, 1876-05-21

Eastman. nor could Mr: Aver ct that time. Hin
word would have been taken then in matter o4
business for anything Should Mum be
SENT TO THE PENrTENT1ARY FOR BELIEVING
COL EASTMAN,
especially when the latter actually told what wxa
trnc? The Government had more than year 10
most Corrupt men in the cty, md this Ess ali lie
case that had been made out In tho list Of wis-
nesscs furnished the defense were the names of A.
Why were they not called and asked about tho
fdhculties they. had in discovering these fzaudsT
They labered night and day with their vststess-
near they came to giving up the search And why
they failed to End anything against Mum: NJ co1. 81
had only found one letter which he thought reflect
60 Oh Nnuns honesty. It had been said
fns fne ne letter IT,, wns not tue, and it was
had not written the truth a. he believed it. Tha
Whole case fell back on the
uACoRRoBoRATED EVIDENCE OF coNREssKpLN
. GUILTY MEN.
According to Mr. .Banss, Jake Rebr wns i'm
macuate. A direct issne had been made between
him and neslns IN the Datta!o Miller matter, aad
Intelligence, but he forgot that Jake had sworn he
saw no need for perjury in carrying out the opera
Necessary. s "a It was simply impossSie to tb beIiesz
that Jake had taken in this money for the whisky
men and paid It ont, to the revenue off,
600 anf % oa{ s{ IN seet E. ste.
tion, and buy box Of cigars now and then
it wonld be an insult to the jury to bring in wit
his tongue the atmosphere was loaded with an Of.
fensiFe odor. It WAS absurd to believe be did thfd
simply for the love OF the thing, and when Jaka
truth WIS not in him. It was utterly unnecessary
to call in men to prove he Vas liar. That uss
too evident already. The Government bad sen
Grand Jusy, and had accused the defense d
securing sea and land to prove what he swose-
ThEe had n9t bse ue9 f m
TIE WEIGHT OF TIE TESTIMONY og TIE GRAND
JURORS
showed that Rehm had then denied all knowledge
duced what they say is O copy Of copy Of tho
which did not contain the question
and answer. What was the inference? This copy
King had sworn that he asked Rehm questions
about his controlling the appointment of Ga1gess
and storekeepers, and he admitted he did Thi4
missing note -book1 Why did not the Government
produce it: Why WIS It suppressed. - the de-
Tense claim was and h9 reporter vasde Pro-
see II they do not justify us. Was 1t reasonable.
that Nj. Allen, MI, De1ters private clerk, should
fns
the note book containing Mr. Kings 9ueetiope to
Jake and his answers that he appointed the Gaug-
and Mr. Dcztcr for it, hut al at once It could not
be found. There WAS crookedness in the suppress
sion Of these notes, md
TIE KAR-MAREs OF jazz RHHM
were in the business It was established that jake
had testified before the October Grand jury that ha
knew Of no crookedness; this he did to keep him
Escape the just punishment Of his immense crime.
Will the jury believe such perjureE, in the face
of all the evidence presented by the members Of the
Grand Jury, well known and honorable men : It
lid not appear that Hesing had any knowledge Of
Munu's being In any ring, and Rehm had frequently
told him that .afunn scas not In Il, As 1t was nee
essasy to have honest Ganser Hincslcy, 50 It was
necessary to have this honest defendant lest they
should become careless in carrying On the frauds
In closing, Mr.. Dow thanked the jury for theis
kindness and patience in listening to him- He be-
[ieved D. II. Munn was IN innocent MAI He wus
poor. Why had not the Government produced evi-
denca from Munn's bank accounts to show that ho
had received these alleged payments OF money!
The reason was plain.
On the conclusion Of Mr. Dow's argument the
Court adjourned till tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock, when Judge Doolittie will speak, and Col
[ngerso1 will close the argument for defendant