National Republican., 1882-08-29
THE sTAR-RouTE TRIAL,
Mr.. Mcrrick Closea-Mr. Jcre wilson Conn
mencea for General BRADY.


When Mr.. Mcrrick opened his argument for the
defense yesterday he began by tracing the prog
ress Of the conspiracy and the active share that
S. w. Dorsey had played in the inception and
the management OF IT, After April J. 1879, when
the defense claimed the interests of the various
defendants were entirely separated, Miner was
sending petitions, making oaths, and writing let
ters on routes with which he had nothing TO do,
If the claim of the dcfcnse was true. John W.
Dorsey, Miner and Peck did similar acts. Was
not that renewal of the conspiracy Referring
to Bnells testimony, h said 1t did not confront
and contradict Walsh.
WALSH HAD BEEN ATTACKED,
yet not one particle of proof hnd been produced
70 contradict Walsh. Where did Brady get that
$1,000 from that Walsh testified to paying himY
m Brady could nSye that nS got 1 @
H. why had not the defense called Kellogg or
Price TO confront walshT' asked MIR. Merrick.
fense ought to be the last people in the world to
talk about books. Where were Miners books?
Where were Vaies books, treasurer, doing a busi-
ness of half u million dollars year? The defense
had tried to upset the testimony regarding walsh
interview with Brady at sherdans office, but
HAD NOT CALLED THE PAGE
George. Adamson) who took the nute from Brady
tmony on this point, and snid the reason Walsh
did not fight for his notes when Brady stole them
WAS 10 ssSHd 9nd ssds nS
great and sudden wealth had come from, and
closed by sketching the DOWNFALL of Rome and
France owing to official peculat!on, ard asked the
jury 10 bring in u verdict Of guilty and vindicate
the honor of the country. AT O'clock
Mr.. JERE WILSON COMMENCED HIS ADDRESS
for Mr.. Brady. lie said thnt IL he was going to
start out by stating in what manner u nation
might be ruined, which Mr.. Merrck had de-
scribed so graphically, he would go before the ju
ries of the country aud do just these gentle
men ha been doing, and bid them trample all law
under their feet. For when govcl nment violates
all laws, trampeS its own statutes under its feet
aud does the most flagrant injustice TO the citizens
that government is on the high rUai to ruin, and
does not deserve to live. III his opening he had
that he had ever received dollar from the gov
ernment or from n contractor. All these facts
were knownto the government, and yet for three
months they had held him there,
KNOWING HE WAS NOT GUILTY.
He bid Mr.. Merrick, If he wanted to destroy n ma
tiOn, to pursue that against its citizens and
he would succeed. This was not only n lawless
actually come to the pass that the prosecution
thought that the defense ought to come round
and give them some light In the case. Mr.. Ker
had spent three days discussing the case and had
with two days in the same strain, aud when Mr..
Merrck came last, he complained that they had
all been left in the dark, and the otherside, by
trick, had withheld their law, The government
should be careful
AND OBSERVE THE LAW.
How did II expect to live when II became law =
breaker itself, and set all law at defiance? When
government stood before the jury rs had been
done in this case, demanding q verdict of guilty,
whether or no. He referred to the rules OF EVIL
dence, and that defendant must have notice ior
what he Is being tried AT this point the hour for
adjournment had arrived, and the court adjourned
until to- lAy.