The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-30
How the Conviction Is Viewed.

Col James II. Rice, chairman of the Demo
cratic State committee. was most pronounced
in his views. II was surprised at the verdict"
he said. 81 expected an acquittal The evil
dence showed 10 conspiracy except by Perkins.
1t was q partisan trial throughout. The jury
was made up of men who thought that anything
the judge said should be acted upon In the spirit
in which it was conveyed. And as to Judge
Woodss charge. 1t was simply par
tisan arsumens mt. If he had reviewed
jury there would have been disagreement
The argument used by the jurymen favoring
conviction was that the judge said so and So
Judge Woods is partisan through and through.
and he can't help it, He honestly believes that
a man can't be honest and be Democrat at the
same time He's brainy man and all that, but
he Is not qualified to act judge in a case
whore politics are concerned"
w b. Brinton. a member of the Democratic
State central committee of Illinois, who keeps
pretty close eye upon Indiana politics. in speak
ing Of the conviction to a Journal reporter at
the Grand Hotel, regarded it as q good thing for
the political atmosphere of the State, and
thought it was a blow at Democratic workers.
Democrats ON every hand were mixed up with
the prosecution, and he predicted that hereafter
partisans would be less Jealous in their efforts
for party success.
'The conviction is good thing" remarked
Thomas Gruelle. sI like it, and haven't found
many men that don't Men who vote want their
ballots counted as cast, and can't how any
man who is a believer in American institutions
can help but indorss the action of the jury.
have some sympathy for Coy, but none for Bern
hamer."
John Bodenmiiler. a prominent knight of
Labor, said: "The verdict meets the general
approval OF nearly everybody L have heard
speak oft. find great many who have some
sympathy for Coy. because they have known
him well and always liked him personally, but
Bernhamer seems to have friends. i con-
slider it one of the best things that ever hap
pened in the State"
prominent Democrat. who was formerly
municipal officer said: II sorry that Coy
and Bernhamer have been convicted. but sup
pose there was doubt about their guilt re-
greet the conviction because il will disastrous
to the Democratic party of this city and county.
and am afraid the entire State. The verdict
will learn the Democrats a lesson, and, be-
l;eve in the end will result in great good The
best thing the party can do is to indorse the
conviction If an attempt is made to still de-
fend the men the result will be to drive still
more votes away from the party. / met an old
This morning who had always voted the
Democratic ticket, and be said II the party I'M
dertook to still maintain that the men were in
nocent he would never cast another vote with
it. i believe there are great many old Demo
Gratis who feel the same way"
Henry Spaan came into the city from Irving
ton yesterday afternoon about 3 o'clock. and in
quired of friend, SIS the jury in yeti" He
seemed very much surprised when he learned
that the verdict was already day old, but was
more surprised to learn that Coy and Bern
hamer had been convicted. Like the other de-
PENDANTS and their sympathizers, ne had ex-
pected disagreement
Said Smith Meyers last night: There is no
doubt but that the Republicans had communica-
sion with the jury. One of the Republican jury
men assured the Democratic members that they
needn't hesitate about voting for conviction
since he had been personally assured that the
sentence given by the judge would be light. IL
by this kind of talk that the Democratic
jurymen were easily over"