The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-06-02
ALL TN BUT SIX.
Another Batch of Indicted
Election Officers
Give Bail.
POLITICIANS THRoNG THE COURT.
One Man Accused of Fraudulent
Voting--- Trials Will Soon
Be in Order.

Standing room only could be had in the
front court room this morning where the
Court of General Sessions was neld.
Judges Lippincett and Paxton were on
the bench, and a large number of lawyers
were within the railing. The anticipa-
tion that number OF indicted election
officers would be arraigned, was the
great attraction, and the friends
of these men began to arrive
early. There was q large colored contin-
gent present, also, who waited inn
patiently for the trial of the Rev. Jordan
III. Christmas on an indictmen for grand
larceny but that matter was deferred for
time.
Prosecutor Winfield was absent and
court signified its readiness, arraigned
the men accused of the election frauds.
The Indictment was the same as used In
the arraignments last Thursday, except
in one case, that of James Dean, accused
Of having illegally voted at the Eighth
precinct Of the First Aldermanic district
on April 5 last. His bail was fixed at
81 200, and P. ]. Conden became his
surety.
TAKING THEIR DOSES.
The first election officer to take his dose
was from the Fifth precinct of the Second
proud distinction was John P. Murray,
and he was bailed in 81, 600 by James
Hunt. In all other cases the bail was the
same amount.
Thomas Meskill and James Burns from
the Third precinct of the Second district
found bondsman in ex-Police Commits
sioner Patrick Buckley.
The Tenth precinct of the First distri ct
sent to the front Thomas Fallon, James
Hart and Josiah Moshell, all of whom
were baiied by Commissioner of Assess
ments James Hunt
David Gordon and Joseph G. Mulrain,
from the Second precinct of the Second
district, found sureties in John Regan
and Thomas Halleran respectively.
John A. Moots. John Duryea and John
Noonan, the "Three Johns,'' of the
Eleventh precinct of the Seventh district,
looked happier when they left the court
room.
William Taylor and Thomas German,
of the First precinct of the Fifth district,
were bailed by John McCarty.
John j. Miller and Patrick j. Kennedy,
of the First precinct Of the Second dis
trict, had the same favor done them by
Patrick Coyle.
John f. Welsch and Michael FaIlon, of
the First precinct of the Fifth district,
were bailed by John Nolan.
Michnei Hughes, OF tho Third precinct
ward Kelly, and his two associates, James
Scanion and Theodore Schultz found q
hondsman In James T. Kelly. who also
bailed Michael Cassidy, Of the same
Election Board.
James Farrant, George Heller and
OF the First District, were bailed by John
Regan.
John D. Egan, Of the Seventh precinct
of the Second district, found Thomas ].
Kelly a convenient bondsman.
John J. Whelan. of the Second precinct
Of the Second district, was bailed by
Francis j. McKenna.
Thomas DeRancey, of the Tenth pre-
cinct OF the First district, was bailed by
Michael Ready.
William #. Simmons, Of the Third pre-
cinct of the Fourth district, offered p. J.
Condor for bail. and the last but not
least Thomas Smith, Of Hoboken, was
bailed by Bryan Smith.
ONLY SIX LEFT.
There are six other election officers to
be arratgned and then the list will be
completed. It is thought that these men
will give bail Wednesday
The Second precinct box of the Third
district WAS then examined. 1t revived
the spirits Of the coterie. The tally sheet
gave Cleveland 1876 and Perkins &c. The
recount changed this by taking one from
Cleveland and giving it to Perkins. This
concluded, the Third district. The gen
tlemen counted only seven out of the sew
enteen boxes in this district. Only one
Of these showed any large errors. the
Sixth precinct, in which Mr. Cleveland
lost 26 and Mr.. Perkins gained 81.
This, with the difference of two in the
Second, reduces Mr. Cleveland's s majority
IS in the district. In the First and Sec
ond districts it was reduced PAL, making
the total reduction in the three districts
298.
Mr.. Cleveland gained one vote in the
First precinct of the Fourth district, the
voting standing after recount, Cleveland
80 and Perkins So.