The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-05-11
CENTRAL UNION
IN A FIGHT.
Its Legal Representative Being
Tried For Bribery.
AKRON COURTS ARE ENGAGED

Ing Features Grew Out Of Tels-
phone eFrsnchise-Co Conspiracy
Alleged.
Special to News Democrat.
Akron, May 9.-The Central Union |
Co. is having a serious fight |
here in the courts. One of their legal
Attorney CARRIER, is be-
Ing tried under an indictment for al
legged bribery. 1t is claimed that Gar
ber approached City Commissioner Nc
Garry of Akron with a view of getting
through telephone franchise. CARRIER
is we'll known in Canton and has been
there frequently. 1t is claimed on the
part of CARRIER that he is the victim of
a conspiracy. He insists that Mayor
w. e. Young Is one of the conspirators.
Mayor Young is the son Of Squire NJ. NJ.
Young of Cantotn.
At the trial the question of the valid
ity of the indictment was brought up
and the argument Of the counsel was
heard. The main point raised Is that
the indictment states no crime and
would work no hardship to the state to
throw the case out.
In support Of the indictment as drawn
up by himself the prosecutor offered
full explanation of the phraseology.
Immediately after the usual court
business was disposed of, Hon. E. w.
Stuart, who is assisting In the prosecu-
ton, took up the thread of the argu-
ment and spoke at some length urging
strongly that the indictment be declared
good.
The debate was taken up by Col. Geo.
w. Sieber, after Hon. E. w. Stuart had
finished. He dwelt principally upon the
technicality of the construction placed
on the definition of the crime of bribery
in the new statutes. In addition to
this he attempted to show that the in
dictment does not set out the fact that
Daniel McGarry is an officer of the city
of Akron.
The defense had a large number of
subpoenaes issued, Tuesday, for wit
nesses, who will appear in Garber's be-
half Among the number are many men
who are known throughout the state as
prominent politicians and members of
the judiciary or legislative bodies.
Some of the witnesses are Secretay of
State Charles Kinney and Hon. John r.
Malloy, of Columbus; Mayor Black, of
Columbus; Hon. Thomas Kyle. of Troy;
Hon. c. o. Hale, of Ira; Hon. Emmett
Tompkins Of Columbus; Thomas Mahar.
Greenville; Thomas Selz. Dayton; Judge
John A. Jobes, Greenville; Hon. John
Clarke, Columbus; Gen. Charles M. An
derson, Greenville; Judge o. r. Brown,
Dayton; Hon. George Wilhelm, Justus;
Geo. Sigafoos, Greenville; C. E. Wright,
Greenville, and the following local wit
nesses: A. T. Paige, L. C. Miles, Simon
Cronan, Dennis Collins, Bertha Kaiser
s. s. Cline, L. s. Pardee and w. T.
Tobin.
Mrs. CARRIER, the wife of the defend
ant arrived in Akron Monday evening,
to be with her husband through the
trial. She was present in the court
room at Tuesday afternoons session.
and seemed to be deeply interest IL in
the proceedings.
She Is a handsome brunette and had
very earnest, grave demednor. She
was dressed in gray street gown, with
a hat to match.
Her husband has grown visibly older,
so his intimate friends say, since his
indictment and of late he has con-
stantly worn worried expression. He
is very confident that the trial will re-
suit in his final acquittal, bat in any
case he is very anxious to have it set
tied one way or another, to avoid fur
ther suspense.
CONSPIRACY ALLEGED.
The argument Of Attorney Rogers on
behalf of the defendant concluded in
some warm propositions. He said:
1T will be claimed that the ordinance
was law at the time the pribe was al
legged to have been offered to Mr.. Nc
Garry and that 1t had passed out of the
hands of the commissioners.
"Mr. CARRIER offered him $500 to get IL
through the council" said he, mot TO
influence his vote. but TO assist him in
having the council pass the ordinance
After this offer had been fairly wrung
from him, Mayor Young and Mr.. An
dress came from their hiding places and
FASTENED down and had an affidavit is-
sued for Mr.. Garber's arrest. The
mayor Of Greenville was telepnoned to
arrest Mr.. CARRIER He was not there,
but heard of the affidavit while at Col
umbus. He rode to Akron that night
and Immediately was taken to the Of
flee of Squire Hoffman, where he was
allowed to plead"
"Mr. Rogers sought to show that Mr.,
CARRIER was prosecuted. He attempted
to go into the grand jury room and
show how the indictmen: was obtained
To this the prosecutor objected.
Mr.. s. G. Rogers asserted that Mayor
Young was party to the conspiracy
for the purpose of advancing himself
politically.
The court allowed the indictment to
stand and the case proceeded.
CARRIER CLAIMS PRIVILEGE.
Akron, May 9.-Practically all of to-
day has been spent in arguing points
raised by the defense. They claim that
the statement made by II. c. CARRIER,
assistant solicitor of the Central Union