Evening journal., 1903-06-08
NJ 'CLOSKEY CASE
NOW BEFORE JURY
Charge Is Obtaining Money
From the County Under
False Pretenses
COUNTY OFFICIALS ON THE STAND

ant Brought Him Warrant for $500,
When the Amount of His Bill Was
but 1886.
When the Court of General Sessions
opened this morning Attorney-General
Ward announced to the court that the
State was ready to take up the case
against former clerk of the Department of
Elections, Frank A. McCloskey, who IS
charged with obtaining money from the
county under false pretenses. This case
was continued from the last term Of court.
The action grew out of the printing Of
election lists during the election of 1900.
McCloskey, 1T is alleged by the State. gave
the printing ITO John NJ. Rogers and then
charged the county in excess Of what Mr..
Rogers charged him. 1t is also alleged that
McCloskey made out q bill in the name Of
Rogers for payment of the printing which
bin he submitted to the Levy Court. The
defendant is represented by ]. Frank BAH
and Robert G. Harman.
In drawing the jury the defense had six
challenges and the State two, and waived
one. The jury is as follows John Sweat
man, Benjamin G. Lockerman, Ephriam
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| Norman Hunter, William Butt, Neal Con-
~ PhiIlip Chandler, William Ryan, sr.,
Charles Harper and Alexander Metten.
After the jury was completed Chief JUS
tice Lore discharged all jurors not en-
paneed in this case from any further at
tendance at this term as there viii be no
more jury trials. The Chief Justice
thanked the jurors for their good work.
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County Comptroller George ID. Kelley
was the first witness called by the State
in the McCloskey case. Mr.. Kelley ex-
planned the general course Of county bills
when they are presented for payment. Mr..
Kelley stated that the election balls for
1900 did not come to him for approval, but
went direct ITO the Levy Court.
Deputy Clerk Of the Peace George jan
vier, identified a bill Of John NJ. Rogers
against the Levy Court and said the bill
was made out by Mr.. NcCloskey in the
loffice Of the clerk Of the peace. The counsel
for the defense admitted that Mr.. AIcClos-
key got the warrant for the bill he pre-
sented for the printing. Jefferson B. Ford
was clerk of the peace in 1900.
William A. Scott who was president of
the Levy Court in 1900 testified that he
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Closkey He said that he approved it be-
cause he relied on the correctness of the
bill and because the lists had been printed.
In answer TO questions by counsel for the
defense in cross-examination. the witness
said he approved the bill because the price
was proper and the work had been lone.
, Henry NJ. White, John Gallagher and
, John Lynn. who were also members of the
I,nrs ale 81
fed to having approved the McCloskey
bill.
County Treasurer Horace G. Rettew was
; called ito prove that the warrant drawn for
b the bill was paid out of the county funds,
but this was admitted by counsel, for the
defense.
John M. Rogers testified that at the in-
stance of Frank A. NIcCloskey, who was
clerk Of the elections, he printed the
alphabetical list Of voters, in the fall OF
1900. He produced a copy book to show the
bill which he cent TO Mr.. McCloskey for
D printing the lists. The defense showed a
bill, but Attorney-G General Ward claimed
it was not the original and asked the de-
fense TO produce the original bill. Mr.. Ball
and the court refused to allow
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dence as it was secondary evidence. He
testified that he printed 45 districts and
that the total amount was $3.50. The
amount of the bill made out by McClos-
key was $500.
Mr.. McCloskey brought him the warrant
: for $500. He got it cashed and after tax.
ing cut $780, he gave Mr.. McCloskey the
balance which was S2S4. He gave the de-
fendant the latter amount in bills. No ex-
planation was made as to why the warrant
was $500 when his bin was S3S6.
Mr.. Rogers was crOss-examined by Mr..
Ball. He said on cross-examination that
he understood that Mr.. McCloskey had
done considerable work preparing thu lists
Charles +. Bedford, who was foreman
for Mr.. Rogers, testified that he got the
orders to do the printing from Mr.. Nc
Closkey. He said that no price was fixed
but that he told the defendant he thought
it would be about $500.
Wales Case Goes over.
Deputy Attorney-General Richards pre-
sen.ed the court with certificate from
DR.. John Wales, which certified that Anna
Walls, charged with lottery policy writ
ing was suffering from nervous prostra.
ton and was unable to appear in court.
The case was continued, but the court de-
cided she must renew her bail, which was
$1,000. Eugene NJ. Sayers went her bail.
Baseball Manager in the Tolls.
Upon the arrival Of the Penn Park base.
ball team, which will play at Front and