The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-06-26
among them. Mr.. weichers had always

among them. Mr.. Weichers had always
passed as widower
Since the will was proved, however. it
mas been ascertained that a woman by the
name of Isabella Jennings, or Hayes, had
begun q suit for limited divorce from
Mr.: Wiechers as far back as 1886. She
claimed that she was married to Mr..
Wiechers April II, 1877, and that he
abandoned her in June, 1885, and refused
to provide for her support.
After the suit had been instituted sue
cessful efforts were made TO have Mrs.
Jennings pronounced a luDatic. She was
placed in an asvllm at Adiddletown, N.
r., and afterwards transferred to an asy-
lum in Trenton. The divorce suit some
how or other, was discontinued.
1t is now feared by the executors that
not only will claim be presented on be-
half OF the insane woman. but also that
one will be put forward by seventeen
year-old Charles A. Covert, who. the wo-
man declares, is an issue of her marriage
with Mr.. Wiechers
The executors investigated her story and
do not believe she was ever married to
Mr.. Wiechers; and they further discred-
ite her story that young Covert is her
son, but is rather half-brother.
ALL OF THE SAME PATTERN.
Charles Bliss, No. 206 Washington
street, the first witness after recess, testi-
fed that he voted at the fall election on
Greene street. between Morris and Sussex
streets Ex-Judge Garretson said this
was the man Blain, of No. 203 Washing
ton street. on the register.
No cross-examination
William Bruning, of No. 55 Green
street, testified he moved in February
from NO. 30 Green street and that be
voted from there last fall, but that his
name was not checker as voting and
some other name was checked for his
Charles Gapp, of No. so Morris street.
Lived there two years. ~ did live at No.
SO Sussex street two years ago, and
voted
HE is registered at No. Sc Sussex
street" said Counsellor DAILY.
Policeman Patrick Harney next testi-
HEIDI have been policeman over
twenty years. relieved Policeman Pen
dergast at dinner time election day. I
locked the door of the polling place, and
no one was there during the time The
doors were locked; the ballot box was in
ins t. Sisw al 'ns 'lme' ana no one t0uchsd
ONE OF THE INDICTED.
James Hart, one of the indicted election
Inspectors, was next called.
II live at No. 40 Sussex street. / was
an Inspector last fall and acted both
days on the Board Of Registry. The
first thing we did was copy the registry
from a list furnished us by man in a
buggy. don't know who he was. On
the second day we added some names
sent us by affidavit. Some Of these
were furnished by Mr.. Ir-
win. We put on the registry
the names we thought ought be there.
On election day | was the first at the
polls. Marchen was not there when I
arrived. We could not open the
ballot box; the combination was
inside and the box was locked.
We sent for starch box, and took
ballots in 1t in the usual way, and we
sent word by some one that the box would
not work. Mr.. Long got there to unlock
1T between ten and eleven o'clock; there
were about 200 votes cast at noon had
charge of one of the Inspectors books; 1t
Is customary for man to come to the
polls and ask If he was registered 2