New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-11-10
TIE COCRTS.
DIES lNGES FOUND GUILTY.

DIES ANGES FOUND GUILTY.
TIE JURY REACu VERDICT AFTER FIVE MINUTES
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ARGUMENT OF MIR.
BIIss-CHAReE OF JUDGE BENEDICT-MoTIoN
IN ARREST or JUDGMENT
In the United States Circuit Court yester-
day. Judge Benedict presiding Mr.. Bliss resumed his
closing argument for the prosecution IN the case
of Deputy Collector Col. Robert Dea Anyes'
indicted for completely In smuggling silks through
the Appraisers oce at under vaution. After calling
the attention OF the jury the alleged fact that the on
tries for most the goods In question were maze oy
Charles L. Lawrence before Des Anses alone, ana hat
the eonspiralors" took good not to have on NE
powers OF attorney from the fictitious firms Tor whom
the goods were entered. Mr. Bliss claimed that the ev-
dence in the showed the following transactions
Daring the years 1874 there were so or 40
importations of silks in shipments OF or
cases. In each shipment there was not one case Oh
cotton goods 80 marked that persons Ill the piot
could distinguish it from the containing siiSs anu
in every instance lies Anees designated the case OF cot
ton goods be sent to the Appraisers ONCE Tor e1S
nation as fair sample Of what he knew to be an mpor
tation OF silks easily See" said Mr. Bliss, tha
without knowing it, Dcs Anges MINT IN afew instances
have selected for examination the ease OF cotton goods
hut impossible that the selection OF sven case az
each and every importation was the result OF accident
such theory is beyond the range OF possbiiies ana no
sane man can believe it,"
II.
Ind had ample opportunity to escape but that he d
NOT done q, because ho knew he Innocent MI Bliss
said lie did not run away, and therefore, he is TO oe
presumed innocent. Dies AneeS was trusted 80 i
plictv tna, when thrss frauds first discovered
vas not even SUSPECTED that ne was WIN mem
and he was consulted respecting Inc bringing ol lhe
criminals to Justice He therefore Thought that nc VS.
safe and he remained. Again. he never dfeAncd mat
the tamnng letter which he wrote 10 charles j" Lay"
renee woud be found ard put in evidence against him.
Mr. Bliss closed bis argument by asserting that D an
nes WAS bound in the strongest possible cnaln ui eF
nc. both dir set and circlnstaHtia that he eoulu nov
csca from IT, aud that morning paper, once cditu
by "A eat good and honest man. but now ciittu w w.
s;tes had violation OF all rules Of decor in sceiht
@ editOraly upon tie evidence beioe IL hu
been submit ted To- the jury" ,,.,.
in his charge TO tno jury Judge Bentlct sara wat
they were TO ass upon the qie- oe.ore llem IIe
specive of any outside influence exrineOus ma TOR
that from the evidence they cOld not fSl 10 ma 'Dat
there had been piracy 10 deiTatd INC Cove hheh
nv smugglmg silks ut an uDdervalrauOi ana thdt lacy
uiust determine whether not the defendant was
party To the conspiracy. II the jury believed mat re
was parry 10 she conspiracy, they must convict hi ii
they believed he not, they must acqut Iilhi' III
speaking of the letter which was found upon hWrence
wien he was arrested ut Queenstown irFia"d ana
which was conceded TO nave been Writtch ny
Dcs An-cs jude Benedict said that II incst re-,
Give NO strained cpIistInctlon but be CONSIDERED
fairly in all it, meanings. The Judge el"sed te cnig
by saying tDat tao jury were TO assume nothing WHICH
hal not been proved , ,., -.
The letter referred to is as follows: NO lnrther con-,
muuicatiun, verbally in writing. You are ioiowcu
and so AN 7. Let everything go 10 the devil Export an
you car lot a!oHo to Try and save myself ioi tAc
future" , ., .
Aer so minutes delberatou the jury returned YER
0ict of gniity, AID Mr.. Matthews moved an arrest OF
Judgment The motion Will be argued on saturday; lao
cA trelne limit punishment i'll ctss oil tis KIND Is TWO
years imprisonment and a hnc OF Slo'ooo