, 1876-04-11
CHICAGO,
DAMN AtuNH.

There was Al unnsnaf prologn0 to the pro-
ccodiDen yeAterday morning In The Uhited B.ates
Court. Bafore tho hrgunentn In tho Freysinger
case began Judge bangs informed tho Court
that ex.9hre rYisor Mum waa pscaont, and da-
sired 10 plead to the indictments agalnst him.
Mr.. u. Il. Dow, ono Of Mr.. Munns counsel, was
also prcacnt, and. upon being iuterrosated BY
the Court ~ to tho ptoa tho defendant wiHhod
to entoE, Mr. Munp. in bis strong. manly touos.
replied, "Not guilty" Tho ne1t thing 10 be
considered was tho t!rne for tho trial. judge
bangs observing that tho Government was
.ns . hoWessr te
W. .bssat from ha css and would nos hero before
Nj: pos wig thsy youla b rsssy @ by ths 4sh to
have the day oi tho t1lai fixel 1he defendant wss
or jas ~ soon possible stter ill., eoaasers rsurn
Judge bloigett nskesi tlte Dstfct'AoFney II hs Lad
any more casea reaey for TIL; ~. nv.
1Io thought tho Government would 10 ready in few
Judge Dlodgett hon remarked that lo would let The
Mum ease 60 orer dian'a, TIC prssent tusy It TIE
ey & IL s srsd e & Il sss es
slr siann saitl hs va. .atsstleA with this, and ho
had no doubt That he would BE- ready csrty IN May.
alr. H!orra then Informed the Court slat
rnfr. wApswoRTM
would be ready 10 plead tltH morning. and he Wnrd
ka 10 have tic same understanding about tho trial Of
Tia Court replied that Mr.. wadswarths case would
My iern Tho Court aso It'd 10 would tx ibo exact
day for tho tria1s this morning.
YnEYdlS0ER. ..
Tho rest OF tho day WIZ giycn up to tho closing ar-
pmentA In tbs FreyBlpgcr aud Boavosns cass h1r.
Murphy, counsoa for Besverns taking tho lead. lio
M nsar al II o t
sion In mskng the closng apeec for hs client Frey
singer, md III. Douto wii cloao for tho Government
thia morning.
1t was announced In yesterdays TRIBUNE TINT The
Hon. ]. D. Ward would hrsive IN the city yestortuy
morning from Dhtroit, and personally contradict all
III. ward cana. mi sis. Stanford eams Win bime Il
10 ther homes, witch are quito near each other On
ASHLAND syenas NJ Wsrd d., remaining '.; there all day
during tie afternoon, but told that hr. ". was loo
be better this morning, aud accordingly addressed y
note to Judge Dangs Yesterday stating tat Mr Ward
bail.
THE "MAnT MEnR11T" CLAIM.
Tho Milwaukee Commtfc,at 7tm<s bus been for Tho
ses1.s ~as IL ~ pss
claim Of the schooner Mary Merritt againAt tho Gov
ernmeut. The INK. stated thst NJ. = =. John,on,
JOHNSON was It tho urand raedo yesterday: and liz
opportunity was takon TO AK him about tie report,
aud lie stated that The article III tho fsss fuse.
hood mRdo out Of whole cloth. uo went to Wash.
tngton on behalf Of tho ownor' Of the hfary
Merritt who WAS soeklug to hsyo tho order Of
condemnation againht The vessel set asidc. call was
made With h1r. Carpenter On Mr.. Brlstow. wien the
Inter said that e had been tho former attorney fol
tho claimant e could not Rightly have anything 10 do
With It then. Application then made 10 80l1cio,
Wilson, which wsa successful. Mr. iohnson further
onies tiat any reporter called him with refercncc
to this matter until after Tho article waa printed. o.
TINT 1Io ale lhe statements he u credited with hsvina
uiu1c.