The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-11-04
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
STAR ROUTE GASES.
Arguments to Commence en-
Thursday.
Attorneys Making 1t Pleasant
for Each Other.
GmgersoII Defending lhe Lib
crty 80 Rob Government.

Washington, 3.-In the star route
eases. on Thursday,g Wilson pro-
caeded to criticise the information
for its verbiage, contending that ad-
verbs did not constitute a case, and
characterizing the gentlemen who
drew the information as the cham
pion go-as-yOu-please adverb and
adjective singers" 1t was u matter
of public history, as much as TWO
years ago. that Congress deliberately
investigated this Identical matter
and appropriated money to carry
out this very contract which, it was
said, was so very corrupt. If the
facts have been notorious for
more than two years, what
excuse is given for the de-
lay? None whatever. True. the
court was asked to allow Informal
ton to be filed, because the three
years had about elapsed which tie
prosecution said would work as a
bar under the statute Of limitations.
That was no excuse. 1t was the
fault of the prosecution that they
had delayed. AS long ago as June
last, in this very court, the defense
asked for action in these cases, but
government refused to act.
Prosecution avoided the grant
jury, because if they had gOn-
before the grand jury, the docu-
ments and papers James spoke
of would have to be produced.
James say so. AS to their contents,
they would not have been accepted;
nor his statement as to what had
been told him by somebody. They
kept away from the grand jury be-
cause they thought it necessary to
suppress the truth in the matter in
order to get a footing in this court.
There has been the grossest suppress
sion of the truth. If the law called
upon an executive officer TO make a
decision, the law which required |
him to do SO protected him
in his decision and he cOntended |
that the judicial branch of govern
ment could not, IL such case, in
fringe upon the executive. The
prosecution say the law gave Gen. |
Brady authority to make decision, |
but that he did it cOrTuptly. Any
injury as to that should not be con-
Quoted in this court, but in another
tribunal; the high court of impeach-
ment. If the contrary were main
tanned, the prosecution could
come in with an information and
arraign the legislative branch
of government for votes given in the
discharge of official duties. They
could arraign every member who
voted for the appropriation out of
which the contract complained of
was paid. Government had three
coordinate branches each the equal
of, and independent of the others !;
and this court had no more right to
try any executive officer, or senator,
or representative for acts done by
him in the discharge of official
duties, than it had to try
the chief justice Of this distln-
| puished court. 1t was prepOsterous
to say that some man, through NAL
ice or on account Of public clamor,
| could come and file an information
| in this court against the President
of the United States, charging him
with corruption in the discharge of
! the duties devolving upon him. "If
YOU can do this" he said, addressing
| indirectly Judge Cox, "you can do
that; if you allew this and some man
comes in and offers you that, you
cannot deny it" In order to consti-
ltute an effense against the
| United States, under section 544C
| of the Revised Statutes, the
| fraud conspired to be performed