, 1880-04-16
He Is Called for in Court, but Fails
to Respond,
peing at This Time Somewhere In the
Gunnison Country,
A Default Entered md Ills Surctles to
BE Called On.
MoArthurs Case Postponed Two Weeks
Greousbaum'a Set for Monday.

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eemblnEc Of lawyers Inside tho DAr, and the
now petit jury for tho trial Of crninnl cascs
In TIM District Court comfortably disposed
ontsIto tho rail. It was pretty generally tll-
tcrgtood TINT tho Government wns ready to
20 ahead wilt, tho oft-dofcrrcd Alcn md
Macarthur cases, and equally well understood
tlat further tlelnywouttt be sought by tho dc
fcndnnts. Curiosity was rife to sec Just
what tho now wrinkle was, and how 1t would !
end. ,-
on tho formal opening Of court Emery A.
storrs, counsel for Clfcago's ex-postmastcr, |
presented himself at the bar, and stated TINT |
lis Information from Washington, where lie |
has somo important cases pending, wns stlcli
Us 10 render his presence there by Monday
morning imperatiyely necessary. lie would
therefore be obliged TO leave this morning.
IIo Ind ondcavored to get the Macarthur case
passed or postponed, but In that endcavor he
Mad sgnafly failed.
,tudeo Blodgvtt observed that he lad no
objection 10 passing 1t, II the District-Attor-
ncy had none. There WINS difference, how
ever, as ho proceeded 10 Explain, between
actual engagements on tho pnrt OF coullsv
and expectations OF being engaged.
Mr.. storrs replied this was hardly case OF
expectation. , Ills dispatches required him TO
lcave Wednesday night, bnt llo had been
unable to do So When In court tile other
day, iu connection with this cnsc. 1t was
little uncertain rs to when itwould be called,
and he lad desired not to leave home until
tho Inst mpn1ent SINCE then hn had 1nuo
arrangements by which tile case In Washing
ton would not bo reached until Monday
morning. lie hal stated tho other DIV tllat
he must bcln Washington between the 10Th
and tho Goth, and, having made no proper
- nj rP hn n
cnse ot thls time, he could not go Into tho
trial OF II, and would rather Withdraw from
1t than havo 1t go Oil. lie l,ad expected to
startbnck rs early rs Tucsdny or Wedncs-
day night, and, oil his return, could make
iefnit arrangements for tho trial. 11o did
not desire Il Notwithstanding Of the
sort,-but tho situation of affairs wns such
md tlle dnwdling with this case under pre-
cetng administrations had been SO great,
that lo really did not think tho request to
pass 1t was n very unusllnl or extraordinary
one. fSmilcs.l Besides, the Court would
ho moving into It's now qnartors tile 1stof
May, and Interruptions were possible. Within
n tpy or 30 aftor his return hU sh ollld bo
ready to 70 TO trial. At al events. the Gov
crnment couldn't possibly bo furnishing for
avtctim today.
ton NO." RESPONDED GEN. LEAKE,
who went OH 10 sny TINT he should be glad to
accommodate tho gentleman whero he could
in my ordinary matter. 11e had given the
widest notice tllat the case would be called.
however, md It had been dennftfy set, 80
Tint there might be no delay. Besides, no
expected another application III five minutes.
based on precisely the same state OF facts,
and the consequence would be TINT the case.
provided the request WIS granted, would go
Mr.. Storrs said Il wins tile understanding
that the Allen case would bo tried first, a,!ti ny
70 force tho Macarthur caso out Of line would
Gen, Lcnke thought the forcing e,planat;e!l q, t;
from Mr.. Storrs himself, inaslnIch Us tho
Allen easo Ind not vet been ca'et.
tho Court and Gen; Leake Tor y fixed tlay f9r
haa1t he @ hU IN E.r Goapt p T XII Ss
knew them to ho 9bsent". [Langhtcr.]
Tho Court said he didn't propose to inter"
fere. -,
Ssn dsES s ' kass IL ws% s Ss tsaaa sn So ts
TX a dny certain for the trial. But he didn't
iq hr fs4;d sfoqFs pTeye1a1 srrfsted =; April co.
Gem Leako replied tint tint wouldn't do.
It was too near moving day.
After solnc further talk, tne gentlemen
Tle Victorious Storrs fingered not, but went
of to Ills 0tfico to put tho finishing touches
presumably, to little speecl, IN advocacy Of
Tho next development was q triae more In
terestng-partteulnrly In Its denouelnent. ,
al, }YGse bs cGs Of ow II S he fe fSf
III. ALLEN
for postpoMemento on account OF his engage.
nlents elsewhere n. .Allcn's counsel. Jig hat
prepares, at II affidavit, and would read IT. Il
judge biodsett replied that that would b.
Unnecessary II Gen. Leako was convinced o
Il iS; 5$j:;si = RS as"' 1s''s
Judge Cole proceeded to reasl his ailidaylt
i set firth TINT he had cuse pending lcfor
ut for aiaailsy, the lSth, an9 tllat his pres
cncu In Washington Saturday morning wa
very necessary; Tint nfter tint he WIS com
pe!lcd to go to Now York, a'ltl then to h low:' |.
hIstrtai before the 10Th of JUNG. After read
INK Ills affidavit, the Ju!lgu lna:e short ye1
bSl statement, to the effect tint lig could pos M
1sav0r 10 bo ready for. trial as soon rs tn
Macarthur case WINS disposed Of,
,Goll. Lcake objected 70 continuance Q
s sss sssG tat Gaso y sSs Gos sa cs I wSt
that tha ease would stand far III. ]uH
Sss09 m the hsTs Of we tHaf Gpe cG ha
written Judge Colo before tho Circuit C9ul
was through with its business, telling lli1
that tho term was nearly closed, alld rHHnes
sure 70 be lorc. llo llutl also notified hin
nfer the adjournment Of the court, that t!l
snse YOU'D bo saIs at this TINY, nnd ha to oI
notIisa tilo s!'re.les 1 Ill ii tho % san,e way. ii
counsel III ,this lnaticr. Witnesses, Ind bee