Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-20
ANOTHER ELECTION
BOARD IS OUSTED
Judge Osborne Removes That
In Second District of
Fourth Ward.

With the removal of another cleo
ton board-that OF the second dis
trict of the Fourth ward--Judge
Harry v. Osborne started another in
yestigation that may lead to charges
against q voter who was O. witness
yesterday afternoon in the hearing
of the charges againt the election
officers.
Robert Long swore on the stand
that he could neither read nor write,
and on that account asked for as
sistance In preparing his ballot on
election day. He admitted that he
had attended the Webster Street
School for five years. being in three
different grades. Judge Osborne
young man he had never learned to
write.
We'll soon find out, The clerk will
learn the names OF the teachers and
principal of the Webster Street School
| at the time Long went there and
subpoena them to appear here
The board that was removed yes
tercay is composed Of John Ves.
Doren. jr., Judge; Anthony Barris,
Patrick J. Curran, clerks. Van Doren
and Barris pleaded that they had
done the best they could under the
circumstances that confronted them
on election day
Fourteen affidavits sworn to by
voters in the boards district, in
which reasons were stated for want
ing assistance in marking their ball
| lots. were before the Judge. The
voters who made the affidavits were
called and told the circumstances un-
| der which they had made them.
Four or FIVE of them said they were
intoxicated too full or too drunk
to remember what happened. When
| questioned about the place of secur-
| ing liquor, all were sure that they
had bought it before the polls opened
in the morning or else had had II in
their rooms. Some of the men
couldn't see, while one pleaded ner-
vousness as his excuse. Judge Os-
| borne decided that the evidence
showed that the board had not used
proper discretion in taking the affi-
davits.
The case against the election Off
GERS of the first district of the First
ward was dismissed because there
was no evidence to substantiate the
charge that beer was consumed by
| the election officers while the voting
and counting were In progress.
Laughter was frequent during the
hearings Judge Osborne called
william O'Connor," and an officer
fetched him from another room. He
:. "o'connor?" queried the court in
surprise
"OConnah, OATS me, BOSS replied
the witness.
Where did you get that name"
smilingly asked the judge.
| "Whar All get dat NAME jedgeg
You got me aw'right Ah'se called de
smoked Ahrishman, OATS what ah
am. All 'spects.
"Ah'm unlitterable, iedge, cause All
don't nevah paid no tention- to ed
jimication when All go to school down
South. All Just shoot mawbles and
dat sote O. thing, and dats why All
| can't read. Sometime All looks at de
papah, but All can't read 1t, nohow.
j yaw honor"
i Another witness said he was too full
to vote at s o'clock election day
Where did you get it?" interro-
gated his honor.
Er-ere-I--aa--ah," suffered the
witness.
you mean 1t was a 'hangover?' !"
| said the court as he smiled at the
witnesses dilemma.
You say you went to night school.
Now, what did you learn there?"
/ Nothing as far as I ever knowed."
was the surprising answer.
The Judge explained the law to an
election officer who, unabashed. told
the judge he thought that he (tha
election oficer) didn't think 1t was
law.
Judge Osborne trapped another wit
ness who professed to be unable to
see very well. After hunting for
Everett Colbys name on a sample
ballot he finally pointed it out. The
judge directed him to put a mark in
front of 1t. He placed a perfect cross
within the box before Colby's name.
He could see the box perfectly, but