New-York tribune., 1898-12-11
THE QUAY TRIAL POSTPONED
STAY OF PROCEEDINGS SECURED BY THE
SENATOR'S COUNSEL

PETITION TO REMOVE THE CASE TO THE supHhMN
co,.nr TO BE ARGUED on JANUARY J.
pbradelnhia Dec 1O.-Supreme Court Jusuces
creen and Williams to-day granted ru'e a.
,o1,,nq the defendants IN the quay cohS''''"N'
cese "a argue a petition for wit OF G.
reroovjrg the proceedings from the
Quarter Sessions 10 the Supreme Cou'" e
- &, ra,rrneh hIe January Z, and all proceedings
o-o s.ovod IN .he mean time. The defenoah'S
: .ho oaso are Senator VI. s. Quay, MS soii'
picbard y QUAY and ex-State treasurer n
,arnin ! HAYWOOD. The trial had peeh i'Aeu -
he,,n ,r the Court Of Quarter Sessions mere va
Monday. .oa ~, me
One of the results OF the rule grah'eu os Wv
c,n-erne Court will be TO carry 'he ''"' w.
havord the term Of Office OF pstric,-A''o'"1'
Graham. which will expire with 'ne
wear Mr. Graham has been active III Pu'"."
49, COCO c,d in asking the Court week or ten
davs ago to fix an early cate loi '"e ~.
oxnressed p desire to dispose Of the case IL h''
term OF Office. ., ~.
Tho delav occasioned by the action OF TIC
c,,,,ror,o court VIII also in ell probability nave
,ha affect OF CARRYING the proceedihss VI
,oas, tho close OF the trial. beyond the GATE ~.
49, a,.c,,on nv the Legislature OF Ohi'ea
u,a,e. Senator 70 succeed Mr.. Quay. VINO - a
s,do,a FOR reelection. The Legislature wa
vote FOR Senator on January It.
r, aa,ondanta are charged with conspiracy
.r,,,h Iohn s HOPKINS the cashier OF tne reo
r,as Rank. OF this city, who conmi''so '.'0
:, March last. in the misuse OF STATE 'u''u' W
deposit IN that institution
The Senator and his attorneys 90 not he'
~ admit that their object In occurring oeia'
,be trial I. 10 take the case out OF tne ha''u. %
D,str,ct-Attorney Graham. Mt Graha"'' '"e'
nav ,s an enemy Of the Senator. ana ia' u
o,avsd great eagerness in unjusty persecu''"'
Rim and his co defendants
THE DEFENDANTS PETITION.
The petition presented TO the supreme oo1.'
nv the defendants. after recitins the HUN
against them, declares that thes A'o
a,,l,,ess OF the offences therein charged
contends that the indictments are
49,. ,,o,. tou 70 set forth any unlawful act aho
nrays the Court TO deal Win 'he '"'. -.
,o,. will enable them TO obtain what II Is I'M
possible for them TO secure III '"e g.
.,or ~ affairs in the courts in which 'he III
.,'l 90 ,anding namely. a fair and I'M
martial trial In support OF ther p'a'e' '"e'
aver in part:
rno, ,bo prosecutions were instgated ana IN
ma ma h,e,. ~ nv lanes Gay Gordon, late
1p,i'o - tbe Court Of Common Pleas OF fhI.d
JuuSV O- ,i,g in concert with other open anu
- ,,oritiral enemies OF Matthe" = luuS'
,1 ,bo. Gordon. as private couiisri III -
ISor,ae president Of the People ba'lh va
.a,-d ,,oss.ssion Of letters written py tIV p.
,ione-s relating solely to thtH o"h ~ - a.
@ tIo' ',,,ac,i9ns and o, private memorandh al
~, ~ -. bo,e bcen made by CASHIER Hoph'ns'
,rbaea letters and memoranda M'ie 'Op, p
Lil7se os, - using them for political purpose
~ ti'o Pu'' nc ,heu a candidate for the Demo
,'o ,.opination for Governor. mat ai1Houe'.
Cordor rad possession of this iniorHIa,ioi 49, -,
N,orcb ~ last and although the hlo' ii''''o',
@ Srorn that date also In the possession Vi
Thomas W Barlow as receiver Oh ny Is,. A..
Pank and as special First Assistant DistIi0 -
1nv ~ Philadelphia County, yet no com
,. tVI,e. - onv Kind whatever was made against
w. petitioners until october ) last "heh wal
Is Wv we're issued charging the petitioners win
orences That the warrants were issueu
hor,,v before the recent State election winch
,nyoIved the election not only or IoVeinor'
49,, ~ members OF the Legislature, who VIII De
called upon to vote for uniteo Stu.es 1Sia ~
20 succeed Mr. Quay. who Is n candidate ior re-
Iac,ion In instigating and procuring the war
rants Gordon was inspired by express ana per
eonal malice against Quay. az is evidenced .!
the fact that Gordon publicly charged MIN WIN
having been instrumental in preventing ms
nomira,ton for Governor at the Democratic
Gta,e convention. That on or about November
% last Gordon resigned from his ONCE as judge
The petition further AYERS that by reason OF
,ha re,irement OF Judge Gordon on that DAY
,,.h,oh uas the date fixed foy the defendants TO
.,oa, or demur to the indictments. President
yrage Thomas X. Fnletter presided IN court
although he had not been regularly assignee "