, 1879-05-20
,...,., fsr Prosecution Says There Is Nothing
' Against Tacn'.
NJ, f,ourt Says They Ought Not to
'DS Have Been Indicted,
IA Dlrects tho Jury to Return q Yer
dict OF Acqnittnl.
RI. Introduction Of Testimony In Behalf
'' Of tho Others Begun.

rnte Of SUNDAY Ind ,ts very nofceptib'o effect
.....,e,ybody ~. '. connected with tic trial. Judge
w., Ind spoat hts ono day IN scrcn at
~. ~, bomc IN the Cream City, several
~ ~ N. MARTYR 1ur7meu had sought rest md
!" sa,.t In tlcr suburban retreats. md tho legal
s.ot IN the case all appeared to l1avo been mel.
,,,,d md s,vcctetcd by tlletr Sabbnth t'ero-
s,,, Tic defendants, with tile exception Of
p.,I,r md Till, looked ns II they had aono a
~ ri thinking since the adjournment Sntur.
-.nornoon. but they kent up their courage
d4a.S .,,,,ol .nt, war. hv no mean. ,li.cn,tr.
y uSell - u'."', ~ -. ts.a. onn,o.,,,na. srs,t,r
red cast ao"n' ~ ''' 10 "'pea' 4u'os "o"'u
,s % naere; 'c twelfth uv Of The trial, and tho
,'s..nnont IN closing its case, reaff
tots'u"s".' ~ ncnpnvurosnrvrr
LuA vs. S' fIm' ~ t... ,...
betfftn burl''fs anu 1l'''' tHc h'ss Ict'cs feau
TIL one from BurlIng to Act!ng-supcrslsIng-
i,chItect Jacobs, reporting Tint 1le had discov.
Als"s ~. aufoetx In Tho .tonc nnd o.rIno for
esa't TN.,tor ~ t,,om I'M rontrI,,,, rn1,r
u snetau1IRatloh o. theu.. 1lF., 'eplylns' unaef
d,te Of Aug II, lsto, sa'd ne vonla soon 90 IN
cAt,aoo md would examine the building him
~. s.d p ra,.ntel certslu Stone. Tho letter from
En'a sejes.sn s .ess ,,srn,soa lin, -, -,lo, NJ, n
nI'l 10 BuF'!ns a,fce,ea nlsa 70 teleet ~. oc.
testye slope sent him by the contractor from
n. cnttIng.yard.
y q, csmnbctl. IN the next p,sco read letter
from Actl'e-ouos,s'sAse,'stse1 s 80 "os, ,ee,, r."
tier 10 Secretary sherman, aateo feo' 10, iofu,
acknowledging receipt Of letter Of Feb. 10
fon ;J,u]pc Daucs md Judge Lawrence asking
nsD Nv . srT,,aed eopy Of the schedule Of stoho
W. s,'' .'.s '.,a ,,',,,a,,,1, Er"r,n, ,-o,, ~,
pstate thst the counsel for tic prosecution had
.r,dv becn furnished with q certified COPY Of
n, .rh.onIe of stonn actuntly in the blt]dDu,
IL IL n me schedule ASKED for, no such docil-
49,. 49,. IN cristrncc' m schonnlra i,nvinv
b,1n s+' c1vcn ~ tl,g cont,nrtor cxrcnt in few f
.,u ..ucc. c.s" ia general rule. he followed
- nisn. IN u,,arTyinr stork. Rchctl1iics OF
s,. W. w." ~ rnrt,6na ~ fhc hnsomcnt AMI nrra
",Gs .,s ~ nd norfon Of nne front nf fhe lrst
.o.r uere ert1lnIiy riycn to the contractor:
XIII INF ,uhsrn,1cnt 10 that time no schetl,,es m.
r,rti 10 hayc been furnished, Under the Ii
mrnntjta hv tI,n Government. hit The con-
trscton vrre pullcrl by The plans OF tic
IiiHp snIiSjnr s'0 ~
'1I' n rse,,d tn the amoun. OF stone used In thu
.,n.,,nr,ton III tho 1rsv f,rstrn,tIuns tEe
i ss,;un INV sunoryisIn,. rcht,ert stated .Lat thc
H., S,e ,n,n,nt ~ stock ,lefiyrrrti ne ncr rcs
s,s. 1 il % tic snper,otc,,leat's Office - was 4o7,
' ',rc IN III tbs buIur. as ncr sfIlce SCHEDULES.
~ IAGO9,5 cubic feet, making the excess OF
itoue delivered over tho amount actually
d Tho building 3,as011.G cubic feet.
Iht, amount was delivered and accepted, but
not mnde nctually available in the building.
The total amu,lt Of stock certified on tic con
tractors vouchers waa 407, .7.10, md the
amount pa!d the contrnrtor tllcrofor was SOLO,
lla5a Tue Discrepancy Of 235.a4 cubic feet,
between the aggregate amount certified On
teorbeis and md ths ia aggregate amount shown o.
:, he stone schedule books. Won, FrnzIer contin~
Eed, nearly accounted Tor ty the fact TINT there
I'D been an additional delivery Of 232 cubic feet
ols,one since fhe examination of the schedules
1hs aggregate amount Of etock actually ln the
building, as shown by the Office sclleduies, was
Ea6A.5 cubic feet, valued, at contract rates,
t$S05a2S0 Detiucting this amount from
lie Total yaue OF stone delivered left 1857 10
utc feet, costing s!,57U.70. This loss, the
rHter concluded, wns to bo accounted for by Tho
tl'tr under such changes, Of adapting to tho
kw Dlaas all tue stones which wcro on huntl at
tx time the changes were made.
Following this came the correspondence be-
lFeen H, French, md Acknowledgement
Dtrens on the subiect Of the l5 nor cent con.
h.. ..xa ~ w. sttt ons Mau WY o'S' @''o lhe
"That isour case, II your Honor p1caac," said
Af Campbell, whcn tliis tircsotne fob had como
na end.
LET POTTER 60.
Go9t' cr p,easf ~ III swe,f 5Imn
Vi. Potter, / desire Ia mike n mottnn th,,t ii,.
'ty be i,',trucfni - H. rnn,ier vcrdtct s nf nnl @
nilty Tic rronnd III lila tnotinn is tint. ns
tie ease now stunds. thprc IL no eviIicnrc nranst
BIN Of hpy cnararter whotsnnvSr: h'It q, il,r
tuutrary. tI,n cvIJnnco an far NJ IT
toea inon nj, the 11,,catfont frvoIv.i
laoH, tint e,thrr t,nra ia rnrhinm In III n,,csf
ton, Or thot H. pntta- "i tic n,,trantor tscrc
th,outhnrt IN rotnnata ",t nmtn%on,sn, ~, t,rst
th,gc in .tho indiot.vsv, T. f. .,h.t t"t
1be dsten}nnts ronenirai f,r VA nnr,,so - .is
,llnlnr nayr,snt fros', ,in fIr,tnt t.tna ~ t.
t,ous Tie aan,e ns To- voni stone sn,,;vin,e
thit Charge 10 Mr. p,lttcr aud tie coptractor, Il
nelns that Mueller agreed Will, Potter TINT
itoae furnished for the C,lsto,n-IIouse should
" bad and should be I,aid for tile zane ns II It
stle Rooh. The defendant Ia entitled tn yer
eS1 anlcsa the prosecution has nude out such
ct'o as would Justify q verdict Of guilty,
NaFsrdlct Of guilty were rendered upon tic
t1ldtnre, ard The Court shoultl ilntncdiately eet
MMaae, ulen .t.ero is no uso III proceeding with
he case. but not only Is there no cydcnro
s.N saaaN alr. Potter, hut upon this point thu CYL
ssa ssuss completely exculpatus hin, and bhpwa
%uplets hntagonism between him and tic con.
SsMtof,"
,.sa.s ~. s1ett then wont on 10 show Pottcr's a1,-
tpasoalslR to Mueller, commenting Mt length OF,
tasless opposition to tile sto1c ttaelt liis No.
rns:'aiHment oi tho Investigating CoIn.ntssiuu,
asca reported against Tho stone mud ,lle build
ss, n, and his orucrs s,lspendiug tic work.
.M9steyer The character Of the st0ne,H
Itsaeeaed ts.. Med Mr. Swott, 4'it cannot 10 claimed
tssa. 1ss to1toF was Ia ugrccment with ,he con.