National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-01-14
THE sTAw-BoND CASES.
A Question of veracIty win Colonel
niIna.


Tho hearing OF the straw. bond cases was re-
sumed by Judge Smell yesterday afternoon. A. NJ.
Gibson, the slandercr, appeared as nm assistant
counsel for the Government The employment of
THIS HIRED DEFAMER
Is a disgrace to the Government aud an insult to
the people. Mrs, Cabcll, wife Of Captain Cabell,
appeared in court Voluntarily
Mr. Hinc, Of counsel for the defense, presented
certified check for the amount Of Mr. Cabells
bonds $4,000, which was accepted by the court
Judge Smell remarked in reply 10 Colonel
Bliss inquiry whether jackson, one of the
defendants had been arrested, that no
return to the warrant had yet been made.
The question of the Rdmissibility of the bids and
contracts made by Cabell with reference to n large
number of routes, on the accompanying bonds for
which the other defendants, J. n. MINK and c.
II. Dickson, qualify as surctics, occupied the time
Of the Court for nearly half of the days session.
Ancr considerable discussion pro aud con, in
which the defense had considerably the best Of It,
the bids and contracts, though regarded as of
LITTLE RELEVANCY As EVIDENCE,
were admitted by the Court The only witnesses
examined were McSsrs. Graham and Webster,
notarics public Of this city They identified about
dozen bids and contracts, for Identification only
and notas evidence.
Prior TO adjournment Mr.. Williams inquired
whether the bail Of W. w. Jackson $4,000 and Of
NJ X. Armstrong tsl5,OON could not be reduced to a
reasonable figure, as was done In Cubell's cnsc?
Judge Smell declined to act upon the matter
until the parties were present in court.
The court then adjourned until to-day.
The Night Arrests.
"Mr. Bliss remarked, in reply to the published
statements charging that these arrests had been
puposcy made at night, that he left the warrants
Mt Police Headquarters at 2:l5 o'clock, and II the
parties were not arrested till night It was not his
iaut nor the fault of tho court. Judge Smell said
| and time Of arrest. The cnses were adjourned to
one O'Clock to day"-Sdr last night
The above extract is taken from last nights Sdr
Coming from tic source IL docs, its authority Is not
vouchcd for-of course not Did Mr.. Bliss make
the above statement he lies, aud in using the word
1t is used advscdy. On the day in question,
January 6, Mr.. Bliss did not leave the warrants at
Police Headquarters: Mr.. Bliss did not leave them
there at 2l5 O'clock; In fact Mr. Bliss did no, go
there at all. So much for fiction; now for fncts
Mr.. Bliss left instructions about two o'clock OH
that day to have the warrants issued. Captain
Prince proceeded to make them out,
and, as they were lengthy documents,
| II took him some time Now, the plan
followed with the issuance and serving of war
rants is that when they are made out they are
placed In the hands of Deputy Marshal Revells, of
| the Police Court who takes them to Police Head
quarters. They are then served some time during
the following day. Captain Prince was aware that
earlier in the day n consultation had been held
between Judge Smell and Bliss in regard to these
cases and telephoned to Bliss asking him
| If the warrants were TO he served that
evening. Bliss tclcphoncd back ayes" Word
was then sent n Major Brock to have all the dcec-
tves at headquarters aud have the warrants served
| that evening. The warrants did not reach the
hands OF the detectives until nearly five o'clock, II
took n little while to sort them out, aud then the
detectives started out to serve them. These are
facts Bliss or no Bliss. The very fact of Bliss or
derlng these warrants to be served at night shows
| his mean, petty, contemplate spirit.