, 1875-12-01
THE DEFENSE,
JUDGE EBCst's p1EyESTMkNr.

|
SEertal Disrateh 10 Tho Chicago Tribune.
| ST. Lor1s No., Eor. 30.--At tho opening Of
| tho court in tile afternoon. Judge Kyu,n pre-
scented tho case for the defense. He said:
Ihe e1iasn:G s' On ths Ia1t Of The defendant will
necessarily ~ le short Ihe teegrans which were atn!
ahown to h.ve been atgnod BY htm Just ha signed
Letters TO NJ Avery In regard to other matters. Tic
"John A." or .:A!eck." 1t appears that Jcyeo .ud
Avery used to bo c1orks together in the incrn.:
1s h L seh oss, so
spondtnce which followed between them, re think,
b :arn .S sss9, osn g ay.
ePlaoy % dcfsAud ~ Unitsds -s. Ths telegram Of
hsd Te:e1ed etteP ~' 4neI5sars
@ and tho 'nswer .S q! Mt: Assry, Se think il
fn poas thai toasy p.ras slFtn 10th y il M sad
ont IT The service tn the habit of senl
lug leess to elerts or head Of dlsslon containing
Forts or documents relating to various matters which
theAe parties wilhcd 10 hase PLACED 1t IN tho
s baud. of Mr.. Dousk.s Without going through %
ths shaps ths P.rt Of the eon.piraors hena-
e in :. 70 s %
psEtes si,ewhsto @ ~ho1a thry ss!d VEN n ths con-
or coURsK THERE wAs coNsr19tcr
don't psopose ,, 70 d;pne :h. but that SiF Ayesx
rodnoed. Il wlll not 10 proper fos me 10 d.euss tho
evidence beforo Jou on Tho part Of the prosecution
to the fact that tho connection Of Air. Avery with tbis
ee9'fM.cy &c M1 dspeod' tnu,sy opon tho testimony
hat h.s superior oaieer ii tho linn
": Douglas, who bad cent ont Bs.sitr oayttt and
~ T. s II Of
esrd 10 whom NJ. Avery did go into III. Dougasa'
Ftca1Tug M oyaalve AnAWer. WEE thrown OF from
The policy. and thereby prersnued fron a.
t5s Conversation eetxeen si''' htm.els md snd mr.
Megruo.-t IL ths misfortune Of Iii. Avery TINT Mr.
poaRl.s. 4 no. .ols to reeolec. .h ela.rnssa, Or
Wcrs that not Tho fact, there Would bo
AFuLL E1rLANArioN
.ess te1 IT, w. ~
was. and that Il was Precisely - "as indicated In te
tds stesss did aos come 10 ILL., Assty On the S.sis
o! any understanding on stE. Areryt part Of con-
nsstoa xt!a .ao ,a.ttes T. st. Lou!s but thst b
hir, that Sunday aud reea,vod from him tho sam
response that hs must Always e1poct to reeeiro from
FRIENDLY lErIEna PROM Jo1c8 TO AVERY.
Mr. Klum here oforsd nuuloer Of ls&tcsa in
eyidcnoo.
Mr.. Henderson objected
Judge Treat. after oxA1asnlnE them, eald he
supposed they were moant to show ths& Jovco
nomotimes wrote over the signature OF an;
secondly that ho WAS accustomed 10 wrtto In q
familiar and soclAl WAY to AyeEy; and thirdly,
that ha denied to Avary instead Of admitting ANY
connection With the ling. The lettors wste ad-
mittol. They were - tolows:
~ " ;d 3ov r. u is,.p1.n I,,t1r: W. yoq
ovcnua laws u arc iu force You fots hAyc the
book, be!lsvo. Did you 8at my laat lel,or Saw
heeEue aud the HardAwAys- hear that thsy a.o
nothng to do with thon. far they ass bad eRRs Lei
know Ill you kno" about Ford, aud biz s1tecesor
You:s L.
81; Louls: Sept 20. ls1t.zDE.H BILLY: Tour. of
the 18th 'ust. ~ received. Thought something wsa
the tnat&er G+eAuse of your long silence hsys no
reason to doubt your statement that your time much
occupied In getting hang Of your nav posluou. Du
understand yoa t. say TT NJ. Douglas has sone oa
mlssonts7 Politics Il on tAs bill, nud an in Tho
kettle, you will seo fFon the tnclu4aA IL uexspApef
clptlug Your, etc. 4,
1T. LOUIS, June !, 1675,-Dx4x CnLoxE1: YOU
have no doubt. Heard that tesgned OH lbs 10Th Of
Atr last, saa that ny resRnatinlI accepted A.
ter t4is On Tho 1st Of Nay my wills aud started
psuy!ls ny xliss honas WHARF s1.nsa woek tI'ea
,Lsnes 10 wIaasos ''' aud ~ bs.1S ILL., Shsrs 1;
NY, xifo has two cousins: theuce u Chicago, !
asy., .nd thsn bask i, 81. Louis, whs1e arraro4
Just Heek to-lay, snd yet somu sou Of b. aaid |
that had LETT TIM country bec.uss hsppened e Ia
away whsu Tho whlsfy ctaAh ea1As On the oh Of Aay
ny sszues In III, ln.e.usl lserenus Department |
mado larue lumber of enrtno5. necc.aa5sly, IN tbs
due performance " MY duty, but challenge any |
cent tor aiding directly ot 1nd1eclJ any ons 70 DE-
fraud tho do.eFumeut. They nsy dal some thiases
and pesjuress 70 swe 10 ls, aud taetefose, hiackan
ay Character fot thu Tine belng, but VIII say 10 you
th,& .yn stnut and ennhdsnt In tha riuht ia