The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-11-26
PROSECUTION CLOSED.
All the Evidence in Yesterday
anu No Sensation Developed.

Patrick Kilroy, of No. 141 Essex street.
testified after recess yesterday, that
Thomas and two Patrick Kilroys
lived at that number. The
younger Patrick was not twenty years
old. did not vote. aud never registered.
The poll book showed that both Patricks
had voted
Mrs. Anna Meyers. of No. 95 Morris
street. was certain that Thomas Biggers
and Robert Kelly never lived at that adj
dress. Both appeared on the poll book as
voters.
Martin Kelly, of No. l41 Morris street,
testified that James and John and him
self were the only Kellys at that number.
The poll book showed that four kellys
voted from there, three being j. Kelly.
The witness said that Philip Ospling and
William Downs did not live with him.
Both were recorded as voters. J. A.
Sheridan did live there. he was recorded
as voting twice; Luke Ford and Patrick
O'Brien did not live there Election Day,
although both are on the book as voting.
George Bannon, OF No. AS Morris
street, testified that Patrick Mooney, an
alleged voter, did not live there. He
voted twice.
Patrick II. Murphy, who gave such
damaging testimony in the last election
trial was the next witness. He testified
that he lived at No. IA Morris street,
which was in the Third precinct. The
polling place in the Second precinct was
directly opposite that OF the Third pre-
cinct. Murphy said that during election
day he divided his time between the two
polling places.
''Dld you see any repeatings' asked
Mr.. Winfield.
"There was plenty of it; several men
told me they saw repeating"
The defence objected and the question
was not allowed by the Court.
'sDidn't you see men go there to re-
peatf,
Il saw a man named Casey who
showed me 81 bill and said. You are a
damn fool"
Counsel for defense objected vigor-
ously, and the objection was sustained.
Prosecutor Winfield then called Con-
stable William Reen. That oiEcial failed
TO respond to the invitation of the Pros
ecutor to disgorge his knowledge of how
to run precinct, and the PROSECUTOR re-
marked that he had two detecti YES look.
ing for Reen.
INNOCENT REPUBLICANS.
The sensational feature of the day fol-
lowed the calling of the next witness.
James c. Young, Republican State Com
mttteeman. Mr.. Young appeared to be
somewhat agitated and tine rosy hue OF
health had departed from his cheeks
when he seated himself In the witness
box. The four election officers looked
even more perturbed than he did, partic-
ularly when Prosecutor Winfield re-
quested Sergeant-at-Arms w. S. Sharp to
once more produce the ballots Of the Sec
ond precinct, which that gentleman
placed in front OF Mr.. Young.
ssDo you know a man named Wad-
dicki" inquired the District Attorney.
Il do.n
Ibid you see him Election Day in q
dining saloon on Montgomery street,"
II did; il was about one o'clock"
"Wa as he there when you entered the
placer"
HE was.
do you recognize these ballots as some
you have seen BEFORE" asked Mr.. Win
field, calling Mr.. Young's attention to
three or four iokers. =
~ saw some ballots similar to these in
the hands Of Hugh Abernethy, in Kessler
Hall, Pacific avenue. | remember the
ticket was headed Straight Democratic
Ticket just as this is taking one from
the string
..Did you have the tickets Mr.. Aber-
ntthy showed you IN your han dsf"
Yes, sir.
ssWhal was on the back of shemf"
'.Ay imp ession is there Was nothing. -
Where else did you see these ticketsF
I'm the dining room election day; saw