The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-05-18
CARRIER FREED
BY THE JURY.
Declared He Was the Victim Of
a Conspiracy.
THE AKRON BRIBERY CASE
Closes with q Great peal OF Ill Feeling
aud Some salty Attacks on Mayor
Young by Defendants
ATTORNEYS.

Special 10 NeWS-DeIuOCIdt.
Akron, May 16.-The case Of the state |
against II. C. CARRIER, who is accused of |
attempting to bribe City Commissioner |
McGarry in the interest of franchise
for the Central Union Telephone COM
pany. was argued by counsel yesterday.
and it has been fought hard. Mayor
Young has been attacked severely and
it has been insisted that CARRIER is the
victim Of conspiracy. When CARRIER
talked to Mayor Young there were two
men in the closet to hear what was said
and when he talked to McGarry at the
latter's home, Mayor Young and an
other man were behind the piano, the
mayor sitting tailor fashion. Attorneys
have dwelt on this phase Of the case
and have been very uncomplimentary
in their references. For the prosecu-
ton Mr.. wanamaker said:
1--WE hold that an offer unaccepted
and even refused, is bribery and I be-
lieve that the court will SO hold in his
charge to the jury.
1.-THE defense claims that the defen-
dant was induced to commit a crime.
The prosecution denies this, and sets
up the fact that men were there to
hear what was said provided crime
was uttered. Coming to the question
of character, submit that 1t remains for
the jury to decide whether the question
of good character has been establish
ed"
| Addressing himself to the jury, on
facts, Mr.. wanamaker continued: II
congratulate you upon reaching the
close of this case. You have been Sc
lected and sworn to hear and decide
this case according to the evidence.
MANY years ago great lawyer and
statesman, Daniel Webster opened an
address like this. When the mariner
has been tossed for many days upon a
thick sea, he avails himself Of the first
sun and ascertains his true latitude
Let us take this example and try to ar
rive at the real issue in this case.
What is the title Of this case. Is 1t w.
E. Young against H. c. CARRIER? 1t Is
the case Of the state against Mr.. Gar
ber.
IF what they have said is true of
w. E. Young he ought to be disbarred
and IL they are sincere in their charges
they should begin proceedings instan-
| ter.
What is crime? That is what we
are prosecuting. Crime, the law says
is any wrong, injurious and harmful
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al crime committed as a murder, ar
assault and others peculiarly personal
: There Is also class of crime aimed
at public justice. Whatever property
you have Is valuable because the law
throws about it its protection. If there
is one class of crime that should re-
ceive most careful, conscientious at
: tention Of jury it is in a case Of thi!
e nature or what we call against public
justice. This is a case Of bribery ani
what are the movements Of bribe Of
ferer? Does he come to you in a pub
4 lie place? Does he come with a bras
: band? Does he advertise his COMING
= in the newspapers? No. He ever
: sends some one else to you, at first, an,
' finally comes to you under cover. Ho0
:, are you going to charge him with II
Q He will swear he didn't offer bribe
= and you will swear he did. 1t Is tn
: case Of one man against another, an
: it may be that both heretofore hav
borne excellent characters.
: "They say that spying, eavesdrop
:, ping is an awful thing. Can you thin
II on. another plan whereby you can la
IS your hands upon man who has under
e. taken to corrupt public servant?
\ Have they suggested any othe
" method? With other crimes. as he
!, u micide or burglary, there are certai
physical evidences that can be use
against the criminal. How is it in brl
berry? There is no outside evidence
1t must be secured in some other wa.
have been listening for denial frol
the defense that they had not tried
corrupt a public servant. I certainl
e thought we would get it when Mr.. Gai
ber went upon the stand"
Mr.. Wanamaker here read Mr. Cal
ber's evidence, wherein CARRIER test
fed that he had offered McGarry IS,
\ for the latter's influence with NJ
D Brady and Mr.. Sprigle.
al HE says" continued the prosecute
lie that they did not need Bradys vot
If they would offer 5000 for a vol
G which they did not need. how muc
W. " more would they give for vote II
a. did need? That vote was McGarry'
ID What they wanted was to scure Il
ne passage of their ordinance. Cent?,
to men, IL we cannot convict the dsfent
a. ant upon this evidence supported b
n three men, shall we repeal the bribel
law in Summit county? Shall it go OF
: to the world that they will not convi
re briber? You will throw down the ba
be to every large contractor who seeks