Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-10-04
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 3.-The dis.
may OF the parties implicated was
unconcealed to-day when Cook
opened the prosecution in the Star
route cases by Information instead
of waiting to obtain an Indictment.
The fact that one day more of nom
action on the part of tho prosecu.
ton would have been fatal to this
particular set of cases was not I'M
known to the accused, and it is
more than suspected is the fur
nished clue to the motive which
led TO the adjournment Of the
Grand Jury from September 18th
to October Sd. No sufficient rea-
son was given for this action of the
District Attorney, and the Courts
purpose to 60 SO was not suspected
by MacVeakh, and the agitation
has never ceased. Many are now
convinced that the adjournment
was filed to agree with the interest
of a very influential combination
and to have merely coincidentaI
proceedings by Information instead
of by Indictment, is practice very
common in the United States Court
and is very useful in a section
where there Is any trouble in find
ing Grand Juries willing to indict.
Nearly all the Internal Revenue
prosecutions In the South have
been thus brought. It is practiced,
hOwever,in all United States Courts
but it Is the first time it was ever
resorted to in this District. The
case presented to-day is said to be
one of the least important of those
to be brought against the ring, and
1t was necessary that it should
come to trial among the first. Had
1t been possible to plead the stat
ute of limitation against it, the
government would have been de.
prived of the opportunity to use
fully the evidence OF Walsh, who
has confessed his share in the
frauds and who will be the chief
witness of the government in de-
veloping the methods, divisions Of
spOils and the processes by which
the various routes were expedited.
The allegation that the orders in
creasing the compensation of con-
tractors did not receive the neces-
sary formal approval of Postmaster
General Key is a new point in the
cases against Brady, whose friends
have hitherto relied upon the allie
cation that all his acts were in
strict accordance with the law, al
though there may have bsen very
bad judgment displayed in its exc.
cution. A brilliant array of coun-
sci will appear for the defense and
every step will be fought.
sfurde<ous Mnxsnn,s.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 3.-John
Maginnis shot his wife In the
breast and killed his mother.in.
law, who was pursuing him.
Wife murderer Hanged.
CHARLESTON, s. c., Oct. 3.-B,
w. Hicks (white) was hanged at
Spartansburg to-day for the muir
der of his wife last May.
Tnanks a. the south.
CLEVELAND, Oct. 3-The Gar
field monument committee thanks
Longstreet and, through him,
thousands of Southern people for
expressions of sympathy, and sug-
gests that at the cotton exposition
at Atlanta and at the exchanges in
the South, contributions be raised
for the monument.
The 6arnetd Monumens subscrsp.
siBn.
CLEVELAND, O., Oct. 3d.-The
Garfield monument subscription
amounts to $3.50.
Garfield Memorial Dny.
CINCINNATI, O., Oct. 3.-To.dsy
was made the Garfield memorial
day in all the public schools of this
city. The pupils and teachers
draped and adorned the school
rooms, and the pupils wore mourn
ing badges. The exercises consist.
ed of Rotations of extracts from
Garfield's speeches or of poems re-
latiDg to him, and brief addresses
by visitors. The exercises were
very impressive, often bringing
tears to the eyes of all. Rev,
Isaac Everett, who preached Gar
fields funeral sermon, made a brief
address at Woodward high school,
and Hon. Benz. Butterworth spoke
at the Mount Auburn school.
Dsstrnctive Tornado.
MILWAUKEE,, Oct. 3d.-The Re.
pubticon's Wantonia, Wisconsin,
special says: A terrible tornado
swept the valley q short distance
west of the town yesterday. COM
pletely devasting space 80 rods
wide and five or six miles in
length. Many houses, barns and
out-buildings and one grist mill
were demolished. About a dozen
persons were seriously injured but
none killed outright. Among the
badly hurt are Mrs. Nelson Pease,
Mrs. Boinske and Levi Boyce. The
damage to property could not be
closely estimated, but will exceed
$4,000.
Heavy Rain storm ana Cycione.
EMPoRIA, Kansas, Oct. 3d.-The
long drouth was broken here yes
terday afternoon by one of the
heaviest transforms ever seen in
this section. The streets were lit
orally flooded in half an hour, and
the ravines ran rivers. A Cyclone
succeeded, which was most de-
structive In its nature. Four PEG.
pie were killed by it in this city,
while along its track lies the de-
bris of many ruined homes. AS
many as a score Of buildings were
utterly demolished. The loss of
property is very great and q large
number of people we're injured by
the failing stones, timbers, etc.