The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-06-26

vote.
Judge Garretson:-He is on the registry
but not checked as voting"
DO you know q man named Murphy?n
'Yes, sir; Thomas Murphy; he lives
at No. so Sussex street: l gave him his
ticket. He voted
BOOMERANG.
Judge Garretson:-This man is men,
toned in the indictment as not regis
tered"
Yes said the Prosecutor" that is
right; he was not registered but he voted
and now they have proved it"
did you know j. G. Wilson,"
Eyes, SIR"
Ibid he live in your housei"
'Yes, sir"
How many families live in your
Eighteen, and each one has boarders." /"
[Laughter.l
DO you know man named Cum
mingsm
yes. sir; he lived in the house at that
time"
Ex-Judge Garretson :-..This man is in
the Indictment, we claim, us G. Curry, No.
63 Sussex street. He voted from No. So
Sussex street,
"Do you know John Hoey, of No. so
Sussex street?''
II don't know whether he voted or not;
he lived also in my house just before
election"
Ex-Judge Garretson -" He isregistered
on the poll book as voting at No. 70 Sus-
sex street, but is on the registry as living
at No. so Sussex street,
DO you know Philip Barry2"
Eyes, sirn
.Where does he liye?''
Sat No. SO Sussex street"
He was on the poll book as voting
from No. 72 and the registry shows he
lived at No. 50 Sussex street," said Judge
Garretson.
sDid you know Wilson lived there
election day?" asked the Prosecutor.
Yes sir'
did you not testify that you didn't
know before the Senate Committee ?"
Yes, sir; but since then / have re-
papers"
What was in the papers about Will
son to refresh your memoryp'
.Dh. all about the election; it caused
me to remember who was there. y
James German called, said he lived at
No. II Hudson street.
'tDo you know Michael and John Con-
nalIy, Of No. 81 Sussex street," asked
Judge Garretson.
Eyes, sir"
'The name M. Connolly. No. 81 Sussex,
is on the registry" said ex-Judge Gar
retson, ''but is not on the poll book, but
the same name is checked on both books
as voting from No. 80 Greene street. We
claim this to be the man who voted
This is to show negligence of the Elec-
tion Board
Cross-examined: - sThe numbers on
my house ought to be SO, Il and 7S Sussex
street The Board of Works fixes the
number on the water bills as No. 81 Sus-
sex street.
Daniel Tierney, of No. 62 Sussex street,
next called, said he knew Fitzgerald liv-
in N n =
years: the first name is Patrick, and his
son is William.
II don't know H. Morris,'' replied this
witness, to question. II know a man
named Brannigan; he lived there at the
fall election"
BY the Court:- is his first
name"
Frank
did you have bartenders"
Eyes sir. l.. COrbin He lived near
Library Hall, think his first name was
Mike. had q man named Griffin work
ing for me election time; his first name
was John, we called him Jack; he lived
with me-"
Cross examined witness said he was
sure Corbin lived near Library Hall.
Witness could not read or write.
POLITICIANS ON THE STAND.
Ex-Freeholder Thomas Shaughnessey,
the next witness, testified he lived at No.
<OO w SoACCb tliA EfOtGQ Ill but
First precinct.
Constable Fred Budden, next witness.
said he knew Frank McKenna; he now
lives at No. 204 Fourth street, and he for
merly lived at No. 66 Morris street,
Ex-Judge Garretson said:-"This voter,
it was claimed by The State, lived at No
&C Morris street, out of the precinct" ("
) Prosecutor Winfield said the poll hook
showed +. or L. McKenna. from No 66 or
67 Morris street, and in another place the
name was recorded from No. ~ Sussex
street.
.Budden also testified that one Thomas
McKenna had lived at No. 66 Morr Is
street, but had moved to Brooklyn. The
Prosecutor asked that this be stricken
out The Court so ordered.
John HI. Sullivan. one of the witnesses
for the State, was next called. He lived
at No. 70 Sussex street.
"The Court;-"Did you say John L.
Sullivan Qaughter), or John H. ~
"John H. "
No cross-examination.
SHERIFF DAVIS TESTIFIEs.
Sheriff Davis was the next witness.
"Did you know q McKenna family on
Morris street," he was asked.
s'Yes.n
Where did they live?"
AT No. GO or No. 64 Morris street; there
were father, son and three others. They
lived on the north side of the street. y
Sullivan recalled was asked, s'Do you
know man named Colgan?p
Eyes, he lives at No. 81 Hudson street.
He is steamboat man. Election day he
asked me to see that he voted.n
why was he registered r. S. D.'Y'
Cred Star dock.
q don't know; am not sure he worked
on the steamboat Narragansett.'
Cross examined:-"This man came to
me at the Grand street precinct and asked
me to see him vote. IL was after din
ner"
"Why did he want you to see him
voter"
81 don't know. It is custom of his.
He always does it; he has done it for four
or five years"
What is his na1neT
Andrew Calllgan.f
The name is Colgan on the poll-book.
MIKE o'DONNELL'S TURN.
NJ. j. O'Donnell next took the stand
He was asked "Do you know whether
any names were sent TO the election off
GERS of the First precinct for the regis
try?''