New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-12
RING METHODS IN COURT.
MORE JERSEY CITY BALLOT BOX SUFFERS
ON TRIAL
OBJECTIONS ENTERED BY THE DEFENDANTS


coUNsEL-JUDGE uPPrSooTT ATTACKED.
The trial Of the first batch Of the remaining twenty
seven indicted baotbox suffers begun yesterday
before Judge ppnc0tt In the Court OF General Sessions
Jersey City. This batch consisted of Nat' Fowler
James II. Jordon and William Reen. election officers
in the notorious Bell Tower Precinct OF the First Dis
trict Thomas Reiddy. the fourth member OF this
board, indicted, but escaped to parts unknown be
fore he could be arrested.
Ex-Judge william ID. Daily, senator IIudspeth, Nor
man L. Rowe ard Charles J. Peshull appeared for the
indicted When the call for the jury began Judge
DAILY asked to withdraw the plea OF mot guilty" on
behalf OF the defendants and file a demurrer TO the
indictment. The demurrer was filed, the Court over
ruled 1t and exception was taken. Judge DAILY then
pre.epted challenges prepared by Mr.. Peshall.
lie said that Sections Is, 10 and "a Of the REVISED
statutes Of NewJersey, providing for the trial By
struck jury in violation Of the Constitution Of the
United States and of the state OF NewJersey, and that
the defendants citizens OF the United states and
entitled to equal protection Of the law. Other chal-
enges made about the same grounds, but Judge
Lippncot overruled them ALL saying that the jury list
made out In tile manner provided BY the statute
After the jury had been selected Prosecutor Win
field said In opening the that these three men,
Fowler, JordOn and Remand fourth not yet
arrcsted-were indicted for conspiracy to deraud tho
election OF 1880 The state would prove that the
board did not comply with the law In making copies
OF the registry. They entered 271 names illegally on
the pObooks by using initials, authorizations and ditto
marks, and had recorded noon recess certificate
on the last page OF the book after skipping eight or
ten blank pages, the certificate entered. leaving
room fraudulenty to enter many names. When the
polls closed the board did not certify TO the total vote
poled The dial the box registered 125 votes, but
the string showed go ballots polled and there were ten
still left In the box The prosecutor said there were
279 votes the register checked voted 30 ballots
on the string, ten loose ballots in the box, twenty
five "joker" ballots, twentyone Of which were
stamped with a machine not on the box, nineteen
names not on the register recorded voted. eleven
checked the register not on the poll book,
and various minor discrepancies.
When Mr.. Winfield had finished. City Clerk scott
was put on the stand. lie testified to the boundaries
Of the precinct, and told OF receiving the ballotbox
on the night Of the election. Mary StOnehan Of No.
1928 Barrow st., testified that Richard Cotdess and
Charles IL. Warbler, did not live at her house
November 5, 1889 Their names were the register.
Mark Roux, Of No. 1871 Rallroad-ave, said that no
such man Peter Knapp lived at that address on
election day, Detective James Mcbride that he had
moved from No. G IL Wwne-st., to No. % GreSory-
ST. in 1888 and had not voted in the precinct in
1880 lie was recorded voted. number Of
witnesses testimony OF this character after which
the Prosecutor read twentysx names off the poll
book that were not on the register.
Patrick McGurk then called. lie said he
a Republican watcher The tally had been all right
until after luncheon, then the board refused to give
Lin any more Information. Louis Ball, another Re
publican watcher, corrobonted McGurks statements
This closed the testimony for the state
Judge DAILY then asked the court to direct he Jury
TO bring in verdict Of not guilty, as no conspiracy
Ind been shown. The court refused to instruct
the jury and Senator Iludspcth opened for the de-
fence and indirectly attacked Judge LippncOtt. IL
said that counsel for the defence conceded the fact
that there was carecssnoSs and even Illegal voting
but that there wns no conspiracy "Wc yield not n
little 10 the court and prosecutor. We believe IN
the importance Of the purity Of the ballot but sll
important thing Is the impartial administration
Of Justice. Men entitled to impartial Jury
not Influenced By public opinion. Public opinion may
enter the courtroom and stalk up TO the judges
bench but cannot pass the jury box" Senator
lludspcih then started TO recte OF the sad incl
dents CONNECTED With the recent departure Of twenty
tx ballot box suffers TO State prison and the peni
tcntlary but Judge Iplincott. who had fastened the
carrying ont Of the OF these men, interrupted
him and told him to coniDe himself 70 tile facts OF
the case Mr. Iudspel then supposed II case. And
This no sald is the result Of being tried By public
OPINION -
After several unimporiant witnesses. James II.
Jordan testified that he was an election officer In
1850. He wrote the certificate In The back 81 the
book because he knew 10 letter. lie denlef that
there was conspr acy. Nathaniel Fowler said in his
testimony that he did not know why he had alJbre-
vlnicd the names on The POLLOCK. As to the false
numbers stamped on the ballots, the box had gotten
ont OF order. lie had acted as an election officer
before but denied that there wa, conspiracy
william Recn said that he was poll-clerk at te cleo
ton lie had refused 10 give the Republican watchers
information because thought 10 was none of Their
business. lie had never seen Joker IaiiO'.
When a.hcd II he had recorded any names on the
honl, before they were announced. hc said that lie
had not. He comh not account for tile TACT that
The ballots and tally sheet did not agree.
other evidence will be taken this morning. AFTER
which the lawyers will sum up and the case VIII
20 10 the jury about noon The prosecutor has
..d for struck turtles In the Other cases, and they