New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-11
TWO DEFENCES OPENFOR SHEERAySAlx
THEIR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FACTS PROVED
BY THE PROSECUTION IN THE BUFFALO
ELECTION FRAUD CASE.

BY THE IN HE BCFbALO
ELECTION FRAUD CASE 4.
Buffalo, Feb 10 lSpecial).-The people hsM
closed their case in the election fraud trial, ~
tomorrow morning the defence will begin 0eR
effort TO prove the innocence of James Duspa,
jr.. What course they will pursue in this ~
parently vain at.enIt can only be conecturS,
but the facts established by the prosecution leave
only two avenues of escape for them. They may
try 10 show that Sutherland did not I'LL out tho
now celebrated second page either passing the
return over 20 Duggan TO Nil ont on election
night. or leaving it blank for linn TO NIL in tho
next day, admitting that Duggan did NIL out the
second page but asserting that the incorrect
figures which appear were du" to honest uh.
take, on his part. That this will be the plan o.
defence secws likely, from the aiacrlty WIN
which Mr.. IIoyt and the other counsel lor Tue
defendant accepted the evidence OF expert wiz
nesses this afternoon that the second page OF 'ne
city return which hears the contested vote IS
Duggan's handwriting.
Hut in this defence they are met by the fofcea
Testimony of Sutherland that he wrote out AZ
tho ctv returns, and by the sworn evidence OF
Watcher Barker and Marshal Hull that 'hey u"
Sutherland Gil out this second page on eiec'"u
NIGHT The only other course open to the delenos
is to try 70 show that Dusgan dld not MI 0u'
the false return, which is beyond proof
The presentation OF the peoples case as 10"
closed. has occupied three full DAYS. hl2h'csA
witnesses have been sworn and the following lSc''
have been established:
II has been proved absolutely that every ~
spector counted the votes correctly and hones"y
and announced the result correctly aus
honestly: that all the watchers NV
down the figures correctly ana as'..A.
after comparison of the ioo'ins' W."
Loveland filled out the police returns In dup,.'ss
and delivered them to Duggan, who called Oh u,
figures to MCGUIRE and Coughlin, his PERSONS
and political friends that. after verifying ."e ns
ures on the police returns, Coughlin slgheo tne.
and delivered one set TO Policeman Long and kept
one himself: that the city return was maze ou'
in full including the vital second page by Sutnef'
land in the booth on election night tha' Su,"'
land made out the return correctly and MADE
agree with the police returns that Du9san WV
writing I'D and working on the returns IN ue
election booth on the day after election tha' u"
return rs filed is false in giving the Democratic
candidate for Superintendent OF Lducation io,'
two more votes than he actually received: tns'
the city return shows on inspection that II ass
been taken apart and new page substitutes ID
Tho second page written out by Sutherland; an ~
that this second page, as II now appears, Is III VIZ
handwriting Of Duggan. :, N.
Mr.. Shcehan did not have word TO say IN ,. .ns
trial to-day, but he was continually on tIe s,eIS ~
II" snems IN be doing most OF his work out "
cour. and is exceedingly familiar with the ., w,;.
uesses. little girl has refused TO give te s.i
monv which was freely offered to the Vta% sn
Jury. and has left the place where she mas "eA
When court opened this morning Juror Scn soma.
had entirely recovered Eleven witnesses Wy
examined during the day. No incidents oil sene'''
interest occurred.