Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-01-12

Made to Face the Music in Person
Work of the Congressional Committees
Railroad Land Grant Bill-Agricultural
Convention-The Utah Contest-General
Notes and News.
star Route Prosecutions.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE adjourned
hearing of the star route cases was resumed
in the police court to-day. Bliss conducted
the prosecution. All the parties arrested on
last Saturday were present or represented by
counsel. Some discussion ensued as to the
first case to be examined, in the course of
which Bliss made statement of the position
taken by the government in these cases. Bliss
made a severe arraignment OF the method pur-
sued by defendants in transferring property
from one party to another just before the
award of contracts, SO that one piece OF land
worth few thousand dollars would represent
lands to the amount of nearly $3,OOO,OOO, and
said that under the present law the postmaster
general was absolutely powerless to prevent
the preparation of such frauds.
At the conclusion of Bliss address, the first
case was called, that against Cabell, Minner
q Dickson.
Postoffice Inspector Tidball, called for the
prosecution, identified the statement written
by himself, June last, and signed by Dick
son, in which Dickson, who is relative by
marriage of Cobeli, charges Cobell and MINIS
with conspiring with himself to defraud the
government of legal security by presenting
worthless bonds. Tidball was subjected to
searching cross examination BY counsel for
the defense, tending generally to make him &C.
knowledge that the government had sustained
or "a coid ho nod
been ordered by Postmaster General James to
make these Investigations, and was not assist
ed by Gibson and Woodward,s although the
examinations took place in thesame room.
Tidball, in the course of his testimony, said
the bad feeling between CabeH and Dickson
was because the latter refused to continue as
Cabell's bondsman. He did not remember
where route 90,910 was situated. He had OBJ
tanned the information which formed the basis
of his statement from the government records.
Having again confessed his inability to show
how the government lost by these contracts,
he was interrupted by Col. Bliss, who, turn
ing to the opposing counsel, said: 81 am will
ling to admit, just at this point, that the
government has lost no money by this con-
tract. But"
He was interrupted by Judge Jere Wood, of
defendants counsel, who exclaimed in an ami
mated manner: "We want no concessions
from the other side. Conspiracy has been
charged against my clients. Perhaps we will
be able to prove the existence of a base con-
spiracy to iDjure them, instead, on the part of
other persons"
P. Fl. Woodward, another postofice in
spector, was called to testify, and examination
took the same general direction as that of It'd
ball.
Court adjourned until tomorrow.
Comment on the Gmiteam Trial.
WASHINGTON, Jan. u.-District Attorney
Corkhill, when asked this morning how the
rulings of Judge Cox were regarded, replied
that they were favorable to the prosecution.
1t being suggested that some people regarded
the rulings favorable to the defense, the dis
trict attorney said: "It must be understood
that these rulings are entirely distinct from a
charge to the jury. When Judge Cox comes
to charge the jury, and applies his rulings to
the facts in this case, no one will consider that
there is anything favorable to the defense"
Col. Corkhill remarked that the judge had de-
molished the theory of Irresistible impulse.
Scoville says the defense is satisfied with the
rulings. "The spirit of our progress has
been sustained by Judge Cox. If he delivers
his charge to the jury on the same basis we
care nothing for the mere words OF our in
struction.'' Scoville maintained that Judge
Cox had sustained the main points of the de-
tense, and that the question of reasonable
doubt was left justas it ought to 60 to the
Jury. When asked whether he still thought
the jury would disagree, Scoville said 81
think they will agree on acquittal. do not
think the jury will be influenced by popular
feeling. Judge Cox has thought more of his
future reputation than present popularity"
Reed expresses himself well pleased with the
Judges instructions. John w. Guiteau is
also we'll pleased. He thinks the feeling
against his brother is changed, and that the
jury will disagree if it don't acquit.
After court adjourned yesterday Scovllle,
Reed and j. w. Guiteau called upon Judge Cox
and congratulated him, thanking him for his
impartiality. Judge Cox remarked that he
thought the prosecution would be better salts
fed than the defense.
INTERVIEWED BY REED.
Col. Reed, associate counsel for the defense,
and Col. Bruce, of Chicago, accompanying
him, were the only persons admitted to Quit
eau's cell to-day. In speaking of his inter-
view with the prisoner Col. Reed said: "Iam
astounded at his mental condition. I have
never before, since the trial began, seen him
alone, and have never before felt such firm
conviction that the man is lunatic. He re-
ceived me, of course, as his friend, and in dis
cussing his case there was no occasion of dis
stimulation. Yet left him after three hours
interview, thoroughly persuaded, de-
spite the evidence Of learned experts,
that the mans reason is dethroned. pushed
him with questions almost to the verge of
cruelty. tried to depict the enormity of his
crime, and endeavored to reach his conscience
and discover if he were alive to any feelings
of remorse, if he ever dreamed of the act or
its impending consequences, but l could not
elicit a single expression that even the most
hardened criminal, if sane, might be expected
to give utterance -. He said to me with the
greatest earnestn. -: The Lord will put
words into your mouth with which to con-
vince the jury, AMI l shall be acquitted. 1
have no money no v, but shall earn 500, 600
within month after this trial is over, and
will ther give you S50,0O0.' The smile which
accompanied this last remark was so unnatural
that it chilled me.''
When Col. Reed entered his cell Guiteau
was engaged in writing, and had before him
an enormous pile of manuscript. 'Why,
how long do you expect to speak, enquired
Col Reed. 81 can't tell yet. A day or two,
and perhaps MORE" replied Guiteau. He
finally agreed to confirm to Col. Reeds
ideas on the subject of his speech, but still in
sists that he shall make the closing address to
the jury. This matter will probably be re-
ferred to Judge Cox for settlement if counsel
cannot effect an arrangement with the pris-
r