The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-06-12
SEVEN HUNDRED FRAUDS.
That Is the Number Against Mr..
Cleveland Now.

At the time set for reassembling after
the morning proceedings in the Mayor
atty contest yesterday afternoon the coun-
sci for Mr.. Perkins and their witnesses
were promptly on hand, but Corporation
Attorney Hudspeth was conspicuous by
his absence.
Commissioner Romaine looked imp a.
tient and after waiting twenty minutes
agreed to proceed. and asked Mr.. McAlas-
ters, the lieutenant for Mr.. Hudspeth to
look after Mr.. Cleveland's interests.
William Jennings was called. He testi-
fed that he had made a canvass of the al
legged voters in the First precinct of the
First district Mr.. McMasters had all the
patent objections which were raised by
Mr.. Hudspeth to the previous similar
question and answers, written out on
foolscap He read them all off. Jennings
testified that he had found thirty
alleged voters in the First precinct who
had moved away prior to election, or who
The Second precinct was then taken up,
and the witness testified to having found
| fifty-five fraudulent voters.
At this juncture Mr.. Hudspeth ar
rived. He was very much surprised that
the Commissioners had proceeded during
his absence.
He said he had spent two hours hunt
ing for the keys of the ballot boxes, but
could not get them. County Clerk Nc
Laughlin had gone for the day and Mr..
Fisher, the County Clerks assistant. did
not know anything about the keys. Then
of course Mr. Hudspeth had no ouher
alternative but to proceed with the cross
could be exposed.
ANDREWS UNDER FIRE.
Eugene Andrews was called for cross
examination. He stated that ne had been
employed to canvass the vote by Mr. Still
well and said he did not receive any COM
was Republican and was employed on
the N. X, s. g. w. Railroad in
the capacity OF night watchman.
He said be had gone about with
Mr.. Stillwell getting the evidence
Mr.. Hudspeth took up several slips
separately, and wanted the witness to
swear what was noted on the slips, but
the witness when asked about any par
ticular case referred to the slips, and all
efforts to dislodge him in his testimony
were unsuccessful.
After spending five hours cross examin-
ing the witness, Mr.. Hudspeth conclud ed
he had occupied enough time. and at six
o'clock an adjournment was made. g
Mr.. Gordon wanted to continue last
night and upon Me-. Hudspeth's refusal
to do this wanted to have stenographer
employed. OF course this was out Of the
question Win MI. duQSp6Gn.
HUDSPETH WAS AWAY.
Attorney Hudspeth did not put in an
appearance in Commissioner Romaine's
Office this morning and the proceedings
in the contest were conducted without
him. Counsellor McMasters was there,
hut did not attempt to seriously interrupt
the proceedings although he held
a slip of paper which con-
tanned the patent objections
raised by Mr.. Hudspeth on the Testimony
Of other witnesses, and had them duly
entered by the commissioners.
When all Of the testimony was in at
noon today it brought the grand total of
fraudulent voters-dead men, faxed
names and persons who voted from va
cant lots--to ZOO votes in seven precincts,
which makes an average of 100 fraudu-
lent voters to each of the precincts thus
far examined.
E4William Jennings was recalled He
stated that he had made canvass of the
alleged voters in the Fourth precinct of
the First district. He had found seven