Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-18
ARREST WITNESS
For PERJURY As
He LEAVES STAND
Sensational Turn in Atlantic
City Election Fraud Probe
This Morning.

ATLANTIC CITY, March 1s.-The
arrest of a witness IN the Atlantic City
election probe on tbs charge of perjury
saons after leaving the witness-stand
was the sensation of the day.
1t developed at the assembly election
probe yesterday that automobiles pro-
vided by the taxpayers for the use of
the county officials were Used on cleo
tion day and at the primaries for carry
ing ,repeaters from place to place in the
country districts. That partly ex-
plained. the tremendous Republican
majority rolled up by the machine.
1t also was shown that these auto
mobiles were manned by heelers plen-
tifully supplied with money; that those
who voted as they were told were en-
.aTfched by from 81 to SO, and that, lured
on by these promises, thugs imported
from this city and Philadelphia over
ran the polling places In Steelmanviile.
Scullvilie, English Creek and other
hamlets in the oyster districts, rely
ing upon the ignorance of the election
officials or their alliance with the Ma
ching to cast their ballots as intended.
While the greater part of the session
was devoted to the exposure OF the-out.
rageous conditions existing In the
try districts, heretofore believed to have
Been free from demoralizing work of
the Machine Atlantic City was by
no mean neglected, and convincing
: proof Of the guilt of several men,
against whom charges have been made
~ previous sessions. was placed upon
The records.
~. City Detective Paid Fare.
Otto Garnich said that at the solicit
- tatinn of Thomas Collotty he went to
: Mays Landing the day before election
and appeared before Judge Higbee and
asked to be placed upon the registry
of the Fifth precinct of the Second
ward, y%aithough he said at the time he
$snas living in another part of the city.
He said the judge did not ask him
anything about his age, but only about
the length Of time he lived In the State.
. Garnich said his are to the county
seat was paid by City Detective
George Herbert. The boy said he
talked with his employer, e. A. Haines,
and he advised him not to try to vote.
He was afraid it was too great a risk,
Z, and so did not go near the polls.
Thomas 'McDevitt, a merchant, in
, whose place Stanley Williams testified
over 800 votes were paid for on cleo
,stieH day, was also on The stand Nc
Dewitt denied that any such .htng had
taken place In his store and iptimated
that Williams had been actuated by
motives of revenge when he told that
story on the stand. He said that Will
: Jams had been dis ,kargel because of
some apparent Irregularities. Nc
!. Dewitt denied he had permitted any
irregularities about his store in connec
ton with tho recent election.
Several witnesses were examined,
most of them women, and by theirttes-
> timonysit was shown that anywhere
4. fronft one: to "a haff.dozen. men ewere
registered at the residences of
9sheze swon1en without their knowledg e
as,T4consenta. i some instances they
and in some they did not. -fTi
Arrest witness for Perjury.
The biggest sensation came at the
close OF. the session, when H. r.
F~1etcher..a .colored man. broke in to
fefute. a. statement made by Blanche
Kline, who said Elijah winder did not
live at 1888 Matters alley. Johnson said
he did and had for three years.
Thomas Metz was In the room and
. quickly made his way to the side of
the committee and asked to be sworn.
He said Winder lived in a house be-
longing to him at 233 Chalfonte avenue
and was arrested from there for being
mixed up in a white. slave case. As
assemblyman Thompson Immediately or
dered the arrest of Fletcher on a
charge of perjury and he was arrested
= and taken to the city jail.