The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-03-13
But Only in Time to Shock
Good Mr. Roe With His
Unholy Presence.
FRAUDS FOUNDIN THE BOOKS
Senator Gardner's Anonymous Cor
respondents---The Committee
Will Resume Work
Tuesday.
Specinl to the ,Jerseu citu Me,us

TRENTON, March IL, 1890 The Investi-
eating Committee met after dinner and
waited about an hour to see II Mr.. Michael
O'Mara would recover form his indispo-
sition sufficiently to obey the commit
tees subpoena, which Sergeant alarms
Graham had served upon him last night.
The committees vigil was fruitless. and
finally Senator Gardner asked, in his
usual solemn manner:
is there any reason why this commits
tee should not adjourn to next Tuesday
morning at nine o'clock in this place9n
None, except in accordance with what
said this morning" replied Senator
Adrain, that it adjourn sine die. y
A grave silence fell upon the committee
at this proposition which lasted several
minutes, until it became embarrassing.
Then Chairman Gardner, with that heavy
sigh of his which always accompanies
some weighty, remark; announced that
The committee would then stand ad-
iourned.
o'MARA GETS THERE.
The members had hardly got away be-
fore Mr.. O'Mara came in and announced
his readiness to testify. All that he
eOuld find of the committee was good DIR.
Roe, who, after the testimony of Captain
horror.
O'Mara said that he had oversight him
self this morning after working hard last
night When he took the train to come
to Trenton he Immediately fell asleep,
and did not wake up until the trail Ii
reached Bristol, a station in Pennsylvania
few miles below here.
Dr. hoe listened attentiveiy to Mr..
O'Maras statement and when it was
completed, heaved deep sigh.
He told Mr.. O'Mara that he would have
TO come down again on Tuesday, and Mr.
O'Mara went away. The committee are
not at all pleased with the contemptuous
manner in which Mr. O'Mara treated
their subpoena. Rightly or wrongly
they have conceived the notion that he
purposely disobeyed it and there was
some talk OF proceeding against him, as
nnder the statute they have a perfect
right to do. 1t was decided, however, to
let the matter rest until next Tuesday.
In the Senate this afternoon Mr.. Adrain
offered these resolutions, which were
adopted
Resolved, That the contents of the several
ballot boxes, now in the custody of the Senate,
brought from the county of Hudson, be removed
presence 4the Committee on Election in sepa-
rate boxes or packages in the presence of The
Secretary of the Senate and Sergeant-at- Arms,
DR. other suitable Witnesses to be chosen by the
Committee on Elections. And that with each
package there br also s5a.sds. Tx, the registry list
belonging to the precinct; and that said sealed
packages be committed to the custody of the
persons so chosen as witnesses, to be by them
safely kept and to be opened only by order of
the Committee on Elections, or the order of
some Justice of the Supreme Court or other com
petent tribunal.
Resolved further, That the said ballot boxes
be returned to the proper authorities of the cities
and townships of Hudson county respectively.
POLL BOOK REVELATIONS
The Senate Committee's young men
discovered more frauds in their compari-
son of the poll books and registry lists to-
day. They managed to get through the
There were SAT names on the registry list
and 303 of them were checked as having
voted. Twenty-three names were on the
poll book representing as many voters
which could not be found on the regietry.
There were forty names on the poll books
which differed from those supposed to
corresT oDd with them ON The registry5list
as to initials and addresses.
GARDENERS ANONYMOUS LETTERS.
Many people wonder how it is that SEN
ator Gardner has such an accurate knowl-
edge of the frauds in Hudson county. 1t
has been noticed that he has frequently
displayed a knowledge of many of the ir-
regularities discovered in the boxes be-
fore they have been brought to light, and
the channels in which he has frequently
directed the investigation have been such
as only one who is thoroughly acquainted
with the methods by which the frauds
were ommitted could suggest.
The source from which the Senator has
received his information is large num-
ber of anonymous letters which has bur-
aened his mail almost every day since the
investigation began. Whether these let
ters are prompted by remorse or spirit
of revenge is hard to determine, but the
fact remains that if one half of the
contents of these epistles could
be proven, many man VINO
will probably visit Trenton as the guests
Of the committee during the next few
days, would, in the language of Senator
Gardner, "prolong his stay in Mercer
county beyond his expectations.
AT first these anonymous communi-
cations We're regarded with considerable
suspicion, but as the investigation pro
ceeded and the contents of the various
boxes contained all the letters alleged,
the conclusion is reached that they we're
rff in, faif