The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-11-18


leDges, for the police kept me away
TAMPERISG WITH WITNESS.
Have you talked TO any one" asked
the Prosecutor. about this case7"
Yes sir. Cassidy Yesterday said ex-
Freeholder Thomas McDonough wanted
to see me at Louis Heller's. Iwent there
aud McDonough said. I'VE have done n
great deal for you, you don't know It per-
sonally but we have, and / don't want
you TO say anything against these people"
/ left him and came back to Cassidy and
he asked me what was said and l ans
wered 81 won't be made tool OF by you
or McDonough.
what did Cassidy say to thats"
He said, We'll, Pat. | don't believe
you can do me any harm.'" (Sensation
In court.)
Cross-examined by Mr.. Black. witness
polls, for the police run things in that
precinct to suit themselves.
did you see Manax voter'
Yes: he voted on Courteney's name; /
followed him from poll to poll"
Did you see McManir1an voter
No, but saw another man vote on his
name.S
"Whofv
'Ex- Freeholder James Kilroy.n [sen-
sation.l
How do you known
II saw him vote; aud Thomas Lenahan
also said he voted on McManiman's
Blythe court:-"Does KIlroy live in this
precinctf"
mo, sir.n
iiProsecutor Winfield here showed the
jury that James Courtney was recorded
as voting, but was not on the registry.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Black, Murphy
said he had been in State Prison but was
pardoned.
James McManiman. called by the State,
testified that he did not vote and did not
know how his name got on the poll book.
Thomas Kellegher, Of Van Worst street,
testified he did not vote.
Herbert Temple testified that on cleo
tion day he lived ar No. 200 Washington
street and that Frank Harder, Joseph
Cutler and George Brady did not live
there. The Prosecutor showed the Jury
that they were recorded on the poll book
as voting from there.
COMMISSIONER KELLY INVOLVED.
Mrs. Eunice Dooley, of No. 2i3 Warren
street, testified that William Corbett,
Joseph Buckstos. Walter Phelps, Will
lam Metzker and Thomas Duzenbury did
not live there
The Prosecutor showed that the poll
book recorded these names As voting from
that number and then asked
do you know Peter Cassidys'
"Yes"
did he call on you after elections''
"Yes.n
What did you say to him about cleo
tion?"
II said five or six had voted from my
house, and he replied, Yes; fifty-six, I
guess He told me to say nothing about
it and on the night of the parade they
would come to my place and spend $40 +"
Did any one go to see you before
electioni"
"Yesv
Commissioner Kelly, Whelan, Burns
names"
Cross examined:-.who did live at
your house"
mo one who voted"
"Did Cassidy go to your house and
spend that money the night of the pa
radei"
mo, sir.n
"And that is the reason you come
heref''
mo. SIR"
Have you been convicted of keeping
disorderly houses"
mo, sir. +"
HAS your husbands"
II object" said the Prosecutor" the
husband is dead
Ellen Graham, of No. 221 Warren street,
testified that Jonn A. Parker, and John
Ryan and Phillip Bennett did not live
there on Election Day. The Prosecutor
showed by the poll book they had voted
from there.
DIDN'T LIVE THERE BUT VOTED.
Charles j. Randall, of No. 14g Grand
street, testified: - "William Quinn and
John Rooney did not live there on cleo
tion day."
Prosecutor Winfield called attention to
the fact that these men were recorded as
voting and their names were among the
So added at recess.
Mrs. Nina Adams, of No. l35 Grand
street, testified that Henry Sunderland
did not live there on Election Day;
Michael Rossi also. Both were voted at
recess.
Michael Ward, of No. 1872 Morris street,
said there were four families in that
house; he didn't know Philip Barclay and
Michael Mulqueeney. These men were
also voted at recess time.
Mrs. Schaffer, of No. Ill Sussex street,
testified that Harry Smell and John Cas-
sidy did not live at No. 115 Sussex street.
They were voted at recess time.
james johnson, of Jersey avenue, testi-
fed that No. 1873 Sussex street is butcher
shop and no one lives there. He made
the investigation for the Senate Com
mittee. Prosecutor Winfield show
ed that John Roth and
George Williams were recorded from
there among the recess voters. Witness
testified that No. 175 Washington street
was out of the precinct. and the Prosecu-
tor showed that Patrick O'Rourke was
voted from there. Mr.. Winfield said this
might be mistake on the poll book He
asked that this evidence be stricken out.
John Z. Brown, of No. 200 Warren
street. testifed:-s'Thomas Killen and
John Simonson did not live there;
voted that day once; there is no one else
by the name of Brown in the house"
Mr.. Winfield showed that Browns
name was voted twice.
Fritz SpFoeck of No. 167 Sussex street,
testified that Thomas Ratigan, Andrew
White, Timothy j. Campbell and Fred
Woolsey did not live there They were
on the poll books as having voted.