New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-10
SERIOUS CHARGES BY MR.. CONKLNG.

49,, eva corPT RECORD WAS CHANGED-WRAr
THE sTENoGRAPHER's NOTES SHOW.
There was an exciting scene in the Marie
Garrison suit before Referee Dwight, yesterday MI
Conklng was reading from the official record "heh ne
was interrupted by Judge Constock' who saia'
l never said what you say. ,.
AZ m. When found that the learned counsel had
more than twenty pages when leaves "n"' Ienn'Hs
The reieree-By whom was direction given to change
The stenOgraPhsr's notes - u..,-,.s s,o.on +,i,,s
bich would indicate absence OF thirty or forty pages
found that break included the remarks OF ths senior
counsel Judge COmstOck, ana leit "haJ Hdd ssu
nonsense The stenographer was inquired Of ana IL
tuTned that this part had been stricken Ou1 oy
ofthe learned counsel himself My senior counsel WANT
I'd 20 raise the issue. but we did not 49,, ..,- - .
Improperly. aud must give direction 70 me teloELd
pher 20 make changes IN the record WITHOUT SuoV
NJ GIInton|Your Honor has more TO do with the
unOicia record than you have with the clothes the
The referee-I know no distinction between the official
and unofficial record; il is never delivered 70 me .
Tba referee (excitedyJ--I don't know whether
have or not Who draws the distinction between the or
Mr. ciinton~You have the Official under your control
an le f.nnbatieav-I propose 70 take charge Of
# ana see that there changes made and 10 know
which is Official lMr Clinton tries to speak viii not
Mr. CiintonDWhen you give directions in regard to
private business Of Iaine -
Mr CIinton-You did giveit You may give directions
about yeur record but not mine. q,
The T-feree-I want to find what is my record and
am going to determine what II is.
MT Cinton-You have no more right 10 the unOnclal
record than YOU have TO the briefs IN my office.
The referee-Who knows what is the On1eali
Mr. CntOn-The stenographer does ne Iuhlspes IL 70
you every day ,.s,., - 80,
me referee-I have been furnished with the ful
record have right the whole record and will see
hereafter the be is TO be drawn instead OF the cOan
Sc on side drawing II. -
Mr. Conklpg-The changes made IN Clntons recOrd but
NO, in mine make a very material difference IN many In
stances.
"Here is a copy which contains absolutely everything
which Mr. Conkling says is gone said F. NJ. Adams. the
sourt stenorapher to TRIBUNE reporter Nothing Is
gone out Of any the copies. Not has been de-
stroyed In the whole OF the copies made. Ihave gone
through Mr.. COuklngs printed argument and compared
she pages with my record delivered to counsel and
find that every page of record incorporated In his
printed argument he has not lost page never had
word OF conversation with Mr. COnkllng the subject
An NV life After my return last went through
Al The Testimony and corrected It, For instance where
fhe word lines occurred and the shorthand notes
shoved that ~ should be lands we changed II with
ven Nothing important was ever changed In The
record All tine corrections were OF clerical errors
Judge COmstock said 81 never looked into the uDOni
ea record and never requested any alteration III any
record but once and that was that remark lnsd'
about soe one-it not in connection with this cast
Al al-sbOuld not be printed, and my request wal
granted / shall explain my position 10 the Court anc
70 Mr. CoAkmg, and have no doubt ne VIII rerSct Whs
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