The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-12-25

. lest clause Of this section, ie q seoessss
. 70 ineert or imply TO" before attempt
! - shat the clause will then read in II
wloe:
: "Aids. counsels procures or advises IN
!. voter. person or officer 10 do any ..
hereby made crime. or omit 10 do On
!. duty. the omission OF which u hsreb
made . crime to attempt TO do 90, b
shall be punished by . fine. etc. An
90 read this clause mskes Il On oiFens
for any one 20 advise another to sttemp
to commit any OF the ofenses named i
this section. 90 that while il Il not
crime 70 attempt. II Il . crime 10 advis
another 10 make the attempt. II a q
temps TO bribe B, that u no offence unde
this statute; but II A advises B 10 a.
tempt 20 bribc q. then the one Who com
msnds or gives this advice is an ofYende,
under this law: and ! will say there /,
some wisdom 10 THE provision"
. After discussing the other sections tbe
Judge concluded bis charge in the fol,
loving terms:
Il think. gentlemen. that those statutes
have interpreted cover eli the charges thai
] have heard brought against ANYBODY
or that ere likely to be brought against
anybody. IL there have been OGeDders
under their provisions they should be
punished TO the full extent OF their guilt.
and Il 10 your duty - grand jurors to 10.
vestigate oil such chsrgee that may Be
brought 70 your attention. fully and con-
scientiously, without regard q to Who
may be convicted % such ofFenders. II
you have heard, @ have. charges pub-
i'c'y brought In our prints and else y here
sgeinst any citizen OF HE having offended
under these statutory laws We have con-
stdered regulating an election, il Il your
duty to take cognizsnce Of the charges
brought agsinst him. investigate the evil
dence Of guilt that stands agsinss bin.
and fearlessIy render your Indictment
without regard to the political party 10
which you may belong or the oficial po-
sition be may hold or hsvo held when Be
committed such olense.
Up to the time Judge Woods delivered
this charge Dudley and bic organ. the
Journal. hsd attempted TO laugh down
the tIocks-of-five letter. but the esrpest-
ness with which the officers OF the law
entered into the work Of procuring co.
against Dudley filed him
and Harrison with alarm.
WOODS TO THE RESCUE.
Dudley notified The party managers
that be had gone @ fsr o be would for
the party and for Harrison. He We will
ing 10 do anything but 70 TO the psniteu.
tiary. He drew the line there. He gave
notice that unless the prosecution Was
stopped bic mouth would Be opened spd
81 the story Of republican corruption b
laid before the world. Hurried mes-
ssges psssed between Dudley, Harrison.
Quay snd other republican leaders. and
the conspiracy wss formed 70 defeat The
ends Of justice and save Dudley from The
About this time Jndge Woods changed
his course. Attention wss fret called 70
The fact when he sdjourned The grand
jury 10 the midet OF ifs Iabors. On the
pretense that IL was absolutely necessary
% hold . term Of court In Fort Wayne \
The Stcrr' IN Fort Wayne lasted just
'ne hour and forty minutes. and the only 4
,ase heard was . petty civil one invOlv-I (
Dg only . trivial sun.
Toie ~. doubtless. . part Of the Dud- (
~ sc6o0e 70 gain time and wea. cut
he prosecuiion.
The next step in the progress OF the
conspiracy was the arrival OF Quay and
lis consultation with Harrison. I'm,
nedistely after Qusy's visit, repeated
conferences were held between Woods. I,
harrison and Law Partner Miller. the !
esuIts Of which are now manifest.
The holiday recess Was extended on
be ground that : term Of court va
'ecessary q Evansville. Thus. by judge
Voods action. more time was gained |.
Or The election corrupters.
just before the holiday recess sheI
rand jury asked Tor further instructions
egarding The Dudley csss, which Judge
Woods refused 20 give. intimafing that
. had DO further instructions 10 com.
1unicste- Aftsr this announcement he
70 beard 70 romsrk: III they indictls. !.
dudley. they must DO Il on their own re-
Their shoulders are brosd.l
7 than mine. On yhow.r IL
II 10 understood that evidence sufR u
ent had been secured 70 indics Dudley /
uder Judge Woods previous insssuc. \
ons, even to the name OF the man wbolc
'ceived DudIsy's letter. Every Ioop-ly \
pie for DudIey's escsps len open by Ire ID
riginal iustructions 20 the grand Iuryl n
I'd been stopped. and Il We svidsntli Z
- nothing but the interpretation onf
ndge Woods could save him from IN. ~
ctment Ruin sisred the conspirstors Q
the face. II Dudley wss indicted be-
ouId tell oil be knew. HE revelations Z.
ouId be disastrous. III
In this emergency but oos man stood 10
'tween Dudley and the penitentisry. Id
arrison and disgrace. aud the repub-
An party and irretrievable ruin
That man wss Judge William A.
'OOds
Judge Woods came 70 the rescue. !,
To do this Il was necessary that be r. n
lct the Instructions he rave the grand =
~ when Il first met. To do this itI
y necessary that be nullify that pro-
sion Of the statutes OF which, In his y
evious Instructions be had said: .I'n
ID sav that there u some wisdom m y
10 provision To do this Il was ueces- Y
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