Show TELEGRAPHIC 1BJS STAIC KOUTES A Conviction Almost tertuln Washington 16 ilerrick of government govern-ment counsel in the star route cases was Unight asked for fan opinion BS to the effect of Rare lells disclosures during to days proceedings He answered I beleva Reredsll is sincere in telling tbe truth and will disclose the entire truth His testimony already given is about one fourth of which he is expected to give and is nothing like M important as that which is to come I dont believe any man can doubt the guilt of all the parties or that there can be a doubt that the statement made hut summer WAS correct that Her edell WAS but a subordinate instrument in-strument knowingly and purposely aiding aid-ing prominent and able men in their nefarious ne-farious scheme to defraud the government govern-ment said Merrick earnestly and emphatically 11 want It understood that the government would not consent to accept Beredell as a witness and none pros the case against him and peremp torially refused to do anything of the kind and certainly would not put him on the stand unless be had of bis voluLtary action pleaded guilty and unreservedly thrown himself upon the mercy of the court MeTrick added that be believed the government would close the case sometime during next week Beredell 10 said had spoken of a number or blank affidavits of a damaging character that mysteriously disappeared It would shortly appear that while he was in jail alter the first trial his office was broken into and papers carried off A prominent lawyer called attention to the fact that Walsh had not been crossexamined aca asserted that this had been omitted because it was known that Merrick bad a witness ready to testily The puce drafts had been paid to Brady just as stated by Walsh |