, 1879-05-10
. p;,Ifui Plea for Protection from
the Papers.
r,ousel for Defendants Make an End
'' Of Their Talking.
tun.. ns5ne, Swell, Htcagg, and Reed Pro-
rs, 10 Dc Suro of an AtquEttul.
n.o First Witness for tho Prosecution
Vouchers and Letters,
n,o 1ury Will Presently Take a Lools
nj tic Now Building.


,,,,,b ,iay,s proceedings Ii tho trial OF
,'Tn,to,u.l House cases opened promptly yes
,.n,sy mvrnlng nt painfully carly hoaf OF hnil-
M, O'Clock, AMI In the presenceo OK ah audiehcc
THE PArRAs.
,r,. ,,.tIm;norlrs Afforded little something
4, ,hc Hay Of variety. Tile Court tlad no sooner
a;+cr,e,, counsel tn proceed with their arguments
,h.n M, IIoync got up and addressed his llonor
Tn,1e. Dyer, complaining OF Tic fnannerio which
~. ,t,,afks Ind been published. 'Wh'lc wns
rrss,l, ut.rcprcscntctl," hc went on, "nnd my
sst.,ameuts horribly u,uiatcd, tho entfro speech
~ Wr. Boutc' WAS published With TIC fullest
s.+o. Now, II am to be misreprcscnied iu
M. uoy, then l am not at TO represent
,ar clients, nnd l Will retro from this case,
s.t,use eau tlo MY clients not only no goud,
mi nav do them much harm. say this In all
a.mlor, ! hare no,lnisludncss towards any inan
,,vn,,. I payc great respect for the energy, en-
t.,n,ise. and patriotism Of the newspapers.
Your Honor las already told tho jury tt11t they
x,rcno, to tako thes Information from my ot'lcr
.ourre than this courtroom. Nothing Has sald
.hout the newspapers Of tho city. For some
nn,n.nuntahle reason there Is PARTISAN spirit
nrrvalrnt here In regard to this matter that Will
r.7v seriously Interfere with the cain, and judi
iol. {el,hcration Of the jury. II they nro allowed
10 resd thesn."
20; eoursc,n replied The Court, "the matter
NJ which counsel speaks Is matter over which
the Court can cxcrcIse no control, except Us 1t
,roy caution aspl adv!so the jury. think the
ury will bear constantly In mind the admoni-
linn which tic Court gavo them yesterday. TINT
h.re IA Tho su,lrco Of all information md knowl-
oJse to them concerning this case, md I
tako It for granted tint thoy orc going to abstain
from seeking any information or forming any
immersion about tho case from my other
.ou,ce than from What they hear In this
court.h .......
"As evidence that this is not id1o ta,ls,n put
IN Mr. swott, ~ have III my hands horo slip
Of a Newspaper (the Now York Tsmes} which
carpe from New York bY mail, and which con-
tatps :tlc facts sot forth IN Mr. Boutell's
speech, which simply shows partnership exist
ing between tic newspapers aNl the ! %ssoctatcd
Press In regard to this prosecution. 1t seems to
me that there ought be q special cautlon 10 the
Jury tint they should not try this caso on
newspaper articles. II wo are to be misreprc-
aentcl Ia auy way, aud the other side arr to get
ali tho facts, and tho newspapers nre TO bo fur
nsslcd with tho papers, why, l think It Is not
fair way to try the case"
1.-THE Co,.rt,n remarked Judge Dyer, "takca
occasion to glYc the Jury special caution"
II thtnk," said Mr.. Boutc.I, amy brother
Svett mikes rather broad .stntemcnt. Docs
the gentleman mean 10 imply In what he i1ns
s,.t.d t,at anybody has been furnished with u
brlef Of my speccti In aavauco ~
Mo-" replied Mr. SWEET, hedR[ng on his
fo'mrr ftatcmcnt,"I don't mem TINT. Per-
haps ought to haze beon rnore definite III thy
Statement. The prosceutlon.-hlitl Know FROM
islnK i, INC eity-k lYlng a!1 afouud us:' II 's
i1tica centers, md the fRets WHICH alr. Boutcll
kaoss otler persons thau himself know, ami 1t
ssnos that Ms: noutell has done anything. That
ed not enter into my thoughts" -
Mr. BouteIl apparently accepted tho explana-
ton In she best part.
los!ew Of a!i That has been said" remarked
WIN hn1 tbe ,oor. q :, havo mt ,,oyn In .r-,,,,,,
some Of tl,e nostinn. that wI.hr !" nrceart x
liz tler ,rHnt m Ia rocs,,,,,,,,. mint b, o.,a
Thurs,sv rfi"rnnon ~ M m'., "nat ~. ~. sa.u
,uunnc1 1ut Snfnro m'It In W.! lnc suofees
o. tas ocrs,nn NJ h a tta octior tnan
ooly far to saw tl,at tho rennrt in ycsterdnv,s
TRIBUNE which was tic ono he Yyns 1tnpcrsor,-
s'Y getting after.was, in all essential respects,
afternoon, mud the rcason It was au abstract aud
nat full report was tl,at tLere aro just so many
columns 10 The TRIBUNE and no more, and al
.ltacts o. tlc opening speeches Of a!l thu coun-
tel for the detcnso will, when they aro all In,
occupy quits rs much space as tic long ni}.
*tract-nnd It was not q full rcport-of Mr,
bontelt's opening. III other words, It's phout
Six 9! ono thing nnd ha!t-a.dozcn Of tie other.
After sceapitnlatlng his previously assumed
poatona. Mr. HORNE rot In q good word for
Sls. whu wua all unler clerk III thp Treasury
paepartsnrnt, to bo euro, but who left thnt pos{.
.,oE bceause lls could g9t better INV under
slueller. II la had bcen tryl,tE TO t!cfrsuI tl,u
G1yeFntnent, liz would hayo rouulncl there.
WhIlc he did draw tho draft OF tic contract viii,
Mueller, he had nothing yhatoyer to tio viii
tie negotiations. Speaking generally Of tie
faction to slc tact tSat s eeran ni H. T. Frenrs, s
Of Tho Treasury usnarttnent. Ind nxantnei tl,.,
resorts Of 1.-Two officers wllo Ind been tustr,..
Esuta! IN bringing ti,eso charrca u md this snn,e
Fscnch-an ablu 1urist, by fhe way-ss oxcni-
pa!ed every one Of ,hr partiess
!ie did nut forget to t,Iti,nnta Tint thc rrnt
point OF this prosec,,tIon wns In ilnd Mnc,lrr
guilty, II possible, OF some Infamous @ % oiIonse.
10 a. TO prevent Ills rettinS Ills INV m rrrtMtn
contracts, auta 10 oliain ,Steh w,,rn t",v neuH'
Ing In the Court OF Claims "'S3 VIVA" w" ps"'''
IN .,rsn
With fo,,u H'e' o"1fl,
nt'n,ad dtonf,eosnmn speech before him, neatly
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