The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-28

An Unexpected Request 90 he Made by the
Accused Ele ctIon OmcorR.

An Unexpected Request 60 he Made by the
Accused Election Omcora.
The taking OF testimony in tho trial OF the
indicted election officers In Jersey City was
finished yesterday morning, and it was decided
to postpone the summing up until Monday.
Thomas Fallon, the clerk ono OF the four de-
PENDANTS. was cross xamined when court
opened. He excused good many Of the irreg-
ularties By pleading ignorance Of the law and
forgetfulness. Jacob Maschell. another de-
PENDANT, testified that he received the ballot OF
every voter who appeared at the polls and
voted at the election. He didn't see any dead
men come to the polls.
After the jurors had left the court room Law
yer Vredenburg, the senior counsel for the In
dicted men. told Judge Lppincott that he
would en- Monday ask him to stop the case
right where It was, and remand the prisoners
to await Indictment. by the Grand Jury on
Is punished with imprlsonment at hard labor
for seven years and $500 fine. The punishment
diotmenk is only two years in State prison
and $500 fine. He cited a case where
desded That ease OF and Apps ban had
grayer crime than conspiracy had been proved,
the Judge should stop the case, and after in
that the indictment against the election officers
election day last iall to commit certain acts on
election day. When they took the oath OF
the tn II ds ss
they perjured themselves, because they had
previously conspired not to perform the duties
honestly. Perjury In such case was treason.
or a high misdemeanor. and was therefore
more serious offence than conspiracy, which
Prosecutor Winfield replied that the conspir-
acy was not consummated until the day Of
OF office, and the act Of taking the oath was not
Judge Llppincott told Mr.. vredenbure to
10 him on Monday. The object the lawyer Tor
the election officers had i1 making the motion
course. in their interest There are good
chances 6ap such az en- would not be
cordinR to Mr.. Vredenburg's explanation. for
the prosecution to prove conspiracy as basis
@ned says he nRs
the prisoners would rather take the chances
prison than to risk letting the present Jury de-
eide on the question Of their guilt.
Ensst fSd1G tie Sh9 Locked
iticians had offered inducements to him not to
tsy gei b h esstG 0Sss
eutor %e eHpeets Fedns tessy tsst
Thomas Trotter: Oh Indicted election expert.
and that shortly after he came into possession
top o Paot BOX with the @nT and en stsm nae
ing machinery In II, and the Prosecutor ex-
poets to provo that the Joker ballots were MILL |
ed and stamped with this machine prepare
tory to their being stuffed into the ballot boxes
IN which they were found.
There is a, woman. in o hospital in this city
who, 1t is alleged. lived with Trotter when he |
owned the saloon on the hill, and when he
moved down town she went with him: They
auarreled some time ago. and .ehe. It is said.
has threatened to get square with him. A de.
tectve from the Prosecutors office saw her at
the hospital yesterday and found that she was
too sick to leave the institution. Her evidence
was needed to complete the chain OF evidence
that would prove that the use Of the Joker bal;
was the reason the witness Fielding was
not, put on the stand yesterday. When
Fielding appeared in court on Thursday In
answer TO q sui p%rna Aye politicians at differ:
tried TO Induce him TO get out OF the jurisdic-
ton Of the court; The Prosecutor heard OF it
body should, see him. it is said thar before he
was released on bail be repeated his story OF
the ballot-box top to the Prosecutor in the
presence Of witnesses: The woman in, the
least she will not be permitted to see any one
who might influence her not to tell what she