National Republican., 1880-11-23
chEIRIH0 rHr CAhENDAR.
Nollo rrossqui Entered In tho Gases
Against Guy Ihnmysun.

NUilo prossqui Entered In the Cases
Against Guy Ihnmpsum.
Yesterday in tho CrmInal court, Justice
James presiding, uollc pro5cqui wgs entered
in all the cases pending against Guy II.
Thompson. Tho first Indictment was found
May II, 1915 when George +. Fisher was
Dis rct attorney, and the defendant was
presented, together with Robert Il. Gill,
Smurl T. Luckott aud Thomas J. faznnby,
for conspiracy ON December 10, 1s74 10 do.
fraud tho United States out OF $0N6O0 by
fraudulent aud forged indofsemrnt OF fvo
warrants drawn on the treasurer Of this Dis
trict purportinE to be indcrssd by John Hume,
john Smith, 5. II. King, James Coleman aud
Charles johnson. second Indictment found
at the Same time rs the above, charged the
same parties with obtaining the warrants
under faso prUtcnscs. The third and fourth
charged Thompson wi forging tho names of
John Hume and James Coleman to two of tho
warrants.
Assistant District.Attorney Perry in calling
the cases TO the attention of tho court said
that he did not feel like making any recon-.
incubation In the matter The indictments
were in tho oi'ico when lac came there aud
had boen for some time preYiou lie would
say that the testimony of the government WAS
mengre in the cases, aud since the finding Of
these indictments tho law had boen passed
enabling the defendants to testify in their
own behalf, which would now bring them five
witnesses. Ho did not think that tho govern
mcnt could make a conviction IL the cases
were put on trial.
His honor said that tho indictments had
5,umbored for long period, through tho
cntiro administration of the oihCo by
Governor Wells, and IL was timo that some
disposition WAS made Of them. Upon
the statements made to him a5 regards
the ability of the government TO prose-
cute them hs should direct UO'le prOseQVi TO
hs entered 80 far as the defendant, Thompson,
was concerned.
1t Is but justice TO Mr.. Thompson to say
that ho has been iuccssantly and persistentlY,
term after torn Of the court, since the in-
diclmcnts were found, lrying TO obtain o trial,
but without succrss until January >, 1876,
when the charge OF conspiracy was heard and
Thompson aud Lazonby convicted and samuel
I. Luckett acquitted. The principal evidence
against them ut that time WAS the witness
Robert w. Waters, WHO was subsequently,
charged with PERJURY aud held TO bail by the
police court IN the sum OF 81 ,0CO, and which
case has never been disposed OIL
The motion for new trial was denied by
Justice Oeln, but In the court above on May
10, 1876, his judgment was reversed aud
new trial granted. From that tpo to tho
present second hearing could not be OBJ
tanned by Thompson, although he inpOrtuned
the District attorneys OficO repeatedly for
1t. When the prCsCn. officials went into that
Office no renewed his efforts to have somo
disposition made of the indictments against
him and received the promise that they
should be investigated. Mr.. Perry, with his
| usual expedition, has made tho examination,
as he himself above states, and with. tho re-
suit That he gives. II boius evident that the
government has no case against Mr.. IbOmp-
son, IL is only justice that the charges
against him should be dismissed.