New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-02
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THE DUTCHESS CONSPIRACY.
CONNECTING HILL AND MAYNARD WITH
THE DIsAPIEARANCE OF TIE
RETURNS
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Albany Feb l-Ciradually the men by whose
secret acts present fraudulent Democratic
Lcgsllture was created are dragged into the
bright sunlight of publicity, and their participa-
ton in the plots through which the Legislature was
made Democratic is clearly revealed. Already the
members Of the State Board of Canvassers, Frank
Rice. John Bogart, Charles +. Tabor, Elliot Dan
forth and Edward Wcmple, are upon irrevocable
record as having counted in" the Legislature.
But there were other participants in that con-
spiracy to obtain Il Democratic Legislature, and
evidence given before cX-Judge Learned, OF the
supreme Court, here to-day disclosed the faces
of these men to the public.
The people knew that David B Hill and Isaac
II. Maynard were the crafty lawyers who inspired
the legal advice to the Board Of Supervisors OF
Dutchcss County and Onondaga County which
eliminated in those boards fasfying the election
returns: but no one suspected thesH mems re-
lation - the suppression Of the corrected election
returns of DGtclcss County. Frank Rice, the
Secretary Of State had confessed in Brooklyn that
he permitted County Clerk Emans of Dutches,
County abstract that return from the Office OF the
Secretary of State in tbs city: but no one suspected
that Isaac H. Maynard himself intercepted the
duplicate of that Dutchess County election re-
turn which had been sent to CoIt~olcr Wemple
Nor did any one think that the J5ters of the
political morality as they got to-day, when Mr.
Hills office boy confessed that he gave County
Clerk Emans the second duplicate of the Dutchcss
County election returns and Mr.. Hill commended
his action as pr0per' Mr.. Rice and Nr. Maynard
thus stand convicted of having prevented the
true election returns of Dutchess County from
reaching the hands Of the State Board OF 'an-
vasscrS and of dcfying order of Judge Oullcn'
Of the Supreme Court, that these eectlou returns
should be submitted TO the State Board of Cam
vasSers
As for Mr Hill his Office boy cannot sE!cd him
His approval Of that boys act in giving up those
election returns shows that he has not particle OF
reverence for the will of the voters, as expressed
at the polls. or Of regard for the VIII OF
ono of the highest Of the State courts; anu most
voters will think that office boy in the State
captL would surrender letter addressed to thc
Governor of the State unless some high oihciaI
had previously authorized him 70 make that sur
render.
Tho evidence which dragged Senator Hill and
.Juder MAYNARD into the miro OF the election con-
test was given. as already said. before eX-judce
learned who was acting as a referee to take evil
dence for submission to Judge Cullen on February
20. concerning the alleged criminal contempt Of
County Clerk Emans of Dutchess County in noo
obcying the Judges orders TO submit the Dutchess
County election returns TO the State board OF
Canvasscrs. Gecrgc Bliss of New-Yorll, and John
! Cossim. of Poighkcepsic. were present 10 repre-
cent the voters of Dutchcss County; and r. b.
Lown and 4 r. IIerrick. of Poughleepsie, ana J
Newton FieTO acted counsel for county CIerR
Tnans There were several witnesses examined
-tho Deputy Secretary Of State, Mr.. Benedict;
cx.Dcputy Controller Wcstbrook, three messengers
of Governor Hill. namely, William j. O'ConnoT,
Charles Earl and William J. Lamborn. page in
Governor Hill; Office and Joseph Allen, mes
sencer in the Controllers Office. IL was the tes-
tjmonv of Iamborn and of Alien that proved 20
be important.
First. M Bliss made inquiry of Governor liilrs
cnoIoycs rs 10 their knowledge of tine Dutchess
Comfy election returns. Both Earl and OCon-
nor testified that they knew nothing about them.
Tbcn came Willie" Lamhorn. as he is usually
called in the Executive Chamber. lie Is one
armed lad about twelve years Of age. lie was run
over by n strectcar in New-iorl and lost an arm.
Then ex-senator Michael G. Murphy. out of the
imnulsc Of 4 kind heart obtained for him this
,loce n, pagc Willie L.ambom testified that
he was the first of the employees u arrive at the
Executive Chamber upon the morning of Decem-
her % 1891. The night hclore, County Clerk
rmans had mailed at Poughkccpsio 10 Governor
Hill duplicate copy of the corrected election re-
turus of DutcheSs County. required by law.
Those election returns then lay among other letters
unon the desk in the ante-rOom of the Executive
Chamber when Willie Lamborn entered that
Troon. The returns had been previously put there
by n messenger. who had gone away. iamoorn
was looking over these letters when County ClcrS
Emans entered the room. Below Is Lamborhs
highly interesting te.timony, in answer To quc'
,ions by Mr. Bliss, regarding the visit OF hr.
Fmans and Governor Hills sUbseIuch; approval
OF Lamborn's conduct:
Odd any one in while yOu were looking 40
the letters A.-Ycs, sir: gentleman who sald hs
was the County Clerk Of Dutche.' t'uniy. 70.
Odd he make any request 0i y0u' A'-io"
o.-wlnt did he make Ale told me he had
,,uf a letter by mistake. and that an order had ben
.iyrn him not to 4 certain letter, ana ne lHt
Sent it atc9 he lad received the orier ana ne men men
over and he recognized the letter, and gave 1t to
Q-Ie told you that he had sent it after e he mao Sa
received the order Ale said Ee had SeaV ue
letter and then received me orsr not 'HS yno SIR
O-Iid Pc say whom he had received tIe ,Ts n,u.s
from. Ale said he received the order i'o" '"'''
o"Nnd you looked over the letter, Amfe'' SIR.
O-llow did y0u know the letter he Wanieu u.
I S;,, iookin: Them over and when came TO me
letter he saw it was the one he sent -"'o "
"'! o-pld you ever do such thing before No.
,' Odd you report to any one That you had done 1T
oHro Whom did you report A'-ro Governor
'itj, o-pid he approve it, A-Yes. sir; he approved
i" III rhc s letter WAS not opened in your presence'
~ O. va" any ono with SIr Emans when he came in'
o"WhS! Al believe it was his counsel do not
o IIof"nt Al cannot. tell. lie said 1t was hn
'o1''o ~ Tcu lneyy Mr. Emans before A-lc5. .lr.r
0-DM You know The other sen'leiHan U%'oy' "r in'
tc',;'r Inn o, afrr Mr. Emans left did any one else
,SS,o there A~WeU ! should THINK hieen minutes
arerwnid. - ,o that uosr Al really can.
NOT sov. il might be messenger
"0 n no Won remember A:-les, Sir ~
n Who was il A.-WeH, Governor liul came 10
Gncen minute, aitcrwaTd.
County Clerk Emans having departed with the
Dutchess County election returns It is highly sig
.;,;o,,, that Mr. Hill alm( st Immediately appears.