The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-04-02
BRADY'S CHANCE OF A TRIAL
HOPES OF IT HELD OUT TO HIM By
THE GOVERNMENTS COUNSEL.
Mr.. Bliss Creates Stir In tho Court Room by
Announcing that Newspaper Attack 10 70
he Made Upon Him and his Associates.

he Made Upon Him and his Associates.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-The arguments on
the motions to auash the Star route indictments
were resumed this morning in tho Criminal
Court Of the District held by Judge Wyle. Mr..
Totem. one OF the counsel for the defendants.
exhibited an old volume printed in Baltimore
In 1899. entitled. Digest Of the Laws OF Mary
land; Being an Abridgement Of All the Public
Acts Of Assembly Now in Force and OF General
Use. from the First Settlement OF the State 10
the End OF November Session. 1901" This COM
piation contains the act OF 1892 which 1t is
claimed was ignored In the finding OF these In
dictments. Judge Wylie inquired as TO the
name Of the compiler2 Mr. Totem gave 1t az
Thomas Herty. and said that the book appeared
to have been tho property Of a very careful
lawyer. James Campbell. as 1t was annotated
on nearly every page.
There were good lawyers In those days."
said Judge Wylie. and they made notes In
their books but lawyers have shorter methods
MT. Kerr Of Philadelphia. Of counsel for the
he contended was in good form. and in accord
apSe VIII nba lay and judicial precedent zee
repeaed BY the act Of So which bS5ough.
have an able bar in this District. but this act
tprbed. and then the court denounced 1t. Since
es9b hSs h dssnce oHg sMeethe sdleep
hands or" The judicial arm could not reach
the Lords Amounted" an executive officer.
Mi Sty T s1ssa with
the United States. Let us get these cases be-
fore jury" he concluded, and II these, de-
MIR. Bliss Of. counsel for the Government pro-
ceeded to make close legal argument in refu-
against the form of the Indictment. He said
that the Attorney General had intended to
the opinion that the one point on wi Which Ef he
would have cared to address the Court had been
pson aesn BY B oT Ta sd hat
ecutive officer could be punished because. boz
Ing an ofiieeF he soud not be indicted; and u
cd. Iherefore] he would go scot free with his
Mr. Bliss docens tbSPt
very like the doctrine which Mr. Bradys great
% about Tweed oun Sie o yfV what
hns that ME- Sr s9ns %
nE s sS Ss j. %scn.
is no not anxious to fullll the pledge which he
Grand Jury to indict, they would promptly
come forward and plead. and let a jury Of
twelve men try the case"
Mr. Wilson-And whenever you get a good indictment
We Mr. vii R %se SSs promptly What Won said Now IN
InssfsGs yss'srasy i'll ne ' az
tllk Mr.. Brady ana all these other gentlemen
would stand better II they would come up and stand
their trinl and that they may well undeceye them.
selves u they suppose that the gentlemen who
gagged in this prosec uton to be deferred by any
abuse that may be poured out them say that for
paper owned and controlled by Mr. Brady publicly
stated last night that, by Mr. Brndys direction,
he proposed to denounce IN detail the counsel for the
him the benefit Of this advertisement II gentlemen
the other side think that that the try this case
all right know. however that they do not encourage
their client to do this. nasnuch outside matters
made an hnrscrned inmate of e%sry ins.
briate asylum In the country.
Mr. Wilson-No man has advertised the case in the
newspapers more than the gentleman who is now
said ~ ~ Tweed was Mr.. Draly's grvat Prototype.
Mr. Bliss-I did think that Mr. Brady sOugbt 70
follow n Tweeds footsteps. and thinA he viii be
Mr. wllson-Do you think that that is legitimate
Mr. Bliss-T did not 60 into personal matters but Mr.
gerso was allowed to goout of his wayl and to assert
that he knew Of his own knowledge that his client
innocent
Mr. wilson-But you did go into personal matters ana
direct your remarks personally at Mr.. Brady.
MI TOtcE-But you admitted that you began the news
Mr. Bhss-I have never admitted IT,
MT Wilson--We VIII leave that to anybody.
Mr. Bliss-l have not bought any newspaper.
MT Wilson-Then they have lied on you.
by the sword.
Mr.. Bliss concluded his argument. and then
MIR. Shellabarger for the defendants replied.
He said 1t was right that the defendants should
avail themselves of technical objections to the
Indictment because all the power Of the Gov
ernment and OF the press was arrayed against
them. Mr.. Shellabarger also replied on the
whole case. Judge Wylie reserved his decision.