The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-23

of them when they went to another room, Mr..
Coy and Mr.. Span. It was room on
the same floor, east Of the courtroom, five
or six, may be seven, doors east. saw them
go in there. They had piece of paper in
their hands. 1t was paper some eighteen or
twenty inches long folded up.
Odd it resemble a tally-sheet9
"A-It did.
"Q.-What time was it you saw them pinto
that room7
'A.-It must have been or o'clock in
the morning; | couldn't say the exact time. l
didn't see them come out of there. did not
try the door. They went out of the judges
room, | think, to that other room ! was in
the hall when | saw them come out. Mr.. Coy
had the paper; it was folded up. was in the
courtroom when they came back. They were
gone half or three-quarters of an hour. 1t
may have been an hour"
Mr. Bailiff Nickerson testified Yesterday that
on Thursday night "Mr Counselman intro
duced himself to me- as he and and Mr. VIM.
Cook and Austin f. Bradley were crossing
Delaware street Counselman had roll of pa
pers in his overcoat pocket, which he said was
his tally-sheet and poll-book This was about IL
o'clock at night Mr.. Bradley asked Counsel
man what he was doing with the taly-sheet.
Counselman replied. 1T wasn't fixed then;
some things wrong Cook spoke up, No, it
isn't fixed yet John and | are going to fix it,
and whack up"
DR.. 7. A. Wagner, who said he was very
interested spectator of the proceedings of the
canvassing board, testified yesterday, that
"He bad seen Mr.. Perkins and Mr.. Sahm,
Mr. Coy and Mr.. Spaan and various other
gentlemen engaged in conversation in whisp-
ers He saw Mr.. Coy and Span go into
room, No. 80, he thought, in the east end of
the court house He followed them and saw
that the room was lighted. He went around
the stairway, took off his shoes and came back
to the door and peeped through the cracks
He saw Coy and Span in there Before them
on table was paper, what kind he could not
say, over which both men were leaning and
doing something he did not know what.
This was just before the vote from the Fourth
ward was counted, about l or 2 o'clock in the
morning. When Mr.. Counselmans tally
sheet was being read several Republicans tried
to examine it, but Bernhamer kept turning
the leaves and said, you fellows needn't
make any fuss. We are only giving you what
you have been giving US for twenty years"
In the wrangle which followed, Coy said;
''You fellows ougntn't to squeal; we are Civ
ing you some of your own medicine; you
know how it is
This story of DR.. Wagner'was reinforced
by other WI nesses who saw Mr.. Coy and Mr.
Span come out of the room after Mr.. Coy
had opened the door and looked cautiously up
and down the hall.
Mr.. Dan. M. Ransdell testified that, in COM
Elan, he called upon ''Sim" Coy at his
saloon on the Wednesday following the
election, to ask him respecting the report
that orders had been given inspectors to re-
turn tally-sheets to his (Coy's) place, and not
to the county clerk, and Mr.. Coy said to the
three: ''You take me for a chump?"
Mr.. Arthur ". Jordan said, in his evidence:
Gin the consultations on the night of the
canvass Mr. Coy was moving about more
than Mr.. Span. We were III the room back
OF the court room-the judges room-near
the close of the canvass, when Coy came in
Span made the remark: L see your stock is
advancing Coy said: Yes, we viii get
there"
We leave this evidence Just as it is. 1t
tells its own story. Its conslusveness will
be determined by the public just now; in
connection with other evidence, it will be
passed upon by court and jury. Mr.. Coy is
not 'chump," to use his own elegant and
expressive vernacular; but "we7 may "get
there, Messrs. Coy & Co., in way quite IN
expected at the time you were all so clipper,
and despite your phenomenal smartness.
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