Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-07-11
Judgeship Contest
Up for Hearing in the Circuit
Court Monday.
Sensational Charges Made Against Til
man Ford

man Ford.
In the case Of p. ii. DARCY, plain
tiff and petitioner, VS.. r. p. Boise, de.
fendant and respondent, which is now
ia the circuit court, the plaintiff and
petitioner Saturday filed his reply to
the answer 10 the defendant.
The petitioner makes a general de-
nial Of the allegations contained in
the further and separate reply alleges:
First. That after the commence
ment Of this election contest, towit.
on the 28th day Of June, 1898, the
defendant and respondent, at the IN
stance and suggestion of certain en-
yious and malicious person, wrong
fully preferred against this plaintiff
and petitioner and his attorneys a
charge Of altering public record, land
the said defendant and respondent
ilsd his verified complaint In the Of
hce Of the justice Of the peace for the
district Of Salem, In Marion county,
Oregon, against plaintiff and petit
tioner and his attorneys on the 28th
day of June, 1893, in which said com
plant the defendant and respondent
alleged substantially the same mat
ters as those set forth in his further
and separate answer In this election
contest, and the said justice of the
peace duly examined into the said
charge and after thorough trial and
examination during the period of four
days, discharged the said plaintiff and
petition and his said attorneys, and
made the following findings:
Here the findings Of Justice of the
Peace II. A. johnson are given, which
were published 10 THE JOURNAL.
Second-That during the progress
Of said examination of the plaintiff
and petitioner and his said attorneys
upon the said false charge of altering
public record, as aforesaid, Tilmon
| Ford, who is one Of the attorneys for
the Gefenant and respondent in this
election contest, and who was also
attorney for the state of Oregon upon
the said examination of the criminal
charge, sent proposition to the plain
tiff and petitioner and his said attcr-
neys by one Of the witnesses for the
said state of Oregon, upon the said
examination, to the effect that II
these election contest proceeding
were abandoned by the plaintiff and
petitioner the said. criminal charge
would be dropped, but the plaintiff
and his said attorneys Indignantly
spurned said proposition and refused
to listen TO the same. -
Fourth-That If any of the tally
sheets or ballots used at said election
have been changed or altered in any
way the same has been done without
the knowledge or consent of this
plaintiff and petitioner or any Of his
relatives, friends Ur attorneys, and II
the SAID tally sheets or ballots we're
altered or changed in any way the
purpose and object lin so doing is not
known to this plaintiff and petitioner.
Fourth-That for three days after
said election, the election of plaintiff
and petitioner was conceded by de-
fendant and respondent, and if the
said talley-sheets and ballots were
changed or altered in any way it was
done with the intent and purpose, as
plaintiff and petitioner believes, of
dlscreditlng and injuring plaintiff
and petitioner and placing him in a
false light before the public, and in
juring him in the high estimation
entertained for him among his friends
and acquaintances, and to prevent, IL
possible, fair and impartial contest
herein.
Fifth-That the reason of filing the
criminal change aforesaid was for the
purpose of blackening the good name
OF plaintiff and petitioner and that
of his attorneys.
Wherefore, plaintiff and petitioner
prays for decree In accordance with
the prayer Of his notice of contest,