The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-12-16
THEY ARE DESERTED.
A Marked Change in the
Attitude of Bob Davis
Toward the Ballot
N Box Suffers.
sE IN JAIL WITH
OUT BAIL
no Bustling As Before Election
and a Belief That He Has Left
Them to Their Fate.
HAS TIE MONEY GIVEN ouTs

There is an impression that Bob Davis
interest In the welfare of the ballot box
suffers is on the wane, and that now he
is in just such position that their habi-
tation In State Prison or Jersey City is
the same to him. He is now independent
OF them. There are many things that
give rise to this impression. When the
election rascals were indicted the actiye
interest that Bob Davis took in their cases
was a matter Of public and general COM
ment. When these fellows were arraigned
in court Davis fitted here and there and
sent agents hither aud thither In search
of bail His interest did not flag until
every one Of the ballot box suffers was
released on bail
When the trial of the first batch OF
these scoundrels took place there was no.
one so active In their behalf rs Davis. lie
personally secured counsel for them,
saw that witnesses were subpoenaed and
was a close attendant each day OF the
trial. His seat was beside the lawyers
for the accused men and his advice or
suggestion was constantly given. To all
outward appearance Bob Davis could not
have taken n deeper interest in the case
had he been one Of the defendants him
self. AS soon as the rascals were con-
victed the bondsmen that Davis had
rocured became by his request security
Sir the appearance of the convicted men
4 hen the writ of error was determined.
M DIFFERENT AFTER ELECTION.
~ All this was before election and before
John j. McPhillips was sheriff with the
} pole aud exclusive right TO draw grand
'e1uries. But now how is itf Two patches
Of election officers have been tried and
convicted since then, and to outward ap-
kearance Davis has lost interest In the
al DO. L. nfs1 Id
! Mer sheriff, John j. McPhillips, has
"a to draw three more grand juries who
Inc TO make further Investigation into
t{great conspiracy of 1889 ana then ali
re of fiuding the great con spirators is
Te. The statute OF limitations will
#yent any indictment after next Novenl-
N But to return to Davis and his tagging
#inlerest in the trials and tribulations of
|the ballot box suffers. Four of them
were convicted nearly two weeks ago
and three of them are in jail yet, and no
effort is being made TO help them secure
bondsmen. A friend of the imprisoned
men, a man who is pretty well posted,
SAID TO me yesterday that Davis had
abandoned the ballot box suffers. Elec-
ton is over and his candidate for Sheriff
elected He had paid out much, very
much money Ia the defence of the ballot
box suffers before election and now ne
was through. This man said further
that there would be no one indicted tor
the conspiracy except those poor tools
who had already been indicted. He
seemed to think that the next batch to be
tried would find it difficult to obtain
counsel, so Indifferent had Davis be-
come.
WHY DOESN'T HE GET BAIL?
s'Why; he was only in court once at the
last trialr' said my informant; and he
used to sit there all day long before cleo
tion. Ii Bob amt gone back on the boys,
why doesn't be get bail for Green. Miller
and Kennedy They all came from his
district. 100. II is all bosh for him TO say
be can't find bail. II he will just look
among some Of the active politicians he
They would not dare refuse TO go bail.
No, Davis has no further use Tor the
boys, and he has dropped them.n
IL Is said that Davis refused to
even provide lawyers for the next batch
when brought up for trial. 1t was said
that Davis mad told counsel this much.
When Counsellor Charles G. Black was
asked If he knew this to be true, he said
he did not. although it might be. He said
he was employed by Bob Davis in each
case specifically, and with the end of the
case came the end CT his services. 1t
had been so in the three cases tried
Mr.. Davis had said nothing to him about
the next case, and he did not know
whether he would be in it or not. He
said he had been paid all the money due
him without hesitation, and that his re-
laIions with the other counsel and Davis
had been pleasant.
Ex-Judge Ga-retson said he had not
been notified that his services would not
be longer needed, and he expected to try
the next case as before. Counsellor Daily
said the same.