New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-15

and literally Hill knew this, ana IL os Nv
another reason for the swift ana S,lametsS g;ce
with which Hoffman WAS struck ron s; M TIoT
There was a pretenoa Of legal proceedings ion,
nan was cited 10 appear before me uoNelhGi ha
he complaint OF Howatt, Vail, Myiou niu t ,1
resi- Of them that he had fells,u 20 SaoSo,ary
rider of the Board vi Canvasscrs whose secfe"tiA
In wa. Uofnan's defence declared th"t ne , uI,
nothing of the sort; that he Only demahdea IND nd
To examine the paper he was directed " NJ" arc
attcst i'm orjcr Ia discover what lie contents VIZ
and whether he could attest 10 that the slS'u n
gayc him five days within wh!ch 10 senu 'I lie
certificate 10 Albany, and that ne couiu not w
occuscd of refusing until those hve days naI
elapsed that the certificate was lraun ~ 20 a
lie and il was no offence for him To refuse 10 w
marry 10 a fraud and lie, even If his demand
for delay could be construed INTO piS' aside
Ills conduct and language on me heaFihS
toward Mr.. Hoffman were those OF ia
bully and were we'll calculated to lnfuSe darins
intn tbe conspirators all Of whom stood admir-
inrlv by. They had been told that the HoVerloi,
vouid stand hy then and the Governor ha1
done it. Hoffman was lilppeu o"t ol olil1c, "n ~
his nlpoc assigned 10 one OF the m0St ardent Oh
the lesser scamps, young man oi 'ne ho'ie VI
Lmans. o,,. .1 .bo
country around IL as gentleman, and has CIR,
culated to some extent in what may be caile 'l
good society, but he has proved himself In TINS
affair to &c dshon9rable official acting IN con- nG
Wood. taking their advice az 10 whether or nor
no should obey an order Of the court or as 10
when he should obey it, avoiding the ming OF
such orders ~ menaced the conspiracy, deiayins
action mon them when they were fled and rush.
ina eagerly TO carry out such orders az ended
TO bring the steal 10 q successful conslimmauoh'
Hoffman got out and Emans in Just after judge
Barnard's pcremptory writ had been served, com
handing the canvassers 10 rccOnvene ana undo
The wrong they had done. From that time on, oi
all the agents In the employment OF I'LL ana
Hinckley, fmans was the most useful and Ell
fcctivc and despicable.
u-ntcT Al ACTS IN AID OF FRAUD.
The canvasscrs met % December 3 in accord
aucc with Judge Barnard's Instructions, nut the
same day they were served with d stay sighed by
judge Mayhem, gentleman who owed his elcVa-
ton upon the bench to Governor Hill. To the
lay mind this jumping Of another Judge from an
other part Of the State into "A controversy when
had keen already heard and adIudgcd on It's
mcrie looks to say the least, peculiar. The lay
man remembers that that j. how Jake sharp
the rich broadway bUodcr, kept out OF prison
after he had bee n cow lctpd of "A crime OF when
every DoOtback III N6T-lOr knew he was guily.
The layman will freely indOrse Nil that can pc
said in favor OF regarding the bench with delef-
encc and respect but be- finds it difficult 10 under
stand WHY, when politics or wealth are sultofs, 10
little difficulty II found, even AFTER judgment, III
Getting il stayed vacated or disposeu Of some
how 10 the satisfaction of those against whom
II has been rendered Judge Barnard Is a Demo
cIat and ~ L. Judge Edwards, 80 l. Judge cullen
and they were tie men before whom these elec-
t0rll nnttrrs were fully tried Their Judgments
were invariably In favor of the right. hut they
were not out of their mouths before some other
Judge from up the country has intercepted them
and nullihcd their effect. lhls was done not
once nor twice. but repeatedly. IL l. not cdliy-
ING 10 n lavman nor does IL Increase his admrl-
ton of the law 10 see il being luggcd by Judges
without any consideration of Ito merits in aid OF
what. a. an honest man. ne knows to be n crying
wrong and a burning shame