Evening journal., 1892-03-09

~ W AhNhAfN AhAN Ant AAaNNNNt
NEW York, March 9.-At a meeting OF
the New York Bar association last night
there was distinguished gathering Of
representative men Of the legal profession.
Mr.. Wheeler H. Peckham, the president,
was in the chair and Mr. silas b. BrowneD
was secretary. While the minutes Of the
last meeting were being read there was an
air Of suppressed excitement, which seemed
TO Affect everybody, and the hum Of the
earnest conversation extended even to the
halls outside. No one paid any attention to
the routine business.
Il was web understood that during the
evening a resolution would be offered call
ing attention to the connection Of Judge
Isaac H. Maynard when deputy attorney
general with the removal of the Dutchess
election returns from the Office Of the state
comptroller and directing that the matter
be thoroughly proved by a special commit
tee TO be appointed by the president OF the
association.
As soon as the miscellaneous bu siness had
been disposed OF james G. Carter arose and
speaking very quietly, said: 81 arise to Of
fer a resolution in matter which has at
tracted attention throughout the state in
connection with the handling Of certain
election returns OF counse all Of US are
J aware and are grieved that it should be so
that there has been something very like
tampering with public papers by high Off
cials The circumstances and the methods
under which this was done are not gener-
{ ally understood and / confess do not un-
y derstand them myself However, no one
4 can wonder that the matter has attracted
wide attention.
Mr.. Carter's Presentation.
E "Now, we have n statement made by a
Judge Of the supreme court on the subject,
? and think we have a duty which we ought
Z not to try 10 evade / have said that / was
q unfamiliar with all the facts in the case, but
we are all aware that the papers TO which
have referred were taken from the Office OF
e the comptroller Of this state by the deputy
= attorney general without any official au-
e thority
x IL do not wish TO make any suggestion as
20 what the motive Of such an act may have
A. been in the matter, but the removal Of those
% papers did make a change in the complexion
o Of the state senate possible 1t is also true
that the gentleman who so removed tho
papers, Mr.. Isaac II. Maynard, has since
been elevated 10 the bench Of our highest
4. court
" Mr.. Carter then referred to the moral
side Of the question. Then there was tho
q question as TO whether it was violation Of
q the law of the state. The political side OF
is the question, he contended the New York
~ Bar association had nothing to do with
= Continuing he said;
Is There is another aspect which does
y greatly concern us. Il touches the dignity
ca OF the Judicial Office Sustain the dignity Of
~ the judicial Office and we can sustain all
Oh forms Of society. Whatever touches the
ih dignity Of the Judicial Office touches u.s. We
cannot look our clients in the face until
ID there has been either vindication OF punish
ii ment in this matter"
Is Mr.. Carter then submitted this preamble
oi and resolution, which were promptly sec
ne onded by Mr.. Curtis:
N The Resolutions.
~ Whereas, Il appears from a late opinion pro
nounced by judgs Of tho supreme court that
70 grave offenses may have recently been com
M mitted in the taking Of an election return from
N the Office of tho comptroller Of this state, and
that Mr. Isaac II Maynard, the deputy attorney
~ general, and since elected TO the bench Of our
sp highest court. was connected with the trans
- action as ~ impair his usefulness as judge
~ and tend % diacredit the administration OF
y JUSTICE therefore, IL Is
IN Resolved That It be referred to a committed
of nine members, TO be appointed by the pres
ident Of the association to inquire into the
o- nection herewith, and 70 report TO an ad
journed meeting OF tho association TO be held on
u the evening of March ~, at p. m, the facts
- with the opinion OF said committee as to what
oi action. II any, should be taken by the associa
de ton In the premises.
er Speeches were made for and against the
resolutions, which were finally adopted
several members voting in the negative.
When Mr. Carter had finished Mr. Delos
h McCurdy, counsel for the state board Of
II canvassers, was the first 10 rise to his feet
ed in defense Of Judge Maynard. ~ sincerely
he hope, said Mr. McCurdy, "that even before
'ut this association begins an inquiry at all II
VIII investigate the facts in the case. Ever
the gentleman who has offered the resolu
ton admits that he is not in possession ol
as the facts HIMSELF
.or The Resolution Adopted.
~ Mr. McCurdy then went over the case il
y detail, reading from many papers bearing on
the position in which Judge Maynard founC
himself To question put by Mr.. William
G.. Wilson as TO whether the agreement
"a made between the attorneys Of the Demo
-. cratic and Republican canvassers bound tho
'as whole state, Mr. McCurdy replied, II do no
- know about that, but ! say it bound ever
"a, party to the agreement"
10 Mr. McCurdy said that Judge Maynard
then deputy attorney general, was acting a
counsel for the board Of canvassers, an,
49,, that in taking the returns for Dutches
- county from the comptroller's office he die
4. only what he was justified in doing. tn
- clerk in the comptrollers Office gave the re
~ turns to Mr.. Maynard. The speaker wa
cognizant Of what was going on and b
would have done the same thing himself.
There was respectful silence whei
ey, Judge Noah Davis arose and said; "ln tn
per first place, / maintain the character Of n
has Judge can be blackened by this association
IN. unless he has first blackened it himself. n
Judge in Judge Maynards position shoui'
fail to be the first to ask an investigation il
case like this. think can say that wer
AXE in his position j would not sleep at nigh
Xix until had been vindicated."
ian When the president put the question tn
s-yeas" had it by a large majority and th
resolutions were declared adopted.
President Peckham said he would appoin
tha the committee Of nine today.
the
in Died from a Dose OF Aconite.
BosroN, March 9.-Majetta Spencer,