, 1879-05-27
The Prosecution Succeed in Finding
Another Witness,
Who Nelntcs q Conversation Hc
Had with B1trling.
That Particular Defendant Il Put On
tfs Stand,
And Gives Some Idea Of His Duties and
His Troubles.
Tho Nan Rtttort StorI Denltl."care ia the
inspection.

A"efH$*A""e
After another day OF rest, and under The less
eneryatng influences OF the weather which, Old
probs has 30 generously provided for this week,
40 marked In contrast with last week,-thc
Court, council, Jury, and defendants In the
trial OF tho Custo1n.1lousc cases returned to
ucr several tanka yesterday morning With Al,
Appearance OF having taken new lease Of life
ali around. 1t was the eighteenth daY uf tho
trial. With prospcct-slight though 1t was-of
getting through by the end Of tho wcck,and hope,
which IL alleged to spring ctcrna1 in the human
breast, WAS allowed to Jump areund for ntl It
was worth. With the change In tho weather.
md uuder the reconcing Influences Of this
sames feeling Of hopcfulness tint the cnd was
drawing nigh, there was less Of the prelispos-
Ing tendency 10 laztnegs and alccplncss TINT
was observable last week, and tic proceedings
Ncro at tho same tImo eomowllat more inter
estiug.
judge Dyer took his sent on tho bench at II
o'clock, the venerable crlcr went through Ills
daily morning uantomImc, mud III d moment
moro everything was reaty for business.
Mr. Swett called
PATRICK GRIFFIN,
the Government witness, whom he put Oh the
Erldlron the osler lay, for tic purposc, lie said,
Of cross-examining him on Hinttcr coulttH, to
bis knowledge since tllp witness left tllc stand
on tho former occasion. Tho witness was
handed letter and asked II ho hatl written It.
After reading It through. to get used to tie
spelling, probably, he admitted that 1t was his.
MI. Boutcl, after sktnntng It over, huNdcl IL
buck TO Alr, Bwctt who offered 1t In evidence.
Air. Doutcll, therefore. said hc would prefer to
have It submitted 10 the Court, and MI. Swctt.
remembering TINT It wns offered to show tho
'sltness' feeling md interest 10 this prosocu-
lion, passed It up. Tic Court, after reading It,
sai,l he thought 1t would have been competent
when the wituess was On the atn,'d the other
day. Htill, It was matttr Of discretion with
the Court whether It shonsd bo let ia now or
uot.
Alr. Swett pleaded TINT the knowledge OF the
letter came to him after the wiiocss left tic
sturd.
Mr.. Boutell said ho would withdraw any OBJ
lection be bud ii the other sldo would not OBJ
tect to pcwly-discoyercd evidence on tlle pnrt Of
tie prosecutinn.
Mr. Swett refused to do any "trad.ng," nnd
was willing to let the matter stanu or fail on It's
own merits.
After some further talk, the Court let It in.
The witness was allowed to 70. md air. Swett
read the letter with all the gtlsto Of tni roll
Ing sweet morscl under his tongue. II wns US
folows:
CHICAGO. Jnne 20. 1879 -Nr. G<oras Reed
s1ls: takc tho liberty of dsoppiMa you few
Oeorgc. was speaktns 10 Special. A9cnt Eeefe
when hs was gouc to New York. and requested
f. 5 i . fs al Il sans % 1T, M wy % e M DID M r. 5
'dovsTnmsat, th!nI j would be ,yonr lnserest 10
ths building, and iuflnR is to be removed, anu i
think ill., ToeK wIl see It, a. Collector Smith i
u consult will tho President, and you n,ay
expect DurinE'H departure ~ Ills FetIfn acurge.
lfyoa were heso you would ;, b. susp;also 4 y9H
ana'r, and all the solid men With Mills. There is
bell 10 pay hero, s.
the prcts r' of Bnsne, F1ussina, NHe,er snd Milis
being indicted by this GRIND Jury. 80 II would 10
1 S s ~ S,a 0n TGsa at sG S'' 5 o ts es's{ .e %
tho most grnco tn tho world with yuu. -
iou make yons; orr, own @ arrangement, ,, wlti these
Interest !tMpp0se s'me' ia good In albany; they
Hoping 10 herr from you soon. remain yours
1889 unttorGctd strcct, Chicago.
Mr. swctt, after hurlIng this intended and al-
; legged bombshcll. WIS abont to sit down.
"I1lnt letter WIS written Fix mouths before
the Indictment was found" whispered Mills: de-
scrn1incd not to have that point lost sirht of.
Alr. Bwett saw 1t. ton, aud put IT to thu jury
III llis tnost impressive. why.
90 mucn W.. stfeas WIS 'a'o on 'n's pleco OF W.
dehce1 that
4 L1rrLR HISTORY
may not b. out OF order.
An eHart was mnde, after the Indictment, to
persuade Reed tliat It would b. Lest tu nlurci,
up to tie rack ut!tI tell tho truth US q witness
for tue Government. Owing to some inpxrusa-
biz Numbering Oh the part Of one nua!ts, tl,a
effort lniscarrfed, and tile frat thing thu Ooy-
ernnert heard WIS, TINT Mueller had persuaded
Reed, by taking him into llis employ, that The
interests OF mlster AMI mnn were Identical uni
should not DO divorced. What UrIilin may
luvo written, last June, whIlu II 1nny show lis
feelings uEalnst the alleged consurators, was
written purely Un Ills own account, n,ul eau, 1t
best, only tenu to liscredit him a. wi,uess,-
II 1t docs that.
1ir. Swttt next called Henry IIeugcho)d, a
Cincinnati banker, who gave Mueller Il ,iuubIc-
leader cl,aractcr for honesty pnl iuturrty.
Alr. SlcCugg called
r,1n,,.s p,ruo,ao,
~. a.. ,..ns,'s ,,
a1,, "rlin@ ,sos uorr corn,,,in "uo tee..nsu s
inE stone; Tint he rcearJe,i to Ii usr ca1.t t,,,-
trIact tfuwnrirht swintiie: nt,d I'M, hr "rslcrr,1
Witness to discharge men Who wcro soI,iisrit,r'
Ou tt,e rruss witilcss admitted tI,at s.,tnn IF