The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-08
BROKE OPEN THE BOX
Unusual Proceedings in the Al
legged Camden Frauds
Investigation.
Special to the Jersey City Nelus.

TRENTON, March s, 1894 Mr.. Estates
man. Storrs and the other members OF the
House committee on elections, continued
their investigation into the election Of Will
lam j. Thompson to the Assembly yesterday
afternoon, and as compared with the pro-
ceedings of the day before the session was
exceedingly tame and no evidences of fraud
were brought to light. Judge Rankin did
not take such conspicuous part and Mr.
Salinger let some one else do the talking.
Charles Alexander, who was the chairman
of the election Board of the First precinct Of
Gloucester township, was the first witness.
He identified the box used at last falls cleo
and volunteered the statement that the com
bination of the box which it was said was
lost Yesterday was Sin the possession of q
republican named Price" To Mr.. Wart-
man who appeared for Lippincott the con-
testant, the witness said that he was keeper
in State Prison and had been such since Feb
ruary 1898.
Mr.. Curley, one of Thompson's counsel,
then took the witness in hand for cross
examination To Mr.. Curley's questions
Mr.. Alexander said that last falls election
in his district. was very quiet, compared with
those of former years. Mr.. Curley then
asked several questions In order to contfo-
vert the allegations in Mr.. Lippincott,s petl.
ton Mr.. Wartman objected to this line of
testimony, and Chairman Storrs directed
the witness not to answer. Then Judge
Rankin addressed the committee and insist
ed that Mr. Thompsons counsel had right
to show by the witness that Mr. Lippincotts
charges were false Heindulged IN wealth
of Latin terms, and declared that what he
wished TO bring out was part of the res gestd
of tne case. Salinger did not agree with his
learned friend on general principles. lie
said that the witness could only be examined
ON the matter and things brought out on the
direct examination. Mr.. Lewis wanted TO
know il the examination was to be conduct
ed on the ordinary lines OF direct and cross
examination and Mr.. Storrs nodded his
head affirnatively. Mr. Wartman said that
as the witness had only been examined as TO
the box and its contents, he held that ne
could not be cross examined on any other
point. The matter was put to vote. and
the committee endorsed Mr.. Wartman's
view.
CoNTRADICTED JAGARD.
Mr. Alexander contradicted the testimony
given by Mr.. Jagard on Tuesday to the
effect that the ballot box was denyered to
him by Lippincotts son. That was done, he
said, at the April election. Mr. Salinger
asked the witness a number OF questions,
which caused him to say that with few ex-
ceptions he knew everyone in the town.
Some strangers voted on election day, but
everyone of them was duly registered, and
by Republican officer, too. The manner
in which this answer was made caused MIR.
Storrs to ask
t.What are your politics, sirg'
II am O Follower Of the principles OF
Thomas jefferson, y replied the witness.
ssThen you vote the Democratic ticket" I"
said Mr.. Storrs,
aGenerallv. y was the laconic reply,
Joseph e. Harris, clerk Of the township OF