The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-01-24


A. mo they were always right
By Alderman Ealnon:--"Didn you
think he was over narging?"
No answer.
THOUGHI PRICE WAS Low.
''You though it was rather low?" sug-
gested Noonan.
..Yes.,
Mrs. Fischer corroborated her hus-
story, repeating almost exactly the words
in the affidavit which the petitioner had
made
Mr.. Demarest, of No. 500 Jersey ave-
nue., testified that while visiting the
butcher shop on December 20 lie saw
Roede come into the place. He was sure
the Inspector didn't test the scales. He
saw Roede walk out with them, and
Fischer followed him. He said he subse-
quently saw two men at Morgan and
Grove streets with the scales.
O'CONNOR ON THE STAND.
Mayors Secretary Joseph A. O'Con-
nor, on taking the stand, said that
Fischer gaye him the receipt on Decem-
ber "a
What did it contain?' asked Golden
horn.
The objection of Mr.. Noonan to this
question was sustained.
O'Connor said he placed the receipt
with certificates from the clerks of the
criminal courts, that no complaint had
been preferred against Fischer by Roede,
in an envelope.
Il object said Noonan.
But this is important" remarked
OConnor.
MIR. O'Gonnor rules that this is inn
pcrtant' said Noonan with smile
There were many more smiles at this
sally:
What we want to know said Mr..
Noonan, sis what became of that re-
ceipt?''
I'm telling you" answered O'Connor.
CARELESS SECRETARY.
The Mayors Secretary was taken in
hand again by Mr.. Goldenhorn and he
told this story:
put the receipt in an envelope on
which wrote Complaint of B. Fischer,
relative to Roede and placed it in the
drawer of my desk. On January / I
took some papers out of the drawer, in
Guiding the envelope, which left In a
clip in the desk. / went to New York
without replacing it in the drawer That
was at 1890 in the morning. went to
New York and when | returned at two
O'Clock it was missing. / have been un-
able to find it since"
On cross-examination by Mr.. Noonan:
@. Whom did you leave in your Of
fee when you went to New York p
A. My assistant, Mr.. Fitzgerald"
(Mr. Fitzgerald, my assistant is a
clerk in the Tax Offiee.)
@. WAS the Mayor there?'
A. Il. am unab BILE to say
@. .Why did you take it out Of the
drawer?
a. 1T was purely an accident
q. why didn't voti PUT it back y
A. Il was called away.
Q. when did you first think of it 2"
A. .AssT was coming over on the boat
from New York it flashed across my
mind that l hadn't put it in the drawer
BY Mr. Calnon: Ibid you close ~up
your desk befor- vnn.. went to New
York;
s.No."
rs it customary to leave your desk
open when YOU have important papers in
it:''
"Mr. Fitzgerald was there. He closed
the desk when he went out to lunch.'
IMPORTANT WITNESS MISSING.
Mr.. Noonan wanted Fitzgerald produc-
ed as witness. M
O'Connor said his assistant didn't
know Of the existence of the receipt at
the time.
ssThe receipt said Noonan, '.is of the
greatest Importance. Itswas turned over
to the executive of the city. II Is a most
remarkable fact that this gentleman (the
secretary should take this paper. put it
in his desk in plain sight, go to New York
and forget all about it until he was re-
turning on the boat. This action of O'Con
nor is absolutely Inconsistent With any
theory of his sanity. If papers are going
to be thrown about in that reckless fash
ion the time has arrived for some one to
get new secretary"
.The counsers anxiety as TO the re-
ceipt," said Goldenhorn, Shows that
someone knows where it is
IF he says that at this tiine,' said
Mr.. Noonan, 'he says what is absolutely
false"
ROEDE'S DENIAL.
Inspector Roede made straightfer=
ward statement. He said he examined
Fischer's scales ON September 16 and
found one one-quarter of pound short
and two the half pound short each He
produced the stubs of his receipt book
showing the date of examinations.
s'When i went to the stare on Deceh-
Der 90" he said, II found that he had
not kept his promise to repair them.
DIR. Stephen Stout was with me-. took
the weights from my pocket and tested
two scales. One was short two ounces
and the other half-pound. took them
away | didn't take the third scale be-
cause didn't want to put him out Of
business.
carried the scales to Wood & Me-
nagll's store. / told Fischer to put on
his coat and hat and that would como