Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-08-31
STAR.ROUTE TRIAL.
The Dull Mon0tony Of Argument Relieved
by Rather Angry Passage
Between
Mr.. Wilson, for the Defense, and the
Att0rney-General-Th Former
Rebuked by the Court.

| WASHINGTON, August 30.-Wilson re
| sumed his address to the jury this morning
in the Star-route trial. Mr.. Wilson said the
defense impeached Walsh's testimony by the
utter improbability of his story and BY
showing what his motives were. JohI
| Ananias Walsh led the suit pending agaipst
| Brady, and if he could break him down in
the criminal suit that was all that was neces.
| ssry. Brady had denied he owed Walsh 8
single dollar.
Mr.. Kerr-Where Is the evidence of that
Fright here" replied Mr.. Wilson, handing
Kerr the papers in the civil suit of Walsh u.s.
Brady.
Kerr glanced over the papers and said
there was ne such evidence there.
Wilson replied that under the rules of the
court if the declaration of the plaintiff had
not been denied under oath, judgment would
have been rendered long ago.
The Attorney General-It is not evidence.
Wilson-Mr. Attorney general, do you wish
| to take an advantage in this criminal case?
The Attorney General want to try this
ease in accordance with the orderly forms Of
law and the evidence given.
And the Encouragement OF the United
States, replied Wilson, turning angriiy ana
facing that gentleman, sis standing here to
take advantage of a matter he knows and If
he does not know it here is Shaking bum
die of papers at the attorney evil
dence of it."
'Do you suffer that?" exclaimed the attor-
ney-general angrily, jumping to his feet.
Il do not propose toisuffer it." replied the
Court. Il am surprised that a counsel gen.
orally 80 proper in his conduct OF this case
should have forgotten himself as he seems to
have done in this instance"
Wilson, had always thought, If your
honoriplease, that the purpose of a government
was never 10 do an injustice or take any adj
vantage of a citizen.
The Court-There is no chance of an in
justice being done by the evidence. There is
a chance of injustice being done by bringing
matters into the discussion of the case before
the Jury which are not in evidence.
Wilson-H l have transgressed it is be-
cause l have been following in the wake OF
Mr.. Merrick.
The Court-There is no limit to mans
Imagination in making an address to q jury,
unless man attempts in his flight TO bring
in facts that are not in evidence. Proceed
in order.
Mr.. Wilson then proceeded to argue that
there was no testimony to show that any con-
tractors included in the indictment had ever
divided dollar with Brady. The Jury was
asked to go over the wide field of suspicion
and speculation and brand a man with
having done his official acts not
with an honest motive, but for
corrupt purposes. wilson SAID mat Merrlck,
near the close Of his argument, had told the
jury that Brady, though receiving a small
salary, has come TO be the owner of one of
the palaces of the city, and he was reveling
in wealth and living in luxury. Where
had Merrick learned that? That was his
testimony. No witness had sworn to it. He
did not learn it from the evidence, and his
standing here and throwing it in the
face of the jury only indicated how weak he
was on testimony. Bliss had said in his
opening he was going to show that Brady
had grown from poor man 10 a COMPARE
lively rich man, bat he had r.sde no efortz
TO do 80.
The Court-They could not prove il; the
Court would not allow it.
Wiison-Then the Court should not have
allowed Merrick to say so before the jury.
The Court-The Court will not interfere
unless counsel objects.
Wilson-The Court has Just interfered with
me without counsel Directing. l am simply
Merrick's statement.
In conclusion Wilson repeated his asser-
lion that the prosecution was lawless one.
1t was more than lawless; it was vile. At
the conclusion of Wilson's address the court
adjourned. Henkle will address the jury