New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-21
NEWS FROM NEW-JERSEY.
BALLOT Bon SUFFERS LOSE AN APPEAL
A TRIUMPH FOR LAW AND DEcESCY IN THE
JERSEY CITY ELECTION CASES.

TRIUMPH FOR LAW AND DEcENCY IN ihE
JERSEY CITY ELECTION CASES
The Court OF Errors and Appeals conhrTneh az
Trenton YESTERDAY the decision OF the supreme court
In the cases the Jersey City balot-box stuhco WIN
were convicted IN Hudson County sessions the supreme
Court sustaining the decision. The eiecuoh oh'erS
in seventeen precincte indicted for oaiio'-ooA
stuning at the fall election in 1889 The indictments
were not made until the following spring. III zen
precincts the officers we're convicted. Prom o'her
precincts three men pleaded guilty and are now serving
terms Of from nine months III the oh"ho nm
penitentiary. The decided yesterday hau oo'"
appealed 10 the Court Of Errors as test lhey wc'o
those Of John Moschen. Thomas Fallon' Johh iiar'
and j. Thomas Duruncey. officers III the t"s' ''e
c,nct OF the Ist District Every effort has been maze
To DELAY the decisions In these with inc nope Vi
eventually getting the off, Most OF the cohVicted
men are now ball. and some Oh uhehi are
holding Official places in the city government 10
which they were appointed by the Democrats as
reward for their work in the election OF leo'' "nch
Governor Albeit elected.
When 1t was rumorcd over month ago tial 'no
Court Of Errors had affirmed the decision OF me l""cr
court q number Of the convicted men were gwen up
by their bondsmen. In nearly every instance u'c
bondsmen made such excuse as transfer Vi
property held By the bonds" some OF these men
were rebailed and the Others went to jail
When the decision Of the Court OF hrrors
became known yesterday there was great
deal Of talk among the Democratic POLITICIANS,
"heelers' and friends Of the convicted " gang
The promises protection against CONVICTION could
not be kept and this last decision has settled IL
that the whole batch of these criminals Will have
to serve their time in the penitentary. The total
number OF officials indicted sixty IN seventeen
precincts. Three of these were acquitted lhose
who will be Immediately affected by TINS last de
cdNon are besides those already named, henry
Spears o. l.. Frburg, Joseph H. buckifdge ana
Thomas Trotter of the Third Precinct, Ist Ustrct'
Michael Kelley Charles Nusent, James Summons ana
william F. Howe Of the Ninth Precinct. LIST Distfct;
Francis Whalen, J.. G. Miller, John Green ana
p j. Kennedy, Of the FIRST Precinct, lld DiS'ri"'
John A. Whalen, J. G.. Mursin. DAVID Gorooh anu
NJ J. White OF the Second Precinct, I'D Disu1ct'
James Burns Thomas Miskel and Peter j. CASSIDY Oh
the Third Precinct, lid District; John P Murray 5 u
smith o. f.. stringham and NJ. J. Flynn OF the Firm
Precinct Id District Patrick Mctirath J. stump ana
John ID. Egan Of the seventh Precinct lld Dlstrlct
W. F. SiemOns H. c. Wincker, Charles a. H0iderer
and Ta,rick Boulger, of the second Precinct lNth
District; Thomas Gordon, NJ. Fallon, Wiliam Taylor
and John 4. Nalsh of the First Precinct, Win DIS
ti4ct. .,....
None of the cases from the other seven precincts
have been tried. 1t believed that all of the men
from the precincts mentioned Will now plead guilty.
win the hope of getting of as lightly as possible