The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-06-26
B00MERANGS!
Several Witnesses Prove
too Much for the Bal
lot Box Suffers.
COPPER FASTENED FACTS.
They Prove that the Jokers
were Mi1led and Stamp
ed in Advance.
Sheriff Davis, "Mike' O'Donnell,
"Danger' Budden and Other
Politicians Do Their Best
for the Defence.


Counselor James B. Vredenburgh, who
is assisting in the defense of the election
rascals in the Court Of Sessions, is an able
lawyer; but it was evident from the char
acter of his opening speech yesterday that
he knew he had the weakest end of the
case to handle. He made the most he
could of the points in favor of his clients,
however; it was not his fault-but rather
their misfortune-that the most wasn's
much.
To summarize his speech briefly, he un-
dertook to explain away or rebut three
points in the States case. There was
arst the States, charge that the voters
who had not been found at the addresses
given them on the poll and registry lists
were myths. The fact was that they
were not live voters, but the election Of
ficers had either by mistake or for some
other reason of negligence, put their
places Of residence down wrong. All this
was very irregular but not criminal
Next there was the disparity between
the string of 569 counted ballots and the
poll book with but 25s names on it. That
was because the clerk was careless or
lazy; no conspiracy in that.
1t was when he tackled the LAG jokers
that his explanations became most mud
died and labored. The box had got out
of order in the early morning and q
starch bog had been used. There was no
conspiracy if someone had voted the
jokers into it; and then the strange
marks on the jokers might be explained
by the tact that some of the ballots were
partly pushed in, then withdrawn and
thrust in again-thus receiving their de-
facive marks from the machinery of the
boxes. All of this might have been very
ingenious, but it had not the merit OF
novelty.
HE HAD AND HE HADN'T.
The witnesses sworn yesterday were
produced to prove the first branch of the
case, as to the real voters who seemed to
be myths, because the clerks had care
lessly entered the wrong addresses. The
first one produced was disappointment.
for when ex-Judge Garretson asked him
If he had voted last fall he said that he
had not because he was too sick. Then,
when reminded that it was the election
at which Albeit and Grubb were before
the people, he remembered he had voted;
when District Attorney Winfield took
him In hand he remembered that he
hadn't voted Garretson tried to manage
him once more and he declared he had
voted.
"Did that man vote or didn't he?' asked
one Of the jury men.
THE jury may take their choice"
Judge Lippincott responded.
Two or three other witnesses, the de-
fense had better luck with.
Foreman Hulshizer was in pretty bad
condition when he put in an appearance
this morning. His gouty limb had kept
him awake nearly all night; and it was
feared that he would not come; but he
put in an appearance sharp at ten. and
made his way to the chair with labored
limp
But Counselor DAILY was blooming as
rose, and the white tie that gathered in
his stalwart form at the neck keeps as
fresh as when he first put iton. Prosecu-
tor Winfield carried two corks in his hand
as he strode in. For what use?
"Why, to cork up the defense, of
course" was his facetlous reply.
Tom Fallon, the indicted ianitor Of the
Street and Water Board. wore striped
suit when he presented himself. 1t be-
came him. 1t is accepted as an augury
that when Tom meets his Nemesis his
beauty at least will not be marred.
A WITNESS QUEER MISTAKE.
Chief Nurse Sharpe carried his ballot
babies up to the witness stand, and the
Court was prepared for the work Of the
day. The first witness summoned amused
everybody by climbing on the top of the
ballot box that stood on the floor in front
of the witness box. and bracing himself
Tor the ordeal of examination.
"Sit up on the chair on the stand" di-
rected one of the tip slaves.
Faith, beg your pardon" the con-
fused man exclaimed, as he prepared to
make the Indicated change--"I thought
that was the witness stand"
The whole morning was consumed in
swearing witnesses in the same line in
which those sworn yesterday testified.
The State had found several names and
addresses on the poll list. Their searchers
on going to the addresses were not able to
lind the owners OF the names. The State
presumes them to be myths. Today the
defense is trying to prove that they are
real voters. that they voted, that the
clerks accidentally or carelessly or
through misunderstanding, put the
wrong residences down for them, or that
they mad moved between registry ana
election days. This last explanation is
directed especially 10 those names.
checked on the registry list as having
voted. which do not appear on the poll
book.
SWEARING IN VOTES.
Yesterday the defence produced the