| Show a Ht L 1 STAR BOUTEt H i i More Talk About Marshal i ji j Henry and be Jury I Washington 9 The Post says of the I star route jury It is asserted that no f t sooner were talismen ordered than a i goodly number were found on hand and convenient for Marshal Henrya summons I sum-mons and that defendant Dorsey the f exsenator us seen to have the ear of i Marshal Henry in a secluded alcove There is no doubt Marshal Henry was fi subsequently brought before Attorney k 1 I i General Brewster and subjected to a I rasing examination but as no overt act could be designated was concluded tre wisest policy was to make ncr fuss about it for a time however it was seriously contemplated to demand of the J marshal his resignation but this determination deter-mination after long conference witb the marshal was tii doned It fa not I I charged that the jury has been corrupted i I or is susceptible of being tampered with I Washington 9Ie tile criminal court I this morning government called ex i Attorney General McVeagh as the first I I witness in me star route cases McVeagh J testified that be had a conversation 1 I Earedeli in June 81 Merrick askad i j witnes to give tbe details of the entire II I conversation to the best of his recollection recollec-tion Objected to on the ground that witness must give the data of the interview j inter-view to make it competent evidence J and for other reasons Totten denied j I that the evidence was competent for any I purpose in this trial the date of the conspiracy r i con-spiracy was placed in 79 and this confession I con-fession was made long afterwards In June 81 Jngersoll argued that no one I I would contend that Reredalls confession I f I I was intended to further the obj eul of the I conspiracy It was necessary to prove I the existence of the conspiracy before I trying to introduce such evidence as this I Merrick was about to reply when the court interrupted him to inquire whether t he waa prepared to assert that the confession con-fession was intended to help along the I conspiracy Because if it was not regardless I re-gardless of other facts it would certainly Ii not be good evidence against ReraoalU J Merrick replied that he thought that the i question could be answered by hearing II toe testimony I i Judge WylieBut you must first i prove that there was a conspiracy Merrick asserted that the confession was the best proof of the existence of ft conspiracy Judge Wylie Oh no I think you ara i wrong and the contrary position is true f Merrick But the body of a dead man I may never be found Judge WylieYou must prove that he had been missing for a long time before discovering him dead f L The court in answer to an inquiry by 1 Morrick replied that even if he should i be prepared to show that every one of Ihe I defendants had made a separate acknowledgment i acknowl-edgment of baring engaged in a conspiracy I I con-spiracy it would not be ndmissable evidence i I I evi-dence A conspiracy must be made out I by circumstances It this confession Ehould prove that Reredell met certain i of the defendants on certain occasions I perhaps it would be admissabla The t prosecution should confine their questions t ques-tions to facts which would prove the If 1 conspiracy This WAS a very important I tf f point in the owe Ir M f Ingeraoll Yes if your honor pleases I 11J 3 it is the whole of it iI li I f IngeKoll cloted the argument on this 91 j a point which he regarded as of the highest II I importance by saying he regarded the Ii I failure of government to produce any authorities jl au-thorities prima facie evidence that the t law was altogether on his side 4 1 J Judge Wylie ruled out the evidence i until he was satisfied th3 conspiracy existed ex-isted Merrick said this decision would j I compel him to postpone certain evidence f i i tIt I I It is reported that there has been a Ii i change in the United States marshal of the District of Columbia in consequence j of the manner in which talesmen from j whomthejury in the star route case was J j selected were summoned by the marshals mar-shals officer i 1 Merrick explained that he had himsalf 1q L believed this evidence was not presented q I I at the besttime and he had only contented M n con-tented to its introduction to oblige Mc I I Veagh and another witness who wero desirous of leaving the city q I After recess George J Brewer clerk If in the contract division of the post office j testified that Brady lid not open ij I r the papers immediately upon their 1 I S presentation Some times days elapsed t j t Theie were several hundred of fl j 1 I i them which had not been I t acted upon when Brady left the service 11 It was a common practice which prevails I I Ii f pre-vails at present to increase service after i a contract was awarded and before execution I ex-ecution was begun I I r John B Sleeman chief of the pay t division of the sixth auditors office of the f I treasury department described the sya Item I I-tem of paymants The only way in L I which contractors could receive money I from the treasurj for Bervioe performed per-formed was upon a warrant signed i by the postmaster general He coald t not jet it upon a warrant signed by the i second assistant postmaster general Although i Al-though the witness had seen Miner and i Reerdel in his office at tne Bam T time f l j I he never knew of their acting together i upon any one contract i L Adjourned Attorney general Brew i 1 ster was in court this afternoon I I J |
