National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-05-17
JTHFTSG MS rRIiL.
Charles Stewart. Charged with Forgery, Ru
Away FROM the Court

Away From the Court.
The 6,rggry eases charged against Charles
>eswIrt. and 6br whirh he stands indicted.
have attracted the attention efthe community.
and fsurbberlbh interest WIS manifested as to
the result Of the trial When the Criminal
Court Iii"Urusd on Tuesday evening. a jury
lasi srsa smpansIed and the cause was
rUuty to Prprrr,L Mr.. John \. Grow, a.
'aaah'd to learn that the important witness
Nay wHs ia the city. hid asked E,r Subprna
Soc him lnd Prurre,ird to satisfy himself A. to
bsinI sh, blvntbraI nan wanted. during tie
uVrnss sf thu court. When the session was re-
convened yesterday morning. with Justice
OtHu GA the bsnrh. there was quite Large
tBfrsurv IN attendance. The jury. counsel on
S's6h si,bsS ln,l principal witnesses were
pus~s,na. But the aroused bcCame conspicuous
bv hrs Ih-sn"p. tIe u bIilsd in three cases.
1hs .rtm IIn1UntinI 70 SLJHn. and bis bonds
lD,u trs ErhPrt Goldman. Daniel : Finch,
J1bm q hwy. y J. ~ punsll. J,fseph MCln-
u,-h. L,hn q, NfI.,r and Wesley FRYE.
TN- friends st the arrii-ed werr confident
r.istG d. wuu5I SUN cums into the chamber but
1iisy WIRE lH"arrpvt ia their statements, and
-5uir Il them gvbl.utly knew that they were
.r-tgrtu-G aHrrrfhs when they PROMISE, his az
pra-tn'". rec 10 WAS afterwards ascrrtaincd
shas 1is ABS Hf tho client Wiz accustomed
NJ his aWr vplith4u and b.liyf that il was
SEhRu - Il-s'ou'l than to stand a trial anil abide
uli- rsiJiE. >hnrtly after the court WIS 1pcE.d
BY the grigr- Nr. tfrUw Isus- and said that b.
5prv Prs"v,ting with the ease he Wis DESTROYS
e milking svPluna-iUn. and preferred that
ti" TTry >huIH BE- lh--nt when II was done.
ftHs 10 Well 90 lhcnd and make il
MN d1n't $40 vhv the jury need retire.
Nr- sSruw. Well. I simply wish To state
-air bEsrrv % Withdraw from this case.
ffSs HaHDr. Won need not 10 that: the duty
1t a IwyRr i % BOX after anil take care Of
hi> ciIun-t interest anil if the client does
yruHE th" euUnSeI Is NOT to blame.
VIZ tsruW- Well yuUr Honor, | wish to
~lE nov char ID uDJ jle>ire to be party to a
sEgnt upon thu court.
ffPs Hpupr We do mt understand that
usu we're ruguEant that IL wis fraud.
Dt-trp,t Attorney Wells. interruptiug. in
orruD,t th" court that the defendant in the
s;rIs WIZ NOT prv~gut in the court roam, and
uhuutht the matter should be- attended to.
RVUty Marshal Douglass stated that one "a
rhs -rrvtbss Ut Stewart hail .. me H.. nous,
ma ~'iir"h 90 - sIH=-'-:-- s.Icn,lInt 4 bailir
- 'f'''TT.aehrd IN searrh Of both. hut after
WAITING until near II o'Chs K. and neither the
prrrsu,.r H"C hi- sfrUtics lPprarir- the hail was
L.vElrV,t b5rS.ftr,I and the jury discharged. 1t
- stirr'l "a n. street that stewart. a. sou as
N,- stlsssJSeryd that the prosecution hai OBJ
EIin,s,t the wh,rvaboGts Vt Nav and also that
b. bad u+vrr been absCnt frpm the city. con-
shbbs,l thih hHs cause Was lost. and the only
MEANS Ut escape iOE him was To l.ave the city
Ui't'r tAs rUyvr af diTknrsS. lie i said to
li.e taken hHs d:TsrrUrv on Tuesday night at
ter having a Cpnvr rsatBpn with MAY on that
Ia. Ia,i fn,ling that his testimony would be
PFlsi!lB.eI lHIi the trill prurrrd