The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-06-19
OBSTRUCTIONISTS
Mayor Cleve1and's Coun-
sci Dare Not Face
the Truth.
AN INSULT TO THE COURT.
They Seek to Nullify lis 0rders---
Photograph McMaster's New
Plan.

"Aint he a daisy exclaimed one of the
spectators at the examination of wit
nesses IN the Perkins, Cleveland contest
yesterday afternoon, in his unfeigned ad-
miration of the tactics of Mr.. Robert
Hudspeth to delay and retard the pro-
ceedings There is no denying that Mr..
Hudspeth's manBuyres were unique IL
not ingenious. When he found yester-
day morning that the Perkins men were
making too rapid progress for Cleve-
lands cause, he fought for long recess
which was denied by the Commissioner,
who adjourned to half-past one. AT
half past two neither Mr.. Hudspeth nor
Mr.. McMasters was present, and the conf
missioner and stenographer proceeded
with another case. At three o'clock Mr..
Hudspeth arrived, and was the mosJ as
tonished man ever seen upon discovering
that the proceedings had been waiting
for him, as he had been serenely resting at
HIS Office under the impression that Mr..
McMasters was conducting the examina-
tion in Mr.. CIeveland's behalf
ANOTHER ASTONIsHED MAN.
In a few minutes Mr.. McMaSJers walked
in and when the cause OF the delay was
explained to him the office held another
greatly astonished lawyer Mr.. McMas-
Jers had been SO confident that the ex-
animation was proceeding under Mr..
Hudspeth's rigid cross-exdmination that
he had so informed a gentleman who had
asked him concerning the Corporation
Attorneys Whereabouts. Finally the
hearing began with the continuation
of the crOss-examination of Mr. Stillwell.
1t had proceeded but a few minutes
when Mr.. Hudspeth discovered that the
slips on which the witness made his
memoranda of the fraudulent voters
were SO mixed up that he could not pro-
ceed with the examination until he had
sorted them. This he proceeded to do
and took so long to do it that, in view of
the fact that he had gone over them in
the morning, many wondered who had
the slips arranged, he had scarcely begun
to question Mr.. Stillwell when he was
called out into the hall for a lengthy con-
sultat1on with client.
VERY LITTLE PROGRESS.
Thus 1t went on until when six O'Clock
arrived but little progress had been made
duringithe afternoon. What questions Mr..
Hudspeth asked were directed to ascer-
tanning whether Mr.. Stillwell had per-
sonal acquaintance with any of the per-
sons whom he claimed to have inter
viewed
Mr. Record became impatient st the
manner in which Me-. Hudspeth con-
dueted the examination and interjected
several objections.
A GENTLE VARIATION.
The weary monotOny of witness Still
wells examination was somewhat re-
lieved this morning by the clatter of
typewriter manipulated by Miss Street.
one of Stenographer Lightfoot's accom-,
plished young ladies. Mr.. Lightfoot
was unable to be present himself and so
he sent the type writer. When the ex-
animation began Mr.. Gordon and Mr..
McMasters were the only lawyers pres
ent. Mr.. McMasters had not proceeded far
before he displayed almost as much in
genuity in blocking the progress of the
case as Mr.. Hudspeth has. A de-
nland was made by the Cleveland
side yesterday for the poll book of the
Eleventh precinct of the Third district,
and this morning Mr.. Romaine went up
to the City Hall to procure the book.
When he had left the room Mr.. McMas-
ters refused to 90 on with the examina-
ton. claiming that it would be irregulsr
to proceed during the absence of the
Commissioner. Mr.. Gordon showed that
such course was perfectly regular, and
cited instances in which it was being
pursued almost every daF.
however, and the examination was stayed
until Mr.. Romaine return ID, when Mr..
McMasters continued the cross-examina-
in the same line Mr.. Hudspeth pursued
yesterday.
At half past twelve Mr. McMasters
asked for the usual hours recess for
lunch. Mr.. Gordon objected, saying that
his side could not afford to lose
that much time, as their time for conn
pleting their testimony was growing
short. His objections were of no avail,
however. and an adjournment was taken
for an hour.