, 1879-05-28
CIJSTOM-HOUSE GASES.
Direct and Cross Examination OF
Ex-Supt. Burning.
Tho Defense Mnke FornJ on Tom
Kccfc's Character,
Nal. Woods Denies Rtttor's Story, and Tells
Abput iiis 0Wn }natttment.

haj. Woods Denies !Itetofa Ntdf1, anu Tells
Abeut ilts 0Nn inatttment. !
The Court Will Not Lot In the Anti
Keefo Testimony rs Yet.
On tile onealng OF the nineteenth Aays pro- |
ceef]lngs In the trial OF tho Custom-lo,isc cnses
yesterday morntng
Mr.. noY.h
denied TIE TnfrUfk's statement shnt Mueller
Ind employed Reed after the general lndict-
tt,cnt, and thus shown that thc interests OF
muster anl man were identical. Tue publtca-
tion seemed to wor1y the GentIen'an greatly.
IIo branded 1t as falschood made out Of wholo
cloth. Reed, he added. was really tho poorest
man In the dofcusc, antt had no counsel that lie
could par. There wasn't n word Of truth IN t'm
statement that he had hcen employed By siucl-
lei, Or that fe had socn him for two years. So
be agutn branded II Us q puro and groundlcss
fabrication, fntcrpolatct1 Into this testimony for
soute pose,-God knew wfat,-but obviously
to prejudice the case.
The Court, who remained cool as leo Whffc tile
excited counsel worked himself up, said hc
thought the Jury woull give their exclusive and
undivided attention to thu case as they got 1t In
court, and afr. Hoync need have no apprehen-
sion on the subject.
Mr. uoyua didn't wish to express any nppre-
hension, but he felt tic injustice Of attacking
poor nun on trial md publishing pure fabrica-
ton from beginning to cud.,
And hero 1t wss let drop.
Alter this little opening overture
"Ns. noah'so
again took tho stand, and lu response to afr.
SlcCagg's inquiries explained whit led to patch
Ing the sto1lc Hn did not presume to act+ lso
enl without instructions from Washington, nntl
~ ,.~,,tI,,. .x,ra ;, p,tr1 ,,hcro h+s i,,ao
w 'a''' s@a.,a7 as n,s. .,,a. w. ,"o.,s.nrr ~
sment suggested u'at t''at was nceessas5'
l,cht. atoue was the be.t IIc lad
,tsaa.o5 thot m stono ri n rhorartrr ot att
1850, shn,,ia y. M, mir I'm h,,,,,np Tint
"ouu''u % saic.o1 s - ho @ bsru 'h h,crycd ~ far n.
possible. TIC Ii per cent contract WINS certainly
n hon thing for tie Government, ind witness
Lad frcn,,rntJy protested against Its operation.
tinn RI evc mrn to effect such fraud Tine
,sus n,ndr up rs II came from tho smc1trcpers
hv tho clerk ii, tlr Office. From these regular
tickets we're snnde anu presented to witucss,,
rerttfed to b. prussi1g md the clerk.
Mr. Swctt Ind a workman, a,,t! nskcd To nut
him On now, because hi had Just got p2nco
nnI rnu1dn,k remain lone without danger OF
1nsins isi It. rhc witness WI. allowed TO. como
fnrtv"rf mud testify, He said his nanlo was
A"i ""'N ~ a.,, ,y.ra
.n,na,,t,ar IT, ,s,.,s,rf7 lint I'm
hail lnane some pcTsoha! ot"aetn ~ ~. H5ut, ,I..i
Including two PIT sigsTena1.ehs' ~, ws n'a
working on tne oullu'.h' y H. TN ,'t ae" ~ n'o'
'potica' b0lldoGa = ~ usatCu uuAu. lA.us .ts
tcr They were no. st III a,n. ,,on.,,r .rc'
11c tisn wGnt on 70 te w.sh & Ss"s"s ~ p,Sa1nes' ,a
how lo1n heclc Elao scht .Hr III. u" .alf"' to'o'
ami now no MefI W neeaM otitse' ti,,
Mr.. Campbell ob1octcd' Hc didn't Know
Wnat OIL fnhh hennt'
Mir. SWEET saf'i !. tngant that Kcsis st. had shown
that he naa eseu ILL.,! s!ns st; sa's, n,
iHg that sucee otaIntI1.s mstI not s'tt u. n"s.
crnmeHs TINT Nc aa!i IL !u"l.sa ~ ~, me tapets
TINT 1Hey wGto tnt ~ oo'cshhenI ,f' % ns's} wv ~
TINT l!o toll e Wa5ess' w a. nas oss tn1 ,,, ne
would give nm CIV iof thst.' us9shtsa r. H' ."s
mont time, know!n:; shat sHs eaaerary wGs @ tAe
,nss ~ ss ,ss Mas. n,n T"}o Sos hc snc mn,,
. 1lrtt Ind been sitting TACK VI Mr sanpool1 lha
hcinlnE t1f thts eata' H., H.. ,w.. ,,.o,,
Mr. Caulohel1 saso Lie 'ast 'ea'aF" "aa PURIFY
&, erninltons. ;,
Ms. SWEET 'nslenatea tnat tnat WIN tt t.., ~,
the sauaa tnan ilmt got 0riilln to .1s Howl'
!nht To- NetG he Mas NV sho suI,',,,et"j III,
lar tts datkey, Aector. nhH h1aalpu!ateo nlul
into TIM! story a haa toa ois t sta.. .'s N"M
tltis Witness WAS 1uiu uai sneIe "'s & .uo @ w ~
work p tie uoycrntncnt buaa,s:, asa tllas u ~
would pan out--6"car tHat these 51s'"en's
vera cut IA 0ovcrm:nt ti'ne's co,tt lyr %
sght of tlmt wgg. my S5u iot tnese tt'oEs. l,'t
wltuess eriassa ttiat y. ua't H. ~ ~. .HsHt ~ u
Government net aaa MaS so H. sian ,.!,, t 10y
ernn,eht VIZ a'tss nuaf' ia .i "'',sss sa'.l.
t.ht III t!lo tu'n III taNi ~ ~" ~" eI'"1'Ci .
c'ntradIctflE tho statclnsllt t.at 'hge: H:. oEt.
inSnts "peu ~ ~ ~, ,e s' =, o p," H.
@hsss lopk ts tnlnes ~ ~ naGt " * ~ .n,,a,h
tor. I!en na m9s s"ut Ut eG ~ neo'o' MI" p'o'*"
1nSh H. 'is 1oerto. t:i uas,tsi ,h. oo,..o, ,r.
~ "Itbesh Hctn IN!tse.ou !. .ue tusaH's % ~ NV NV
: Atr. CamphGll reminded alf' SWEET t'lat he WIZ
eettlhE u ~ Wion.' a, ...,,.
!Hr 2*ett s'stl ne aa TX p"l!t ~ ',1 VII ~ .,
way. hesle neala onereu 'alh "'thesn w. ~
Wtness salu w. a"n Hh.' setf apoa tIvn , ~
fethg 1e tnsnef, a1'a 90 ns "ou n.y.. asl t, .s.n :.
Aeelc. nuL VIZ 1attes ""nt'H 'Hs N'tuosn ~
aMear lht' t'ley Hese w ~ M A',,o ,s
ny "nness sa'u ~ Gon'ot w. M'"'i t ntt ~. ~
Eaae va oh ~ Was sp's ! 'at h, he.v, ,, .' um
tnnninuiattef o. w. wlttesses, WIG ,au "us a.s
aeAsoEcu 70 ect tulS "'tness 10 h"eaF 'a'ael}
That was tile tnli'E o} lis f'sht ha"'e.
MI ~, Calhp9e!t saughea; u,, .,. o,,,.t
"!le gcn!leMnh my '9uEn.n shu ~. sme&1
"hnt do2't tllf'ls lt's 2 lhvhnE NATTER
s:l you Enow Us ntc9 M r, aooa1s y Us 10 yol'''