The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-11
He Will Go Out Of Office Before the
Case Genes to Trial.
QUAY CHARGES PERSECUTION
Saws the Proceedings We're Instigated
Inv His Political Encmies-fiis OBJ
ject in Applying for Stay Was ss,s
TO Carry the Case Beyond
Graham's Term of Office
and the Election,

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 1O.-supreme
Court Justice Green and Williams to-
dav granted a rule allowing the defend
ants in the Quay conspiracy case TO
argue n petition for a writ of certiorarl
removing the proceedings from the Court
Of Quarter Sessions 10 the Supreme
Court. The rule IS returnable January
7th. and all proceedings are stayed in
the meantime.
one Of the results OF the rule granted
bv the Supreme Court viii be to carry
the trial over beyond the term Of office
Of District Attorney Graham, which Will
expire with the present year. Mr.. Gra-
ham has been active in pushing the
case. and I'm asking the court a week
or ten days ago 10 fix an early date LOT
the trial. he expressing TO the court
desire 10 dispose Of the case during his
official term Of Office. The delay occh-
stoned bv the action of the Supreme
Court will also in all probability have
the effect Of carrying the proceedings
or AZ least the conclusion Of the trial
bevond the date for the election by the
LEGISLATURE Of a United States Senator
to succeed Senator Quay. who Is can
didate for reelection. The Legislature
will vote for senator on January 18th.
THEIR OBJECT.
The Senator and his attorneys do not
hesitate TO admit that their object In Sc
curing delay for the trial Is TO take
the case out OF the hands Of District At
torney Graham Mr. Graham, they say,
is an enemy Of the Senator, and has
displayed great eagerness in unjustly
prosecuting 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 Cor
don. late judge of the Court OF the
Pleas OF Philadelphia, acting In concert
with other open c.i ayowed enemies OF
Of Senator 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 OF pri-
vate memoranda alleged to have been
made by Cashier Hopkins. These letters
and memoranda were copied for the pur-
pose of using them for the political pur-
poses. Gordon being then candidate for
the Democratic nomination for Governor.
That. although Gordon had possession OF
this information about the 24th day Of
March last, and. although the informa-
ton was from that date, also in the pos
session Of Thomas W. Barlow, as re-
ceiver of the Peoples Bank. and. as
special first assistant district attorney
OF Philadelphia county, yet no complaint
Of any kind whatever was made against
the petitioners until the third day of
October last. when warrants were issued,
charging the petitioners with the Of
fences. 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 Legis-
lature who will be called upon TO vote
for United states Senator TO succeed Mr..
Quay, who Is "a candidate for reelection.
INSPIRED BY MALICE.
In instigating and procuring the war
rants. Gordon was Inspired by express
and personal malice against Quay. as is
evidenced by the fact that Gordon pub
licly charged him with having been in
strumental I'm preventing his nomination
for Governor at the Democratic State
convention: that on or about November
I'D last. Gordon resigned from his office
as judge.
II is further averred that further pros
ecution Of the indictments is now being
unduly pressed. not In the interest OF JUS
tice. but by a conspiracy Of the political
enemies of Matthew 5. Quay. for the
sole purpose OF unduly influencing. pre-
JUDGING and intimidating the members
of the General Assembly in the vote for
a successor TO Senator Quay in the
United States Senate.