The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-11
lNSTIGATEO BY HIS ENEMIES.
QUAY ALLEGES EFFORTS TO PREJ-
UDICE LEGISLATORS.

Has Appealed 10 the supreme Court
for CertiOrari. and the Petition
viii BE Heard Jan. 7-District At
torney Graham Will Then he out
of Office and Cannot Prosecute
The Senatorial Election Also VIII
Then Have Taken Place.
Philadelphia, Dec. 10.-Supreme Court
Justices Greene and Williams to-day
granted a rule allowing the defendants
in the Quay conspiracy case 10 argue Pc
tition for a writ of certiorari, removing
the proceedings from the court of quarter
sessions to the Supreme Court. The rule
is returnable Jan Z, and all proceedings
are stayed in the meantime.
One of the results Of the rule granted by
the Supreme Court will be TO carry the
trial over beyond the term OF Office of
District Attorney Graham. which will ex-
pire with the present year. Mr.. Graham
has been active in pressing the case, and
in asking the court a week or ten days
ago to fix an early date for the trial, he
expressed to the court a desire to dispose
of the case during his official term OF
office.
The delay occasioned by the action of
the Supreme Court will also in all proba-
bllity, have the effect OF carrying the
proceedings, or at least the conclusion of
the trial beyond the date of the election
by The legislature Of United States SEN
ator to succeed Mr.. Quay who is a candi-
date for reelection. The legislature will
vote for a senator on Jan. II.
The senator and his attorneys do not
hesitate to admit that their object in Sc
curing delay for trial is to take the case
out of the hands of District Attorney
Graham. Mr.. Graham, they say, is an
enemy Of the senator, and has displayed
great eagrness in unjustly persecuung
him and his co-defendants.
In support Of their prayer to the Su-
preme Court, the defendants aver in part
that the prosecutions were instigated and
inspired chiefly by James Gay Gordon,
late a judge of the Court of Pleas of
Philadelphia, acting In concert with ether
open and avowed political enemies of
Matthew $. Quay, and that Gordon as
private counsel for James McManes,
president of the Peoples Bank, obtained
possession of letters written by the petit
toners relating solely TO their own pri-
vate business transactions, and on pri-
vate memoranda, alleged to have been
made by Cashier Hopkins.
These letters and memoranda were Sc
cured for the purpose of using them for
political purposes. 1t was stated, Gordon
being then candidate for the Democratic
nomination of Governor 1t was urged
that although Gordon had possession Of
this information about the 24th day of
March last, and although the information
was, from that date, also in the possession
Of Thomas w. Barlow, receiver OF the
Peoples Bank, and as special first assist
ant district attorney of Philadelphia coun-
ty, yet no complaint of any kind what
ever was made against the petitioners un-
til the 81 day of October last, when
warrants were Issued charging the petit
toners with the offenses in question. That
the warrants were issued shortly before
the recent state election, which involved
the election not only of a Governor, but
of members of the legislature, who will
be called upon to vote for United States
senator to succeed Mr. Quay who is
candidate for re-election that in instlgat-
ing and procuring the warrants, Gordon
was inspired by express and personal mall
ice against Quay, as is evidenced by the
fact that Gordon publicly charged him
with having been Instrumental in prevent
ing his nomination for Governor at the
Democratic state convention, and that on
or about Nov. % last Gordon resigned
from his Office as judge.
II Is further averred that the further
prosecution of the indictments is now be-
ing unduly pressed, not in the interest of
justice, but by a conspiracy of the poilti-
cal enemies of Matthew $. Quay for the
sole purpose of unduly influencing preju-
dicing and intimidating the members Of the
general assembly in their choice of sue
cessor 10 Mr.. Quay in the United States
Senate.