The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1882-06-27
South lKentuckian
ApvEzg1s,ss RATE.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
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Washington, ID. e.. Jupe "a 1882.
Interest in the Star route trial now
in progress dues lob seepl h. be az
great hero az might be- expected.
probably beeause those who under
stand the ifs ai,,A sntS of tbs matter
ito not expect that anything serinus
twill come of it. In, the first place
bpropf Of conspiracy OF this k,pl.
where everything is done under tho
Iorm Of law, is an exceeding difficult
matter TO establish. All the silculn-
stances and common seilse CONCLUSIONS
may poin, clearly enough in one d.
rsction, while distinct legal evi,lence
fails, Aud furthermore, with the lax
uotions VI moral obliqui,ies ia official
relations with Uncle Salp, which
prevail here at the Capital, render
the verdic: of jury ia such cases
E"mighty opssrtin-" Whh, al.o.
such a galaxy ot legal strength ~ is
arrayed on the side of ths defense
there y daily manifestation of the
fact that the prosecution IL heavily
oyerweighted, Tvs Attorney Geprr-
al does Aot give mtlch personal at
|tcnt'oa % I'VE tr'al' ana s'lch lawyer"
as oorkA,'l, bliss' anu Mrrr'ck are
no @atca Tor the hsll oozsn aDier
ones Oh the o'her sue,
ihen ABOVE ana eeyeAa an 'h's
copes W we question o. po'uica' 'n-
i"ense anu 'he real bottom n'en'i"hs
anu purposes oi tlle Administration.
lhere arc hot n,sny he1e " enher
party VINO bet~se ,hss FreHidehs
A.F'9@ seriously WISHES dorsey or
p'aVU vVhv'c'eu' ihough he wants 10
oe UNDERSTOOD pnoi'ciy a pushing
'or 'hat enu. Mr. Mer9~2 y .le
aoiesi lawyer Oh I've uovernm'nt side,
and the only Que IN whom. 'leie Is
,nuch eohhacnce. w 70 'h's ,'"e no
oel'sses everything N pe'as zone !"
csspV@. w. 'A'S aoes ho' sA6Hi'y wnat
e@ convictions may oe ia'er w. ho
p'eVsh'hg opinion IN lsIe c'ic'r"
mere easca upon present. lpu'cH''ohN,
Is 'liat 'ne 'fiai WIZ w very "ng anu
,nat .nese WIN W 20 cohvic'iohS. c
Mr. Wm. a. Oook' wm was engaged
W Tue oeglnnlug ior us prosecution
anu VINO is, Of course, ther"nghiy ac
I"alh'eu w,'n 'ne .neory ON wn'ch t,e
uoVernment rests W. vrosecntion' Is
propncsying thet NOBODY VIII % har'.
IN 'his connection y y = sohnewnst
renafsao'e co,nc'usNce 'ha' Shortly
a'er Mr. Dook Sefv"es were a's-
pehSoo w'1n oY Tue uoverhneht ms
law Pat,ner was Fe'a'neu as counsel
oy 'l'o o'a''rou'e Oou.tac'ors. eoVN
SHOWS 'no.o ., ,nO u'css anu '''e.h-
ous' ques'iohao'c OF o'herwise, OF
SuccesS'"i ae'chse III our DiS'r'cs
conr,s ., 'nsh sny lawyer here'
Inc hcpooi'cans nave never wo'ke"
.nc niue u poi'''cal assessments 'or
can'Pa's" purl'uAea w''h ouc' ooi''"e.S
anu e"1tgy as 'ney arc Supplying - ~
now. O'lcu'ats are oe'"g seu1 !"
every emP'oye " 'ne "oserhn'eh',
mae anu r'na'e, from .ne neaa' .. o.
ou,eaus' CLERKS pos'mas.erS ana ON
cia's .. ,a''"us s'nus, 70 'he pas'-
ooys a. '"c oap'oi anu '"e ~a'c"-
men UNI scruo-wo'heo everywhere
Two pet gen, OF 'ne pay receiVeu "
the amonn1 oemahaeu, ms amounts
70 IRON % 70 @io eacn from 'ne Ia
oorcis anu appreh''ces' etc ana 10
hucn larger sums among '"e os''s,
pa'a c'asses. !, u no. !,, easy 10 'el'
wha. inc en'.re levy VIII smoun' 10,
1u, .ne Legls'a'se' L.ecu''ve' anu
judicial appropriation plll, whis', m-
ciuaes 'ne greater part o. .he emp.oyeS
ono Q, me ',ovrrnnleh'' cans n lor Sio,m -
wv aua TWO per CENT wouiu oe O'eo'
osoIa snug SUN ,or cahpa'g"
'una, Aau 70 IL 'ae amosh. rom
o:me' en'p.oyes ho. ,nc'noe" ~ 'n''
o"'' a"a TUG SUMS W oe 'e.eisea 'ronl
mohopo,'sls anu honeyeu INTERESTS
wnom 'ney nave "chen''e"' an" IL
WIN traaiy oe seen what an auVan-
tase 'ne party mas ~ entering 'no
canvass mosl q 'ne money VIII oe
o'sos'seu 'nis year ny INC ""s,e's
iona. cohmi''ee' anu .ney 'n'."u 20
put ~ "sefe u promises :" "o W"