The morning call., 1892-10-08
A MISSING AFFIDAVIT.
The Worry Smooth Work of the Third
Street Crowd.

Street Crowd.
That the Kelly Crimmins De Young
gang are getting very desperate was amply
shown in the proceedings for the prelm-
mary hearing of Frank Ii. Lambert
charged with perjury in connection with
his registration.
When Registrar Brown applied for addi-
tIonal help in the work Of registration he
was met with the proposition that the
Board of Elect ion CommisSioners-the Will
ing tools Of the Third street bulldozers-
should nominate the additional clerks, ana
was compelled TO submit.
He, however, was permitted sufficient
liberty OF action to designate the duties 10
which each man should be assigned. ana
copying-room under charge OF three regular
deputies.
Unfortunately these deputies have not.
like Argus. hundred eyes, and they cannot
be at all hours Of the day watching the men
who have been foisted on The Registrar.
Consequently an important affidavit cannot
be found
Carroll Cook insinuated that ii had been
destroyed or made away with by one OF the
United States supervisors OF election be-
cause ii would be fatal TO the case OF the
People VS.. Lambert.
Tie words were hardly out of his mouth
when he repented them. for Attorney Clunie
at once called him 10 the stand and asked
him 10 testify 10 the contents OF the affi-
davt.
Cook denied that he could give them, and
the court stated in dry tone that insinua-
tions as to the actions Of parties in any case,
without proof, were not evidence in his
court.
The affidavit OF Frank H. Lambert was
ordered to be produced in court yesterday.
and from O'Clock in the afternoon until
$50 o'clock forty clerks were searching over
the 5000 affidavts for the missing one
When the case was called Oscar g. Lewis,
deputy in the Registrars office, Registrar
Brown himself and Deputy r. g. Faik all
testified that they did not know where the
paper was. George T. Lewis, chief clerk in
the Registrars office, and Henry Merriield
testified to similar lack Of information, and
then the latter stated that the affidavits
were In his custody. but were frequently
called for by attorneys and others.
In the pgeonhole where the affidavit
should be was memorandum, stating that
the paper had been given to Lewis, but
which Lewis was not specified, and the
three Lewises in the Registrars office all
denied having taken the paper out.
Mortified said that he personally handed
the paper to some one who told him that
Lewis Lad it and he accordingly made the
memorandum In question, but he could not
say who the wan was.
aMy mind" he said. sis not exactly right
since the worry over the loss OF this paper"
Then Chief Deputy george h. Lewis was
ordered by the court TO make thorough
search for the missing paper and the whole
available staff was set to work 10 hunt 1t
IN as the paper must be in court this after
noon al &C lock when the case again comes
up.
During an interim, while the court was
yainly waiting for the missing paper, Attor-
ney Andrew j. Clunie called the attention
of the court to fatal defect in the bail
bonds accepted by Judge j. c. Campbell,
and after heated argument between the
court and Carroll Cook the bonds OF George
II. Ennis and L. j. O'Maley were vacated
by the court and the defendants, who were
in court, were remanded into the custody OF
the Sheriff.
There was an interval Of about five or ten
minutes between the vacation of the bonds
and the specific instructions to BailiH Barry
to take the men in charge, Tor Barry In
sisted on a definite order to himself
During this interval there was nothing to
prevent the defendants getting clear away.
Mike Damn, the Mission-street diye-keeper,
who was very active in their behalf, was
asked why they did not skip out.
"Skjp out, is It? What do innocent men
want to skip out forp
The innocent men did not look quite so
confident as Nike
Then Mike went over to Judge Troutts
court and tried to get the men out on writ
of habeas corpus. This matter was laid
over till this, morning. Judge Trout an
nounced that he was prepared TO let the
approved by Judge Coffey.
INDIGNANT CITIZENS.