The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-11-26

book as Chris. oliski. You can't work it.
Mr.. Hudspeth."
John A. Owens, next called, said he
lived ut No. l3i Morris street. His brother
John lived there, too.
Phillip Frey. of No. ia Essex street,
ssid:-"I did not vote from there in the
fall of 1852
How do you remember you did not
votefr
Good many ways
How many families In your housefp
About eleven"
"Do you know family by the name of
Rye therei''
mo, sir"
"Plosecutor:-''He is down on tn 9 poll
book as having voted ~
What. mef" asked the witness, sur
prised, Il guess not; did not vote that
Laughter BY all. including Court Pros
ecutor and jury1
That's all, said the Prosecutor
QUEER EVIDENCE.
After several uninlportaut witnesses,
Thomas Donnelly Jr. of No. 133 Morris
street, voted last year in the Second of the
Second; he knew the officers of election
many years.
Cross examined by the Prosecutor
"Haye you a middle letter.s"
witnesss''
81 got subpoena"
William Cooney, of No. III Essex
street, had lived there ten years He
Poles live in this house; fathers
name was John; he died last Ap ri; he
voted; father peddled tickets that cleo
tion at the polls; he voted
Objected to and was strick en- out
Prosecutor:-'1 don't see the object of
this evidence; the books show he voted;
no one questions It, +"
Thomas Thompson (colored). OF No. 3l2
First street, year ago lived at No. 100
Essex street; voted from there.
Prosecutor:-ssThe books show that he
voted: no one doubts it,"
Ex-Judge Garretson replied:-''You
tried TO show he didn't vote. yesterday "
"Nothing of the kind, / said j. r.
Thompson did not vote" answered the
| Prosecutor sharply.
who has been monkeying with these
booksg" said Judge Garretson. looking at
the poll book in anger.
mo one but your election officers"
| answered the Prosecutor.
II know BETTER" reIorted the ex-judge
angrlly. '.Who had these bookss"
II had them,o said the Prosecutor land
you had them" he added fiercely turn
| lug to the Judge
''Here, here, said the court, this will
not do gentlemen, the evidence must
" u
This ended the little war, and the de-
| fense called the next witness, Edward
Thompson, who lives on q boat at the foot
of Warren street. He said no voters lived
| there but hi mself.
HE WORKED THE JoKERs.
| Joseph Friend, No. 95 Essex street, tes-
| tified:-.I know what joker ballot is;
| worked the polls of the Second pre-
| cinct; employed three workers; there Is
| Joseph Friend Democratic Association;
the jokers were worked all day. Joseph
| Toner, Michael Socker and Patrick Gun
ningham worked joker ballots; | saw
| some of these ballots votedp
"Why were these ballots usedi"
| 1--WE used them as club tickets; our OBJ
| iect was to show we were friendly. and
used a ticket that could be designatedf"
| Cross-examined by the Prosecutor
when did you give the workers these
| jokers7n
"The night before election; at my
store"
"Where did you get themf"
''They were left at my store for me-"
s'Who left them therefo
81 don't know"
'DIdn't you know any ballots for your
club were to be left with your"
mo, sir.
"Did you have any arrangements for
| tickets to be lefts"
II was told to send for some tickets.''
"They were regular tickets you ex-
pected?'
'.Yes sir"
"How would that show how many
| tickets your club would vote if like all
| others.
81 don't know; but when got them
saw they were small tickets"
When did you make up your mind to
| show the strength of your club"
early in the morning"
.Then you had not made up your mind
when you sent tor tickets?"
mo, sir"
do you know who brought these
tickets to your store?"
mo, sir; the man merely said, Mr..
Friend. here are your tickets. 7"
did you have any conversation with
the man?n
81 asked him to have cigar"
'Did you see any jokers get in the
boxf'
Eyes, sir.n
"Was there any mark on themf'
"There couldn't be. for there was none
on what gave out"
Albert Cooper, of No. 81 Van Worst
| street testified he was waterman; ne
saw some of the joker ballots, but took
no interest in the election.
Cross-examined, he said he voted in
| Green street.
do you know any one by the name of
| Cooper at No. 113 Essex streetf'
mo, sir. and if any one voted on my
name il Is the fault of the judges of cleo
| tion, for have been well known for thir-
| teen years in that precinct
Prosecutor:-"A. Cooper and Richard
| Cooper are down as voting from this num-
| ber on the roll book.
| wHELAN TEsTIFIEs.
| John Whelan, one of the accused, was
next called to testify in his own behalf:-
II live,',, said he, ''at No. 1874 Dudley
street; was twice before an election
officer: was judge in this election; Cor
don and Mulrain were inspectors. and
| White was clerk. The dial would not
register that day. They voted on until
nine O'Clock. the box didn't work and
went to the City Hall. A young man
came there and fixed it. During
| this time there was an hours
voting been done. twenty-five or thirty
votes were polled. At lunch time we put
the poll book in the box and White and
| Gardner went away. / and Mulrain staid
| till they came pack; then / went away. ]
was back before two o'clock. When
came back the box was in the same condi-
| tion. The heaviest voting was between
| twelve and one O'Clock. When we shut
down there were some voters in line.
There was trouble all the time. There
were forty or fifty in line. The residents
! mostly were laboring men, and
! twelve o'clock is their noon hour
and they came there TO vote. From
| five to six line extended into the street;
| there was crowding aud pushing. When