The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1888-02-02
The Tally Sheet Case.
Judge Thurman Opens the
Case for the State sea6 Mr.
Converse for the De-
fi.ud d.sn n1.
Tilnrs, Jan. slth.i

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! When Judge P,.eh's court con-
vencd yesterday morning. there was
the usual large attendance of spec
ta,ers at the tally sheet trial. The
proceedings were pended for a
time. in order to have the regular
crisainai arraignment and finally
The trial was a.ljou' ned until one
o'clock. At that time the court
room was again crowded, and after
some little DELAY nccas,oned by The
absence of the Prosecutor, Judge
Pugh called nron the prosecution
to present the case'of the State 10
tho jury. Ibis duty was perform =
ed by Judge Thurman, and his re-
marks were followed with the clos
est att, ntIon
TIE CASE OF THE STATE PRE-
sENTGD.-
After referri.i to the fact of the
election in 1855, Judge Thurman
read the Indictment TO the Jury.
charging the forging of tally sheet
of the precinct A. Thirteenth ward i,
upon Al!on o. Myers. Thns. j.
Cogan, R,.bert B. Montgomery and
Charles L. Blackburn, and fixing
the time is October Is. 1885. The
statue was then read, uu.der which
tho prosecution is held. (Section
706l. VOL. Is, p 30 o. L., being an
amendment to a section f the Re
vIsed Statntes) The Judge then
said that the State expected to prove
all The allegations in the Indictment.
That the Stale also expected to
prove That there was
CONSPIRACY
In which R B. Montgomery was
party, TO make it appear that cer-
tain persons were elected. who had
not received a majority of the votes
cast at tnat election. The State ex.
poets to pro vc further that. in pur-
suanee of this general conspiracy.
R. B Montgomery and others made
certain changes in the tally sheet of
the Ninth ward.
The alterations, Judge Thurman
said, The State expected to prove
were in pursuance of one ana the
same object, viz: to defeat the
will of the people by making 1t ap-
rear that certain persons were ell
cc.ed. who were defeated at that
election.
In closing Judge Thurman said
that 1t wos not necessary in kpesk
ing to twelve intelligent men, 10
dwell npou the importance of the
Case.
For more than one h undred years
he said, it hns been the great boast
OF A merica tha! we have here. in
the language of President Lincoln,
d gnvernmentnt the people. for the
people. and by the people. We
have held our country up TO the
admiration of the world as the one
land in which the people rule. We
have brought up our children to
love and revere this country as the
land of liberty. This has been the
one great theme upon festal occa-
sions. THIS idea that the
WILL OF TIE PEOPLE |
Is to be supreme has been ipcorpor |
ated into our statutes. In order |
that this may be suci, govern
meui, We have provided for secret
ballots. SO that the voter may not !
be subjected to intimidation. but |
may express his will freely and fear |
lessly. The Judge then dwelt up.
on the va rious safeguards thrown
around the ballot. Both parties
must lie represented in The Judges
and clerks of elections. After The
aanegyric upon the ballots. and its
safeguards, the speaker said That
there would be 10 use IN holding
elections IN Ohio il such laws are to
be broken with impunity. There
were
No POLITICS
In the case 1t was crime against
al! citizens alike aid every one re
gardless Of party should set his face
like flint against such ou,rases. He
would be ashamed. he said, to call
himself a Democrat. if he allowed
his politics to shield such a crime rs
this.
Judge Thurman speech certain
ly justified his selection by counse!
for the State TO presen, the case to
jury The concluding sen;encrs
embodied the most proiund convic
tons OF the speaker, ard were de-
livered in Il very impressive manner.
STATEMENT OF THE DEFENSE.
Mr.. Converse stated the case of
the defense IN forcible and elo-
Guent speech. The following is u !
full text of his remarks:
If the Court please and Gentle
men of the jury
There has been mucn said in the !
opening of the cmse to you, and in
The statement of the testimony which |
it is proposed to be offered by the
State. which we, on our side hearth
ly approve. We are not here to