The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-28

take the case upon the facts rather tnaD on
simple denuncation and abuse OF Perkins :,
Defending the agreement Perkins made with
Major Mitchell and Captain Ritter, his deputy
Judge Clsypool said those officers did peFIecLy
right, for they knew when rogues tall out tns
truth can be reached. It became a Quastion
with them whether il would be better tor So
ciety to take the testimony of this man ana con-
sict Coy to let these men 60 and CONVEX feF
kins. Perkins testified, and then Coy secured
Judge McNutt. with his sbrass-toed boot ana
Kern with his to kick Perkins. 1t - all right,
that kind of kicking viii not gave Coy brt
before this Perkins lay in jail because he re-
fused to testify before the United States com
missioner. and then hs was bully boy; 1hey
came in crowds to see him at the jail Coy was. was
there saying, Stand firm. Perkins, stand nrin.
Mattler saw him and gave him bottle or
whisky which is presumed to oe De5ocrnsso ps,r;a
Take this and it will revive YOU" They knew
he knew all. and that If he should testify ne
would lay bare the crime. But Perkins was
released habeas corpus. he was
then glorious boy, magnificent fei.
low. a hero among them De could
have had the influence OF Coy or "Simmy, as
one of his friends called him the witness
stand. He could have had the influence OF the
Edens and Budds. and had he desired to go To
Congress no William Henderson, no Thom as A.
Hendricks. Joseph E. Mcdonald could defeat
him. But Coy saws he did not associate with
Perkins. However, he went on a bond with
him. Perkins has paid his share OF II. while
Coy has not, and wears diamond pin he got
from the principal of the bond. and will continue
to wear it until some honest sherin levies on 1T
ought to be done, but will not. he fears, under
the present administration of that Office.
Passing to Bernhamer when he became chair
man of the canvassng board, he sketched the
Incident of his speech, which appealed TO tho
sentiment Take your medicine 1t Was made
for the purpose of exciting Democrats TO stand
up TO their leaders. The speech was inaesent.
and should be denounced by all honest men. lt
was artful speech made by an artful man IN
pursuance of artful methods adopted by Bern
hamer and Spaan. In detailing the events OF
the canvass and The perpetration of the for.
geries which revealed the purpose of this re-
markabe speech of the boards chairman, h0r
said that the case against .Mattler was stronger
without the testimony of Perkins than with it.
for the fact that Mattler returned to Hisey his
papers shows that he had been somewhere with
Perkins. When Hiseys papers were changed
Matters were also changed, They were changed
back, but the defendants started out with the
charge that the changes made after the
canvass but precisely the same conditions and
alterations attend these papers that are found
on the other forged sheets. Ritter might have
done it, but the same scratching of Irwin's tall
lies is there the same adding 30 those of Ayers.
Captain Many said he did not observe the alter
ations, but down that sheet are found thd
same erasure the Griffith taliies, the same
additions to Hugo's which he 1.-THE speakerl
had not not seen until within 1ss the ..,P;s. past
too, are the same traces or theif
having been changed back But he did not bee
leve any denunciations of Ritter would lead tho
jury TO think he did it. Again, the changed
were not done in this court, and they could have
been made nowhere else than as Perkins stated.
that which Mattler admits. and he is guilty. The
testimony of Hisey shows that bis papers
went to Perkins direct. and came back TO him
through the hands of Matter. While Perkins
was in Jail Mattler was attentive to him and
gave him whisky There is no explanation ex-
cept that the two were together during the
twenty minutes the papers were In the hands OF
Perkins, when he was in Room 59with Coy. But
the fifty EIGHT votes given TO Ayres had been
wiped out, because Mattler got scared. TEose
votes had to be replaced, and 1t was suggested
that acid should be obtained.
The papers of Schmidt were out of his handy
from O'Clock until o'clock. and he says they
that time. He says that Thudium heard the con-
versatioD between him and Sullivan the day
after the canvass. Thndium was on the stand
TO testify to Coy's good character. Why's did
they not ask him then what Sullivan said
to Schmidt and yet Sullivan and Budd testified
that they did not see Schmidt. Budd did not
it was done by Perkins, where did he go to dot
9itas How did he get the papersa Did he steal
them from Budda Did he slip them from
Schmidts pocket and skulk away from Sullivan
and Budda Seven papers in all were changed,
and some were changed back. Did Perkins do
it alll If he did, he very busy man. Whers
did he do it3 Did he run away from tho court
house, skulkng from Coy Sullivan and Mattlert
There is proof that the Connselman pa
pers were ever in the hands of Perkins, bus
there is proof that they were taken from Conn.
selman. lying around the courtroom drunk, and
that late that night they came back TO the board
changed There is proof that Gov and SpaaE
were in Room % lust before those papers vents
to the board. Where was Perkins all this timeS
Again the facts show that the papers Of Oehler
were in the hands of Coy for an hour and g half.
What connection did Perkins have with tEemf
It is not shown by the least reference. They
were changed by Coy, and when he WAS on the
stand he did not offer to explain these facts, for
while he is mean enough TO forge taly-sheets,
he would not hazard the danger of perjury.
Reviewing again the facts in general. he began
at the intercepton of ballots by messenger Of
Coy "Simmy Coy, as one man calls him. he
remarked. siSimlny Coy-I can't call the name
L.,AT Il ALI
character. But Simmy Coy-Simmy Coy sent
out by Goose Eden. Goose Eden-that is d
name I can remember. Coy cannot associate
with Perkins, but hecan with Eden. who kept q
gambling shop over Coys saloon. 1t
Goose Eden who sent out in the interest of
honesty of elections and the purity of the bal
lots. This man Eden met Joseph Becker. who
spurned him. for he is a Democrat who does not
bow to Coy"
Then came the canvass, when at the outset q
controversy five votes Spaan,
moved by great impulse of honesty, had those
votes counted against his client. Sullivan, and
yet he did not stick to it. Those votes were
afterwards counted for Sullivan Spans hon.
esty did not last long It was sham TO cover
what was to come after. Then came the ques-
ton over sending for the sealed bags. when that
honest lawyer, that brilliant young lawyer, made
a speech. Spaan says he did not, but Sullivan
says he did. There is lie out somewhere. But
when the scratched papers were taken up, and
again the sealed bags were asked for. did he
then make a speech2 No; he then mad lost all
interess in the matter, ne says. Aye. because it
was necessary TO keep the sealed bags out of the
way.
Passing to the character of the defendants,
Judge Claypool said it was once his painful duty
to sentence TO death murderer who proved q
better character than any of these defendants.
Jscob Sharp and all the EewYork boodlers proved
good character But what of Schmidt Tha
defense would have the jury believe that he il n
conspirator. But he stood there In some degree
for Schmidt. whom he honored. corspirator
whom he esteemed. One to get his character
does not have to to the Goose Edens and
Budds. Taking up the Counselman incident, he
dwelt on the retention of Counselman assist
ant doorkeeper of the last State Senate at the
solicitation of Coy. shown by Senator Weir.
This Senator they would have the jury disbe-
leve, because he once Republican, and
yet there is a man, Isaac 2. Gray. whom all
Democrats honor who not many years ago
a Republican. Yet Coy does rot dare to deny
Weir's evidence, for he knew he stood in danger