Mrs E A. Wadlow, of No. IS Booraem
avenue, and Richard Kramer, of No. 1856
Palisade avenue, gave the usual testi-
mony against parties who had voted from
their homes, and Mr.. Stabori, of No. 548
Central avenue, testified that Owen
Nolan had moved from that house year
ago
The Mud Machine ground on today,
though SenatorsA sAdrain was not there
Mr.. Corbin introduced as a witness
Thomas Jones. a Republican worker at
the Ninth precinct poll of the First Dis
trict, at the Presidential election of 1888.
Counselor Garretson objected to such tes-
timony as going beyond the scope of the
Legislative investigation, but the COM
mittee decided to hear the story, and
Jones told of the crowd at the poll call
ing him vile names when he commenced
business, and how he was pitched into;
his clothes torn; his nose scratched; his
hat broken, and his tickets taken from
him and thrown into the street. When
he appealed to policeman for protection,
he was told it was "only joke" and
that he should not mind little thing
like that"
yIRTUOUS BILL.
Ex-Commissioner William f. Kern was
the next important witness. He told of
his connection with the kicking Demo-
cratic movement and Of his being a can
didate for Assembly in the Fourth dis
trict last fall He said the Jeffersonians
attempted to find the registry books of
the district In order to ascertain who
were illegally registered. They applied
to City Clerk Scott for them, but were in
formed that they were not in his office.
The committee reported that Alderman
Prigge had taken them away
from the City Hall. He said
/ 200 votes, and believed that number suf-
ficient to elect him. He received ], 157
votes, but was badly beaten. lie was
surprised at the enormous vote, and at
triDuted, it TO fraud. He had heard ru-
mors of repeating and other Illegal
voting, but did not seem to know OF any
cases from his own knowledge.
Other parties from the Fourth district
told the usual story about who did not
live in their houses and then the COM
mtttee took recess.
THAT CIRCULAR.
After the adjournment Counsellor w.
4. Cornln was asked about the circular
sent ont by him and described in yester-
days NEWS
He denied that there was the slightest
attempt to intimidate anybody and said,
I'VE have a perfect right. in pursuing
this investigation to discover fraud, to
ask every citizen how he voted. But it
is optional with the citizen to answeru
Jersey City is suffering from intimida-
tion, as we'll as from fraud at the polls
In order to demonstrate these frauds we
have the right to ascertain, IL possible
how every legal voter cast his vote. "
"The circular does not demand an ans
wer as to how the party voted, but says,
If you have no objection, please state
etc 1t was put out to see how it would
work. and knew it would make a STIR
Senator Gardner said :-ssThe reason of
an objection to the circular is because the
objectors know it is dangerous