Morning journal and courier., 1882-06-07
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. BEGINNING THR DEFENSE The Star Reuters Present.
 ing Their Case. OPENING ARGUMENT BY WILSON. An Appeal for a Fair Hear.
 ing. Guiteau Gets Another Set Back, vvEAicIl DOes Not Impair His
 Confidence.
Guiteau Gets Another Set Back.
VVHaiciR KsOeS Not Impair HEis
 Confidence.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL,

THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. | The Other Side-OpeninS the Defense in the Star Route Cases-The Props Drop ping From Under Gutteau-He Still CIs fnls to be Gods Man-And Threate Those Who Are Opposed to Him-Other Items Of Interest.
 WASHINGTON, June 6.-In the Crimina Court this morning Mr. Wilson began the opening argument for the defense in the Star
 route cases. He began by appealing to the jury to dismiss from their minds any impres-
 sions left by the denunciatory articles in the newspapers, and try the cases solely on the
 evidence presented. Facts of record had been distorted and statements made totally at
 variance with the truth for the purpose of influencing the minds of the jury He asked the jury to consider well his statements, com
 pare them with those of the prosecution and
 see if the inferences he drew were not the true ones. In one year, 1876, there were 8,OO3 Star routes with aggregate length of 194, ,5G7 miles, said MT. Wilson, and he gave a comparative statement of the number and length of the railroad steamboat and
 
 1881, pointing out the enormous extent of the Star route service in which he said mails were carried over 92 1000, ,OOO miles in one year. and he said the jury could now begin to form an idea of the amount of work per- formed in the office of the Second Assistant Postmaster General. They could begin to understand how impracticable it was for that officer to scrutinize every petition and affidavit presented in connection with the Star routes. Again, said MT. Wilson, you must remember that one in the Postoffice department desi sigpates these routes. They are proposed by Congress- and through that oody by the people themselves The method of advertising and letting contracts was then described to the jury, and printed copy of the regular advertisement for bids for ser vice on Star routes was produced for their inspection. The prosecution claimed that because Mir. Brady had advertised for the full amount of service required, and for the speed required, it was an evidence of fraud pur- posely done to allow routes to be afterward added, and others expedited. They had giv- en the impression that Bradys was the only administration guilty of this method of pro- cedure. They had stated that the pres ent was 8 peculiarly honest administra- tion He held up copy of Saturdays Post Bulletin and said it contained adver- tisements for increased service on twenty five
 
 ment). Brady had committed frauds in do- ing this yet here was the same thing over again. The western country was growing rapidly, and it was impossible for the gentle men in the Postoffice department to foresee the wants of section, so as to be able to ad- vertise for the service which might be sud denly necessitated by new discovery of mineral wealth or it's rapid growth from any other reason. Congress makes a new route how was the Second Assistant Postmaster General to know the amount of service
 quired or how speedy 1t should be until it had been operating for time and he had ob-
 tained the testimony of postmasters and res- idents along the line? The contractor bid on the service demanded in the contract. Sup pose the Postmaster General, upon good rep resentations, considers 1t necessary to in- crease the number of trips on that route, then the contractor is to be paid for the ex- tra service, and it was only simple multi plication to ascertain how much he must be paid. But when the speed is increased more complicated calculation is required. The increased speed demanded more men, more stock and more feed for it, and it was a difficult calculation. Up to 1879 there was no settled practice for making this allow ance.
 The Cabinet had three hours session to. day, their discussion being confined to the l tariff commission All the names are not yet selected.
 The Commissioner of Patents has decided l that under rule AZ an applicant may intro | duce into an application by amendment a 1 part of the inventions originally made which was not incorporated into the application, either as part of specification or claim, if ! he swears that the matter which he desires to I introduce into the application and make part | thereof was part of his original invention. ! This materially alters the present practice. I Colonel Reed to-day in the criminal court 1 presented an affidavit and made motion re- 1 questing 8 correction in the judgment in ! Guiteau's sentence, in making it apply to the counts of the indictments alleging the death of General Garfield in New Jersey. Colonel 1 Reed admitted that he was taking another 1 step for his client and would be embarrassed ! in doing it unless this motion was granted. ! The court refused it. Guiteau received the
 news of the denial of the motion made to- ! day to reopen his case with his customary
 stolidity. He has implicit confidence in 1 Reeds determination to ''never say die" 1 He now characterizes the court in banc as towards and cranks, and says If the l powers that be don't save me God Almighty 1 will come down on them I want it distinct l ly understood that am Gods man. God l has revealed to me recently that he will take l care of me. All the powers of earth cannot prevail against him. I made Arthur Presi-
 dent by Gods direction, and God will order
 him to take care of me. God walks through l human agencies and Arthur is to be the hu l man agent to save me if necessary.
 l w. W. Corcoran is still very ill and his
 condition is deemed very critical.
 Secretary Folger is conducting quiet in- | vestigation into the character of the bonds given in payment of the tax on whisky in bonded warehouses. Considerable ''straw'' bonds have been found already and other de- | velopments are expected,
 All rumors to the contrary notwithstand- ing it may be definitely stated that not one
 of the tariff commission has yet been decid- ed on. The nan1e of Robert P. Porter, sta tistician, was agreed on, but the question. of his citizenship has been raised and an inves- tigation Is therefore necessary Refusals
 have been received from Messrs. Wheeler,
 Mitchell and Phelps. The understanding at the Cabinet meeting to-day was that the list l will be completed at the next meeting,
 BrGckway, the forger, expects to soon be released, not by way of granting immunity
 on account of recent disclosures made by
 him, but that Broadway has been able to
 give conclusive evidence that at the time of
 his trial, eighteen months ago, he then gave
 up all the dies and plates in his possessi on or
 under his control, and there is no necessity
 for keeping him under arrest.
 The Postoffice department has made rul.
 ing to the effect that mail messenger must
 not deliver mail pouches te railroad agents in
 the night time later than D. m., and
 that authority to do that must first be ob
 tained from the railway division superintend.
 ent.
 The United States patent office to-day is.
 sued 412 regular patents, II designs 6 reis-
 sues, 15 certificates of registration and cer.
 tifcates of registration of labels. The gov.
 ernmental receipts from the above sonrce