Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-14
Supreme Court Justice
Voorhees, Is Now In
yestieating Case.
GOV. FORT EXPECTED TO
TAKE PART IN CONFERENCE
Plan for Conducting the Pr0se>
cution Is to Come Up for
Discussion.

fFrom stan Correspondent
LAKEWOOD. Dec 14-Suprema
Court Justice Voorhees, is here today
with Prosecutor Theodore ]. r Brown.
delving further into the Ocean county
senatorial steal, which the grand jury
Is now probing. Governor Fort Is eK-
pected here this afternoon. and con-
ference viii be held to decide on q
prosecution program. The prosecutors
says he will not rest until the ballots
box suffers are all jailed
Wants Thorough Probe.
Conversations which we're held with
the justice over the situation left the
impression strong that the jurist viii
not be satisfied until the grand Jury
which he charged SO emphatically shall
sift the evidence to the bottom and
examine every citizen who can give
the smallest amount OF inforrnattoH
upon the senatorial scandal
The justice gave the impression ton
everyone who listened to his words that
he believed the grossest iniquity had
been committed and that there wera
guilty parties who could be apprehend-
ed was clearly indicated by the instruc-
tions he gave 10 the grand inquisiters-
Senator-elect Low. who. according to- !
the recount, was counted out, showed .
that he was pleased with the strong
position that Justice Voorhees, had
taken. Mr.. Low stated that n,aus-
prominent Republicans of the county
had stated to him that. while they had
voted against him. they were with hirn
In this crusade he had started to fsndsk
the men who had dared 10 defy the-
wishes of the people.
As the results OF the recount IN tnss
second district. q. Lakewood rs Sz4a1Ak<t
! 1t becomes Increasingly difncult tn
understand the foolhart1iIess OF the
men who concocted the scheme aud put
it through. It was the greatest folly u
confine all the crooked work to one
box. and il is becoming more and more
matter of belief that the original
plan contemplated that there should
be some changes made in all three
Of the boxes which were specified for
the recount.
Penalty Prescribed by Law.
The law fixes a term OF fifteen years
Ia the penitentiary and a fine of 5000 :
for the offense.
The personnel OF the grand jury is
being dissected. and the feeling IL be-
coming stronger that there are men on
1t who will not condone anything but
the most rigid and exhaustive investi-
cation of every straw OF evidence and
there Will be no attempt TO shield any
man or set of men.
For the first time in the history OF
the county two of the prominent
clergymen are on the jury. They ars
the Rev Austin, of the First Presby
terian Church. Toms River. and the
Z n ltrf.
Episcopal Church at New Egypt
Assemblyman-elect Harry f. New
man stated today that he had secured
24s affldavits from the voters who had
cast their tickets for Mr.. Low, and lla
expected within the next few days to
have the complete number OF affidavits
OF the 266 voters in the East Lakewood !
district who cast their franchises fosF4
the senator elect.
Low oHers sI,e0o.
Senator-elect Low has offered a per- :
eonal reward Of $1,000 for information i
that viii lead to the arrest Of thossrs
who have been guilty in this matter.
and from all the signboards and trees
and public places throughout Lake
wood and Toms River these harinE
placards are to be seen, giving moss
realistic side to the greatest political SEN
sation this county has ever experienced.
! Mr.. Low has the certificate which waz
issued 70 him by County Clerk Holman
upon the original count of the county
/ election board, and it Is his intention
( TO present the same to the Senata
when it meets for organization ON Jam
uary 10.
| Justice Voorhees, has not honored the
demands OF Judge Berry, the counsel
Of his brother-in-law. Thomas A.
Mathis, for a certificate. and those in
position to know the temper of the
Supreme Court justice are Arm In th0
belief that he will not be willing to is
sue certificate to the contestant.
Mathis, In view OF he strong Language
his charge contains. which clearly re-
veals the eonviction the Justice holds
4 that there has been gross fraud COM
mitted.
Prosecutor 7 j. r. Brown received
word from Governor Fort to the effect
that all the power of the State, finan-
cial and otherwise. would be used to
punish the election thieves. The Cow
ernor said that he would add $1,000 90
the reward already ofTered He fa-
vored the giving of all the reward
money and immunity TO anyone impli-
Gated in tbs ballot-box fraud TO reveal
everything and everybody Connected
with It. The Governor was pleased
with Supreme Court Justice yoorhses's
action Ia excusinE James e Otis a.
foreman Of the grand jury and the
substituting OF the Rev. Charles h
Austin. pastor OF the Presbyter1an
Church OF Toms River.
II was satisfied that Justice Voorhees,
would weed out objectionable Jurors
said Governor Fort. regardless OF fhe
,11irliorl held hx some lennle a to fhA