Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-07

street, who, with sixty.one others, was
indicted for registration frauds on the
day before election. During the trial,
which took place yesterday afternoon
in Part II. of the Court of Quarter Ses-
sions, Baum testified that Bowman had
induced him to register illegally at the
registration place of the Sixth district
of the Second Ward as a Democrat.
A struck jury made short work of the
charge and Baum, whose testimony was
unsupported, departed for his home in
Passaic at the conclusion of the trial.
Inasmuch as Baum had admitted on
the stand that he had registered fraud
ulently, Detectives CORDIALLY and Pagan,
of police headquarters, were assigned
to arrest him on this charge. They
trailed him to his home in Passaic aud
placed him under arrest shortly before
midnight. On his return to this city
with the detectives in a trolley car he
made the alleged confession.
In his complete and signed confess
sion Baum declared, the police
say, ma. he ha, cen employed
by the Cosgrove Detective Agency, of
which Police-Sergeant John f. Cos
groves son is the head, to procure
evidence" against the Democrats. He
was told by the Cosgroves, both of
whom were present when he was en-
ployed, he says, hat he was to be
amply protected, in fact, that the Re-
publican County Committee or the Re-
publican State Committee, he couldn't
remember which, was back of the
project and had employed the Cosgrove
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Baum testified in court that he had
registered at the Sixth District Of the
Second Ward on October 25 last at
the solicitation of Bowman, under the
nam of Bernard Miller. He said that
he had registered at the Mills Hotel,
of which Bowman is night clerk, and
that Bowman had approached him
upon the subject Of registration.
Non-CitizensbIp Didn't Matter.
Il told him that I was a resident Of
Boston and that l could not legally
vote in New Jersey" he said. Bow
man then told me that a little thing
Hike that didn't matter; that he knew
plenty Of good people and could fix it
up if I got into trouble. In fac he
said that there wouldn't be any trouble
about it.
Il didn't know where the registration
place was. so Bowman said that he
would take me there. We went to-
gether on October %, the last registra-
ton day. l forget the number Of the
hotel and when the clerk asked for
my address 1 had TO turn to Bowman
and he gave the number, 263 Halsey
street. They put it down that way"
Thomas ]. Naylor and Thomas j.
Lewis, the Democratic members of the
Election Board, and James c. Mac
Wright and George ]. Foreman. the
Republics members. were called to
the stand by the State co corroborate
Baum. None Of them, however, re-
called the incident.
Bowman declared on the stand that
he had simply registered Baum under
the name of Miller, as a lodger at the
hotel and nothing more. He branded
the story told by Baum N the stand
as absurd and without truth.
Judge Davis Sends Letter.
Judge Davis today sent to Judge
Hahn a letter, the contents of which
We're not made knewn. in reference to
the arrest. Of Baum. The letter was
sent by a special messenger from the
Court House to insure its safe deliver
ance. After court had adjourned Judge
Hahn said Il am sure that Judge
Davis is acquainted with many facts
in this case, and at his solicitation !
will be in conference with him at the
Court House some time today. The
examination has also been deferred
until tomorrow. so as to enable some
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on hand to look after the interests of
the State
The complainant against Baum was
Thomas J. Lewis,s of 20 Court street,
who alleged that he did wilfully violate
the registration regulations. Baum de-
clares emphatieally that he vas prom