The New York herald., 1921-03-11
POLICE ACCUSED BY
SIX PRINCETON MEN
New Jersey Legislative Com
mittee Begins Investigation
Hudson County Election.
SLUGGED. SAY WATCHERS
Several Witnesses Tell of Wild
Doings in The Tub Of
Blood.

A legislative committee headed by
Senator William t. AIacl1ay, Republi-
can leader OF the New Jersey senate
met yesterday in the Hoboken City Han
10 make an investigation Of various al
legged irregularities III Hudson county
during tho election last fall. II promis-
ing leads already in the possession OF
the committee develop on rurther scru-
tiny startling political and administra-
tive conditions may be brought 10 light,
it Is said.
Tho first witnesses heard We're six
Princeton undergraduates, who received
their first introduction to practical poll
tics as watchers at the polls ~ the La
fayette section Of Jersey city which rs
known TO Jorseyites as THE TUB OF
Blood"
According 10 the story told by the
college men "rhe Tub of Blood more
than lived up TO its reputation Their
efforts TO see that square deal was
had by all resulted in some rough work,
not only by. certain habitues Of the dis
trict, but also By the police. who failed
10 recognize their credentials.
William y. Morgan, Jr., Of the class
Of 1922 testified that he was elected
from polling places in the Fifth and
Sixth wards by the police despite the
fact that he had with him papers es-
tablishing his right to remain as q
watcher. The students were All obtained
for the work through Hamilton T. kean
of Elizabeth Republican National
Committeeman.
When. after the police had put the six
students out OF polling places, two Ralph
Il. Williamson and Charles Frazer, at
tempted to go into saloon to telephone
to Pierre I. Garven. Prosecutor. they
were attacked. Williamson was badly
cut on the temple by a stein and Frazer
was also beaten. During the afternoon
session Williamson read list Of men
who. he said were in the saloon at the
time. This list. he said. he had secured
from George II. Shaw. who was beaten
unconscious and suffered a fractured
jaw during the electioneering.
While the other students were waiting
for the two who had gone to the saloon
the police "frisked" them and on finding
q piece Of garden hose about eight inches
long IN tho pocket Of Charles e. *.
Drummond arrested him Later in the
day when all six We're driving in an
automobile which had been furnished
them the car ran into woman but did
not injure her seriously. She refused
the driver. II WAS testified. but police
men talked to her and later she agreed
TO complain Morgan was arrested
charged with driving a stolen automo-
bile and with felonious assault. but
the charge against him never brought
him to court.
Although the committee at present will
confne itself 10 tine proccedigs III Jer-
soy City at the recent election. Il Is
said that particular attention viii be
given to the affairs Of Newark later Oh.
How far the committee goes depends, It
Is said upon what the preliminary inves-
tigation reveals. Members OF tho commit
tee present at the opening Of the sessio1,
Yesterday were besides the chairman.
Senator Henry r. Kays Of Sussex coun
~, the only Democratic member: Speak
cf George $. Hobart Of the House Of
Assembly. and Asscmbiyman Joseph ].
Loori Of Hudson. The other members are
Senator Charles ID. White of Atlantic
and Assembyman T. Harry Rowland Of
Camden. John A. Bernard. Assistant
Prosecutor Of Essex county. T. counsel
for the committee and did all the ques-
tioning yesterday.