The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-22

Court pertrton to disbar him from practice in
that court. He WAS indicted sixteen years ago
for violatioMuf the State law, and that, Win
this indictment, is the only trouble of the KIND
he ever had. I'm 1872 there were from one 20
three indictments returned against him ZOE
forgeries growing out of tie Same TRANSACTIONS.
In the dir6es questioning he said the indict-
ments were found by straight out Republican
was also Republican. The indictments were
never tried.
Judge Woods expressed a wish to question
Bernhamer as5to his appearance at the former
trial. He replied that Notwithstanding the
courts order II thattine the defendants should
notify the clerk as to who were their attorneys,
he did not do so. He did not think McNutt ana
Brown were appearing for him. and when ex-
ceptions were, taken to proceedings in that trial
he took none He did not employ McNutt and
Brown and didnot know that they were appear
ing for him. hen asked by the District Attor-
ney as to the political utilization o. Judge Alex
ander Ayres. Who removed him from the guar,
dianehip, he answered that the Judge was elected
as Democrat: but had since resigned.
A. F. Fisher. editor of a German Catholic pa
per here and IN Chicago. testified as to the char,
acter of Stephen Mattler, whom he considered
an upright and honorable man. But the only
interesting testimony of tine afternoon, not so
much as TO what was stated. but because it came
Stewart, the postoffice inspector. He detailed
conversation he had with Perkins the 18th OF
December. 1885, The matter came up incident
ally, as he sought Perkins on another matter.
He asked him. after this business was transacted,
what he knew about the forged tally -sheet.
Perkins saying that he had done more and
could ever do again suggested the question. He
then told witness that II do not know what
others did. know what did" Witness then
asked him in regard to Span, Coy, Beck ana
Bernhamer's completely in the forgeries. He
repeated his answer
On being cross examined by Judge Claypool,
the witness said he first came to Indianapolis as
an officer of the government November 18. 1886.
He North Caroinian by BIRTH but from
early boyhood had lived in Shelby county. He
had known Perkins ten years. He first men
toned the substance of his testimony to his
father-in-law and his wife After that he told
Mr. Span about 1t because he considered it an
important matter. He did not testify in the
former trial because he was at that time in the
Lake Superior regions. He told about the Perk-
ms conversation after he returned When the
conversation occurred in December, 1856, he did
not know of any grand jury or other investiga-
ton being made at that time. The conversation
took place in the hall of the third story Of the
federal building near the District Attorneys
rooms At the close of this evidence the court
adjourned until 10 o'clock Monday morning.
Superstitious Fears of Coy.
The seemingly accidental relation of members
in connection with the present tally-sheet trials
is known to be exciting the fears of Sim Coy.
and is working upon a mind. which, though al
ways active and earnest in the accomplishment
OF an object is easily disturbed by every fortui-
tous circumstance which binders or delays.
Ordinarily, such things might be passed by
noticed, but his superstitious mind has grasped
them and dwelt upon them till their Importance
has been maenifed proportions in
consistent with the facts, strange as
they may appear to be. Coy feels that the ordi-
nal number, second" has certain dangerous
relation in events to him. and that is to be
apprehended from this second trial, because it is
second" than from any evidence that may be
adduced against him sby the prosecution. His
fears are based upon the following strange
relation which the second event, effort fact,
it may be, bears TO the first in the Same
direction:
His troubles originated at period when, for
the second time in great number Of years, his
party had complete and full control of the cleo
happening simultaneously with his second
service to his party as chairman
of the county central committee, and it was the
discovery of the second set of forged tally
sheets that determined the citizens to press the
matter in the courts, and, if possible, vindicate
called to investigate the cases. that returned an
indictment, and it was before the second county
grand jury that Perkins implicated Coy and
paved the way for full confession before the
ney is the second one that conducted an investi-
cation into the frauds. Judge Turpe being
the first and it was the second effort
to have counsel appointed by the government to
assist in the that proved successful.
Judge Woods is the second federal Judge that
Indictment to try the case, and he is sitting a
second time, the question upon which Judge
Gresham called being upon different
branch of the cause entirely. AS judge w Gods
is the second Judge, this the second jury and
second trial, SO this is the second year of the ex
istence aud work of the committee of one hun
dred, which was formed to punish this and pre-
vent similar frauds in the future.