The daily gazette., 1882-10-07


tiuicuied the law requiring an assessor :
ireehoider. The Constitution was
cumbersome affair and change was needed
me present judicial system was denounced
anu .he speaker declared himself in favor O
one Judge sitting In each county, with ,
court OF appeals, so that cases could b
trleu right OIL, and not every three months
ne came here In obedience to his yount
irlend Harrington, the chairman of the Re
publican State Central Committee, who baf
sateh the liberty to announce him as to de
iiIer spee0h on representation. He favored
Iair representation, He denounced ths tar
quailhcation to franchise, declared In favor
oI woman suffrange and abused the De.
mocracy.
"rhe Democrats" /" said he, "earried Kent
| Dy 5O5 last November, but under the leader
snip of nay dear young friend Harrington
we we carried It last Tuesday and will do it in
Driei speeches were also made by Mr.. Bird
Snd Mr.. Pilling. When called for. IT. q.
conrad, Esq, got his hat and left the stage.
IN N HARRINGTON AND JUDGE FISHER,
=. RTe was nothing remarkable In the fact
SneS VIZ. Hlck Harrington should have
lign praise at the Republican meeting last
nlEht, nor is it surprising that Judge Fisher
returned ihe compliment.
.. VI this point it may not be uninteresting
~ " give historical fact In connection with
.ne r'i,atlon between these TWO men who
Piayeu Cue two most prominent parts at the
u,D9ring ths hp1day Of corruption at
washington, Judge Fisher was the District
attorney ana Mr., Dick Harrington was his
Much has been said in the wav of severe
crlticlsm upon Judge Hsher's conduct In
ONCE, but probably nothing reflects unon
him so much as his coure in Mr.. Harripo
toms defense,
Whep tho trial was going on tho office of
tHe district Attorney was the HEADQUARTERS
VI ene deiense and 1t wasthe most shameful |
aeIense ever known in tih annals of crime.
guar houte audacity Was nowhere. Jury |
pHckingln the Neal case bore no compari- |
SOP: Speaking of JudgeFisheris office. one
oi the most prominent and best known of
tne me Washington correspondence saws
throughout the trial affairs about the
once OF Judge Fisher, th District Attorney,
were standing scandal. 1t was the head
quarters OF the defense. Here the defend
ants and their friends githered to consult
before each days sessionof the court. and
mere they reassembled upon adjournment
The disrepntable inhueIces were brought
mere from New York by he Secret Service |
'nere those VINO were deemed of use in the |
common cause crowded tgily, together with
ne promilent cpntractos and Operators of {
ne District Ring, under he very ewes of the |
department. OF Justice ami of Congress. ;" {
During the trial a remarkable incident. in | c
Which Judge Fisher wa connected. tool I
,lace. There was a witnlss named Miabael |
layes, aetectlYe, who hd been employed I
y General Babcock ant Mr.. Harrington.
nc arch conspirators in he early stages of
ne sale burglary plot Dn April Hayes o
ad been ordered to Washington to renort C
Or duty and had been seit under the name Il
Butler to Mr.. Columbls Alexander. the C
cad OF the Citizens lnvetigating Commit e.
&c, TO try and get him b mako bargain CT
'r the books. which weri afterwards to he p
'cked up In MIR. Harrhgton's safe and fl
olen, and then to be carried 10 Mr. tc
lexander's door where tie thief and that W
entleman were to b arrested, the "
ea being to break iown Mr.. Alex Il
lder,s character HayesafterwaFds aed to X
ew tork, and there the eonspirators got IN
IN 10 make an aliidayl, duplicating Mr.
lexanuer, ana go to Caada, as Mr.. Har- pI
ngton did to avoid his seond trial. some of
me later, Hayes came is a witness and al
)lonel Whiteley OF the Secret Service had lie
m arrested at the Conclusion of his
Imaging testimony againt the conspirators bl
r perjury; and while tn case was before re-
G jury. The affidavit charging HAYES tn
tn this was drawn by 10 less personsge an
an Judge Fisher, who WIS lauded SO much ne
MIR. Harrington last night. HAYES was
omptly discharged on tb gronnd that bis pa
rest Mas anwarranted and a fagitous wi
Tempt to influence the tial then before the Ing
ry, and the parties toit were cepsured
iyes' testimony was vry damaging tn syl
arlington and his friend. tee