The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-28
QUAY CASE POSTPONED
ANOTHER SENSATION In THE
STRUGGLE FOR THE PENNSYL-
WANNA sENATORSHIP
CAUSE is ALL A MYSTERY
Prosecution VIII Not Talk, While
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Senator Quay's Attorneys Assert
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That Their Client Was Ready to
Prove His Innocence, and the
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State Was Aware of It's Weak
ness-Hints OF Jury Tampering.

State Was aware of Its Weak
ness-Hints OF Jury Tampering.
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 27.-Political
circles were shaken today by the I'M
expected postponement Of the Quay
triad. and there is speculation in every
quarter as to the causes which brought
it about. There is little doubt that
both sides Were ready to go on. All
the parties We're on hand. and every
thing was apparently in readiness when
District Attorney Rothermel arose and
asked Judge Better to postpone the
trial because commonwealth was
not ready" @ts
AS soon as the sensation caused by
this announcement had subsidized
Messrs. Shields and Shapley, counsel
for Senator Quay and his son, put in
a vigorous protest, but the court grant
ed the request and fixed April 10 for
the trial
When questioned afterwards, the dis
trict attorney declined to give any
reason for the postponement, but add
ed that he submitted the entire sub
ject to Judge Better before making the
statement, and the judge had approved
the reasons. He added significantly
that the postponement was a duty to
the commonwealth. Senator Quays
counsel had this to say:
1.-THE fact of the matter is that there
is nothing whatever in the case. Our
experts have examined the books and
documents. They are mutilated and
have fraud upon their face We are
prepared to prove conclusively that the
entries duplicating Senator Quay and
his son We're made six months after
the alleged conspiracy had been con-
summated and the fruits, if any, had
been reaped. The commonwealth must
admit this. Their own experts will
testify to it. We are confident that
there is not judge on the bench to-
day who would not under the evil
dence available. order the jury to &C
quit -. -.
SENATOR QUAY's SIDE OF 1T.
Senator Quay declined to say any
thing about the case except to express
his disappointment at the delay, but
Senator Penrose made a statement to-
night, in which he says among other
things: nm ~
Il am not surprised at the outcome of
Senator Quay's case. Every one who
has known the facts of this contro-
versy has realized that the prosecu-
ton has been the outcome of one of
the most villainous political conspira-
cies ever entered into to destroy
public man. The conspiracy was con-
ceived upon the day when the Peoples
bank failed and was carefully conceal
ed SO that the prosecution could be
brought to influence the general cleo
ton last November. senator Quay'S
political opponents have resorted to
this last desperate attempt to destroy
him as a political leader in Pennsyl-
vania.
There never was anything in the
case against him, and l doubt whether
any serious thought was ever entered
that conviction could be secured"
Rumors were af1oat all day-one
that the trial had been postponed be-
cause the death of former State Treas
urer Haywood had mininiized the
chances Of Senator Quay's9 conviction,
and another, which gained the greater
credence, that q member of the jury
panel had informed the district attor-
ney of an attempt at .impersonating
HARRISBURG, Pa, Feb. 27-The
postponementso fz the trial of Senator
Quay created a sensation among the
legislators and politicians at, Harris
burg. Capt. James Clark, who was in
charge at the Quay headquarters, says
ttFis an outrage He claims that, Sena-
tor Quay was ready and willing to go
i
had every assurance that he would be
honorably acquitted.
Senator Meredith, a strong Quay
man, says the pestponement means the
election of Senator Quay this week
Senator McCarrell, another Quay
man, is certain his jury bill will be-
come law before the time fixed for
the trial. q
Capt. ]. F. Hanson, one Of the Demo-
cratic leaders, lis confident the district
attorney had good reasons to ask that
the case go over, and asserts that, the
postponement: will have no effect on
the senatoriaB deadlock, except to pro-
long it until after the trial. This seems
to be the general opinion of the lead
ers Of the faction opposed to Senator
Quay NftI,
E. A. vanvaikenberg, the leader of
the anti-Quay. forces, says the post
ponement was a great surprise.