The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-11-19

ana rear houses. Inomas REYNOLDS. Jonn
James and John Hannon did not live at
that number. They were recorded as
voting.
Mary Behoney, of No IS Grand street,
Kept boarders. James Shapley. Charles
H. Brown aud Frank Bannoh did not live
there on Election Day. They were re-
corded as having voted
Henry Adelung, OF NO. 1l6 Morris
street. testified that James Shomacher.
Thomas Hardy and J. A. Adams did not
live there. They were recorded as having
voted.
City Marshal Timothy Long was next
called. and at the request Of the Pros
ecutor he explained the workings OF the
ballot box. A number Of pieces OF paper,
the size Of ballot were folded and run
through the box, and then some ballots
folded with another ballot inside. like
Joker ballot, were run through.
Ex-Judge Garretson asked IL this was
the some box used at this election.
Prosecutor said no. but all boxes were
alike.
Ex-Judge Garretson asked fer an ex-
ception.
The Court granted the exception, and
the papers passed through it were handed
the Jury for inspection.
John J. Fisher, Deputy County Clerk.
produced the precinct returns OF the cleo
tion Of 1882 The returns OF the Third
precinct were signed by Meskill, Burns
offered them in evidence. The statement
of the Board of Canvassers of the pre-
cinct was likewise offered in evidence
The Prosecutor asked for little time
to produce other evidence, and while
waiting John Michael. of No. 5S1 Grand
for the defence. He testified that ON cleo
tion day the ballot box was out OF order
and City Marsha. Long had to fix it.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Winfield, he
said he saw the top or the box off the box
and the ballots thrown in; he did not see
the ballots thrown In in bunch. He ar
rived at nine o'clock and that condition
Of things lasted TIL eleven O'Clock or
later.
WANTED PLENTY TO EAT.
Thomas O'Neill, Of No. 100 Warren
street, was at the polls when they opened.
went 20 breakfast at eight o'clock, went
co lunch at eleven O'Clock and supper at
five O'Clock; the ballots would not pass
through the box.
~ think Burns and the Board opened
the box. took ballot stuck in the box
slat out, and put it in the box. After
that the Votes were not placed through
the slot. but the top Of the box was raised
as each man voted II his lasted till
Michael Long fixed it,"
Cross examined by Mr.. WINFIELD
You are member OF the Fire Depart
mentW
mo SIR"
''Do you know whether any other
boxes were out OF orderr
mo SIR
Patrick Manix. of No. 40 Canal street,
testified that he was in the Fourth pre-
cinct. Second district
II was an election officer at No. truck
house, the Seventh precinct Of the
First district; voted at No. 290 Grand
street, in the Fourth precinct of the Sec
ond district
ut has been testified" said Mr.. Black,
that you voted a number OF tunes in tine
Third precinct, is that truef"
mo. sir. only voted once; was not in
"Then what Murphy testified to is not
true?"
at can't be-"
Cross-examined by the Prosecutor:-
''You know Murphy very wellf'
Yes, sir"
saw him frequentlys'
Sometimes.
ibid you leave your polling place about
FIVE O'Clock that day?n
81 don't remember"
"How far was 1t from your precinct
polling place to that in the third pre-
about four hundred and fifty feet;
am not indicted; my board was not"
THEY HAD CLUB.
Joseph Friend. No SO Essex street, tes-
tifled:-"We had a club that election, the
Joseph Friend Association"
"You were interested" said Judge Ga r
retson; in getting votes in one way or
another"
"Only one way was the quick re-
spouse. ILaughter]
did you distribute any ballots?n
I'VE distributed some of the small bal
lots that they said. after the election,
didn't count When | gave them out
faFr he.r Cuf rfarr
asked If they were club tickets, and said
they were; / had several men working
these tickets, in the Third precinct: there
were three men beside myself working
these tickets; they were voted but some
were not"
Cross-examined by the Prosecutor:-"I
voted that morning about half-past six
O'Clock in the Third precinct; was regis
tered"
your name is not registered" said the
Prosecutor. How do you account for
thatS"
II made mistake; voted in the Sec
ond precinct; that is the Gods truth;
can prove it; worked in the Third pre-
cinct but voted in the Second; that is the
truth"
"Do you know Sylvester Borthingsn
Yes, sir" producing memorandum
and looking at ii.
"Where did you get this namef'
II wrote it down this morning"
"Whya"
al heard you wanted to. throw out all
the small ballots, and / got his name as
man who voted one"
.'How did you come to get his name
this morningin
'.He came into my saloon this morning,
and didn't send for him either"
"Who else voted the small bailotf"
civilian Corbliss."
ssWho else had them?n
ssMr. Fred Kirshman, of Washington
street; Election Day he lived in the Sec
ond precinct"
"Did he vote in the Thirds"
.'He couldn't; he didn't live there"
Who else did YOU give these tickets toi'
Fired Brennan"
"rhey were the small baliotsi''
..Yes, sir"
you saw some of these ballots 60 in
this boxf"
"Yes, sir; am certain of that"
How many OF these small ballots do
you think went in the box ~
"There must have been at least fifty Of
tnem."
Where did you get themi"
"a man left a buudle at my store.
"Who was the mani"
81 don't know"
"You don't know who left these bal
lotss"
mo, sir; that's the truth
How many ballots were there?"