The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-01-26
COLUMBUS ELPCT1oNv CASES.
7Fastisan Aqtio1 q I EsSaDIi lean Judge
~ Adversa' to thu Defen4dAntsp * -

COLUMBUS, o., Jan. 22.-Friday even.
ing Attorneys Converse and Taylor ap-
pearedl before Judge Pugh and gave
cogent reasons for a continuance Of the
tally sheet leases until the middle of
February. The prosecutor viciously
opposed any continuance, and said he
wanted time to inform his associate
counsel, and that he wanted Judge
Thurman present. On, this statement
Judge Pugh said he would hear further
argument Saturday morning at 8:30
O'Clock. Mt that hour the attorneys for
the defense were promptly lon the
ground. The Judge was a little late.
The prosecutor made grand entrance
later all alone, and the eager crowd
awaited in vain for the venerable
presence of Judge Thurman, who never
came. Judge Pugh waited until
o'clock for the coming of the,associate
counsel. George X. Nash finally came
in and took seat with Colonel Holmes,
the counsel associated with him as
representative of the citizens com
,mittee. The judge being ready, Huling
made his same old speech. The
State was ready, and it was evident
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ready and did not want any trial, ETC.,
and If the cases were not called when
set for trial that Judge Thurman, C 'uld
not appear, as he would soon be called
to Washington in the telephone, cases.
Colonel e. 4. Taylor said that most
of the defendants III this case had never
been mentioned in connection with it,
and only one out of seven previously
indicted had been named in present in
dictment. They had a right to demand
reasonable time to prepare for trial,
and this was the first time he had ever
heard it, in a court of Justice, and he
hoped he would never again hear an ar
gulnent advanced that In a case where
a citizens good name and liberty were
in jeopardy, the trial must be made
Immediately to accommodate counsel
for the prosecution. If Judge Thur
man were present he knew his sense of
justice was so great he would indig-
nantly repudiate the indelicate posi-
ton in which hefwas placed by his in
discreet associate counsel ! :
Hon, George l.. Converse said that.
there was no desire for unnecessary
delay, but within a year this same
Prosecutor had indicted five men for
these tally sheet forgeries upon the
perjured testimony of cOnvicts in the
penitentiary' If the previous prose
cutor could have had his way, these
five innocent men would now be Ian
gushing in felons' cells, but by this re-
markable case this same prosecutor
now eonfesses, that he outrageously
wrOnged five reputable citizens. Now
he is passionately hot to proceed against
other defendants upon other convict
testimony procured by bribery. An
infamous conspiracy exists which these
defendants have d right to have time
to prove and thus preserve their
liberties and good names. They are poor
and have no corruption fund to enable
detectives to gamble and squeal, or to
carry prostitutes to other cities and EN-
JOY carnival of lust at the expense of
good Christian citizens who have been
duped and imposed upon. Noless than
five detectives have haunted the court
room and dogged the steps of these de-
PENDANTS. The conspiracy base and in
famous, Is shown in the fact that no
less than tive citizens, members of
secret committee, were placed upon the
struck jury, when the law Says they
shall be honest and unprejudiced men.
Is this creditable to this prosecution
r Judge Thurman is not here, but |
know that he'is not a,partDto, such in
famous proceedings. His whole life
has been in opposition to such dirty and
scandalous transactions. OF course
this willing prosecutor is ready. For a
year, backed by unlimited means and
associates, he has Matched
this infamy in secret, and he doesn't
want these defendants to have time to
bring all of these dark transactions to,
the light of day, as they will be and
must be as the trial proceeds.
Huling, when Converse finished, went
over to George X. Nash, and asked him
to say something, but Nash shook his
head and looked disgusted, and declin-
ed to talk. The judge then read writ
ten statement, prepared the night be-
fore, declining to grant continuance
to the time asked, but Mr.. Taylor hav-
ing been engaged in another case, and
not being able to attend to his client,
Mr.. Myers, he would, tomorrow, if there
was no severance of the cases demand
ed, continue the Thirteenth Ward cases
until January Both, but if there was a
severance he would allow the prosecu
tor to select his case and proceed.
The attorneys then proceeded to the
clerks office and struck off "a names,
leaving Is for the struck jury, the first
II of whom will serve. The five men,
bers of the citizens secret, committee,