New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-15

officially counted but that said mistake to the proper
time for the official count Immediately discovered
and thereupon they again sealed up and remained
so until the next day, when they were again opened
and counted by the said board.
Mr.. sYPHER NOT RUNNING IAN AFFIDAVIT MILL"
After the secret scssun Mr. Sypher was granted
half an hour and he reiterated the statement made
by him that the returns Of the outlying districts
had been withheld and commented on the fact
that Carlsles counsel had not brought forward
the kilograms sent to those districts.
Mr. Heard suggested that it was the duty OF the
contestant to bring in the telegrams-the contest
ant having the aifirna'i i've Of the proposition.
Mr. Sypher replied that If the case was reopened
he would do so. He knew what the telegrams
affirmative proof in this case TO hang half q hun
dred men in the With Kentucky District, II the
offence of balot-box stufing were capital one
He again referred TO the Butterworth case, and
quoted from Mr. Carlisle's speech in the House
advocating the appointment Of special com
mttee to investigate the election. He declared
that II Carlisle were a man be would be before
this committee asking for an investig CATION in
stead Of sending affidavits to quash it, He did
not know Of case where "a man in legislative
body charged with serious offence had not risen
and demanded an Investigation That was the
conduct of n brave and honest SnealIs
were the men who wanted to suppress investiga-
ton.
Mr.. Svpher said that he could not run an affi-
davit mill against the affidavit mill run by Mr.
Carlisle. He could not come here with the aft
was not here from rotten borough pleading the
cause of the Speaker of the House Of Representa-
atlves. lie was here with the case OF an innocent
man who knew his rights and wanted the COM
mlttee to help him maintain them.
LAWYER NELSON HAD A STORY TO TELL
Mr. sypher then read letter from his associate
Mr.. Blakely. to Nj Nelson asking that gentleman
relative to his refusal to take part in a conference
of Car'lsle's friends and Nelson's reply thereto.
Nelson in his reply declines to say anything what
ever in the premises and suggests that if the case
be reopened Blakely. as a LAWYER, knew how to OBJ
tain his deposition Mr. Sypher confessed that he
did not understand this Nelson business When
the newspaper containing his tSyphers) statement
relative to the conference had been shown TO Mel
son lie declared that all essential particulars 1t
correct.
Ia conclusion Mr. sypher said that a memorial
signed by 5000 citizens, urging the reopening of
the case, wOuld certainly be before the committee
on Monday if 1t not stolen from the mails.
Some of his letters had beea stolen out Of the mail
recently.
In reference to the case Of SIR. Nelson, Mr. Hal
lam stated that he had undertaken to secure Nell
sons de position. Dir. Nelson said tnat he had been
visited IN his Office after the election by COvng
ton ruInan, who lad said that Carlisle was beaten
unless something was done. Nelson. beirg busy
and thinking tnat the man was some election bum
mer who was b-gfnnIng conversation which he
wou.d end b. asking Tor money TO get drink, re-
piled that If ThObe was elected by l majority
he Nelson) would help to prosecute any person
who sought to change hat result The next day ne
talked with two reputable citizens of COvingfOn
who told him that Carlisle was defeated.
He tHallam had asked Nelson the
names OF these reputable citizens
wheieupOn Nelson had pOckeied the deposition
already taken and refused TO answer.
Mr.. Hank inquired II that incident in itself was
not sufficient to make the committee anxious to
take Nelson's de position.
Mr.. Hallam did not think that Nelson's reply
could be of importance enough 70 justify the COM
mlttee IN sending commit tee 10 md out the
names of the rwo reputable citizens. although
he ddallam) would like TO know VINO they were IN
order that he might ose his connection with
them.