New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-09
high credit an examination; and also in appointing
Josiah Royce instructor In philosophy.
THE ST4R ROUTE PROSECUTIONS.
CLOSE OF THE IAwYERs' OPENING ARGUMENTS

CLOSE OF THE LAWYERS OPENING ARGUMENIs-
TESTIMONY FOR THE GOVERNMENT.
WASHINGTON, June SIN the criminal court
this morning. as Mr. Mcsweeny about TO resume MS
argument the Star Route he was Interrupted py
Judge wyle who said his attention had been caneo' III
the last day two, certain articles which nave ap
peared in the papers OF this District and OF Newfork
City regard 10 certain jurors In this case Inese ~
ces It appeared 20 him. did great injustice TO the marshal
well to the jurors. These flying rumors were GAL
culated great harm and render the persons crcu
aa9 them liable to prosecution aud he thought 1t the
duty Of the District Attorney to take official notice OF
these articles which tended to emDarrasa the
administration OF Justice He cautioned the jury W
avoid even the appearance OF couson with persons OUT
slde TO keep their counsel, and Keep themselves
uncon tamnated by the outside world.
Mr. McSweeny, after q few moments, TOOK up tne
thread Of his argument and proceeded to defend exSena
tor Dorsey from the charges made against him by Mt
Bliss in his opening argument He explained the bust
ness relations between g. W. Dorsey and D. '"
Dorsey Peck and Miner, and attempted to
that they not only perfectly proper but re-
Hected tho highest credit upon the first named On ire
famous 23d May he said the date Of the conspiracy
W. Dorsey was in Little Rock. j. W. Dorsey In California
Peck in New-Me1ico Miner In Bismarck. valle in Mis-
souri, yet on that day they conspred They could not
possibly twist any evidence TO. show that Vale had
conspred but he set down the principal actor
in the division Of the ill-gotten gains.
It had been charged that the combination made enor
nous pros matter Of fact the books OF the urn
would show that instead OF Dorsey having been en-
rjched by untold millions IN 1880 or 1881 his account
stood out, still out" account OF advances mado,
$4,000 BY Mr. Boslers sterling worth and good man,
LOSSES and tho Investment had shown slight pr9nt.
This would astonsh the jury, but he was prepared 10
He took up three Of the important routes men
toned in the indictment and asserted t6at TIE Sres
for ifiuna nd
ents came into the business
deuce official copies from the state Department Oh the
papers appointing Messrs. Key, Maynard ana James
OF the United States and OF honas
j Brady "a SECOND Assistant POstmasterGeneraL The
date OF Mr. Brsdys commission is July "a 1870 anu is
Tnomas b. kirby employed in tho railway mail
service division OF the Post Office Department. was tnen
called as the witness for the prosecution he tesu-
he'd that 1879 he private secretary OF
General Key and had prepared under MS orders SCI VI
lava and and they prOmu gated,
thereby everything all preceding regulations inese
regulations had been amended " large ehteu-aoe'
Thomas g. TAYLOR Journal clerk OF the Post Office De-
partment called. Ills duty to enter the orders
or the Posmaster-Cieneral into the Journal lie mad
searched the Journal January l, 1879, to July
1851 and found order relating to expedition signed
by the Pos master eneral There was nothing con
tained in his journal that changed the regulations APP
plying the expedition of 5aIRoute service, and 50
far as he knew there was no other record
John H. Falconer statstcian Of the Post Office Depart
ment assistant statlstlcan III 1879 On june 81,
1874 there we're SSH Star Routes with an aggregate
length OF COG TT miles There were 100 steamboat
routes, lengtn 1909; railroad routes 1000 lenglh
II 1905 total annual transportation OF mails,
l5SlS537j miles, OF Star Routes alone, 6l 43oOS-
miles These latter figures indicate the number ol miles
over which The mails transported during mat year
Amos Wilson, Inspector in the Second Assistant fOst
rGeueraIs Olice testified that In 1909 ne was
journal III that division lie described tDe meIn9u
pursued in entering orders increase and exped-
on upon tie Journal and said that these orders were
not always signed by the POsnaslerGeneraI Oh le Gay
of entry aud sometimes not signed Tor seFeIal
days Tney were certified to the auditor In the latter
case without waiting Tor its signature by the fost-
maater-General. ,,-,.,.. -,
George NJ sweeny clerk IN the contract DIVISION OF
the Post Office Department gave description vi tHe
system of advertising bids star Route service Az
tie conclusion OF MI Sweenys testimony the Court ad
iOurned until tomorrow.