New-York tribune., 1882-08-15
THE STAR ROUTE TRIALS.
ARGUMENT FOR THE DEFENCE.

ARGUMENT FOR THE DEFENCE.
REPLY BY COUNSEL FOR THE DoRsEYs TO MIR.
KER's ARGUMENT SENATOR DORSEY AND tREsi-
DENT ARTHUR-THE DELMoNIco POLITICAL DIN
NER
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.-There was delay
OF about quarter OF hour this morning ID tue open
ing Of the proceedings in the Criminal Court caused by
the absence OF counsel for the prosecution For the hst
tina since the beginning OF the closing arguments the
defendants were present I'm court General Brady being
the only absentee The wife Of ex-senator Dorsey sat
among the spectators with her two bows When Mr..
Ker came into court. Mr.. Carpenter counsel for j. W.
and g. W. Dorsey. began his address to the jury
He promised his argument by congratulating jury
and his fellow counsel that the trial was drawing TO
close He spoke for lovely devoted and heart stricken
wife, for innocent children for a widow whose husband
was taken from her through apanul disease contracted
in the service OF M ms Penh M or epsfye cultivated
honest men who had been traduced tnrougnout lhe
country in q in which no mans character nad
ever been assaled before. o was NOT here 10 ASK e
Jury mercy. His instructions rom DIS cicns WIS w
ask for ustice-fO this OF sandcr, Ihus nr
shalt though go and farther and hee let thy tusu
ard dark waters be stayed ,,..,
Counsel TO- the prosecution had told the jury that the
public had made up its judgment IN his case ana na @
that in gmcnt guilty ana ne ma askel the jury
to conform that Judgment During his long expeii,
ence in his profession had never before heard sucb
remark from counsel He had never before heard cOun
sci appeal outside pressure on lury lie hd1 nouEn
that conrt was temple Of justice, IRON whlch the ou
aide world was shut out The counsel bad
the immoation Of victims on the altar OF prejudice
He critIcsed the action OF the aw oicer Oi he Govern
npnt in abhcaing his position ana duty IN Ofder 10
make wav for his learned friends the special counsel IN
the case. This far az he knew was "llhout an sA
Disirct-Attorney abdcate his position TO any u'
The case was fur her remarkable IN ths, tbat we Az
foneveneral contrary to precedent. had himself been
before the conr and argue hs case to the jiry
There was example for ths so iaI aS ne kne" anu anu
by the ATTORNEY General IN the opening OF me case Ia
GoySTnnen,t Wts # possble that the Attorney
eneal wnnted to say to the Court the President
OF the United States mad Instructed MN III resau 70
this prosecution Could it he possible that tue Chlci
Magistrate Of the United VAS TO come into TINS
court through the Attorney -tienefai ana proc. tut
he was pursuing these deeudantsi Was It possible mat
the President could step his high and lofty position
and attempt to crush poor defendant arragned at the
bar of Justice Even that so could DC couceVed
that he would have selected ont Of those defeDdans MS
friend familiar, his acquaintance, one with
tality one with whom lie associated IN p0nt,cal HE
years. and for one Tor whom boVul d
month before accession to the Niceiresldency be
had borne testimony capable ana honest man
1t beggaIed human credulity IT was not so. ne was
authorized 10 speak for the President But Chesei
4. Arthur "A man, aud he (cOunseD was niai anu
man, in the name OF common humanity; ne ndis
nanily denied IT, Tue Attorney yuenera cOuld hol nave
meant much. he could not have meant more than
that he the mouth OF the Department o Justice lie
could not have meant that the President was IN con
spracy contrary justice and humanity, to crush the
defendanls arrayed ia this court A. o-...
on February H. 1851, Continued mr. oaipeh'er;;
there was an extraGGrdnary eon'SetSYH oil
celebrated
Mr. Merrick pnterruptEgl-ls there any evidence 0i
thsti a..
Mr. Mcrrick' addressing the Court, objected to MI
Carpenters proceeding IA his line 81 argnincnG .
Mr Carpenter II tire Goors were NOT opened by Mr.
Kcr wide enough for 10 there, do not know The
gentleman would nave doue better |" nave arrested Ills
The Conrr-The remarks of Mr. Ker were objected
to by counsel
Mr. CARPENTER lie talked about Senator DOrscywhO
he was what he vas dnd what lie lad done. Am not
Tue Conrt-I do not think that you refer
TO any meeting at Delmonico or proceedings connected
with Tie gentlemen there. Iney no net constitute any
part OF the history Of the county.
"lhey do not I" interroeated Nh Carpenter
g No sir" replied Juuge Myhe
The Vice-fresidrnt-cect made speech very perti-
nent TO tins ISSUE, suggested MI Carpenter.
than meetings that take place any where else or on any
other occason Insisted the Judge who sustained Mr.
Merrck's objectiuu suggesting at the time that
there enough of evidence IA the case 10 FAX the
strength vi ali parties without going Into the history oI
Counsel said ne had heard that Mr. Ker and Mr. Bliss
and Merrck sing peans of praise OF this honest adj
minsIration wnicn mas succeclcd the thevpg admins
traon General Brady Two Of the r"u.csthe Julian
Brady Wheh into Office hc cOnttuued the
service and tne contractors were pad for expedition and
additional trips to tne end of the contract Aud wne
tns nOnest admins ration WAS paying money on the
contracts II was ryns to send seven innocent men to
Peniteutary. Idat was fairness win VcnB ahce
lie commented upon the manner III winch
tie P,o5r'eioa ,r Evidence did no. come np TO WAT
was expected IT, and lie insanced the case OF Boone
win indictments. When 10 found tnat he would not
testify wnas tne prosecution wanteu hun TO- Mr; Mer-
rick had risen and SAID, Hold your Honor want
to Gro nin Hc hs Disappointed ny eXpcca-
tons"
Mr. Carpcner then reviewed the 3ttitude assumed by
the press country IN regard 10 the scar Route
trials Tne papers bad teced abuse OF the dclrn
auts ana yet the prosecution had taken notice OF
tnat fact But the moment that two newspapers OF
tnis city undertook 10 pubnsn aTtlcrs III
favor OF tne defence, 10 and behold the
courf lie wanted II Understood that took
in e
TO this qncs lie considered tDe then. he crued
tncn now, dsrespeCtlu to tue Court. as It-Gmed.
lnjnacIOus ana wrong bat the liberty Oi seven men
were much importance as the feelings Of the Court,
aud the papers had eenied WITH slime aud sldndef
and c.luMny were thousand Times more gully than
the papers whicn he lad spoken Ihs ria seemed
have Dren conducted on the principle OF Intimidation,
VitnppraiiOn abuse II the prosecution could
"A great Of the defence, anu great deal Of
the eyes of the Juy, they expected get
diet Otherwise not Ihat WAS all there of the
Ine counsel for the prosecution had suceriugiy in
quired Ohm W. Dorsey
lie could tell him VINO " was. He was an honest
hard-WOrking man. stephen W. Dorsey wciknUwn
as a Unicd states senator during term OF
office had done nothing tO disgrace the Stale Of Arkansas
the Union
Mr. Carpenter then proceeded TO review the argument
presented b. Mr.. ktr, and TO point out
alleged MISREPRESENTATION in It, He then review cd
testimony fUr tue prosecution. Tho Court adjourned
until Tomorrow when Mr. Carpenter Will cOnuluue for
the ueeucc
A MVCTEPV IYHIEH C1NNOT RE GOTVED