National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-10-15
STAR-ROUTE GASES.
LIVELY PROCEEDINGS YESTERDAY.
Colonel n. O. Ingersoll and Mr.. Cook Have Some
Sharp Verbal acknowledgements or
the Argument on the Notion to
Quash the Information.

The announcement that Colonel Robert
q. 1ngersoll would make an argument in the Crimi-
nal Court yesterday morning to quash the infor-
nation fled in the starroute cases served TO Ill
the courtroom to It's utmost limits and when JUS
tice Cox arrived 10 open the court every available
foot of space was occupied. Colonel W. A. Cook
was the FIRST of the counsel TO put in an appear
ance, and was shortly followed by Messrs
lngersoll, Chandler, Wilson, shellabarger
and sypher. Mr.. s. p Brown, for whom
Colonel Ingersoll appeared. occupied a seat
near his counsel, and General Brady and Mr.. J. L.
French, two OF the other defendants, were also
present 1t was twenty minutes past ten o'clock
when the court was declared ready for business,
and Colonel Enoch Tottcn was just on the point OF
opening the argument when the grand jury hled
In from their room with batch ofindictments for
petty offenses. This necessitatcd n delay OF few
minutes, and when the nature of their business
was made known the grand jury retired and
COLONEL TOTEM, AGAIN RISING SAID:
MAY II please Your Honor, we served formal
notice upon the District Attorney and his as
sistant OH Tuesday last, to the effect that this
morning we would call up the motion filed in the
case ofhe United States against Brady and others,
and we are now ready to argue that motion. The
question arises upon the jurisdiction OF the Court
TO proceed in that way In such METER and we
ask the Court TO strike the information from the
files, and TO rescind the order allowing the parties
leave to file It,"
Mr. Cook-"If Your Honor please, received a
notice Of the filing OF the motion to rescind and
strike from the records on the evening of October
II. That motion In briefs in these terms; Please
take notice that Friday, 18th day Of October, ut
the opening OF the court on that day, or as soon
thereafter as counsel can be heard we will call up
for argument and final disposition the mo-
ton to rescnd the order herein made on
the 30th day Of September last, and to
strike the information from the files of the court.
Your Honor will observe that the notice
Is in alternative terms. II fixes Friday as n de-
signated day, and then going beyond that says, or
ms soon thereafter counsel can be heard! By
telegramsd Immediately put myself In COMMUNE
cation with my learned associates one resident
Of New York city and the other of Philadelphia,
and from them learned that they could not be
present to-day. !, accordingly, on the 18th, sent
this notice to each Of the attorneys on the other
side excepting the attorney for Mr.. Brown, whom
1 had, on the day previous by note through the
post-ofllce, informed that Mr.. Brewster and Mr..
Bliss could not be present
WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. u, 1884,
ESocH ToTTEN, esq, Washington ID. c.;
DEAR SIR; desire to notify you that by kilograms
Just received, Tuesday or Wednesday OF next week
will suit Colonel Bliss and Mr. Brewster to enter upon
the argument in the of the United states against
Thomas J. Brady and others. They cannot be In at
tendance on Friday. Respectfully,
WILLIAM A. COOK.
"By letter received yesterday from Mr.. Brew
stcr It appears that ON account of his health he
cannot be here before Wednesday. Colonel Bliss
indicates in telegram that that day will suit him
better than any other. have had no opportunity
of consultation with either Of my associates In re-
lation to the motion hled. could not have, and
therefore must suggest that to-day
THE UNITED STATES CANNOT DE PREPARED
to enter fully upon the argument. II Is perhaps
proper that in this connection should refer TO
some chronological facts. The information was
filed September 80, which was five days before bail
was entered, which was on the 9th Of October. The
motion of the defendants was only filed the 18th
of October. 1t was filed, therefore, excluding one
day, ten days after the information was filed. The
argument was set down, far as IL was designated
for Friday, and notice sent upon the evening Of
the 18th, SO that at the utmost but three
days notice was given. Your Honor will
observe from these chronological facts that
there has been no delay on the part Of the United
States II required five days for the defendants to
find bail. After that necessary act was done, 1t
appears to have required ten days to prepare their
notice, and 1t is now proposed upon n brief
notice of three the United States In
Of such magnitude as this, shall be pressed into
an argument and especially in the absence Of the
| two associate counsel. may be mistaken in this,
and IL am can be corrected. 1t always affords
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lion his mornina. This 10 ,,e srvt rns, -, =, y
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mako an exnlono,ion right her, Mr. Coot mar
tjonod N mo vestariov who, ba s,o,od ,ho
other dav--,h.t 4, would M, no c"nva,ian,
far lilo o.,n.iutao IN he baro INIT, nav, ,yo,l, !
| told him tho, van had evnras,ed a des,re ~ ho
heard th,s ,yest hscawse or yonr arransemon,s ~
leave town NJ an carly dav and that If n should
he agreeable IN ali nnrties sbouId be nerTaotIv
willing you shopld omen the dIscussion to-day
and then have Il resumed Inv others afterwa,d
| did not mako INV public announoement how
ever
| Mr. Ingorso,I-"No cir. but bonneped IN ses
| some snch statement In tho nublic nrintsn
"Mr Cook was kind enough TO inform me that
| his associates could not be here TO-DAY. regnrd
| tbis case ns of n great deol of imnortance no,
| -, - $500, O'