Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-12
HASTEN HUDSON
!. VOTE FRAUD CASES
Grand Jury Forced to Proceed
Despite Its Intention to
Lay Action Over.
Isneoinl 10 the newark star.I

JERSEY CITY, ". j., April L.
Prosecutor Hudspeth, Judge Sullivan
and Justice Swayze came to the aid
of Assistant Prosecutor Mccarthy
yesterday in the Hoboken Illegal vot-
ing cases, with the result that the
grand Jury decided to act immediate
~ on them, instead of deferring ac-
ton for three weeks, as it had threat
ened to do. The members of the jury
were informed that the assistant
prosecutor had acted within his legal
rights in quitting the jury room on
Tuesday, and that the authorities
were ready to back him up in any
action he cared to take.
-chere was disposition on the
part of some of the jurors to display
a dislike for Mr.. McCarthy's action
of last Tuesday in refusing to go
ahead with any cases because the
Jury decided to lay the commission
government case over for three weeks
and they were of the opinion that he
should be eliminated further from the
case in question or that he should be
requested to apologize to the jury for
his hasty action.
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Mccarthy would continue in the case
because he was more conversant with
the facts than anybody else in the
prosecutors office. There was no
apology on the part of Mr.. McCar-
thy.
When the case was recalled il
proved to be one Of the most inter
esting that has been heard in the
Grand Jury room in many years. IL
is said that some Of the most start
ling testimony was given involving
New York and local politicians, 10
show that they had been instru-
mental in hiring two men to vote
Illegally at a commission government
election in the city of HobolKen II
April, 1911. 1t is also understood
that Mr. Mccarthy produced num-
Der of letters said to have been writ
ten by these politicians, in which
they promised TO give aims and help
the two men who were sent to the
State prison for the crime.
The witnesses included Abbott
Monroe and Charles Manning, the
wo men convicted and sentenced
10 prison for illegal voting, and Mrs.
Sarah Boyer, a sister of Manning,
The men were brought up from the
State prison and they repeated their
testimony given at a previous hear
ing before a Grand Jury which re-
suited in that jury being dismissed
10y the court because no indictments
were found against the eonspirators.
Mrs. Boyer is said to have produced
letters she received from politicians
saying that they were sorry for her
brother and that they would do all
IN their power TO help her, her broth
ei and Monroe.
She Is said to have given testimony
10 show that two politicians went
down to Trenton and there in the
State prison, in her presence, gave
Monroe and Manning s25 each and
then and there promised to help
them all they could to get out of
their trouble.
The testimony of Monroe and Man.
ming was in corroboration of what
Mrs. Boyer had given.
After Mr.. Mccarthy had announced
that he had finished the case the
Jury went into executive session. 1t
Is said that they decided to lay over
action on their part until they had
read all of the testimony which they
wanted to use as guide before
voting either to indict or not to in
diet anybody.