The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-10-20
THE RUMOR IN JERSEY CITY.

Mr.. Davis Knows No Cause for Indict-
ment-Preliminary Evidence.
The rumor was prevalent in this city
this morning that Police Justice Robert
Davis was indicted by the Federal Grand
Jury yesterday, at Trenton. The charge
was said to be conspiring to deceive
Judge Green, of the United States Dis
trict Court. The conspiracy alleged was
that of endeavoring to prevent justice be-
ing done in respect to Jacob Moschel,
Thomas Fallon and james Hart, con-
victed ballot box suffers, who are now
serving the State in State Prison. 1t is
said that Charles j. Peshall. the LAWYER,
who has been engaged in the effort to
have the men released from custody has
also been indicted, but this has not been
verified.
Isaw Justice Davis today and asked
him IL it was true that he haa been in-
Gicted. He replied That he did not know.
that he had not been informed of it ex-
cert through the newspapers.
What could you be Indicted for?" /
asked
81 don't know. If it is for keeping the
election officers prisoners, can be in
dlcted for keeping any other prisoner in
Jail. The Election officers, when took
charge of them, never left my CUSTODY
until they went to Court.'
'Do you know who the witnesses were
that went before the Grand Jury and tes-
tlfied about you and Peshall2'
mo, do not. with the exception of
Rector B. Fish. He is a clerk in the Tax
Commissioners Office. He told me he had
been spbp@ued. He was the notary who
took the aff1davits of the men, when
habeas corpus proceedings were begun"
do you believe the published reports
of your Indictment are true?"
II don't know anything about it. The
only thing | could be indicted for was
made known in the examination before
Lindsey Rowe, who took testimony
under orders OF Judge Green"
PRELIMINARY EVIDENCE.
On this examination it was shown that
Fish went TO the County Jail about nine
O'Clock at night on June 80 and took the
affidavits of the ballot box suffers that
they were unlawfully in custody. These
afidavits were taken after twelve
O'Clock at night. Prosecutor Winfield,
soon after this was done. made
Il motion in the United States District
Court, which placed Counsellor Peshall,
who had engineered the alleged conspir-
acy, in a bad light. Judge Green sent
United States Commissioner Linds ley
Rowe to this city to investigate the
charges made by the Prosecutor and
AlpplUC0bL auO Gu6 IOllOWlnX LeSGl-
mony was taken. The indictments of
Justice Davis and Charles J. Pesh all, if
any have been found, were based upon
this evidence.
Prosecutor Winfield conducted the ex-
animation, and the ballot box suffers
were represented by Peshall When
Justice Davis took the stand, he gave
this testimony
You know Moschell, Fallon and
Hartf"
YES"
You are Keeper of the County Jails"
did you see those three men last
ThnrsdayP Mr.. Winfield said.
Yes"
"Did you see them during the night
preceding Thnrsday2"
Yes"
'tWhere did you first sea them during
Wednesday or Wednesday night?"
''At the corner of Grove aud Morgan
streets, two OF them, Moschell aud Fal-
lon.n
did you remain from that time in their
company?"
mo. sir; told them their bondsmen
wanted them returned to jail, and they
told me they would be ND there that
night"
THEY CAME TO JAIL.
What time did they come 10 jail that
night9"
'sFallon came about twenty-five min
utes before twelve. / think; Mosche1l
came about quarter to twelve; Hart
didn't come until after twelve. Durancy