, 1879-05-07


fraud tho Unttd States, was a perfectly good
allegation Of means. So with regard 10 tbs
other overt ncts,-obtafniug payment for sawlni,
never done, Labor never performed falso tncas.
dctment wou,,l 10 sufficient, But It waa found
unlcr tho s,atutu nruyliinv for an tn1Ictmen.
either for conspiracy to commit nj, uiIense
against tho United States or MI act TO urfral,l
purpose. nlnl for th,s reason was a,so good a.rl
sufficient. For alt these renaons he thought tho
Indictment should stnnd.
Ma. cAarrx1t,
for the Government, followed, first calling at
n.o,t ~ s'v ~; t,rs ~ ~, t,aioee ta!e III
a'a.s,in,. ~ III ~ ~ w s',oI hn.rd,r .,,,t ~
nnsitin takrn hr n,,ns., fmr IIr tcfrt,ke in this
cass. tlcT I s,Iupo}teu m nIi enforced ,ha position
sen ens oY NJ ~ nn.c a. e ~ , wsn wy"
was siinre.i th.t ,1,c Jafon,fcn,s rnmhinel ~
i1efraSI H. t1n.c1 ris Nj aiotc. nut r., s,,,n nf
money. ihc otYenao WIS stated cou,nlcteiy, cs.
Pcciajly 50 when tic overt act va sonpcd a,t.
were a ae} i was not
tHe means IN wero sdnt iv set foTth II E tc Allegation
OF oyort acts. which, Afr. Canl,bc,l proceeded 10
na in tIcir nature, anI were Jtcctls in TIC iace
NJ liz stst,,tns "''0 ""t@ N''~~ -
'' '"' ''asu.us' .'a ,,,xxu -, y, ,,,,,
"n. 1'oaHh, :" e.os'No,
HI. bo
tWeen ciyll trsspass a.i eIlsnlna; WRONG, at!a
his general position announced IN llis Opening.
Ing Coutt hnet SEQ ~ tne lllSans htatcn some
th!ng !nat amounted AZ 10 az oheGse. Ihs ,avts
AtatcH must M show tnht solne o,'eaite lag heen
eomniitcu. me Nofns "aeiraaa" Ut "cheat,"
~ !aoorloudty arRuea' oia mol necessarily lfh-
pont 1T,y ahyt!!ihE criminal. >,. c,...u
+he,m1t hu in "ne suE ~ . Ut. en9'! ,,i.9. ne
forgotten to oticr. and. Tor tI', nurpose of ry.
inr Nlr. Hoync an nnnortup,tv NJ rrnni,,
In, To IL hnfore lrpe' ia snt dawn. sP M.
iioyernmcnt,s prcscnt nostIo1I. IL was. In
snid, Lhu case oF thu Unfte,i States "a. .iacul,
Hehm. In which Jri]eu i}o,rett hsd rcfuscJ 10
q,insi, the indIrluent, Tbs rassons tn support Of
lila mntjou Ia n,iash hein,r nnIir e}rnitnr n
tho.r raw a,lvanefT1 in this ccsr' rA0 ~
Il woMs,ln't taEe nue sinsIs rasc out or vour
Whisky-iiinr cascs lar sutlI,ritv in a,,y waY.n
Interrupted III. IIoyuc. ITi,ey wero hers ior
civil sct IL crjmipnl.n fI.auEhter
i iinlori,nnirjr i rcnIfcd Mr, t'nnnbc,1 at
voa On lie ,,I,JeF sidn in lint fI;iitNa. Mr.
Hoyne il noy.,,
to cams in aud eet i'm nnaunityl, ~'s pNOp'o
- iii, not.n re,iIc.i Mr. jamnbc,l, WIN opo,n
4ycd 4" ret In H.. rn,t,,s sf H. f:onr' IN ia
Rrbm cas,,> "t' '' ''o o'' - '"o
slr. iinyne said he wished he would wait till
a ddns want 10 Know anyhar about
those whisky cases, for they | wsra @ fra.ils, % anv
wny. frotn Hrrjnn!nr to enai: iNinra la,,ehter,i
H. m,,hsii mnr;,. ~ t u ,o. lu'1 ~ ~,
t,rwnrI" ~ a. iia",. ,vnnt ns' ~ - ~ cn,a,i.so
III. ",gTnnnt jvh.u +. cins.a ~, rrneoc,,'
i'm ,m.s"d r., snvstoi o,,tT''rf,rs m, 49,.
Cnmr, sas'f ha was nronarcd ~ saka in Tia mn.
lion fnr A hiil of nariirt,taTs' ~ ~A~ '''
~
HH' sMEtf'
ior Potter, said hn Old not desire to
a trial. Hence the objections he should make
were not for the purpose Of fighting the intllct.
fnctt, !Nt Tor the purpose OF procuring dcflnitc'
neRs OF tue charRe, so tint II might be speellls,
and tho dcientant prepared to prove that he did
uot conspiFe to DO speclfie, Things. He then
wont on to rcad his own affidavit, setting forth
The NECESSITY OF tho defcn0nuts having bill 0t
particulars. n1ltl proceeded to argue why Il
should be 0rnntcl. The iirat point ho considered
was rs 10 whether any mcanS or manner III which
the United States Was sought It, le defrandel
must be set out He agreed. generally, with
much tlas iad becn satl-tlsat, II the conspiracy
was TO commit IN act which was criminal, either
at coH1tnon law Or by statute, there need be no
nit mn act which Was lawful, by mrans which
were criminal or unlawful, then the means
must be set out. Ills tiEet objection to tn. tn-
dct,nent was that the oittnse WIS mol Identified.
II It was to letraud tic United States, what
could be proved under Ill The defendants
would never Know what net they
wcro called upon to .dcfcud,. and must
be pstpsren to rcbut nll sorts OF
frauds chycrcd by the word " fraud or the
expression ITO dcfraud -: whereas, In right,
defendant Should Know Tue specific act nc was