The sun., 1873-12-03
THE TRIAL OF Mr.. BRiTT0N.
EJETHER HEAR No OTTHE EIFTY'S
CHhEGLS 20 GiYvST MN.


CHhEGLS iGfPvST MN.
Tc-'imoav Corcc,n'nz the su.crd No-.
Prosecution of Fraudulent Nct. re ~ =
Hripon'- Explorations Nai1I Uuu.cr or
the illness ~tuUd.
Yesterday morning about twenty wit.
ucsscs In the charges which arc pending aguu 4
/ Winchester Hrttor met in Samuo o'ls's Ne-"uibl,
Rooms, BROOKLYN. Aftcr wai''ug H. the chillJ
room an hour or moro nearly nll of them went
away supuosiug that the luNcctieatpu ~ con
cluded. Al noon Judge Spor, cen Barlow, Mr.
| brittpn, the lawyers. and "a large part of the Re
! form Committee arrived. Several witnca.es
we're called. aud, not .p"uding, Gen BARLOW
| directed attachments to issue. Learning that
! many had been there and gone away, hp con.
| Guided to give thelu another day, aud directed
| attachments t. issue Pgainst all that 90 no,
answer to-day.
Twenty-Five aflidivits relating to election
! frauds. furnished ~ the Committee uf seventy
! 1'e, upon which no indictments were found
and no cvidcnc" appeared that they had even
! been Transmitted to the Grand Jury, we're put Ia
evidence. Two ~ them bore the cndorscment,
40 facte for Indictment. b Mr.. Drtton adj
mittcd that lac had written the endorsements
Daniel VI. Norton testincd:
rc.dg in hro2hbni ang nr}cisc laT I, Ncw York
n@nt @ ~ p'em9cr 10 T. In Nar,h 2| callCi g1gn Eui
lat TO the touvic' ion or thS iltiiT Tor rictiion
a.1 ,Tnga IN tea e G saa H9@ 1ao @ Re -d1s, e %%,r
a,n 'ls iqnor qt lhc euiu parties c.qd u'n ue
80 Nca'n .c' Nit NJ; Bru, IA s.id +" do MOI
r',u, tres. c,,tion frauds and want no'hipg 10 DO
Nc'.l a. ~ W W den was q, il.l {. h
boo t.,iinci to .ct un leaving TOLD h.m tt If uD
l.'pudliO, forarcw ri ! IN tn courts. lrslrdci
n.y. 81 a' '.9r very dscplu,1u.. britioh would not
even tho the pipcrh iu 'is band.
Gfuae-pNauiupd bI Gen Trugv.
90 ia tN' forenoon. made motion ln he
,.uti. .", 'Ncio ao' Tor n,W tlr. npt v1t tc.
'o'"d Dc had ai'cr ectiiou of ,entence.
HEwNs Nor pRrNK.
Gen. Tra,y cudeavlrcd to discredt the wit.
mess 10y ,-kiug him whcthcr he was drunA. ami
I W. tcthcr It was not afternoon When he called.
itr witneS4 pcr-isted In his original -tnicui"ut.
iid tnat Re was perfectly sober although he
u,cnsl lnnallv drank to excess
X. Cornell White. member of the Reform
tominiitecs, was next examined. The uiu-t ma
,aiton between him,et and Mr.. Button ahout
District Attorney Monls'~ influence IN not prose
said:
my i.'' 'n'.rv,e s,!l ln9etold me Ma, Judge
Nor.' tr,ins. and ih.t b lad pr rar,i ter MIA
i% ,,' o., rrS ,ca and ,sed ~ lgt Motr to the
judge Morris l awaited myself OF the same
etit'rrr I" -"nd -cveral criminals Ia the peni-
Mr. hrtton--Yes. in a TT ~ ncwly-awahencd
l.r,i B Faron tcsilncd:
,,"r.n ',, ongot r" 'r,.d :, ne~a ,.rh u 'e
ud..J,N ilsii ''''' ''' '''
Crn. Harlow What are hi. rplitic-.
objected g. hv Con Tracy a. imuiltersl
Gcn. liarlo" II is iutiUatcd that the, were
not r.oaecu ed f,r rpoililcai isons.
w. ira1 ,Irnut IT, 10 the Inquiry l. To
lake thtt direction thc two men Ought 10 be
called O. prove their po.ijics. It's snort man
wiz Knows what his politcs are in Brooklyn.
Testimony vh- ufcred 90 shuw that the vote
To- 4 4 IA lf
tHnwths the ,N,clt ot the frauds. AZ was uh-
l.rt'd 20 ms immatrral hut admitted 10y the
JuhuW. Hunter MAYOR elcct, tc,,iacu to an
intcplcw " d Buttln;
Ia..r,. mn why acertain rau. who aI~A's ad tte
Do, -A.i ilc man ,ou.' "pt oc convicted.
TnE ttR-r CHARGE.
rhs ar-t chorge was then taken mp. II ,'larrcs
t|d bi-iri't AttornyA brit,I OBJ rli,,ed t'- IL
i.tts Of the Grand Jun t. Ga IL IA. i,,. "a cuIi-
,cruiu- thc alee' 3 nj -dcwe.noro oi Isaac l}adoau
collector of raXes and \esrs~mcnt-. fh- COM
Iritiee oi -"Ncnty-ntc rrc.entcd sihda,its -
800" q aud jury TO -hoW that BadetI kept c.n-
-t.htly Ia bank. drawing interest foi liu-clf,
n"It than SNNtb ot pulli' money. when the
,nafter expressly dir,,t- ti'at each da,'. r.
,"iptS su.li hc paid (" the treasurer the ~ntue
dN. Nhrn called upon les tie Grand .lIiy hc
tdN .-td thtt remedy Mds to he iad 81 ciNi las. W.
ID tI"rr va no offence oi w"I,h the jun could
In au wer. Mr.. Brltton aver that Charlie. ;. .
lny'-' to'tmIn - tue Irand jury asked adj
ciN hclh -uilS 90 u felony WHEN he retain,
pu'lt money longer than the LA. ,tr all,W-,
hut uYt longer tuau custom had authorize j, and
vi 10 u" irr'IN % NJ llunt nom 50 retaining ttf
" hiNI .td tutt itlputuus intent Wa Htc' .-ArN
tt,'H .iuir felony. and th.t dd not anli't u.-
tHtulu- {" the hNputhrtt,,h rt-c referred 60. he
tUturr AYERS that hrWa- ignorant az t1r fim.
tHut the case referred t. Wt- that of Collector
~ .rtu.
Ga tie II. Mason tc- cited to the iuN,,,isatiou
"i isaac "a account, auD The discover, tutt ht
keit a -t"idy balance 30 butk. checking IL over
- tu" Treasurer at stated .uttrV J..
u. VI. 'Httitndcu Neerc arr "l the t1mnitte"
~ liftE, testified
Aztec tfr Cou,mitt't tad conferred st,c ctai tlmcs
r', Hr itiituh fio4t u .lr-,I fra"J NiJIi otLtrs
eI. .I.. ,..D o. Js tc Moor. in fhe t.u't 81 -.--
tiH i-tl o. 1t I'i' r"e. -'NIlf H pr 70
@ .tf 20 .rr,. arcOr inTiv dreo az fl. r.r. .lrV
a'hiait-. iiHy Wcrt prvsr tri tu tl" NtHui .! 'ud
M'tt turned iy thr foreman as iucoucOsl,c aittr
lt Ui ,h.tsr Oi ttv jury.
MIR. CotrS TESTIMONY.
william \. Colt. also q member Of the COM
Wttte 4 liit', te-tiArd:
ihri several interviews WIN Mr. Britton regarding
i.' l.tit4H e.. ] U.t h.u Ir.i watn Wr t.f i..t