, 1879-03-04

A"0 hh1AN &kGthCH. 4uAh k4uG1 WINS 1uEh ~
scheme! q @ at It feaultcd precisely ~ the bono. .
hc'ary z = stne) GeA!ted. there can from ~ Z
standpf - ANY reasonable question: but With
out ris lercdcnce 10 tho testimony Of i1oatna
htmrcIf ibid he impossible 10 convict Jndke
B1odgctt Of tay criminal knowledge or tosrupf
participation In II wtlatcycr. Tha out o! the way
thcre ID nothing to show that ,1udgo Dlouge,tt
action In tho nattes was different from what IN,
oshur Judge might have dono uncr sltnitas cfcum-
statees
IN PERFECTLY GOOD FAITH. r."
While the tlflferonco in tho manner in which tho
notes and stock of Mt. 1feslng and tho other ~.
sets futnalnIng ia tho hands Of tho Assignee were
ordered to be Aold might seem 10 require sono ex'
PLANTATION, 1t il In evidence that tho method pre-.
aeshcd for tho sale Of tho former was by no meant
unusual In that court. and bestdca It appears from
tho testimony Of Mr. Tcnncy, nlaHyor f.vcfY OK
tcnslvc practice md experience In such 1ttors,
we'll ~ tho statement Of Judge 11odgctt himself,
that such courae hal been generally found most
beneficial to tho parties interested. and thero
be bit lfslc donbt thss, had the order CONS totAe
knowledge Of tho creditors and general pttEio
through the daily prnts othcfwiac, tho atofk
would hare brought lar morc than It did. Ths,
want of tint publicity was partly attributable to
tho manner Iii which tho ofdtr had been drawn by
1Icsines attorney. emitting public advertisement
for bids which might hare becn inadvertently over
looked by any Judge. and partly to the fact that
Mr. Tocko addressed hiA circular to
VERY LrMtTEp NUMBER or nANEElts AND
CAPITALISTS,
the names Of several Of whom, II not all were
suggested to h|m BY Iesjne himself. and partly 10
thu fact TINT notice Of the order failed 10 prt Into
fhu dulty ncwspapers In the usual way: but.
whether .has faiute resulted from suppression pf
thr ntIcr from tho minnte.book Or not.tt il, not
even pretended that Judge n1odgr,t either au{-
Ecstcd Or had nny knowledge Of any such sup-
prssston.
1hG 1osce or hr. tleshg' testimony Ii, however,
Inale1'a'S lmpa'sed ny variety Of cirGnnatanceH-
In TIC hsef p'acc IS quite evident that blu feelings
towards Judge l'lodgeet arc and havo fur d long
t'me neen .ae from friendly character. However
Intimate hta relations mar have been with
Jndee Dlodgctt prior to tho Trial uf tho
WhsRs eaach IN CHICAGO IN 1s7o It Is certain TINT
'hcr have oaen anything but kindly dtnce; and.
athoneh Mr' Hettno denies having nude ahY
1hfcat* nehsast Inc Jnueo. II appcars from tho ert-
aencc OF Mr. Korfoot. Mr. Stafford, Mr. HaE3cn-
fito HlF. Miller, md perhaps ot'loss, that, soon
after ho had been sentenced On bis plea Ut guilty
to an Indictment for conspiracy to defennd the
Government. ho denounced Judge Blodgett In tho
moAt violent and Tindte1tve manner, and hoped 70
live lon4 enough to get even with HIM and be rc-
vcnged on him. Besides, while many Of Me. Hes
tnas statements arc substantially II not fully cor
tobosatcd by tho testimony Of other yttnesses. 49,
FOR Instance. the TACT that he had an interview
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tnc names OF persons to "hon he should amply for
o'as; tat ne altcrwasds saw several Of those per-
sons hmse' tat DC sa2Ressed TIC foolics received
from nt senst some u! thcn1; thas nc arrangcd With
f!ofshcln. N1thefell, and sissoa to Keep theIr :
NOUNS sha1. and
rAfD THEM 2,5U0 THEREFOR;
thst hc procured 11onsy Grccncbaum to mako tho
bid Ut ST. 0o for him, and afterwards received bis
notes md atock- book for precisely that eaM.-yee
In other snntcFaI particulars Immediately affecting
ths question oF Jndyo Bodgctt's criminal compile
lty In The conspiracy. ho II plainly confadcted by
other witnesses. For example, ho represents
that hts appeal 20 Jhdee DIoagett waa to enable
htm ro yet tho; stock back at less than Its
real vafnc. In oalar 10 save himself and
hls family from tho poos.honsc,' nftcr having In
formed htn' fuilT Of tho dividends 1t had paid add
was paying. md to the effect that he begged that
tho stuck should not b. sold at public auction Lat
Mr- VEckci' Yho claims to lave been present, and
who nndsttaked ~ desct!bH Mr. IiaalnGs plhinttsc
appeal. and repeats substantially much that Hes
inE himself Claims to havo said, bFenrs that l1cB
Ing Insisted anh gavo tho Judge tho most poa!tivo
and solcmn nssnrances that II the ssock was
sold Ut private sale 1t would roallza very much
noFr than could possibly ba Uottcn for 1t at public
snIe. or were It raced in tho hand OF tho Marshal,
md that hs referred to the act OF his having been
once Sheriff or ths county, and OF having
BoME EXPERIENCE IN SUCH MATTERS,
hHA lu4@t tsS AASH tHa% fA1AaU1t phRsa "eEu pItHn
Slaughtered at auca sales on nccount Of tho non
attendance Of b!ldcEs. Truc. it might bo sutd that
losing wat III tie Ju1ge'h chambers when Vocko
cane lii, as f0cke aa!H was Tho casu. und thnt tue
convG:sation between him aud Judgu uiodgatt
might hayo taken place bofoFs Vocke arrived, and
what to0E place In tho pscstnce Of Focko was In
tcntcd to protect tho Judge from subsequent crit
lcisH. Still, l.uwever plausible such q thcoty
might seem, there Is no proof that It IL lrno.
AKaln Mr. 11csns states that aftcs ho had male
thu arrangement with judge Dlodgett. "a detailed
in ha testimony. tic informed other Stockholders
Vt H. md they Mi wanted him 10 assist them also.
TO Say Tho 1easf. this would havo tsccn
llcsng's sacacty. who had Just entered ueo dts-
repuaplo conspiracy with Judge for tho plru0ya
ol tofraudln3 certain parties interested In matter
pending brfnrc the Judge, when tho dlsclosuse
could have AaI no oshe. elect than to defeat tue
very object for which tho conspiracy was entered
Into but he says that Ut thu meeting OF atocklol-
crs tbey did not say that they had no objection to
Mr. llcsInv gcttln: out OF ,hc scsapo ts tea, t,o
cou, u. account Vt tho great losses 1,e had sus.
.t,.,, hnt rt,v I,u IN of,Ioct Il, auv ntar doht..