The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-06-01
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Hudson County, to qoat.--
The Grand Inquest of the State of New Jersey.
IN and for the body Of the County of Hudson,
upon their respective oaths present that a. b. G.
late OF the city Of Jersey City, in the said Coun
" OF Hudson, on the fifth day of November. in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hun
dEed and eighty -nine ut the city OF Jersey CITY
aforesaid in the County 81 Hudson aforesaid
election for Governor State Senator County
Clerk Register, members Of the General Assent
ply, ana members and Director at Large of the
Board OF Chosen Freeholders OF said County OF
Hudson then and there had and held under and
IN pursuance OF the laws of this State and Of an
act Of the Legislature Of this State entitled FAN
A. D., 1916, being then and there
the members of and Composing and
constituting the election board Of the
First precinct Of the First Assembly district 81
said county, the said A being then and there
Judge OF election at said election in said First
precinct, and the said and @ being then and
tnere inspectors OF election at said election in
said First precinct, and one being then and
| there clerk of said Election Board and the said
A as such judge Of election as aforesaid, and the
said and 9 as such inspectors of election as
aforesaid being then and there presiding at aud
conducting said election so had and held as
aforesaid IN said First precinct of the said
Assembly district Of said county, and the said d
so being then and there clerk Of said
Election Board at said election In said pre-
ctnct. being persons of evil minds and di sposi-
lions, together with divers other evil disposed
persons whose names are to the Grand Inouest
aforesaid unknown wickedIy devising and IN.
tending, knowingly, corruptIy and unlawfulIy 10
pervert and o6struct the due administration of
the laws of this State regulating elections. did
wickediy. corruptly falsely, knowingly and uf-
lawfully combine, unite, confederate, c0nspire
and bind themselves by agreement to pervert
and obstruct the due administration Of tie laws
OF the State OF New Jersey regulating elections
by putting and placing and causing, procuring,
suffering and asserting to the putting and plac-
ing In the ballot box then and there provided,
and then and there In use according to law for
the receiving and holding OF the ballots legally
cast In said precinct, at said election large
number of ballots, to wit: 800 ballots which
were not then and there cast and voted bv rer-
sons entitled to the right of suffrage in said pre-
bering, counting canvassing, taIlying and givs
ing effect to the same with intent thereby to COR
ruptly and unlawfully influence the result Of
And the Grand Inquest aforesaid. upon
their oath aforesaid, do further pre-
sent that the said A, B. and d
so being and acting such members and clerk
of said Election Board as aforesaid, together
with divers other evil disposed persons whose
names are to the Grand Inquest aforesaid I'M
known, in execution of the said last mentioned
premises, and in pursuance Of the said con-
spiracy combination, confederation and agree
inent between and amongst them as aforesaid,
wit: on the hfth day of November. IN the yeer
aforesaid in the county of Hudson afore-
to receive, and did deposit in the ballot
box, then and there provided according ff
law and in use as aforesaid, for the receiving
and holding OF the ballots legally cast in said
First precinct Of said First Assembly district of
said county, at said election the votes of e. T.
G. II, &C., whose respective first names are to
the Grand Inquest aforesaid unknown who Sc
names did not. nor did the name of any Of them
then and there appear upon the revised and cor
rected register of persons entitled to the light of
suffrage in said precinct at said election aud i'd
not then and there record their dissent nor lid
either of them record his dissent to the taking
and receiving of the vote Of any Of the said per-
sons.
And the Grand Inquest aforesaid, upon
their oath aforesaid, do further present
that the said A, B. G and D, so be-
ing and acting as such members and clerk
of said Election Board as aforesaid, together
with divers other evil disposed persons, whose
names are to the Grand Inquest aforesaid I'M
known, in further execution of the said last
mentioned premises, and in pursuance of the
said conspiracy, combination, confederation and
agreement between and amongst them as afore-
said, and to effect the object thereof after
wards. to wit; on the said fifth day OF Noyem-
Der, in the year aforesaid, at the city of Jersey
City aforesaid in the county of Hudson afore-
said. did willfuliy, corruptly and nnlawfully
put and place, and cause. procure, suffer, and
assent to be put and placed In said ballot box of
said precinct, then and there in use as aforesaid
a large number of ballots, to wit: 200 ballots
none Of which were then and there cast and
voted by any person at said election.
And the Grand Inquest aforesaid, upon their
oath aforesaid, do further present that the
said A. B, C and D, SO being and acting as such
members and clerk of said Election Board as
aforesaid, together with divers other
evil-disposed persons, whose names are to the
Grand Inquest aforesaid unknown. in further ex-.
ecution OF the said last mentioned premises, and
in pursuance Of the said conspiracy combination
confederation and agreement between and
amongst them as aforesaid, and to effect the
object thereof, afterwards to wit: on the said
fifth day Of November in the year aforesaid at
the city of Jersey City aforesaid. In the County
Of Hudson Aforesaid did wilfuiiy, corruptly
and unlawfully estimate, number, count, can
vass, tally and give effect to large number of
ballots, to wit: 200 ballots, none Of which were
then and there cast and voted by any
person at said election, contrary to the form OF
the statute in such case made and provided and
against the peace Of this State, the government
and dignity Of the same.
CHARLES II. WINFIELD
Prosecutor of the Pleas.