New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-24
NEWS FROM NEW-JERSEY
JERSEY CITY.
MEN HIRED TO VOTE TEN TINES EACH.
ADDITIONAL REVELATIONS N THE HUDSON
COUNTY BALLOT BOX INVESTIGATION
SIXTEEN MORE ELECTION OFF.
GERS To BE ARRESTED.

Some picturesque testimony regarding the election
frauds IN Hudson County last fall given before the
Senate Investigating Committee yesterday. The star
witness Of the day Frederick Blulm. who keeps
a liquor shop at No. ~ Franklinst. Mr.. Bluhm'S
rubicnnd German face placid with good himor
while tcStifyng. election day. he said. there wcio
about dozen strangers in his nquorshop. They
were a rough looking lot, and kept going away and
returning again after short absence. Having MS
suspicious aroused. he investigated. and discovered
that the men rcpcacrS that they had made ma
lquorshop their headquarters. from which they rad
atcd 10 various polling places, voted and returned
said Mr.. Bluhm:
The men seemed to he IN charge Of Mike Curry
and man named Courts. Curry and Courts Work
under the Board of Public Works | believe Inc
men lively and drank a great deal. one of the
Iivcle. among them was called by the other, tn"
Governor Of North Carolina" While investigating
their business found ont that these men had been seen
IN an Office near my place which i. used 10y pn mdcr
Sherin Frederick Mcrshcimcr and Alderman Prlssc
They were in back room Of the Office while thcra
ana VIVA, tlry were dons 'old ho' pc ecu. NY" ,E
whole gang arrested and went with ohiccr7 To- my ~,
what wa, mp 10. and when / got TO my saloon with
the officers they had fled.
The witness said that they had carried of an over
coat belonging to him which contained some valuable
papers. lie heard that the came from New York.
and several DAY, after the election he found out that
the headquarters 81 the men a low resort AT the
Eovcry and lIou>toust. lie visited the place. rr'"I
nlcd Of his visitors there and talked with
the "captin Of the gang lie asked the latter I"
help the return Of his lie did not care
for the ovcrcoat. The captain told him that he knew
who had stolen his coat: it had been "-wipcd' by
the Governor If North Carolina The captan prom
i-cd 10 get ii back for MIN and he returned nome
During hi, conversation with the captain the talk
had driftcd the election in Jersey Citv ana
the captain remarked. Well did it, Did what ~
asked Bluhm. carried ont contract. which was
70 vote each man times Nineteen men, he added.
had been taken the river under the contract
Mr.. Hluhm said. in conclusion. that his coat was
returned him bY Mike" Curry the day after MS visit
10 New York. The Mcrshcmcr mentioned III Mr
Eluhm's testimony is sheriff Bob Davi,s right hand
man.
several election officers the stand in the
afternoon and gave some startling exhibitions Of In.
noccnce and forsctfulnc~s. Frederick Moot WI" ia"
been an election officer in the First Precinct OF the
With District. testified that ne kept the tally during
the count Of the ballots when his tally Of name, on
the poll book ceased found that there were sun
several hundred ballots i'm the bottom OF the box lie
called the attention Of the election Judge. one Moran
,o the .lrlu, II ballots. whcrcupon Moran took the
remaining ballots and cast them into the IRE
J. Virgins who acted e, election officer IN The
Third Precinct Of the Nlllth District, sworc that
all hc knew Of frauds vhat he read in the papcr7.
lie had met and talked with the other election officers
e,rr,l times since the election but the euiJ"''
If the election frauds WAS never mentioned. lie
persisted TIA, statement and did not thhA IL was
strange Nl--lf~- replies 10 'Hr Hi'-N
searching qi,. lions about the conduct Of the election
officer. ON that day were - follows: Il paid no
,ariculai attention. might have paid attention
Al that tmc but have forgotten now. 0" couldn't
toll IL can't -ay.~ o. voted, but | don't hno"
whether 10 Was q lIec or small ballot Inc t"\
did not work we'll
Theodore schultz ~ 40. go. grove It,. who wa,
the Republican Inspector At the Fourth Precinct Z"
the Win District. gave come Interesting r'pN',
There wcr, several hundred j"hcr> lsrs" and small
found in the ballot box from rAs polling place. winch
wa, i'm an engine house schultz said that the count
Wa, finished at 40 the next morning.
Q Why did it take 80 long 70 count '"I vote,
& rhcrc were a great number Of adi"nrnmrni'
Every time 100 ,"t'- were counted the "h,c.N
mont ana do not know why they adl"niued
. We're they drunk OF sober \ Ihe' "cr"
q. Did ,on SIN tie rciurnsl A.-lcs. signed
O. WlE DID, Won sign them in that wayi A.
Well The clcf. told - would facilitate matters and |
We all signed the certificate 300 the afternoon. The |
clerk. Ci--idg. filed out 'A- return.
O. Dd Won the ninety ,is joker come ont
:. &c. ga not -'" them - IN. 'cinAf,rd about
What tie matter with irm' Amt they al
stamped l' / don't know hon They soi in tic box.
Other witnesses told - Illegal voting on scores II
fictitious name. Judge Lippuoott. Yesterday issued
sixteen bench warrant for the arrest Of A. many
election officer charged with ballot box sunnr and
other cr.me- against the election Laws. The oii;crs
VIII De arraisncd in court this morning.
The following -ourr.ous letter was received by tho
committee Yesterday
sct aior Gardner ard Badly Roe:
II yuu de- not stop making men and women come !
and leave home or sou to make fools u. you VIII
ind fon had better. for We VIII not stand II any
longer. We are about for Bill Graham your one
legged cop. and Won viii find We are IN earnest. 80
leo. ont for yourself. BLACK CAPS.
ANXIOUS 10 PREVENT SUNDAY BALL PLAYING
rumor that sunday bali playing j., about to begin
in Jersey city Jed f. meeting Of ministers and church
member. ln the Westminster Ircsby terrain Church 10
protect against H. The Rev. T. VI. Eakins presided.
Mr. Wolfe Wa asked by the chairman 10 tell what
he knew. and he said he merely had conversation
with a man who aid that sheriff Davis owned the
interfere with sunday bah pla, ing The Rev. Nr.
Murphy that ball PLAYING would not BE- permitted on
sunday. II va. decided to P',ip,nc acton uhlli.
the ball club.
Johann wcl-lau. the faithlc-s young German who
took about III 200 Of his afanccd vifcs money and
clopcd to this country with another and better look
ing Young woman. arraigncd In Police Justice |
-til-ns', court Yesterday morning. Paula Won der
Ippc, the complainant was IN conrt and told tho
story Of her experience Judge Ssing decided that
there was nothing for which the prisoner could DO
held and discharged him after Wcl,lnu had returned
s557 which he ~id all that he had left Of the ,
money Paula entrusted him with.
The Grand Jury has caused CONSERVATION among
The officials and beer shop keeper, Of North Hudson
County. Chiefs Of Police Kelly, OF Wcchawkcn
Ridgway, Of West Iiobokcn; Rub, Of Union Ill., and
the clairmcn Of the town committees have been sum
Inoncd to appear before the Grand Jury and explain
why the sunday law openly and habitually violated
in their spcctivc baillwicks. u
NEWARK
HOW MIR. PLUM Welded MISS GADDIs