The evening world., 1895-04-12
NEW JERSEY
SENATOR MARTINS CHECKS.
Conflict of Testimony Concerning
the Way They We're Cashed.
New Jersey County Clerks Back
ward in Pay ing Fees.



TRENTON. n. j.. April E-The in.
vestigation OF State House frauds and
REGULATIONS began to-day with the EVIL
dence that the late State Board Of Arbi-
tratio. had collected tolls from the
State, although the Board had tele-
graph franks. Telephone tolls were also
collected. although the Board had tel
ephone provided at the states expense.
Ex-senator Martin of Hunterdon
County. was put on the stand and
asked II he had not received "A share
of the money paid TO Arbitrator Rob
ertson by the state.
Mr.. Martin said no, but admitted that
he had cashed four checks for Robert
son. Mart is President of the French
Charles s. Hin clerk for swink, still
Wagon & Co.. OF Pi'iiadelphia. AID sen
atol Martin had been paid the entire
amount OF the check sent there In cash.
ani Mr. Stilwagson sent the check or
of the store to get II cash"d 10 chIlSt
dr. Martin. Martin said part of the
check was In payment OF goods.
taken up
Dennis Mclaughlin. County clerk OF
Hudson CoLnty. who was way bennd tn
making returns, appeared and gave a
check foi over 500 10 bring MS ARE II
up to date. IL. had recently paid BE-
tween $500 aid $J.VD to the state on the
Burlington County is another case of
long delInqusEcy.
Robertson made an unfavorahle impreS'
sIon as "a witness. His answers wcr.
conflicting, ana he was very much mixed
up In attempting 10 explain ms d'sp1'''
tIon uf the State checks.
;, Although ne kept bank account
checks. OF the tuenty or more check.
Received. he thought he had deposited
one. Senator Martin. Fisher and others
had cashci them ior him.
Counsellor Corbin sad there had beer
gross violations Of the law in relation
to judicial fees. and the penalties
The sum due the State from cx-county
clerks ana present clerks Is very IarGt
he collected from the bondsmeh; Many
of the bonds are nearly Uutlawcd. Sucf
, county clerks as can pay arrearaSe'
Will be required to do So,
showed that the Ccmptruller's ofiice was
responsible for many delinuucuCies, hN
a failure to forward notice to III" county
CLERKS. VINO we're iSnor#n, OF the law.
Quartermaster-Gcnera Uih"" t"stiilu'
that Executive and other STATE "ihr"r'
had free railroad transportation. Letter
Of the late Gov. Albeit and Gov. Wort'
wer" read, orderinS r1- department 81
Militia 10 furnish such transportation
The greatest number Of free passes w"r'
lFSutl 10 lbtTHdEl y. I pI'r n u " ''''
\. g. Con. J. Lambert \. II. Hayes
Charles Fos stcr and others, Non" oi then
I WAS connected with the militia.
. The passes carried recipients to lh'
seaside and mountains al state "Np"nS"
Senator Skirm said this Dass business
was worse than highway robbery.
The aggresat" valu" Of passes nscd h'
clerks and others Of the Stat" Depart
ments was s3GI. Passes issued to th'
Executive department on account rl H.
militia department amounted to So,
! 1t was stated that Ford had anuut
I pass,'' directly from the railroads, an
! that his State passes We're probably
/ used by somebody else.
! The pass abuse extended to a clerk %
/ Mulln a Co. furniture dealers. who u"
/ furnished parts OF the State House.
! Counsel exhibited the astonishing "Nl
| dence that the State printing during ih'
past four years cost the state owe
| 1896. pN: that last year l,w1 nagcs q
figured IN two school reports wer
| TRANSLATED" when in fact there was M
translation by lay Judge Hoffman, o
Hoboken. The state department paid th
bill, and there were tons Of reports u
the basement OF the state House 10
which there was no demand.