The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-15

WOOLLEY'S SNEAKS
False Accusations Against
Democratic Election
Officers.
VOTING BOOTH IN A MoRGUE
The Bumptious City Clerk Snubbed
for Prompting a Witness Be-
fore the Election Board.
VOTING BOOTH IN A MoRGUE

The County Board of Elections met yes
terday afternoon, tried two Democratic
election officers who had been accused py
Republican heelers of being drunk winnie
on duty and incidentally sat down on
Edward w. Woolley, Jersey Cityis bump
tious City Clerk and tricky Republican
LEADER 1t also transpired that MT.
Woolley had selected a ''morgue" for the
polling place of the voters OF the flrst
precinct OF the First ward.
This fact was brought out in the trlal
of William Brady, one of the election
officers in tina precinct. He was accused
by Edward A. Schult, of being drunk on
the first registry day.
Schult is a sort of a stool pigeon for
the Republican leaders. He has been
currying favor with them for several
years by doing their dirty work." and
probably lives in the hope that some
day he will be rewarded with a fat
office.
schult testified on the day in question
he was sent by City Clerk Woolley to
impart certain instructions to the election
officers. He drove to the First precinct of
the First ward and told the election
officers what MI. Woolley had said.
DIdQy, AC Sdlu, 6Ol 0cSi'S, SSN "
that he didn't give a damn for any law
and ordered me out. l concluded from
his action that he was drunk"
Lawyer A. C. Young, who appeared for
Brady, asked Schult if he had seen Brady
drink anything. Schult replied that he
had not, but was told hat he had.
WHO told you?" asked Mr.. Young.
Mr. Woolley at this point leaned over
- 4. - aL,1 fGx,o1 vaaad r{nt toll
him that"
Mr.. Coyle jumped up and said: "What
right have you got to tell the witness
what to say. You are not a member of
this Board, Mr.. Woolley.'
The City Clerk mumbled that he sup
posed he had a right to protect his own
witness, but Mr.. Coyle replied that the
Board would give him all the protection
he required. If Mr.. Woolley wanted to
say anything he could do SO through the
Chairman. Mr.. Woolley then took a back
seat.
THEY ALL WARMED UP.
James M. Welsh, another election Off
Ger, swore that Brady vas not drunk
He might nave been drinking, but he at
tended to his work all right. In fact
we all had something to drink" said he
1.-THE polling place is in a stable; there
was no fire and we were all cold. We
sent a letter here last week complaining
about the place"
Schulz then ~interposed to say that liquor
had been brought into the polling place
This caused another wordy warfare be
tween Woolley and Mr.. Coyle.
Brady, in his own behalf, said that thu
place was a morgue. 1t was also a stable
There was a place partitioned off in thu
front uYhnrn q hoo 6 uYo ant Thf
hearse was k out so that the election
board could use the space. He was no
drunk.
1t was also charged that Brady did moi
live in the precinct. He proved con-
clusively that he did.
DID THE SNEAK ACT.
John Cannon, of the Fourth precinct
Eleventh ward, was. also charged with
being drunk. His accuser was Charles
E.. Wilson. The latter is another Re
publican utility man. He was appoint.
ed an election officer in the Second pre-.
cinct of THE Eleventh ward. Or las
registry day The left his own polling
precinct to see if anybody was drinking
Cannon was Sitting IN a chair doing his
work, all right. but in WILSON'S estima
ton a he Vas s drunk 'ana i;rS SO BE Re4 t01d Mr E 'W SitI
publican members Of the. board swor,
tina Ganno was not drunk.
cases be disposed of. but Commissions
Coyle objected, and moved that the mat
ter lie over unit 1.-The full board wa
present. Mr.. Schulz said hat he wa
not there as a partisan, he was there tt
represent the taxpayers, and he did no
think it right to lay the cases over. MI
Guisto, the other Republican member o
the board. would hardly be competen
TO pass Judgment on the cases as he hat
not heard the evidence.
In reply Mr.. Coyle said that he wa
there to represent THE voters of tn
county. There were plenty of voter
wiho were not taxpayers. Chairman
Rich said he was ready to dispose o
the cases, but he voted with Mr.. Coyl
to lay them over.
Mr.. Coyle said afterwards that he di'
not know. how Mr.. Schulz would f1av
that the men were innocent of tn
Charges, but if The and Mr.. Rich voted T
dismiss 1.-THE charges n Mr.. Schulz
voted to sustain them. the Republican
would probably say that they had &C
We're drunk while on duty, and max
campaign material out of it.