, 1877-11-21
Testimony Of Messrs. Aver and
Dexter and Col. Matthews.
Tha 1atter Denies that Ha Ever Made
Any Arrangement with
Golsen.
Until tjotscn insists that lie Dfd...Tlat.
the1s Not So Very Smnrt.
How Those Warehouse Receipts We're
Taken from Unde. His Nose.


TIE CIVIL SUIT
.ootn.t toeI]c, Junkcr T. Co. was resumed yes-
te,lay moruiag before Judge l,lodgett. Quite
An audience WIS In attendance, reminding those
NJ IIsposltton to Look backward somewhat Of
The old times when the fact that a whtsky suit
estcl spectators.
siDNEr BMlTf
vhs scatn put on the stand Yesterday morning,
and su,gc Bangs tried his hand 1t cross.exau,.
ming the shrcwd legal lutninary.
aWt,cu did you cease to hceome the attorney
Of thcte parties. Sir. 6mttll' Eas er.c Of tho
d1tt questions Judge Bangs addressed to the
witness.
"Wlcn turned lhcm over 10 the Goycr1-
mcnt anl supposed II would kcep faith With
them antt take cure Of them,' was tho tep'y. at
which there WAS some quiet chuckltng In the
COURTROOM.
judge Bangs then went on to examine the
witness on the immunity agreement sworn to
BIZ Smith and Swctt. the full text of this cell
sbratcd document Is as follows:
United statcs v*. Joscph Isocltc, Anton Junkcr
tuj six otlIes raats nH1inst vnfinna partlcs:
ese a1nsn, AHm snfsr setse e 4
!;hoi.en q: I,u.,cll; jahn r: Faflona, larksr i.
leact turned SsHic't e.idunre Under The follow
-, sn1ermunf ctlrrtrda,I frtuc.r ti,nI. ccmnsa1
md t!s roun:sf q ,i'o Cn,lcd States. to Wit:
f. j. Aver. and /, II. EouicIic. nsr1s1nnt run.
tet Il yat agreed slas T. the aforesaid ra.t,e.;'
tn,n gtates evidence mr., e,yc t1c :nVc,nncnt
- f1sat he required. thc bcneat Of nIi tic fact.
within thcls knowledge In reference TO a conapEfa-
s}}nmrnt wnn bcins t;%ismaticniiy amd r. re- .nf",iv
dsiTauj,d i, trfetr,l1c 10 thr soii"ettnn nj ~
tavet.lsr arising rum tho manufacture Of spirits
's:} ,o1!a ,es ,essTs stp,, ,mpu,,, o, tcn,s,v,.
tea4s 1.5s :. t. sxan;t rs
Ps ..uca: aad no psaccrsi,nvs ntbcr tj,a, r lie
nsuserlsnss in tn" co,,.cnnas!on ca.es rIo5 10
aa n aaeoni m ~ m st oa ~ "
put.anut n ttis a.Jecc;t a,e as.sssnrnts wpra Ma
.si,hdrawn .; .a.psalsl: III eanas,a,,at!on sa.e.
sr,urcs OF MaY 10. 1875, md thosn n,aIi+ miami
hi tine. '' ' 1'of ""A @'~e' "'"a' "o'0'
ng cnnanq nsxinp trc, 1as eo nao y.
ncnt +ius" Its sr,zmr. md tcfnr. cncn1,ot'o -"
va srteed tb4t such ssit rhonid ,u sesar;ct rs On
~ o ~ ;aa es .eaa u ~
there slouId be M tnrtnor proeesdnrs npSa tic
'lljssy Wss SSnasa: ,,,,.,,,,.
disclosure Of III ihs aei. within tI,o knowledge 81
dcyt I'M new iiuhiiJIrs sroinst Than II svrs .~srn
thst m itnh1II;rs thcrrsftrr HisrnrcrsI ~ ~ ~ IL
sopscaucnes Of tbc!s o,yn dt,ciosures. :,,ouIa hn
uait ~ mrreed edn Tin, thu n,.o, In N,
demSsl!on az, .aon1d b Withdrawn whenever
reauts sho Deal x}sx t @ su. ~ M
.hua anky aa ttnr e 9u, @ u n"y
,honla c,cr be Iastr. ntan them il, thu ctitaiuaj
eascs ana No sa!c4 rhon1I be Ind mpnn Judgments
in lhe c!Ttle mil tis qrston Ut tho fatn IT
rot Until sasi Iatt.e e"at aye t.!ne 10 anpy lnr
ufes ~ iio i,cpastm... In tli.' suti nscton H.
ioue was hoi iii 10 lfc' ictet1ants tI!nt II ,ncY
tesli1cd trahfuilv. and nctcn isl gooi faith. Ihy
Department would 10 leutcnt with them, for it
wa.s!fd that titus netting they wnull be :t,,,c thu
friend. e tho tioseFnmont, anl t,!c tloysrnmcnt
m,sa' seteasc mem n!toSstnet. Nhlle thlb hope
~, "tLn ~ on!. tne Hots'nmeis lrsetsen tne
ntnrs,a r. sn,n s"so h, ~ exercise III 20
nstfnn' IN cn.c thc T;ovstnn,c"1 shnt, ,et"ri,,o
to rp{uYep tho conIrirnution # Wa o.rec,t ti,nt
parties nsY!ng bondad property might frlnrn tho
sans for sale. md the Government Woud uccatIt
this substitution whtneycr tho property .c0u!l bc
returned IN kind and ttR,iar IN condition. And in
ease y spsits when similar kinds. quantities. and
9eaiss htai. ~ Mrus ist oaefsa. s,,< t..
, atate e ~. lsn"ls, n, t1ok Sann.1.-sshncy om.tH
swe.t tbat ,hcy Wcr geS IT, VIZ r. Gen"sS a
namri aefrntniits. and ths fnrc,an, - = Sn",net
statement of Tho agreement conc!u1ci bciwccn
themselves and tho Counsel III tbs nitcd statos,
by~hlCh tho parties abovc.namcd turned States
esldeaec' AtnSEr sn!rn.
=. swetn t. and ,ae.erlDsd beiofs ~, III: III aa,
eP's' *o'W. r -,,t
ctc,,n,, t,u,n.I Mtth.AA ,La ~. nMAnLEn, C!e5k;
ftndsmts suh.ianiaiv ~ sc ,a. ~ thc h
nfIdaylts The sa,i Icfendants i.ars o nesf,.Tm..
their part Of said agreement. MAIN TAxus,
Sept. /. 1s7a. United statcs Attorney.
AlE. Etnitl, said he understuHl tle Affidavit
when be sworv to II, mil hc tnurrsttu,i il INV.
It'll hadn't bccn true, llu woulln't hxyu swor,,
toll.
MT. Reed asked II It wasn't truo that the rlan
Of pleading guilty to our coint In he in;Ijct.
meilta anu t{1o withIrxwal at nieas IN t1,n rim,
demnation tusrs was tlrci.!ci upon for the ntlr.
poss ot insurng faith ou t!lu part of ti.c tnet,,
Mr. Smith sad hc hati a1swarr,i lint in t},e
Affirmative tho day beiore. lis tts., wen went On ia ia
MAKE sut,Irwnut urrroual cxulauati,,,, to the
elect that nothing ho hud stutcI MuIIlay Wa
In eouftt with tie aeree,nr,ls. As he Under.
stoud II, thcro way no nvrcctncnt ~, thr nort
al tLu Government unrunittunaiIy nut t.,
scntencc these men even crlu,it1aIly. EritheI
was Tiers anything In ihc srfr..,.it ,lai I'M.
so1ltiuually ho,.i,d thu (luycfnn,rnt tt .iisu,s.
she.c condemnation casos a,,I not to pr.scett tc
sale. 1t WIS under s,ltlt ri, unacrstandin1 ii
the agreement TINT no Ind ewprn T., II.
LEONARD swkrr
was then called. After a great tlca) of nrrtim.
loary talk he said that Russcll md iii othc,