The sun., 1873-12-02
THE TRIAL OF MR.. BRlTTON.
SITTING THE ACTs or BROOKLFN'S
DISTRICT 11TORNEf.


Ills Answer to the Charge Of not Prosecuting
Fraudulent Voters - Two sweeping Ad-
missions New Accusations.
The investigation of the charges against
! District Attorney Winchester Britton Of Brook
lvn was begun Yesterday In Samuels's Assembly
Rooms, before Gilbert NJ. Spier, WHO was ap-
pointed referee by the Governor. Attorney
| General Fran is G. Barlow and John NJ Cadwal-
! lader were present as ofiral prosecutors; cx-
Judge Motris and Col A. G. Davis represented
the Committee Of Fifty, which brought the
charges: aud Mr.. Brtton was assisted in his de-
! fence by Gen u. +. Tracy.
After some delay. caused bv tho late arrival of
| Gen. Tracy, Gen. BARLOW said :" While the Com
missioner and mvcef are willing to give the
| fullest opportunity to prove the charges, aud
/ ample time to the defence we must insist that
! the evidence he put In to the point
| MIR. Bfitton-Bet me assure tue Attorney Cen
! eral that shall do all IN my mower to expedite
| the examination. shall readily admit all that
/ T. likely to be proved and everything that L
Gen. barlow For the convenience Of witness
cs. we VIII proceed To- try the second charge,
| Intentionally protecting persons guilty uf
| violation Of the Election laws 10y refusing and
neglectng to prosecute them"
| Judge Morris handed MI Spier document
| containing two additional charges preferred
! against MIR. Brtton since the appointment Of the
| Commissioner Ear charge was COnpnseJ Uf
| four distinct specifications. lhey are suDstan-
italy:
TGet- Malfeasancc in Office in entering into an
| improper agreement with Howard c. Courady,
/ late keeper of the County Jail, stipuiating Tat
! IL he would give testimony against sheriff VII
. Inc Court of Sessions he, Conra,v. would he
protected from the .con-cqucnces of hi, own
c'''y,,t, ~ ,nnnsiaugi,.er ana sonteuccd To- one
years iulIris outucnt, Brtton bong ht- cuun-
=, 'n' tl.ue a'iu ~ mus i,aue ~ G - III
/ 10 20 ~ witncsf. ,,. -, 1900
second hnai G2mp'aiint naLng ~ ocSn p,ns
J''e ,,i. i iii,,i tti,,u fi'l,e Nr, .',e
fti,'u Az Grnud ,r, ba,png ir,r,d tr produce c,i
G..n'" inii w,1ld nr"yo IL, ttitA' II tn, pub
/ u hrd report ana thu. cimina't Judge N'''H' ;
'l nt +" TO- N'"I't 9"t q the "'o ad,ntr'ion % % II
I..tce- ,pfc.rcd ami denied the production ol
sid evidence.
NH. nPtrrONs ANSWER.
Af,or ro,di,,, tl,. rbnr-r. ur Vriffon said
p,,t - r5,rd Mt hc corlt riIed to put In an an
W. u,'i'i IT,, " ''i ,,, urr rrferrd lie did
49,. a., ''' a. ',.,i,,. ,n, ,i,i..tinn To- me cunsid-
nn ",,.' ~ ., ',.',f' b, ,ro Cnmtn,ssi0n.r hut
e'"u. ~ ~ @ Wv 49, ',.t fGG ,,6tn ,hc Two dn, q
Tnc cnarre relating /" tne c,iuoG ihoIs ,ha; n
] t'i' '"N'i,t ,t VIZ III - ,h,. nriis - The F,rst
:, ~, a. - ~, N,,',.i M ,i,,, IAN ndi.ted
r'T 81 ',t ,itt"r rfS,n to pr"nspl, try
the Hdicimeni, ana thu m ia "Si. s
! N'@ "i-V iH'l'''d' anu "e !" INV '" ~
Attorney General Barlow asked that the poll
Hi ~, Il.tIlgt ne 1,,u "a, ,'i "t
!'NN'u tHit VI h"u .''il i..''n''' 80 ., 81
i' i9hhd lu lhs B-tIl -, ~ -, =
ar3n, cia1' ,.s ri',n a IN ,,,i,y VS. i,ut on
"'u'|' n9Nlns ui1r''" ,,, a. I IN. aI,nut th
nislayns uf the poll list. lie SAID:
thav- not the missing paper Is,w on the trisl Of
oac .Sce Gi' Ss tGSn @ u e Pniss 6se o ine D.
When Judge Morris l,ft the once there wer, som,
ehanEcs m..c 10 The furniture. anl might Lave beer
nm " ,ma!e.
Cap,. Alexander II. DOW a clerk Of the Board
., anu. "as ,. liz. in or..,r =,
no nniy NV once Inc seio.i day afttr the ciec
9 u ao Ma' 4 t a hiier the a I'VE hun
ereG @ weneG TO LsS rr's,H, 9G a, r, re o
W. .",t'fI Iatc.vu a,y y, b tc NJ rs"ns
uEAVy CANVASS.
Gen. Tracy-I suppose the characteri.tlcs o
that ballot are iulll hn""n' nhH II we q IA sh"''
ca we f&hai,n"'iyn & We Hi''s 'sJJ"ittcd a" ,I,t nv,
Cen. ha lnch u y 70 ',a. I,'
in cxc,s4 OF those actually c.stf
Gen Trac! There Is no ht.i'aicy ~ our 1' ad
votcs
zen naI'UM M 'n, tuu w. "i.u' "i ii, i'-t t> " hir
dred N9'eS were p'stf IA IN , we "'"' "OA ''''''
any N'''r were Wv of l"' N',' i-' , ,. -
! Gen, lIa'} NJ 'no '0N""' VI '"'' w"
: Jtdsr Morris-I remember that it va. proycl
h,t -, h,ti,t. were nrt,inlly pla,rd m me box
/ ten Trncv-We ADMIT tuat i've hundre,
names were placed ON the poll iist that neye
! voted. tut moi that the ballots were placed 4
z / the box Do votes were cast
Can't. DutN lTcsumingi:
irotc. . ir,,.pri ,ri,v 81 tho handwriting aud u
n man wa rclisicrcd toncumrs 40 having voted o.
vtUr tt bet ali comet nee % N D laft J. hs aruusg
my sutp'lnns,and N'ht 10 thr men Nu'N aNu 80
them n time OF the ia! tA! Notei %Ad Mus Ne4l,
tl. iraui ,,,..., -. ...,.
To zen Tracy Ihrrc "as lnnclal inNe-'gsn,tl@ph on
q" franu- iu W"AairN tii't we 'I'''"l w 'l',,
4 Mthlu aAd ~ A.t'li' lll' rl'' ,.I =, lrW''
Jury disagreed ~ We uirl ttlh hnl ~ Wy ICON. "
OF thru Ncre coiNci.H eill s'ht t', lc i.N's.l
Inc iiaudr lh NAt sAlA AiH "te u4sSuN'I'4 'ne Va
ailrr tlccNol. -, .-,, ,.-., g.. o.. =.
Q,Mho signed tnt poh NY = nessrri Na,ii a, " "
A1oroc9 Rritton ABOUT inr franz. pror To- the srcoi
L TRIAL The facts suOut the pOl Ast we're proven
. tnal.
q August BelK testified
4 voted At n election IN KINGS county eirly IN q
a morning. Was There early Wac me hfti man vote
s!"-.cr a4d others wtr, aheii Yi M., yr-'Ih 1l', 1
~ nam hlniu't hlniu "n n., wv" IT, ~ ~ rD.irs's ~ ,,,f
II Uu'tr '''A w "' ''
s. THE POLL LIST.
O., ~, =, a.. ...tt,,
j. Mt p"ty re'aueu'
= saw 10 the making OF The copy of the pQll lst
verified u am hn"N II WSs c9rIett lthoSed u.
, a ,,s,,ei ~ ~ tn IA h, maf" AT on@e and n vas uor sr
u Ttrne Inc report mat thr original mad disappeared
couid not r'memb'r. After lc copy Wa ltuhr,l
IS t1ok u 70 zen, n,rh,an -'ie nt "a 81, \, 1Pins
n , II, u .' .i W. ,s , ~ m ti Isn' t,,
. wHe n Was mi IN to IN" MAJ nor low long The i
y tr.ct Al lrucy had il.