The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-06-24
DAMNING PROOFS OF FRAUD.



AItemus Opens Today's Testimony Un-
registered Voters.
Prosecutor Winfield produced for his
first witness today J. T. Altemus, who
was on the stand for brief and bootless
season last evening. He testified that he
had seen the registry list and poll book
that had been produced in court.
"Look and see if you can find N. Ko1-
lind, No. Sc Sussex street, on the poll
book, said Mr.. Winfield.
.sYes. sir. here it is-N. Kollind"
Nor turn to the Registry book and see
if it is there?n
Eyes sir, here it isl
81 guess not" said Mr. Vreedenburgh,
glancing at the book. s'That does not
spell Kollind." I"
Mr.. Altemus looked again and said,
"No, it is not here"
.sLook for the name of p Mcguire, No
Is Morris street; is it on the register?"
1T is not.n
"I4ook at the poll book. Is it there?"
Eyes, sir; on page g."
Again Mr. Vreedenburgh scanned the
book and said Mr. Altemus was mis-
taken.
"Well, it looks like Mcguire, = retorted
Mr.. Altemus. The further dispute was
ended by the Prosecutor, who showed the
name to the jury that they might form
their own opinion Of it. Mr.. Altemus
could not find the name Lissner, No. So
Sussex street, on the registry; but he
found H. Listner, of that address, on the
poll book.
Turn to the poll book, and see if the
name J. McLacy. No. 43 Sussex street is
there?"
cit is"
els it on the registryf"
"No, SIR"
.Witness then compared the poll book
and registry list, and said the following
names appeared as voters on the poll
book, but were not on the registry list.
D. Bremmen. No. 81 Sussex street;
G. Homan, NO. 2O2 Washington street;
O'Brien (no christian namel, No SO
Green street; j. Blair, No. 203 Washing
ton street; f. Murphy, No. so Sussex
street; N. Carver, No. GA Morris street;
NJ. Connolly, No. 81 Sussex street; T.
f, Devlin, No. Sc Sussex street;
p. Fitzgerald, No. 72 Sussex street;
(beneath this name appeared ditto marks,
denoting another voter by the same name
and address;) ]. G. Wilson, No. SO Sussex
street; J. Trush, No. AZ Sussex street; j.
w. Rung, No. 81 Green street; Colgan, mo
Christian name,) address, r. S. D., Cred
Star Dock, presumably; K. r. II. Krone.
No. SO Grand street, and j. Triste, No. SO
Grand street.
Cross-examine by ex-Judge Garretson,
Altemus was asked:-"Does not the
name you call Blain look as much like
Bliss?'
"Well. you can make almost anything
out of it, was the reply.
"See if the name Charles Bliss is not on
aYes, sir. it is. No. aOe Washington
street,
rs that in the First precincts" inter
iected Lawyer Bowen.
81 don't know" ----
Counsel must not interrupt thus,v
said the Judge sharply, "for if necessary,
the Court will insist on one counsel rep
resenting all in the cross-examination."
cat the address of Rung, No. 81 Green
street one Reen is on the poll book but
not checked as voting" said the witness
in concluding his evidence which did not
materially differ from the direct informa-
ton.
VOTES PROVEN FRAUDULENT.
George thurman, os. No. 20 Sussex
place, was then put on the stand He tes-
Titled that he did not know G. Curry and
that no such person lived with witness on
the day of elecuion.
When Charles G. Stimets, the principal
of Hasbrouck Institute, was called, an
old gray haired man stepped forward and
| put his hand on the book.
.sThat isn't S timets," went the round
| of the court ROOM
The old gentleman stood aside and Mr..
| Stimets walked up to the crier and took
the oath. He testified that ne lived at
No. AS Jersey avenue.
Ibid you vote at the last fall election?"
"No SIR
"Did you ever live at No. 70 Grand
street,"
Eyes sir, prior to last September"
Ibid you vote from the Grand street
| numberf'
mo, sir"
! Mr.. Winfield called attention to the
Simply Delicious.