The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-10-29
Er-Judgc of the Fifth Judicial distrier
srERRY on THE FOND SUIT.

d u W AISONs
Ex-Judgc of the Fifth Judicial district.
srERRY ON THE BOND SUIT.
Some Interesting Facts in Regard 20
This Celebrated Case
Last Saturday evening was devoted by
the Republicans of EmIoriA to cele-
bratiOn of the recent glorious victories in
Ohio and Indiana, which were appro-
priateiy signalized by handsome torch
light procession in which the hambeau
clubs participated, and assisted in q
pyrotechnic display of great brilliancy
and splendid effect. There was q fine
turn out, and the gorgeous bombardment
of fire works on Commercial street has
probably never been excelled in En-
poria.
After the parade the crowd congregat-
ed on the streets began to pour into Ban
croft hall, and it was NOT long before the
place was filed with an immense
audience eager to hear what
Mr.. Sterry had TO say IN relation to
the bond suit which has assumed such
prominent proportions in the local can
vass. Mr.. Sterry devoted considerable
time at the outset of his speech in meet
ing the charges of Unfair practices in
the nomination of Mr. SedgWick by the
county convention, and showed, we
think, to the satisfaction of all fair
minded persons, that the friends of Sedg-
wick had kept their contract to the letter
with those OF Mr.. Ford, the opposing
candidate, and that had Ford even re-
ceiyed the votes of the contesting dele
gates who were ruled out by the report
of the committee on credentials, he
would still have lacked a sufficient num-
Der OF votes 10 insure his nomination.
In entering upon the discussion of the
bond suit, which has been made the
ground of the intense opposition of the
Fusionists to the re election of Sedg-
wick, Mr.. Sterry took the very
proper position that discus
sion of the merits of this
case would be manifestly improper in
view of the fact that ats trial was now
pending ia the courts, and he bitterly
arraigned the political demagogues who
had made it their business to go over the
county and render necessary change
of venue in a case which, through their
agency had been prejudged by every
eligible juror in the county. Mr.. Sterry
showed that at the time of the sale oil
the A., T. 81 s. F. stock by the county
commissioners the road was under mort
gage for $4,000 for every mile of the
line, and that the then prospects Of the
corporation were such as to render it ex-
tremely improbable that the stock would
ever reach a higher figure. Its sale
therefore, was a matter of entire good
who only acted as prudent men would
have done in the management oftheir OWL
individual affairs. The story set up by
the opposition to Sedgwick and the al
legged ring, that in case of the reelection
of the present county attorney the bono
suit would be dismissed, and that an un
willingness had been manifested by thu
. counsel for the defendants in this cas-,
to have the case prosecuted to a termi
1
nation, was efectually exploded by tn,
, speaker, who proved beyond question
, that the case had been twice continued
at the motion of Messrs. Snoddy, Scot
= and Lynn, upon the ground that the evi
dence now in their possession was no
sufficient to warrant a trial. Mr. SIerr
affirmed that the case might have beef
dismissed at the September term G
court, without the shadow of a reflectio
r upon his clients, but that they protests
: against such action, and expressed d.
termination to have il tried out.
His account Of Snoddy'seyasivec ours
in taking testimony at Boston Shove
that he was prompted by the same an
mus there which has characterized hi
conduct in this suit throughout, and n
:, one who heard Mr. Sterry can reasonabl
: entertain a doubt that the story REGARD
ing the proposed suppression of thi
suit at the motion of the defendants
simply a campaign lie and an election
> eering dodge TO catch votes for the Fl
sion ticket.
during Mr.. Sterry's review OF the re-
> ord of Mr.. Eskridge little episode o.
CURED which added considerably to til
life of the meeting, the latter arising ar
y contradicting some of Sterry's assertion
o regarding statements made by Eskridg
% which, however, were substantiated |
IL other persons in the house who elaine
Is they heard Eskridge make them.
&c The meeting wound up by a stirrir
appeal on national politics by Nr.
d. Richie, of Council Grove, who favorC
er the audience with one ofihe best speech
in that has been delivered in Emporia du
n ing the present canvass. Mr.. Ritch
d. has the record of the Democratic par
" down fine, and knows how to veniila
il with telling effect.
:, The demonstration and meeting we
. successes in every particular, and W
= make their influence felt in the resi-
" next Tuesday