Daily Republican., 1881-11-04
THIRD EDITION.
THE STAR ROUTE TkIAL
Counsel for the Accused ArEui"g
10 Qaash tho heInd1ctments-Insee.
soil max e. . speech.

8Ohh u8AA " - ShoVo1s
WASHINGTON, Nov. S-Argument
on the motion to set aside the criminal
information (taking the place OF an in
dictment) in the Star Route cases was
begun this morning before Judge Wal
ter s. Cox, of the Supreme Court OF
the District, holding the criminal term
| The government was represented by the
District Attorney Corkhill, and by Mr..
Brewster, of Philadelphia; Bliss, of
New York, and Cook, Of Washington,
and the defence by Messrs. Wilson,
Totten, Shellabarger, Robert q. lng"r-
soil, Sypher, eX-Representativc from
Louisiana, and Mr. jefferson Chandler,
of st. Louis. The argument was open
Ell by Mr.. j. Wilson, who spoke Tor
over four hours He recited the steps
taken in the case, and argued that there
could be no authority found in any
statute for filing "A criminal intorna-
tion. After citing a case to show that
in Maryland from which the District
of Culuinbi, inherited its common law,
the right 10 proceed hy information, II
it ever existed, had been lost by long
disusr, he claim ID that the fourth arti-
! Gle Of the amendment Of the tonstltu
,icn had made such a proceeding i'm
! possible,
n. argued that in the atiidavits pre-
! Seuted to the Cuurs not slngi" t."t
was sHornt' There was nU.Iin, IN
them hut ATTENUATION aud b ii f aud
he had never heard If ayop'y b"ins
indic.ed simply on belief. rhat WAS
no vid, nee " hi Oh the Court would a.
| | | { Il i.r 4
trial jury l. might be sufficient TO
base eNsraper Indictment upor, bnt
it would n,t be allowed in n Fonh>
Police Court, He claimed that tn
danger of the statute # iimttat,ob
aros from the neglect Of the pos ca
tion. Afer citing several autNor,ies,h
said in conclusion: "lf yen decide
u hat pary may be presented fr al
offence which has not bean defined 10y
| any statute(a> Yyu mus. do, # yAu SU>
,aiu this =. ccedirG), 20" Will Gav'
nj 'hr law Of tins nation back 10
where i. was goo years 20.
Tie was foil wed hy Mr 81 IS. Tor th'
COVE rment, " ho said that a. itappcarc'i
| the defence had other objections to TIN
| iUfrsmat on. hc thought il but fair that
| before The pr, s'rution should hc called
upon to Il Nwc". all The pr p ,~i'iun1 of
! 'hp define" 81 ohd b" stated. Mr., t"oA
also r"ut"ndrd that Mr.. l0g"r>oli
Sh uld lr sent the case ut Mr.. brown,
his client, before the prosecution wrhT
on. Att some discussion Mr. lng,r-
soil proc rHcd to outline his + Slti'n.
iie ii nj d that tn" facts set tr;h, even
ttu", 90 stitut"d an utfcu"c; hc as
serted that The facts Wrr rnn,ra t,turN
absnrd.and inro,sils; Ii" de.,ird that
her" had been or roud lr any conspi-
rary on III" part of Brown with Brady,
and asserted hat McDonough never
conSor d 10 cheat himself He insist
ed that all persons mcn,ione, IN III" atti-
daSit f MIR. ,.aiHeS must hc ht II h. into
court, u, III st also the contracts alluded
TO-
This had been set for.h by Mr. inGer-
so ! in a banit ri, Z manner, hnt na a.
sumSd SERIOUSNESS, hud sad that IN
coun ry or any "tlcr e hl1rN where
Saxon blood gives evtd rC' ut lihery
ard manhood, a Grand Jury ~tnd, hs-
tween n Ct'iIsu ard hIS C.lum0ii;or
no III Itrr L. that r1iGm i!t If j. an off
car in IA Cabinet or TIE Pre-, lid II. OF
h. tHit"d Statcs. Irc., vas laugh
| Ter ~ the Various points Md" IN the
early part Of The speech by Mr. lnger-
soil, and oUd applause among thoSpec-
tatur, over 1he ciu>ing sentiments. AT
ttr some sarcastic remark b tween the
"ouLSe', il was final y agrr d that Mr..
Il lss shrn'd pen ioT t.,e government
Co-u0'r,w II ri ,r. ~ Il Ih5.t he should
b" to'loNed hy NJ gc-so'], h1t tina
lftlc latter Should ad" tncr ANY pop
o.i Ms to nhich Mr.. Bliss hi Int de-
sitc 10 reply. he won Il be beptrm,t:'d Ia
d. SO
IN Court then, At 2.45, a' 'jolrnpd un-
| I'll t. In ,rOw al ten u'c,Jrk.