Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-11-10

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1t is stated this morning that the latest
dispatches are adding to the republican
majority. and it is expected that it will
amount to 1900.
Warrington News.
THE STAR ROUTE CASES DISMISSED.
Washington. Nov. 10-In the criminal
court this morning Judge Cox rendered
Q decision in the star route cases.. dis.
missing them. principally on the ques-
tion. As to the infamy Of the crime charg-
ed. the conclusion arrived at was that
the crime was infamous and the accused
should have been proceeded against BY
indictment. He therefore sustained the
motion expelling the information from
the files Of the court and ordered the
discharge of the defendants. Few in
Washington are surprised at the decision
of Judge Cox, who grants the motion to
strike off the information against the
star route conspiracy and for the dis
charge Of the defendants. The court
room was crowded, the audience being
very largely composed Of the friends of
the accused. As soon as the judges de-
cision had been made, VIM. E. Cook. as
sistant to the attorney general, read
statement which he had evidently pre-
pared in anticipation of the result. He
denied the statement OF District Attorney
Corkhill that the attorney general had
been consulted by him in regard to the
adjournment Of the grand jury, and
claimed that the information had only
been resorted to after the government
had been prevented from asking an in.
dlctment until after the statute of limi.
tation could have begun to operate. On
the part of the prosecution he promised
that the accused would not long be able
TO exult. They would be brought before
the grand jury and before petit jury,
and they would have all the opportunity
they apparently desired to defend them
selves, when the proceedings are such
that against them no technical objec-
ton could be raised. After the adjourn
ment Of the court, the accused we're con-
graduated by their numerous friends.
Cook recounted the sad events sue
seeding the presidents fatal shooting,
the paralysis in business and the sorrow
and fear that hovered over Washington
and the whole country. The work of
preparing these cases could not, under
the oircumstanoes. go forward, and its
neglect wss unavoidable. he related
what steps he had subsequently taken in
in the case, and said he had not received
notice Of the proposed recesss Of the
grand jury. directly or indirectly, and
could not anticipate it, - it was unusu.
al and extraordinary. As its length ex.
ceeded the time allowed by the statute
Of limitation for the case the information
was fled to prevent positive failure ol
the eases. He was unable to reconvene
the grand jury. The attorney general
and Corkhill disagreed - to what pass
ed between them. While MacVeagt
would not notice Corkhill's statement, hs
! (Cook) would say that be had not beer
consulted as TO the recess Of the grand
ljury and he was the proper one to con
suit in the matter.
IFFKcT OF THE DECISION.
i At the postofice department the effec
of Judge Cox's decision il much discuss
ed. High officials assert that the effect
is misunderstood, It is claimed that th,
, government is debarred from proceed
ings by indictment in the WALSH cases
/ but the postoffioe authorities deny this
They say the fact that the proceeding
by information having been commence,
satisfies the requirements OF the statut
I Of limitations, even though the proceed
; ings have been thrown out on q techni
l cality. In addition it is alleged tha
there are grounds for many indictment
without touching the Walsh cases. Pub
: lic opinion here is however almost unar
? imous that the failure Of the governmen
/ is final rs regards Brady.
WHISKY TROUBLES.
= Internal Revenue Agent Chapman
). Atlanta. Ga. reports by telegraph
i Commissioner Ranm that Friday last /
al seized . package Of illicit whisky fro
. j. Fuller in Habersham county.
\ my presence he avowed his purpose
N put bullet through Taylor Lane who
Of he supposed informed against him. Ha,
Or Just learned that he has since mortal
= = wounded Lane, firing two loads Of buc
n. shot, one Of which passed through h
wiie's bonnet ON her head. Comm
sioper Raum notified Chapman to co
~ suit with the district attorney aud q
~ cvssy posaible means to secure the arr.
and punishment Of Fuller.