New-York tribune., 1890-06-27
NEWS FROM NEW-JERSEl.
JERSEY CITY.
TRYING TO EXPLAIN AWAY IHElh "Oihi
ELECTION OFFICERS READY TO BE THoo'hr
IGNORANT AND STUPID If THEY CAN
ESCAPE STATE PRISON


,,oos, in tbe trial Of the Jersey City election
or,ers has not diminished, and the courtrooni ""
orrded again Yesterday when Judges Llppinco't aho
p. xtnn too their seats on the bench. The dciehuas
wore smiling countenances, Mr.. NredehD"ih" -, -,
penious plea in their behalf having apparently LUZ.
convinced them Of their innocence MI NIc"',D' e
arcument accused them of ignorance. stupidity anu
,arelcsspess but these are not state PIl'oh anu
are not mentioned in the Indictment
Patrick Carblll was the first witness elieu ycS'o'
sar lie lives at No. 141 Susscxst. Ihe delehcc
.ndoavored to show that he is identical with ra'fich
CarLin entered the pObook as h'lhs a' .'o "
Morrisst. but who does not live theIe. DiSu',.
Attorney winfield called the attention Oh tnc !lls -
Tho Fact that the names are different and the residences
far apart. ., =, ,,o r,rs4
John Hannigan admitted having voted ID 'ne r"'.
pc+ but said IL was a mistake, as he dld not
rnou, that the precinct lines had been changed
Patrick Coyle testified that lie knows Peter Bro"n
and that he is voter. He also knows r. murphy anu
Mr. Murphy voted. THAT helps to prove our oa7c,
said winfield. Murphys name Is on the Poi ooo".
but not on the registry. and he must have voted
without being registered COyle next h'uheu Vna'
ho know 7 G. Wilson to be a voter althongh lie
testified before the Senate Investigating Committee ta'
no did not know j. c. Wilson. lie was uhaoic 10
ey plain the discrepancy. - ,
lanes German testified that lie knows MchaeI al"
John Connolly, Of No. "A susscN'St' VI. oonno'S 10
cx Judge GarretsOn says that he - V"o ~
Connolly. Of No. n SuS-eH-st
Michael J. O'Donnell. chairman OF the Demo'fauc
County Committee, was recalled, ana aocouh"" i"'
many NJ the names on the regsr- lists by stating tha
tbc registry lists OF 1s58 bad been Copied ana inc
nrccnct lines were changed after the registry h 1855
h,d hccp made. The witness obtained an opportunity
to deny the testimony OF j. 7. Altemns' that ne M'u
offered Altemus a bunch of joker ballots lie en-
pba,ically and Indignantly declared that the STATE
ments made by Altcmus concerning him were utterly
false. ,. =, .
policcmon Iluch Pendcrgrast testified that he was
AT the polling place. The baot-boN was oh' o' o"'
and the votes were taken in soap box iof aoou' wv
nnrrs They were afterward dumped into the regular
hox As all the ballots were stamped ana m'l'u' '"'
defence found it difficult 80 explain how Inc "'a'NN
uere on the ballots that not put INTO the Don
in the regular way .
After recess James Hart Of the defendants was
called IN the stand lie had no knowledge oi any 'mhS
wrong having been done. The witness hhe" h"''''e
about jokcr7 ballots and believed tha' every "''''
obo voted WAS entitled TO vote failure 10 trel1'.
u" M lar to allowing man To vote, II the elt'ui
officers thought he was a legal NoI'', ,i',t me-
Durancey the Republican inspector cc,eu ,ro @ thc
,oap box into the bsptDoN because IL. MY ,, I.o,rd
he df no nsc. there were three DemoJIS' ~ hnt his
ae did not see any particular crooh'd VIII "
ehepicion was aroused when he hcaIu nn" =" ~ "n
and say He'd be dashed u n. so,TG td,S wa. doing
some crooked work. hut h. didn't sec any oI H. cav, m
challenged several voters during the Gay "u ~ ,I
~ three case, the challenge wa sustained pu' III '
other, tGc mclT were allowed to vote " nlsh. VIZ u
tbe votes were being counted he noticed uhI wv ~ ~,
ra times the iudee called of Albeit for hfubD bu'
,bn m,.Toke was corrected when he called attention 70
IT, During the day Durancey ,aW eI.rs tnin w., W.
INC name. ON paper but he did not think u" wa
wfiting in the poll book. he did not mase NOR NOR
prote,is because he didn't like the looks ana a'O4,
- tho crowd standing around. and he wa tl" airad
| u personal injury. ..,. ~, ,t,e
| t1crb Thonn. Faron was the last wltnes' "i me
d,v ilo Ukc Hart. va, Innocent oi wrong l"'"--
/ -,,uo mi.ialc. m,ht have been made. but 10 lni"n
| uou.l iriud WIS committed .,. ...
\f.r Le court diourncd there was slight conlhin
| ton I'M front OF the judges Gok. Mr. Nnhcid haNhF
| called Judge IippincOtt, attention to an dliee'n ~
empt AZ tampcring with OF the >tair'H "lu''-''
Mr. Winfield and thc judge refused to give any iiOTih
tiou hut II Wa ait@rward learned that me "lll'
| was Ernest Fielding. Mr. Winfield was informed I'M,
Fielding had been approached by -ome politician. tuu
nducemcnt, held ont to him 10 remain away from me
I conrt room Judge LppILcott, who Wa indignant
commttcd Fielding 10 ia" Comfy J1l Tor eair hr'p
ny and ordered that no politicians be permitted TO see
him The case Will be Investigated to-day.