New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-02
MlYNARD TIE GUILTY MIN.

The examination into the Duchess County
election frauds and the completely OF the STATE
officers in them was proceeded with before Judge
Learned, as referee, at Albany yesterday, ana
there was developed the astounding TACT that Ii
was Isaac H. Maynard who took from the Con-
tolcrs office the corrected returns of the Dutch
ess County Senatorial vote. il was astounding
enough when Secretary of State Rice was com
RELIED to admit in Brooklyn ten days ago that
after he had officially received a copy OF these
returns by mail he handed it back 20 EmanS, the
County Clerk But now we find Isaac II. May
nard, who was then Deputy Attorney General
of the State, convicted Of stealing the return
sent TO the Controllers office.
1t should be remembered that the law re-
Quires three copies Of the returns to be sent
enc to the Governor. one to the Controller and
one 10 the Secretary Of state. A false return had
been sent. The supreme Court had compelled
the County CanyasseIS 10 make corrected re-
t,Hn In spite OF stays ObtaEcd from Cbsequious
Judges there wero u few hours when no stay
was in force Dming that period the County
Clerk of Duchess County was compelled to fer
ward the corrected returns by mail 70 the three
State officers named. II these returns had been
allowed to remain in their Offices. the State Can
vasscrS would have been compelled to count the
corrected returns and declare that Deane, the
Republican, was elected, which would have made
the Senate Republican. These honest returns
had 10 be got rid Of in some way. 80, As il now
appears. Secretary Of State Rice handed his copy
back u Em1nS Deputy Attorney Gcneral May
nard stole the Controllers copy rom th' IattcrS
Office with the c0nnivance Of cclk who mad
properly nothing TO do with the matter: and
so ar as the testimony Of youthful messenger
i'm the Governors Office is t. be bclIeVed-hc Of
his own molten gave the Governors copy OF
the return back to Mr.. EmanS, and on report
ing bis act 10 Governor Hill was paitod on the
head and tod that he had done right. The three
copies OF the true return being thus put ont OF
the way. Secretary Rice, Controller Wemple and
their associates proceeded aS state CanyasSetS
10 c0un. the iase return because, a. they cJ0lly
said. they had no other in their possession.
Deputy Attorney Generll Maynard took his
seat on the bench OF the Court Of Appeals yes
to-day the very day it is iudicially established
| that his promotion to the highest judicial posi-
ton in ,vS State is his reward for stealing the
Dutche.s County returns. Is not this lower
depth Ct degradation than any one supposed even
Hill and his associates could reach? Colonel
| Bliss argued a case before the Cout OF Appeals
of which Judge Maynard was member yeSter-
| day morning. and in the afternoon drew ont II IN
q reluctant and impcrfectly drilled witness the
admission that Mr. Maynard himself stole tbs
returns. Mr.. Maynard being now on the Count
IF Appeals bench. it is not probable that he Will
be called a. L witness. There is. in FACT no need
Of making him testify. The chief object of the
search has been accomplished The men who
oonSpred to fasiiy the election return, and steal
senate seat have been found, and their names
are known to all The world. Colonel Bliss has
pursued the stolen goods into Judge Maynllds
pocl.et and can afford - leave them there.