The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-06-29
TROTIER'S KATE.
The Wonderful Story Of
Roosevelt Hospitals
Invalid.
PILGRIMS 10 HER BEDSIDE.
What Sheriff Davis Said
When He Met Win
fields Ennis
saries.
HER TONGUE HAS BEEN TIED.
But Has She Still the Ballot Box
Head That Stamped the
Jokers.
HER TONGUE HAS BEEN TIED.

The story published yesterday in The
JERSEY CITY NEWS to the effect that
Sheriff Davis and Corporation Attorney
Hudspeth sent messenger to the Roose-
welt Hospital to see Tom Trotter's old
flame, Mrs. Matthews, who was there
i'll, created the greatest sensation of the
many that have arisen during the trial Of
the election officers.
Every one read it, and every one COM
mented on 1t. Many affected to disbe-
lieve it, and others greeted each other
with, II told you So"
Il knew Winfield would get there.v
It's all up with the ring now
These and similar expressions were
heard in every mouth.
The initiated Of the ring all looked sor-
rowful, although many Of them en-
deavored to laugh and make light of the
exposure. The effort was too hard, ana
bore no weight.
How in thunder do you suppose Bob
could have made such chuinp Of him
seiff, He might have known Winfield
had Him watched" said member of the
County Committee referring to the story.
THE STORY REPEATED.
For the benefit of those who have not
read it, the story may be briefly outlined
as follows
Immediately after Judge Lippincott in
dignantly ordered the witness, Ernest
Fielding, to be locked up on Thursday
and that no politician be permitted to see
him, laying special emphasis on poll
tician, the host of ringsters and ballot
box suffers, as we'll as men of respect
ability who were present, began wonder
ing what the trouble was
Judge Lippincott had said that some
one had been accused of tampering with
witness subppned by the prosec ution;
what could it mean? It meant this
Tom Trotter some time ago was assisted
IN running groggery at Hoboken ave
nue. and Cook street by Mrs. George
Katie Dietzel. She and Trotter did fair
business and life appeared to be bed of
roses for them for long time.
AalATORY yICIssITUDEs.
The woman was the wife of George
Matthews, who is now living at No. 1873
not been very felicitous one ana the
couple had separated. Then followed
4. period of peaceful partnership with
Trotter.
But change came.
It was when Trotter decided to open
his Montgomery street grcggery.
The couple quarrelled, made up, and
quarrelled again. In fact they kept at
loggerheads constantly, and finally they
had genuine row in which 1t is said
Mrs. Matthews fiourished revolver in a
WAY that indicated business
Trotter finally got rid of her, and in so
doing, it is said, got rid Of the dial that
had stamped the joker ballots in his
saloon last fall. Mrs. Matthews knew
where 1t was and what work it had done,
and she confiscated 1t.
Then she took up with Ernest Fielding,
timid sort of individual who had bought
Trotter's old Hoboken avenue saloon.
She lived with him as his barmaid for
brief space.
She acquainted Fielding with the fact
that she had the missing dial and she
told him that 1t was one of two
diais that had been made at
Newark, and that both had
been used in preparing ballots for the tall
election. II this story is true, and there
seems but little doubt of it. the difference
In the stamping on the regular ballots
and the Jokers is at once explained.
GETTING SQUARE.
During the latter part of last May Mrs.
Matthews went to the Roosevelt Hospital,
New York, but before she went she de
cciared to Fielding that she intended to
nave her revenge on Trotter when tho
election trials began.
Fielding remembered all this and he
spoke to Frank Matthews. who, it ap-
pears, had some score also to settle with
Trotter, and both decided to convey their
knowledge to Mr. Winfield; but they
lacked the moral courage necessary, ana
so they only hung about the Court House
until Thursday afternoon, when they
nnally decided TO tell all they knew.
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Doth men and they went to him. AS
soon as he heard the remarkable story
they had to tell he informed Prosecutor
Winfield. The Prosecutor sent for Field
ing, questioned him closely and learned
all the details OF the story. and also that
the defence, through some of its many
agents, had tempered with Fielding.
Mr. Winfield at once subpHnaed him and
sent an officer for Matthews, but that
party had departed for parts unknown.
He has not been seen since in this CITY,
Now comes the sensation.
BY oeier of the court no one could see
Fielding and prevent him from testify
ing; but an effort might be made to pre-
vent the Matthew's woman from leaving
the hospital to become q witness, or from
furnishing the missing dial on Friday.
This was done.
A PLEASANT MEETING.
Diagonally across Fifty-ninth street
from the Roosevelt Hospital is a restau-
rant kept by one Ricord. At about half
past seven O'clock Thursday evening
Constable Locke, Captain John Graham
ana J. L. Altepius>ep entered this esta blish
ment ostensibly to get something to eat
As they entered the eatlng room they
looked surprised to see Sheriff Davis
seated there With him we're Two ladies.
They were General Ramsey's sister and
neice.
The Sheriff looked morA astonished
than pleased as the trio marched In.
4 few minutes later Cooperation At