New-York tribune., 1874-01-01
aPCrnTyT OF : D. NORRIS

Ex-Judge Morris then began the summing
up OF the evidence be charges not touched upon by
his associate and IN speech winch lasted threequar
ters OF au hour went into elaborate recital OF the
facts relating to Brtton's failure 10 prosecute the
baotbo1 suffers whom he had indicted before Brtton
came into Office Judge Morris was listened TO with
marked attention and his speech referred to
eyents which have artated Brooklyn for two years
past. He said
The first charge that has fallen 70 my lot 10 pre-
sent " known as the election fraud charces-charges
that the DstrlctAtorney had Intentionally protected
parties who had been guilty OF Violating tue election
Countv in the Fail Of 1871 was carried by system Of
gross frauds Indeed, the DistrIctAttorney ia MS
answer conceded that universal were he evidences
of these frauds led justly to believe that II
in pursuance OF some general plan or conspiracy
IL must been aud, As ascertained 10 moral
certainty, although al instances the legal vote was
NOT collected in that county y, AT that erection
from 10000 II 900 fraudulent votes were east The Dis
Attorney was returned by maJor es' than Sooo
So manifest were Of these frauds That the people
became very much excited and alarmed A large pup
lie meeting witlin rev aays amer tnas eieeIon, was
held at Academy OF Music, and think that am safe
ment of BROOKLYN. Men OF all paroles and political
faiths and stood side by side IN counsel a. 10
was Organized Irrespective Of 1Ary. including some
OF the best citizens OF Brooklyn, both Democratci
creased To- T5 Tney raised large sums money. organ
lied suocomn ttees. and went TO work to system
worked din gently in facts In che form Of
afidayits and sateDents, Of course yoinnIary they
were presented TO the DstrietAttorDey ln December
a large number indicted ior these fralda some
the penten tiary while others were nned Many against
whom evidence had been accumulated could not De ".
tried for FIRST the time VI the District
Attorneys predecessor was limited to the lst OF Jana
ary; second, tue principal parties mad escaped ana
could not be arrested within that time -
aThe Committee waited upon the DiztrictAtfornev
shortly afts he ofce, 10 ascertsin what had
been aonc so,s r.ssnts 70 M srt
mad tn ~ Ma
pose of having understood Is the reason why ne d
not punish parties guilty OF these election fraude
CORES sp0ndenee appears there between the District
Artonev and his Predecessor the letter OF the District
Attorney bearing date think. the Ih, aud the answer
Bntton In tins investigation tnai mat letter was not
received by him unIn after meesng tue Academy
of Music which was the l4tE OF March foowing-tSo
mouths aud q asif after he had been In Office by
ABOUT tns m'ddis Of JasuAry sa6;co@%,ttee OF the
M D.nuison and Mr WINE IA vs tesuned thar ns
formed them tnat he iad selected Is OF II for
oonciusive and he Intended try the others.
although as 70 them, there might be doubt he
had he said mace personal stiou WITH
ssIant of All Le available evidences hla ooe. And
DnS Dus.'ep Coz DAVIS had mtpasea to him
that there we're 10 nioto election Ia9a
before the meeting the A..deny Masic Tne sub
committee LAD an elaborate report the 10th VI
ISsi arch which was pueishad. aetaug the syseem by
Nuch these frauds mad been eoaittsd stating fzcts
and calling attention 10 specific acts- ON the lth VI
M.rcn large mas was held In Academy u
Muslc and al thai meeung LsatGoy. WoOdford. Col
DAVIS snd Mr. Britton himself made speeches. In the
speech OF LAeuGov. Woodford Mr. Brtton's attention
| vas directly called to the TACT That majority
\ vss leAs tnan 5000. aud that the evidence accu-
muIstsd had established hs et tn, Loo fruudu-
lent votss had been cast aud calling upon him " dis-
chares his duty to Toe parties who had
beeu indicted Col. DAVIS, otwiths Andns Ar. Brrtton
innmated TO the Committee that no and his predeces-
sor had afurmsd there were NO moro sasos 20
uy turned 10 him, sitting upon the platform Iscre ana
stated tindost terms tnat II Mr.. brtton would
M nis duty the psnitentzry had yet 0nsanth OF
the parties emitted ~ for The violation OF the
slss+ion lSvA Ar. Bssttsa uaAds spsssA taeEe, "