The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-20

improper for me add, old acquaintance. press
the damn scoundrels to the wall
believe it be the wish and desire of all honest
citizens without regard TO party, that all men no
viii tamper with the ballotbox belong in the state
prison. Yours, ETC., NJ H. HElh'
The evidence during the rest of the afternoon
covered. without developing any new facts, the
line followed by the governments attorneys at
tAe first trial. John L. Gridiths, elected to the
Legislature at the election involved in the case,
told of the events attending the canvass or votes
the night of Nov. f. He detailed the action
of.Bernhamsr IS chairman of the canvassing
board in ignoring all protests and taking unto
himself of the power of decloing
ali questions without submitting them
tor the action of the canvassing in.
spectors. He also referred to the movements OF
Coy and Mattler that night and rehearsed
the facts attending the attempt to also count
witriess out Prof J. y. Hurry. the
analytical chemist, testified as he did in July 10
acid having been used on the taily-sheeS. or
the first precinct, Twenty-third ward, suo-
mitted to him for inspection. He applied the
sdered sulphuric acid the tallies of Irwin and
Wagner Charles Stuckey. q saloon keeper at
No 1S3 East WASHINGTON street. said the hrss
part ofa1S86 he and Coy owned the saloon to-
gether.a but in the latter part of that year he
himself owned the place. He did not remember
anything about the election of Nov. 2, but on
that day he in the Eight ward On
the night of the election the day before,
Coy did not send him a letter telling him to bes
largely on the success of the Democratic ticket
Lorenz Schmidt inspector of the first precinct
of the Twenty third ward told of his move
ments tns day the canvass of votes was made
For the third time he returned to the board
about o'clock that afternoon. He had the out
side papers of his precinct with him and saw
that they would not be called for until o'clock
He had AMEN gagement to meet friend at the
organization of building association On en-
tering the board room he met John E. Sullivan
at the door and told him that he could not wait
and he wished he could leave his papers. Sull-
van offered to take care of them. and called
George Budd. who was sitting near.
Witness gave the papers to Sullivan, who
turned them over at once to Budd. Witness
left the courthouse, attended to his outside
business and returned at o'clock, when he met
Budd in the. Judges private room. Budd took
the papers out of his pocket. and. handing them
to witness, said, Your precinct has been called
You say they have not been out of your
hands," When the ally sheet was opened and
placed in front of Captain Many witness saw at
glance they had been changed. He asked
but he refused to do it and paid
attention to his repeated requests to that end.
Bernhamer made the count from the changed
figures. Witness was determined to have salts
faction, and til next morning asked Bernhamer
to assist him. The board was still in session
Bernhamer politely refused to correct them, say
ing: II am very sorry / cannot assist you. he
then turned away. Witness went next to Sulll-
van, Also and spoke harsbly to him because OF
the trick he played on him. Sullivan denied
receiving the papers. saying witness gave them
to Budd. Sullivan said he was innocent as an
unborn child.
Other witnesses were James L. Wensly. Re-
publican inspector or the first precinct OF tae
Twenty third ward and John L. McGee, Demo
cratic judge of the second precinct of the Fourth
ward. Their evidence in line with the
prosecution it had been developed. Joseph
Becker, Inspector of the second precinct of
the Eleventh ward, told of Goose Eden meeting
him when he the way to the courthouse
the day after the election, to make his returns to
the county clerk Eden told him take
his papers Coy, at the Grand Hotel, they
might be tempered with in the clerks office.
He also met another man who persisted in tell
ing him to take his papers to Coy. This man
be met Washington street. near Pennsyl-
ania, while Eden stopped him near the corner
of Delaware and Washington. and followed hum
to the courthouse. Court then adjourned until!
this morning