The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-06-24


there last November He said, II know
where No Al Green street is; 1t Is q
plumbers shop and some stables along
dies"
Prosecutor here read from the register
as having voted from this place the names
of Patrick Bohanan and N. BOhanan.
William Norton, of No. AS Grand
street. testified that a family named Wild
lived there and kept house. G. Taylor
did not live there, nor did Kindey, James
Dodd or j Gardner
Mamie Kennedy. twelve-year-old girl,
OF No. 66 Sussex street, the next witness,
said her mother was very sick and could
not be preseut. She did not know all the
people who lived in that house last No
vember, but did know Mr.. Devlin lived
there. One of the Devlins was o steam
boat man.
CHARMING WITNESS.
Miss Bertha McWilliams, a charming
young woman, was the next witness.
She said she lived at No. go Sussex street,
and that Flynn, Meyer and Godfrey also
lived at that address.
.sIs your fathers name Jamesa" asked
Mr.. Winfield.
Eyes. Sir''
WAS he at home election day?"
.1s there any other James McWilliams
in your house?''
mo, sir"
81 call the attention of the Court" said
the Prosecutor, ''to the fact that the name
is on the register as voting twice, and
rs there more than one Flynn in your
housean
mo, sir"
The Court ordered recess for half an
hour for lunch. After recess Mr.. James
McWilliams was the first to occupy the
witness stand.
Where do you live?'' he was asked.
"No. go Sussex street
"Dld you vote at the last electionp
s'No sir"
. Ibid y you registerS"
Didn't vote or register at allf"
mo sir.'
stWho lived in your housea"
"Flyn and Godfrey
Cross-examined by Counsellor Daly:-
why did you not vote last November
i didn't get home in time"
He was succeeded on the witness stand
by Duane Searle, of No. 1888 Grand street.
He die not know d. Graham. There was
no building at No. SO Grand street.
L. G. Clorsey, of No. 528 Jersey avenue,
testified he was bookkeeper for Hillier's
drug mill ON Hudson street, and that no
man named N. David lived there last
November.
A DEAD MANS VOTE.
Margaret Metz, of No. 202 Washington
street, exposed the first dead mans vote.
do you know Charles Miller?" the
prosecutor asked.
mo, he is dead.''
sBefore he died you knew him."
eyes, he was my husband"
'How long has he been dead?"
zone year last April 49,"
Il will call the attention of the court to
the register said Mr. Winfield, lit
shows that Charles Miller voted"
s'Did you know Thomas McCarthyW
Eyes, sir; he moved nine months ago. {"
"Did you know William Wolf?'
Eyes, sir; he moved from my house
nine months ago."
ITO where?"
"To No. "a Morris street,
'Tf the Court please" said the Prose
cutor, ''I find that Wolf is checked as
voting from No. 202 Washington street
and No 81 Morris street."
Frederick Manckle. of No. "a Green
street, testified thar No. so Green street,
has been for five years Chinese laundry
and that a family named Birdsall lived
over it.
Edward Hayes lived at No. 48 Morris
street last November, ne did not know ] i !.
Ruck, did know that no one lived there
but himself in five years except some
working men he employed.
WAS one of these p. Ruck?''
II don't know, sir; for you see hired
man once at Castle Garden by the name
of Connolly, and a month after his
brother claimed him by the name Of Nc
Namara" Laughter by Court and all. ]
He was succeeded by Ell. Crome, of No.
so Morris street, who swore he did not
know where No. Sc Morris street was;
didn't think there was such a number;
he didn't know James Stanley, of No. Sc
Morris street, did not know John Mulroy
or Murray same number. He had seen
John Mulroy but did not know where he
lived.
Ibid not you swear before the Senate
Committee that John Murray did not live
at No. Sc Morris streetfn
Counsellor HudspeCh objected, and was
allowed an exception.
In reply to the question witness said,
''Yes, did testify TO this.''
"Well, did Mulroy live theres' asked
Mr.. Winfield.
mo, SIR"