The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-25

related by Perkins occurred, nor did he know of
any purpose or plan to change tally-sheets.
Simeon Coy then took the stand and stated
that he had been in Indianapolis since 1863.
He worked carriage painter for the Shaw
company for twelve years, and on the company's
failing he went into the saloon business He
then somewhat eagerly told of his service ia
Council. his being nominated by reclamation
and elected each time by increased majority.
he bad been chairman of the Democratic
county central committee since 1884, and still
held that position During the campaign of
1886 he had private rooms at the Grand Hotel
for conylence IN dealing with workers for the
party, of whom there were 1900. TAX
ing up the Eden incident the day
after the election he said the night before he was
put on his guard concerning plot to capture
the returns. This was at midnight. and forth
with sending for w ii. Eden, who was night
Waterman at the courthouse, he told him to be
at the courthouse early the next morning and
tell all Democratic inspectors to return home
with their ballot boxes and outside tally-sheets.
and there keep them until the canvasslng board
met. His object to prevent fraud. AT this
point court adjourned
The trial being resumed at 2 o'clock, Judge
Howe. of the Superior Court, testified that de-
PENDANT Span had been practitioner before
him for ten years. and that his reputation
good. Albert L. Beck's. As TO John Il.
Reardon, whom he knew as Suliivan's deputy In
witnesses court his reputation was good so far
as he could tell since his first knowledge OF him,
which began when he came into the clerks Office.
Capt. d. N. Berg. clerk of the State board of
health. said that in his Office no experiment was
made with acid. as described by Perkins He
did not see PERKINS and Dr. Metcau tOgetner In
she Office the day of the canvass. On cross
examination he replied that he had seen the
two together in the boards Office two or three
times, but it was time before the day the
canvassing board met
W. F.. Christian, an inspector and member OF
the canvassing board, gave Sullivan and Budd
good regulations, after which defendant Coy
turned to the stand and said that about year
before the canvassing board met he had key
to Room SO. The room was generally used by
the Courthouse janirors for general purposes,
but he had it for consultations during cam
paigns. The morning the board met, and before it
was organized he was in there with several PEI
sons. one of whom was Smith Myers, discussing
the organization of the board. He had con-
versation whatever with Samuel Z. Perkins
about the Hisey taly-sheet, nor did he ever
suggest that fifteen or any number votes be
taken from Judge Irwin and added to Ayerss
vote. He was not present when Perkins changed
the sheets. He did not remember seeing Matt
Ter that day. did he have any intimation
that either Matters or Hiseys tallv-sheet had
been changed. Witness that day went to the
Grand Hotel, but did not remember being there
at any other time. He never saw Perkins there
that day at all. 1t along late in the
evening he first learned of any question concern
ing Ayerss election He first knew of charge
to change in Hisey's tally-sheets late in the
evening.
The REORGANIZATION brought a hot answer,
to the effect that he did not go by newspapers.
He could not tell whether, on the morning of the
the 4th, the day the canvasSing began he saw
in the Sentinel a doubt as to Ayress election,
did he the News of the day before cues
tioniug the thing Republicans and Dem
ocrats both said Ayres elected from 500 to
600 majority until late the night of the 4th. He
associated with Perkins at all. politically.
He did not consider that any ones friend. |
Perkins once voted for him for chairman of the |
county committee. but he never trusted him in
politics. and had always warned their candi- |
dates to keep away from him. He would not |
trust him unless he had somebody to watch him. |
Judge Claypool then had the witness identify
a written order to Perkins from him to call a |
wsfd at HeWo stable INC Coy aetno"i
f He also admitted .bat new presincs had BEEN
created in the ward, but did not say it for the
purpose of electlng Perkins committeeman
so he could vote for~Coy for chairman. Witness
have interest in any gambling house. He
never played card in his life. Referring to his
being surety with Perkins the Van SLACK |
bond, he testified that Van Shack was once |
detective He had knewn him for ten years, |
and the man was arrested here for playing |
confidence game. Perkins. he thought, went on |
the bond at witnesses solicitation. The diamond |
pin witness wore given him by Van SLACK.
It was an elegant pin, he thought. Witness was |
Sheriff King came to him with execution |
he told him A man came here
him and others to procure the release of Van |
SLACK and his partner, Anderson. Coy sug- |
gested Perkins professional Dondsman, and |
Perkins said witness should go on the bond with |
him. He protested because he had no real es- /
tate, but he had gone on other bonds for Door |
u Unfortunate fellows. When he did he used them
"A
Washington street w. II. Eden rented rooms
from him and there gambling IL them. but |
he had no interest in the game. Many promi-
nent people in the city rented rooms for like
purposes. Among the bonds he had signed
one for man who lives near the station-house.
He visited his house whenever he desired. He
had no particular business in doing so. He never
went there to change his clothes when in Jail,
and more, the sheriff never allowed him to leave
the Jail.
In reference to the midnight incident in Room
SO, Coy detailed it as other witnesses had done.
To question from the governments attorney
he had for some time been financially irresponsi-
up this good watch of mine" The Eden who |
rented rooms of him is the man whom he sent |
out to see the inspectors the day after the cleo
tion. He was at the canvaSSing board In the in |
terest of the Dem ocratic party and to that
the count was right. He did not have any Of
fetal notice when the Hisey papers were being
counted that the changes would affect the re- |
suit. He made no effort TO have the sheet
jected, because he was not member Of the
board.
w. j. Craig. proprietor of the Sentinel test-
fed to being with Mr. Span when Coy asked
him as to the effect on the count the refusal of
inspectors to sign it would have He detailed
the after occurrences in this connection they
appeared in the testimony of Mr.. Span. His
closed with Endorsement OF the
good regulations of Sullivan, Coy and Span.
Other witnesses as to reputation were John
Carlin, who spoke for Reardon, Coy, Span and |
Mattler, ard John Newman, who worked with
Coy in the carriage factory, and is ex-alder-
man. He testified for Coy only. II. B. Messick
and Patrick j. Kelly, councilman, appeared
for Coy and Matter. Kelly employed
the Evening Democrat, and the printers
On one occasion wanted their mon
sy. They agreed to go to work
r Coy would give his word they would be paid
William Fl. English said he had known Coy for
ten years. His reputation, in the MAN, Is good.
Stephen j. Matter is an honest. honorable man.
Dr. Metcalfs reputation is good. Hiram Miller,
ex-county treasurer, gave Coy and Sullivan a
favorable Endorsement. Joseph F. Flack con-
'idered Sulivan's reputation good. Charles
,iithof, once a barkeeper repeated the occur
renee between Matter and Perkins when the
after wanted Matter contribute to the
expenses OF the litigation. Franklin Landers
'aid that he thought he knew Matters reputa-
ton, which he considered good. Isaac Thalman,
councilman, so far he had heard, said DIR.
Metcaf's reputation good
Michael McGlynn. inspector of the second pre-
.inct. Fourteenth ward, told of Perkins coming