, 1879-05-08
et{ort to Get a Bill Of Par
ticulars.
Moving Plea for Potter by Mr.
u Swctt.
,,. po,rorha Rnpnrdfnp fhe In.
.,,o,,oua Remarks Regarding the In
o'D'd djctment and Its Drawer,
,..,,,, Campbell and T'ontell Say a Word for Tho
Government.
,u,s. Dyer Will Decide ths Question
THIS Morning.

rs1 hoflo" t .s,.,,,r+' +hnt I'm ra,,rr,er,,. nj
Ait.t once !'o'o ~ .,,nt ho ,,.''to ~, e III,
po,,sr, aid him only h'u .i'1. NV "autso ~.
.,nSIe1nGercd representatives o. .ne press"
to apus .saa IN hnyiuc tho Indictment ot,ashetl,
~ opposeu ~ 0,...,. .1o,,od n ,r,ol nm q. foir
md that hla e''e"s "" .u', ~, m n rona,., .,i
.t,,irh., k9ttaEe lssut' "I't ''us oi "'o
corning recital OF allcgasioi's, 10 went on to
lta1psa'J 49,, ncedr,1 wns n l,lll Of partic-
that VIA. u.ss.,,,, vac ,ro.n tno r.roroI
mars Tho allcsalloas "t'o wv s.'o1"''
,nd afforded 1Ae ae!enaahs no laeA ~
~ vhat ho Ind to dcfcnd, From NIL
p".,+cd r" in t,e indictment, for instance,
that sppsa's ~, mn jhnt Nh. nct of furnish.
tnc poor stoue 1oF eooo stone wa e'''''na, "
.,i.ufu one. II the nvcrMcnt IN all indtct-
~.n, A. Mr, SWEET laid down the law. was per-
nsu'' ~ . Ia 1nrcrIc or embrace cIass of ae1s.
mttca " " 49,. s,a.. cnu1d h., nrovcd ,r,, tl,r,
any one o. li'a' s'us' e0i" ~ ., ~" wv"
,ho defendant had no hotlce' theeo was no
n.,,Jty 10 It, 1t was necessary to sct out the
",.,onec. Nss corrcctly in rcrar1l to tue alleged
circumstance" ~ t,,o ronen1rocv ,vns In rcfrr.
eopsp.">t .t,.,t nodo. ,r,,orchv r,o,,v
eoee ~ t.or, ~ anvc,rr,ent o,,i
was com'hE if'u. ~. 49, 49,, NV n"a
vouchers wcsc 10 po el'eh' una tneh
there was an oTcrt acs o. approving TIC
RhNkh
'sst 'ssta H. Cart know TINT thia stone WAS not
eouiu .!' oo" .s.ua,, t-,,,, thn ,,tn,,,. .I,,,,
for oal!ast usen, rn},haT 10 fnr rnn,i
thst poor htone WY ,,.,t soSs ~ s,.n, .,
~, 'st M o ,'rnshinr nr , of 6ad as He for rooI 3o
Court; Ae ~ i. i,o.ts,, tho+ tI,, ,.n-o ~.
onef uocsnt a'sEe TX na .t .nn WE y; ~" ~ nv. ~"
ta'u pa5mmeus 10 a'''' ''' s''0 ''oA' " ''' D'''
QUALIFY" .,.. .us.,. .,,. .,,,.4 J..
W swell ffnsa Gos c'15 1,i Me III ost III! "a ,Ot
s T1ong hoW nt eou.a aa t ,se orcr,en. m, ,u rc p
sroos . !. "as' and nn.s . rnon1 lIayn~ ncts nE
seRpahn's r1as,sar ne,Ie h"J h 10 r,rht % tn ,rn
eif ,he p!s@oea nau 0, .,,,s, III ,.,, wm n.
baoRe! ofer tuuss Az ,.a's no t',,,, 1o
tusons . acso tor rrtd WIFI Tb ,aa ~
gegsa! gs1" iEs p9 s% tSim% II hImsct formed hIs n,vn
CONCLUSIONS, without slloTlng sl'e Court Tie ncta
esloIe h!mssif n.s a''a 'n' ee""a jury IN ot'leF
Forost " Fas ..... .... ...
1 tonr or sfDE-slIoW IN COVERED TENT,
md The pleatlcr wns SAYING, !" II rour Honor
could only gct In llcre, aid seo what tt>e fucts
,re. You would sec t1,llt these pennle we're try.
tnx to get pay for poor stono rs for good stunc."
Tlsughtcr.l What Mr. SWEET desired was that
he cIrtatu be drawn usle. All the Court waut-
ID wns IN allegation Of MI agreement TO do
foue &C. In rome manner which 1t could pro-
pouuee criminal or unlawful In tie sense In
Ttrh % tlsi word was used. Tic only obIectlom
10 ths expression "clicat und tefrautl u uns
tbs, The Cnurt lid not know what the plcacer
mean, ut,-wlatler the net underneath those
crneFai words really amounted 10 n criminal
Vt Or not. Let tllc blanket bo taken OF. there
to,e, pleaded Atr. Sweet, aud let tho Court sec
that the meu,,s were. The tanes OF rho 1,lcs-
tIon were Simply wflclhcr nn Rct WIS SO de-
kttbei that the Court cul.tl sec that IL wiB nj,
ri 10 tlcfsaVll ,le United Etatcs. Mr..
Ssclt laid mitch Btrcss on Michigan
nss whirh hr, iii effect, cluttncd ..wns
"hl7cr than'' all tho English, cages
cited by fe Government counsel, nnd upset
hsir Statements tllut Il wHs not necessary tO
s'sdty n,tal1s. II the picatler never told .w,ut
;be vI3ue was never described il nj nlf ,.il i,s
lot take troM 1tIe defendant tn 80 doing tl,c
f;Cht uf aYatllur himself Uf d uossIhlu yIrinnce
tetNeen the Indictment md the pyootI The
isfecnent was not uf aDy act whatever, but Of
isestain result to be c3iuincd by d yarirty OF
I'll. What lie wanted wus tl.p evolving fruln
a!at gcncrnl charge of RatnethlnE In the species
y Which tho party wuu!d 10 limited upon the
VA Pnttcr was charged With consplrfng
mla auclttr to pAF for bud stOne rs for go0d.
". sHett "asltetl 10 khoE "l!at lie act Was t1
!slete6ce @ to wllicis hc matte flc agreement with
nsse ae!cn'ants; lor, With lite iActs As he TN
esfs'oou thcmi riz+: thut
sorrEH WAS IN ANrAGoSlsM WITH MUELLER,
be etS.e;t> went into t,m rim Mind viii, raz,r't
10 the Specific mi. Tie fr[llctmrnt. in nffrcf
,b,Tred cnnsnirarv r. ,tranI th, E,uarnnn,,3 ~
br deiraudinT jt'2hv r",tim.' na,. fr wnrI, w,
tpac, Ntw' ,sint Ia swnr,sd +" l., kno,r ,s"s
rbeu where n ,n,1rr WIN, n,,c,, r., ,u. W., r.
olart yonfx ,iini ,IM, r,c.1lcr sT",,; g,ic,,ttf.
To transaction. nu,i thc t,,c ficfe,In,,t ,Ii,f T.,
utpareti Il, n,ret II >@ - WY "sAo''"'"' eo0'" W.
sft. Swett ,,,e,, .e,+ ~, ~ ,,,,. Ut, .,,t,,,.
nj ill., o,ier 1ntnnt,".s III on5 a.1 s eiiS.'s