The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-12
FROM THEIR GRAVES.
Where the Jersey City Demo
Gratis Get Their NajorifieS
The NAMES or MEN LONG DEAD
New york Tines

New York Tines
The second day OF the senatorial inves.,-
Safsou N Jersey City OF the Democratic
election frauds pexpesrased in Hudson
county. n. j.. last fall. resulted in showing
as least 800 additional Instances where
fraudulent votes had been cast The CON-
misses met yesterday morning as 10 clock
From that hour until s witness after
witness took the stand, and under Coun-
seacr Corhsn's inquiries revealed authentic
proofs Of innumerahle frauds, Committed
apparently without . shadow Of secrecy
and without remote suspicion OF reznon-
STRANGE from the election boards
Flagrnntiy. openiy. and without fear Of .
challenge, scores at voters appear 20 hare
gone TO the polls and deposi.ed their own
votes several times. together with the votes
OF their friends and n<ighbors. both dead
and alive What the election boards were
there for seems 10 puxxie the senate COM
mitteeuen- Their faces are pictures OF
amaxement ~ their counsel spreads the
records before them, and proceeds to show
columns OF names that never possessed IN
owner. They learn with unfeigned sur
prise that while these things were going on
the members Of the election boards, who
had sworn 70 do their duty. were encour-
aging and smiling upon IN unparalleled
and Systematic fraud. For the first time
In the history OF ring rule in Hudson
county the election methods OF Bob.
Davis and his associates are being fully
and freely exposed.
Counselor Corbin began his work yester-
day. NrA Howiitx, OF No. % Gregory
street, knew Of no such man q Claude
appears TO have lived q her house John
Graham swors that several vacant lots
existed on Warren street. and that no
houses had ever been built there. The
pollbooks show that these vaste places
wers the homes of twenty voters. Adjoin-
ing these vscant iotA lives Miss A AIexan-
der. who Vas informed by Mr.. Corhin that
several men had registered from her house.
II never had man in my house" said
Miss Alexander. with much indignation
Her Heighbor, Miss Collins, was then
called to identity three men named Collins.
who registered from her house. but she.
too. denied any knowledge Of the men or
their Whereabouts.
Mr.. Corhin followed up this line OF testi-
mony on both sides Of the street for several
blocks. and then he relieved the monotony
by . new form OF disclosure. Albert Slack
bower swore that he neither registered nor
voted. and get his name was registered and
checked. George Ccrt also denied that he
had voted. He Was in Connecticut n the
time Of the election The hooks showed
that he had voted twice. Charles Warren
svose thst be voted in the First precinct
The records show that be vUsed in the Sec
ond and Third. This he promptly denied.
When the COMMITTEES bad grown tired al
this kind al testimony Mr.. Corhin took up
. long list of graveyard voters. showing
that . widespread resurrection had pre-
vailed in the Third precinct Mrs. A.e1an-
der swore that Henry Holman had died two
years ago. Corbin said the recond would
show that he had. Ar. Enwick. The jan
itress Of the FarrieY fats. named q dozen
funerals that had taken place from the flais
during the last eighteen years. Nearly all
books. voted last fall. George II. Farrier
moved 70 Texas two years ago. bat he ap-
pears 10 have assisted in piling up the ring
maiorities. - did also Frederick Breesier,
who has not been in Jersey City for sew
eral years g J. Carroll was asked 20
identity the name OF one Lofts. who lived
At his house Carroll said Lofts Was dead
previous to the election
Mr.. Henry Arseno swore that be VAS the
only Arseno on that street. but Mr. Corhin
consulted the hooks and found quite .
colony OF Arsenos who voted. Martin
Seshmsn Was an important witness. and
his story excited great surprise among the
committeeman He said thai he had lived
in his present home for eighteen years
The books showed that the entire family
had been registered and checked - voting
in two precincts
A large number OF bogus names checked
on the registry books - having voted last
fall we're given residences on Gregory
street, near the police headquarters. CATH
arine Stockey, OF No. 10 Gregory street.
testified that none of the seven men named
to her - having voted from her house last
fail lived there at that time
Thompson said that No. - Gregory
street. from which address w. II. Brown
voted. II . vacant lot
Three bogus voters were credited 10 No.
two 70 No. L.. SUSSEX, two TO No. La Sus-
SeAs one 10 NO is4 c1osEA. tGEss 70 No
i0s SUSSEX. and two 10 No. 10 Sussex
One r. W. Ramsey was registered IS rot
ing from No. 10 Grant street. which Is the
house Of the Sisters OF Charity. John Ora
ham testified that be had called there and
had learned that 10 sach man ever lived
there Robert Nils. jsnisor Of the Airing
ton nats, No. Iss York street. testified that
three persons registered - vetfng from
there had never lived there
The nunber OF fraudulent votes discov-
cred In the precincts Is about 20. These
are. OF course. IN addition 70 about 500
fraudulent Joker ballots found In the
precincts.