Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-03
CARD FROM COL. D. 8. TROY

IN REFERENCE TO THE RECENT mANDAMUs
 CASE AGAINST JUDGE RANDOLPH. To the Age Herald:
 The following appears in your paper of this date as an editorial:
 "Judge Tyson of the circuit court at Montgomery refused the writ of mandamus asked by the Jeffersonians to compel Pro- bate Judge Randolph to furnish copies of registration lists. After showing them he wasn't to be forced into doing things, the judge invited Colonel Troy, their attorney, to come and look at the lists as much as he pleased. Thus another fraud bugbear fades from before the wide-stretched and won- dering eyes of the Jeffersonian- populite- republican combination.o
 Your information on which the above was based is erroneous and justice re- quires that the truth shall be stated.
 1 was employed by Messrs. Thomas Mo- Cullough aud B. K. Ponder to prosecute \ criminally the registrar of precinct 12 for returning fraudulent registration list to the judge of probate. 1 advised them that certified copy of the registration list re- turned by the registrar was necessary as evidence in the prosecution. They applied to Judge Randolph for the certified copy, and on his refusal to furnish it applied to Judge Tyson of the circuit court for man. danus to compel Judge Randolph to fur nish the certified copy. Judge Tyson re-
 
 'Randolph did not invite me to come and Hook at the lists as much as l pleased. He said: "Now, Colonel Troy, l will make you present of a copy of the list,' and Invited me into his office to get the copy. I went into his office with him to get the copy, but it was not ready and Judge Ran delph said that he would send it to my office.
 This was Thursday morning. Yesterday morning received from Judge Randolph l, of fnd fa hn 0f | bn rnrrid traton list for precinct 12 with the follow ing note'
 JUDGE OF PROBATE,
 MONTGOMERY, June 29, 1894. "Col. D. S. Troy
 "DEAR sIR hand you copy of registra- ton list beat No. 12. It is an exact copy, except the certificates at the top and bottom appear on the original at the top and bot tom of each page. Yours truly,
 "F. c. RANDOLPH
 l at once replied as follows:
 'sMoNTGoMERY, June 29, 1894. "Hon. F. c. Randolph
 "DEAR SIR: I have yours of this date with copysof registration list of precinct 12.
 ''lt will not answer the purpose of my clients without your official certificate ap-- pended tbat it is a correct copy. return it herewith to enable you to attach the certificate. Please do 50 and send it 'A'A -l'' ''' ' aD.' $. TROY"
 Judge Randolph has not replied to this note and has not returned the list.
 l was not the attorney of the Jt if srso- nians, employed to look at or examine the registration lists. An examination of the registration lists by me, personally, would have been of no service to my clients. Judge Randolph doubtless knows this; at all events he did not invite me to look at the lists, and 1 had expressed no desire to see them.
 What my clients want is certified copy of the registration list for precinct 12, this county, to be used as evidence in a criminal prosecution against the registrar for that precinct. Judge Randolph has refused it. Judge Tyson has decided that we are not entitled to it. The case will be appealed to the supreme court unless Judge Randolph voluntarily furnishes the certified copy of the list for this precinct 12, and also copies of the lists in several other precincts in re- spect to which criminal prosecutions are intended. Jeffersoniane is not accurate, and does me injustice. am not their attorney in the sense in which you use the term. My ser vices in this matter are without compensa- ton, and are rendered pursuant to prom ise made to the public through the columns of the Journal some months ago. My ob- ject is to make good that promise.
 II my services are helping the Jeffer- sonians, thus giving color to your .allu- sions to me as their attor ney, 1t is because resistance to the Inauguration of this crim- inal prosecution of an election official comes from democratic sources and re- ceives democratic approval. II he is guilty those who do not approve his fraud ought 10 desire his punishment. D. s. TROY.
 Montgomery, Ala, June 30, 1894.
 P. S.--Since writing the above Judge Randolph has delivered to me certified |. l.