The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-07
REGISTRY FRAUDS.
Police Justice Nevirl Dis
poses Of a Number Of
Charges.

today, in the First Criminal court. JOS
eph F. Flannelly was charged with regis
tering James Mcnamara, from No. 525
Henderson street, who does not live there,
but was proven to have moved since reg
istry day. The charge was dismissed
Frederick M. Dohr, of No. TAI Newark
avenue. registered James Cherry from the
residence. of DR.. Snyder, No. $50 Summit
avenue. Cherry was in the employ of DR..
Snyder as coachman, but left there on
June l. Dohr said he got the name from
the enrolment book, and then inquired at
the house, and was told by the servant
that he lived there. Decision reserved.
Richard Trieney, of No. 167 Jackson ave-
nue. registered Henry Collins; the trouble
was due to a clerical error in copying the
name. Mr.. Nicodemus came forward to
explain the case as he has done many
times before, causing Justice Nevin to re-
! mark that he seemed to be professional
explainer. The charge was dismissed.
George r. Belts was charged with regis
tering George Hogan, from No. 70 Union
street, which is a vacant house, and Sev-
eral others who were not citizens. Mr..
Belts testified that he registered all on
afidavfts made by Henry PRICE. Justice
Neyin said that this mode of registering
was apparent evidence of criminal intent
to regist err names of persons who had no
right to be registered, and the case would
be held over for further examination.
John Nichols, Jr., of No. 65 Oak. street,
was charged with registering Harry
Fowler from No. 371A Clerk street, who
is only nineteen years old; Joseph john
son, of No. Atlantic street. who has
been a resident of this State only eleven
months. and John Eller, from the cor
ner of Bergen and Virginia avenues, who
is not a citizen. Nichols stated that he
was told at Fowier's. residence, and by
his employer that he was eligible to
vote; by Johnson's clerk that johnson
was legal voter, and by Eller's wife
that Eller was a voter. The charges as
to Fowler and johnson were dismissed,
and that as to Eller laid over for fur
ther investigation.
James -McAusland was charged with
falsely registering Alexander Casey of
Harrison avenue, who, Roundsman Rict-
ards reported, had only resided in this
county three months, but Casey produced
receipts from his landlord showing that
he has lived in the house six months
This charge was dismissed.
Joseph Walsh was charged with Illegal
ly registering Harry B. Jacoby from No,
24 West Hamilton place, who is not of age
Both Jacoby and his father testified that
the former was 21 years old on the S0th OF
October, and legally entitled to be regis
tered. Charge dismissed.
Charles Dohr was charged with Illegally
registering G. H. Morrison from No. loela
Erie street Dohr said he was told that
Morrison was voter and registered him
on that Information. Case laid over until
Wednesday to see if Morrison. who is not
a legal voter. attempts to vote
F. W. Angel registered NJ. Jorveiski
who met him on the first day of registry
and told him he was to be married that
night. had no time to register, and asked
him to register him, giving his residence,
as he understood, as No. 60 Maple street.
What he did say was No. 50 Lafayette
street. and he moved from there the next
day to No. 1S9 Pacific avenue. This was
the reason he, was not found. Charge dis
missed.
Adolpn Schumhauger. of No 2O2 Van
Horne street, Democratic committeeman,
was charged with registering William
Torse1 from No 1872 Halliday street and
Alexander B. Goliath. of No. 1888 the same
street, neither of whom reside there.
schumbauger explained that the block on
which they lived had been recently added
to the precinctand he obtained the names
from a book given him by Mr. Erickson,
the committeeman of the precinct, IN
which that block was formerly located.
Case laid over until Wednesday.
George w. Pickett registered John Petit
man, of No. 1856 Van Horne street by mis-
take. The charge was dismissed.
Joseph f. Feeley was charged with
registering Gustaye Shaw from No 11o
Tenth street and Emil Oppenatio, Of No,
1s1 Tenth street, who are not citizens;
Patrick Farrell, from No 49S Henderson
street, who meyed from there last month;
William Flynn. from No 25 East Hamil-
ton place st. Francis Hospital, where he
was employed as carpenter, but left there
last September) John Mahoney, from NO.
500 Henderson street, who moved from
there several weeks ago; Leon Shaker,
from No. 173 Tenth street who is not
citizen Feeney, who is the Democratic
Committeeman of the Third Precinct Of
the Second Ward said that in all the
cases he had been asked to register the
persons named with the assurance that
they We're legal voters. and had no intent
to make fraudulent registration. Case
laid over until Wednesday,.
Cornelius Shine. of No. 556 Grand
street, was charged with falsely regis
terfng Thomas Carl from No. 1856 Grand
street, who is only twenty years old.
Shine said he was informed by Carfs
brother that he was voter Charge dis
missed.
James Connolly, who keeps a saloon at