New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-30

h.o b,nrs be committed acts than which there oen
none more serious deserving OF reprooauoh e "
.eouences of which are 70 the Last degree harmful
o-Do you mean harmful because they gave ne senate
to the DenocrstsI .,.
A-No; mean harmful because they robbed ue peOp'
Of their rights. ...,,..
/ O-po YOU not know that Mr. Maynard ha1 Cohfo'e'
Weqples consent to take that certificate
A-No l know he had not. but he hou' IL "ouiu
have made no difference. The Controller would rave hau
no more right to take 1t than MAYNARD rad =.
Q-SuppOse 10 had been deposited IN WenpIe1 o"'' y,
a trick Of the Republican counsel Suppose th'E h'H
induced tho County Clerk by false representations
TO nut tina, certificate In the mall. would not AZ as Ou'
opinion of Judge Msynard's conduct!
Mot I'm the least. Your suppo-ition l. ho' ".' .
matter Of fact; but II itwere 1t would not reeVe 'uu
MAYNARD. The returns were rifhtuHy 'hs'-' '"u '''
had any RICH; to modest them.
Q-Don't YOU know that an order Of JUDGE hs''n'"
existed forbddng the County CLERK 20 sehc ha' ''" "
the Controllers =,
Al do NC. l do that the clerk ustEsd N IN.
pooeedncs before Judge Cwen at the time no naea
the returns he DID not OF Judge lnr'ahams od
Ho Kas subsequently gwen lister 70 Juoee 'is''''1
saving tina, did OF H. but his letter l. NOV ""
Q-Don't you that all the members oi the |ou''
Of Appeals approved Mr. Moynads appointment 70 th''
Courti
Al do
O-Hsven't you seen that stated
Ayes, but IL is not true.
Q-Your brother is member OF Me Oour' Oh NPD''@'
Is ne no.:
HIpGwAY puts HIS FOOT IN 1T"
For the first time Mr. Peckhams face betrayed
Indignation. What under the sun couiu nav.
moved Ridgway 10 asl, this question Is mystery
but il was easy TO see from the witnesss lace
that a sharp answer was coming
Yes" he said. my brother is mcmoer I'll
the Court Of Appeals. He has known 'uusc
MAYNARD a long while, and has always es.Fen ,nI
him until recently. | know that, lOr he mas .olu
mi siu
proper | should say-- ~ . -
At this point Mr. Ridgway undertook 70 III,
terrupt the witness, but Mr. PecKham Wo"l" "o'
permit it, .1 mic
Id is proper. | should say, lie continued iils
ing his voice "tnat of the acts IN question hcir'
my brother does not approve ne u"r' c mU' it
rove he docs not approve III You can ~
any consolation out Of that fact, you can nav i'
Naturally this statement created EtL' En-
saton. II also moved counsel 10 cChciu.v om"'
shev mad had enough of Mr.. Peckhans testimony
They had succeeded in making themselves thplou-n
ly ridiculous. They had shown that 'hci MY
going to turn an occasion OF the Srcales' noi'iH'1
into n cOn;cmptible political dispute thaI, WltI Il
question before them affecting, not meItiH in '
character of a high judicial Official, nut aeCliIt
the honor and authority OF the court, tIl'A WI.
going 70 decline TO enter into any investigation OF
facts. but by contemplate imputations oil splt
and preiudicc against men whom all the 9'atc
knows 10 be utterly incapable OF snch motives, OF
of any m0 ,T11s IN Which . sprung from @
biob sense of public duty, they were
going To appeal to low partisansnp An adjourn
mcnt was taken until tomorrow afternoon no.
However. without protest from Mr. CoGdrrl'
lie. with Mr. Stickney, Mr.. Cadwaladcf am H H
Hand has been waiting in Albany since Hnn,ty
ninht and Inc begged now that TIE committee
would hear him. can tell all know Gcn,c
men" he said. in n very few minutes. My cA-
animation cannot I've proractcd unless You lnsiso
unon my telling YOU all j don't know.
But no appeal. however, ardent could lnouce ,hp
committee or its counsel - consent 70 encounter
another Bar Association lawyer immedlltrN AFTER
bnx;no done with Mr. Tcckham. L. l.. &.