The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-02-13
SENSATIONAL EVIDENCE

In ths Tally Sheet CAsss-JudGo rhurmaI
Shows There Was Conspiracy.
COLUMBUS, Feb. l2.-The development
In the tally sheet forgery cases yesterday
were OF a most sensational character. L
WAS understood last evening that the State
would close and give the defense an op
portunity to prepare their case and bt
ready to proceed Monday. Saturday
however, Clerk Joyce was recalled snt
stated that he saw Isaac R. Hill, Of New
ark, now Second Assistant SergeRnt.at'
Arms OF the National House, arrive al
the residence Of Allen 0. Myers the S1n.
day in 1885 on the night OF which the for
neries were committed. He met Hill
later in the day talking with q number oi
local Democratic candidates.
The defense was not badly confused un'
Ill the State called 10 the stand Mat Mar.
tin. He has lived in Columbus for 7C
ysars; is q mossbGck Democrat, OF the
Thurman school; close psrsonat friend
Of the latter, and has been Justice oil the
Peace for many years. No one has ever
doubted his Democracy or his official in.
t0grity.
OaIy few questions had been put to
Martin when the defense objected, on the
ground that an effort was being made ia
establish conspiracy, and thnt the trial
had not proceeded on that theory, and 1t
was now too late to begin.
The Jury was sent from the room, and
about two hours consumed in heated
discussion on the admission Of the evi'
denCe. The court ably reviewed the argu-
ment, and overruled the objection to the
evidence.
Squire Martin then proceeded with his
story, and complete silence prevailed on
the part Of the largo audience. He said
that Hill came to his office tho Sunday
evening before tho disputed precincts
we're to be passed upon by the Board oi
CanvRssers Monday morning. Witness, a
member OF the board, was preparing his
opinion on the question, and taking the
view that both the Fourth and Thirteenth
ward precincts should be counted. Di-
vested Of the small talk that passed be-
tween the two, Hill suggested that they
ought to win, and that the precincts should
be thrown ont. The witneaa understood
the proposition, and informed Hill that he
had come to no ConCluston, but sgreed tC
see him later.
In the meantime, Martin called on hia
friend, Judge Thurman, and was over
taken by Hill on the street two houra
later. He told the witness that he was q
moor man and that he (Hilll had 1t in his
power to make him comfortable; that he
had "thrss and three Ciphera" in his boot,
which he would give him II he would de.
eide the matter this way. Witness re-
piled: "1ssac, l thought you knew me
better than that" and passed on.
In replying to Colonel Taylor, who had
made speech against admitting the evil
dence, Judge Thurman said that conspir-
sCy was not always proved by cirCum-
stGn.isl evidence; that men did not 90
about to commit burglary or forgery
with brass band.
In this case, continued Judge Thur.
man, it was found that forgsries had been
committed in the Ninth and Thirteenth
wards; an effort had baen made to bribe
cauvAsser-ali Of which steps affected the
election OF the defendant and the election
Of . United States Senator. He wanted to
know ii anyone could doubt there was a
conspiracy? All the acts had the same
object in view, which was to defeat the
will OF the people. 1t would not do for
the defense TO say that the two acts had
no aonpection. Mr.. Converse, the Judge
said, had good expression which the
speaker had heard ever ainCe he was Q
boy, which is: "To what point do all the
moCcasin tracks tend?" To what point
he said, do the ioIgsTies OF Dr.. MentGom'
cry, Robert Montgomery, Granville, the
acts OF Myers, Oogau and Blackburn tend
and to whom do the moGcasin tracks oI
the big fab like Ike Hill tend, with bis
S., 900 in his big boots2 They all point
to the Unitad States Senate, and to the
election OF Robert Montgomery to contin
ue ~ erosecnting Attorney. II this wal
not law. said Judzs Thurman, he hat
never learned law in any OF lis rEdi'
meniH.