, 1876-02-04

their defonse accordingly. ... -.
But evon admitting Tint tho conspiracy clauses
wore suilioontly laid down and that shs dotoE,1-
ants wore not entitled tn havo any particular
means specified. yet Col. 1nesson claimed that III
tho second point tho prosecution llau commlttud
FATAL ERROR
They ns!st set out conspiracy and an overt act,
mud tl,ey must sot out tho overt act In
such a manner that upon tue face OF
1t tho Court rnuas roach tho irrrs!st!h,e
conclusion that tho ovozt not WAS ncooasary. to
effect tho objocs Of tho cenepisscv. In other
words II tho ovort act could by any Feasibility
be construct to havo boon to accomplish any
othsr purpose, then tho tiotendant coald claim
his innocence Of It, mud the Indictment would
fall to the ground.
Agan, aid the Colonsl, there WAS no alloga-
tioa that these defendants took these wines, ro-
moved them or sold thntn aud no claimed that
tho Government WAS not dofrsndel Of tho tar
until tho sn!riss left tho roeecssion OF tho dis,
sattef,-unsil he parted with tho titlc to tAoso
sp!stta.
SEVERAL poBsIBLB uAaER
III which apltite might DO taken from tlio wlne-
room without intcnt 10 defrand, hs In tho caso
Of : fro or unexpected calamity. or whore now
dtsttl1ery MAS built, and quoted authoritioa to
ohforco his position that natural iutprences In
the Indictment would not do. No infercnccs
woro TO bo drawn from tho stmplo fact OF TO-
movAl that 1t VAS tone TO dofraud. Other
causes for removal might llavo oxistcl. and no
tnterences woro allowable. Tho facts mrst DO
clearly set Out
Tho term "un,awsut rcmora!" did mol help
| the cause Of tho prosecution, Is Cot. Jneaeon
| proceeded to show by 1sEuronco to authorities.
The morn possibility Of tho deiensa ectting IN a
theory explaining tho Icnlornl OF these Spirits
| without inient TO dcfsaud maas tho count de-
| fective.
| In
THE OTHER couxrs.
Tho noxs allegation oharEed su attenpt to "put
spirits on THO tnnrkot,' This language was
nor found in any statutes, and The dofense did
not oxactiy knon, from tho indictment
itsef, wlss i. moant It wa = =
might bo explained In some other vny than TINT
1t Was dono With intent to defraud tho uovorn-
ment, 1fit waa chargod that Tho defendants
pnt tho goods Oh tho market, sold, and delivered
them, then sho count might bo good. but, - Y
wsa, 1t was bad count. Tho shird and
fourth counts woro similarly drawn, and lablo to
tho uAme objections.
THE FIFTH COUNT
alleged the coneeomone by tho defendant OF q
ce1tan quautity Of spirits. but 1t WAS simply the
na1ed Charge Of conccalmont without thRt Of
/ removal. Undot tho Inv thcro was no ollonse
/ 10 simply concealing; thoro must bo removal.
Perhaps tic gentlemen on tho other sido had
forgotten this. man might conceal spirita
FROM ha creditors. or QUO partner might concoal
from anothor. Such things had boon known.
| Upon thoso propositions tho dofonao claimed
that this count fatally defective, q WIS also
tho sixth count, which WIS quite similar.
| Tue seventh couns vas son,ewhat moro clearly
sao,i w. snns Tae ~ " snt ,t aaS tn o.
sntn tl;ti onIv cnc thnr and tbat u cor1j l,svo
hcan dom for oniT nm n,,rnnsc. and than thc
| nrocecution conti hnve net III cnnd cnnnt
Col. JueBHan expended aono sarcasm on tlo
hnH novnr xnen anything tiKn il. T'ho ;lafcnasn ri
was actually ohatrod with a mara naknti A.
! tampt 70 jeYraud Valiant aetfipV fnrt, mn overt
act TO supplement tho chatBo OF conspiracy to
viii tho etatuto. Cal Jiosaen ii lila ttnro
o,ted AUTHORITY af.nr anthorltv. Iii rn,nn n
nhnw thn ,nirsten of drai,c,i;,r n nan irto
court Charged Will mero nakod nt.
tomnt 70 deframl. II thn Gnyernment
could 90 arounI and SOHO eYnrv man
u whose brain the GRIMM Al nitonnut wns scarcoIy
inchoato, then tho uoijcn Of Husrin. tio Grand
| NIo1us ~ H. 1,sni.t, InonisI,ta ~ III 49,.
n %os hor hnn ,anroap to npao'sn Ana'Saoa haa ocSt
Col. jnesaon Iinro sat dou,,. hit rcn,enberol
TINT liz hal fnrrotten ma Mint nntI srnan n
add whnt ho had nn,iItet1 tn INV. Ila vnntsi IN
Lnn,v whv thnrs wsrn so fn,pv in5;ct,monts
aenlnst Mr. Iiesjr,c. nnti onty ona arnfnst Teh1n
and two srninnt Hoyt7 Hotino VA hnnorai
| with thtoc }niIctmcnia. wiz not cnt*roa ,ho
acopo Of this general indielins process sud in.
viii IIastn1 nod ~ m al tpnu,tuw '
II va a!sn soen thnt Hcs.nrs mama vap s,,cr-
1tnn,1 IL, mo nj the in,lictmn1tn' nrnarrneiv nv
though II wns an aftc,shoueht on dc part Of tho Id
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ienuth md tlen nnnnunce1, thnt In Ind con
cl,1Ied 1ts argument.
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