The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-14

told the Court how the Election b oarC
1u90led with the ballots; that the Judg,
folded them and the Inspectors passed
them without reading the names. and
that the Clerk strung them 10 the folded
condition.
The Prosecutor. at the close Of this evi-
dence. said that he would produce tho
testimony Of Colonel Wanser, and ther
the State would rest.
LITTLE INTEREST TODAY.
Today there was even less interct3
manifested In the trial than yesterday
With the exception Of a few personal
friends, some interested ward politicians
and those who were engaged in the trial,
the room Of the Court OF General Sessions
was deserted.
Colonel Wanser. who had been sub
ppnaed ny the Prosecutor, arrived al
court early. He had left bis uniform nj
Sea Girt, and did not appear to be par.
ticularly pleased at being forced to leave
camp. The Colonel was the first witness
called. He said he saw the last part OF
the count election night. Murray looked
at the ballots" the Judge said folded
them and passed them to Striugham. who
handed them TO Smith. VINO in turn gave
them to the Clerk Flynn. The ballots
were not scrutinized az all except BY
Murray the Judge Of the Board"
Judge Wanser was not cross examined
A RECOUNT Is COURT.
The Prosecutor asked to have the bal
lots counted, and this was done. Ex-
Judge Garretson called off the names.
and Stenographer Nugent tailed the
votes. The result arrived at was as fol-
lows
date, Aberuethy, was credited on the re-
turns with receiving 224 votes. When
recounted he has given 322, and Byrnes.
Democrat, was shown to have received
90 more than he was entitled TO. Byrnes
was given 293 on the returns, but
the recount gave him but
l04 votes. Hennessey, the Democratic
votes according to the returns. The re-
count reduced this humber to 219. Egan,
the Independent Democrat, was given 90
votes on the returns, $50 less than the re-
coant allowed him Mcdonald, for Sena-
tor, got 200 votes by the recount, but the
Election Board had returned him 274
votes. This, it was claimed, defrauded
William s. Stunr out of GO votes.
When this was done the State rested
and Judge DAILY opened the case for the
defence.
He begged the jury to cast off any preju-
dice they might have acquired by read
ing the newspapers Judge DAILY further
said that il one man (Murray) had done
wrong in counting or receiving the bal
of the Board were guilty, and to prove
the conspiracy charged, the jury must be
convinced Of concerted action.
WITNESSES FOR THE DEFENSE.
Allan Scoheld. of No $40 Varick Street,
was called. He testified that Alderman
Shawda made q mistake in saying that
he reported the death of his son at the
fall election. that it was done during the
following spring.
George Bouten, Clerk of the Board of
Street and Water Com missioners. testified
that he had known Stringham for thirty
years, and that for five years he had been
slightly deaf. Stringham. he said. was n
Republican. On cross-examinstion by
Prosecutor Winfield, It was shown that
Strlngham had been for several years an
employe of the Board OF Works.
Dr. John r. Everett testified that he
had known Stringham long time and
that he was slightly deaf.
William Van Keuren and Commits
sioner Benjamin Van Keuren and
Chief Engineer Ruggles all testified to
the same fact.
A number of witnesses were called to
testify to the good character of defend
ants. and of the list fifteen were absent
Judge Garretson then called Martin J.
Flynn, the Clerk OF she Board.