Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-06-07


ordered when the contractor was already carrying
e greater speed than the expedition called for,
mpe act 81 "a 20 conn IN
tractor who was rendering needed service. though
his contract ,, did on mot require + a; the
ters and petitions which the prosecution
thing had been said to show that Mr.. Bra Brady had
any knowledge OF the manner In which these pc
s usaoas were gotten up Mr Brady knew nothing
that Mr. Brady had made certain order, when he
made hundreds OF orders q day, was no proof OF
conspiracy.
n. MKRRIcK AGAIN oBJEcTs
Mr.. Merrick interrupted here again to object to
Mr. Wilson's making an argument Of law Ques-
tons.
Mr.. Wilson maintained that he was exactly on
the track OF Mr. Bliss; but after some discussion,
tne court checked the line OF remarks which Mr..
Mr.. Wilson, continuing, said the defence would
THE STATEMENT OF RRRpEIL
TO the Attorney General and the Postmaster Cen
eral was In all its details, not true There were
persons mentioned In that statement not con-
nected with the case who would prove by their
testimony that the statement was not true. The
statement was made at time when he was satis-
ned the court would hold It could not be used
said n Deo1e had a
mitted f TO certain person that he received money
from contractors
"You can say then" said Judge wylie, sand say
that you hope TO prove the contrary"
81 shall go further than that" said Mr.. Wilson,
and say that they cannot prove that fact by any
could raise the dead"
TnIn1 WAS SOME DISCUSSION
as TO what NJ. Bliss had said on the point in ques-
uon, and Mr. Carpenter read from q stenographic
report Of Nr. Bliss utterances
"ThatS right" !" said Mr.. Merrick, ,"and Ireiterate
Il"
Mr. Wilson said II the prosecution introduced
any such testimony they would show that such
testimony was unqualifedly false. "If it is
proper for me to say It," said Mr. Wilson, 81 say
offered, is absolutely, unquainedy false In ali its
essence and particulars"
81 suppose you mean" said Mr.. Merrick, "that
you VIII put him on the stand"
'but I am not compelled to call him to the
stand. l can vindicate him by the testimony
Mr.: Herrick said that Mr. Wilson could not tell
wnat his client said unless he proposed to place
Mr. Wilson, continuing. declared that II such tes-
timony was offered, the jury could be convinced
words, that they were committing perjury. Mr..
Wilson said that SO far as
Mr.. TURNER
was concerned the testimony would show
that just before the letting Of 1878 he was trans
ferred to the desk where the advertisements were
verttSements were prepared and had nothing to do
with this letting save to read the proof and send
It back to the printer. The defence would show
that Mr.. Turner had been a most painstaking and
persistent man In holding these contractors down
TO the lowest cost by his earnest devotion to the
duty he had saved the government hundreds and
hundreds OF thousands OF dollars. He expected
that before the case closed the prosecuting officers
themselves would say there is no cause OF CON-
plant against this young man, and he ought to
be dropped out OF this case, and that the court
would say that he ought never to have been
dragged into this controversy. Referring to the
fact that these defendants were scattered over the
country where the conspiracy was said to be
formed, he observed that it was evidently
CONSPIRACY AT LONG RANGE
He denied that there could be presented the slight
est proof OF conspiracy. AS to a sneer OF Mr..
Bliss respecting the title by which Mr. Bra dy was
called by his friends, Mr.. Wilson made some elo-
quent allusions to Mr. Brady's services in the war,
for which he had been, he said breveted brigadier
general He referred also to the services OF Tur.
ner, and then closed by asking that the jury VIM
dicate his clients.
The court then, at 1890 p. m, took recess for
Naval Changes.
Master Jesse M. Roper to the Lackawanna, Pa
ctfic station, per steamer Of 3Oth instant Passed
Assistant Surgeon John s. Bagg to duty at the
marine barracks, Brooklyn, N. Y. Passed Assist
ant Surgeon T. B. Stephenson to the navy yard
Norfolk, Va. Passed Assistant Surgeon Ernest
Norfeet to the receiving ship Passaic. Chief En-
gineer s. ID. HILBERT to hold himself In readiness
for duty as feet engineer OF the European station
Passed Assistant Engineer Ralph Aston to duty in
trepid Lieutenant Commander o. F. Hegerman
detached from the receiving ship Colorado
ana ana opaeea pI sts,o as exeegtse OF the rsns1
slant Lieuten ant Commander Socrates
Hubbard from the Pensacola, on reporting OF his
rival Lieut. Washburn Maynard from the Ten
neSsee and placed on waiting orders. Lieut. Dun
can Kennedy from the Pensacoia, on the reporting
port arrival Lieut.. +. s. Bassett from the Boston
navy yard and ordered to the Pensacola. Lieut.
OF his relief, and ordered home Lieut. +. H. Delano
from command OF the Intrepid and ordered TO the
Pensacola: Lieut.: m ID J; H. CONN fro from the Wash
Lieut.. VIM. +. Low from the Despatch and placed
on waiting orders. Medical Inspector s. ID. Ken
the Hartford 2Oth inst Surgeon Edward s. Bogert
from the marine barracks, Brooklyn. and ordered
econ the SeroK nav8 yar STf
and ordered to the Hartford. Passed Assistant Sur
geon VIM 8. Dixon from the receiving ship Pas
ant Engineer Geo E. Tower from the TalIapoosa
and ordered to the Adams SOth inst Cadet Mid
fps,p%en paEs9 wIah " r9s@S raste5s0n' sa John
Wm. B. Whittlesey, 7. c. Prince and VIM. B.
and ordered to the Hartford Cadet Midshipmen
J. L Jayne, Il. H. Eames and II. H. Kenkel from
the naval academy, 10th instant and ordered to
the Tennessee. Cadet Midshpmen N. n. Hubbard,
Marbury Johnston, j. G. McWhOrter and Fulton
Parker from the naval academy, 10th instant. and
ordered to the Yantic. Cadet Midshipmen L r.
Savage, w. T. Paine, F. 4. McNutt and Clarence
Martin from the naval academy, 10th instant, and
ordered to the Alliance Cadet Midshipmen w. R.
n. Fteldo and E. A. Anderson from the naval
academy. on the 10th instant, and ordered to the
Kearsarge.
THE LAST QUARTERLY EXAMINATION OF the WASH
ington normal school viii take place In the Frank
lin building Tomorrow (ThurSday), from 10 to l2
O'Clock. The school will hold q reception in its
rooms from TO O'Clock p. m, at which time the
graphic wOrk-draw1ng, map-drawfng, and pen
manship-and the botanical collections made by
the pupils viii be on exhibition The graduating
exercises win take place in the Congregational
church. on Friday night next, on which occasion
an address win be delivered by Judge Macarthur
DOMESTIC DUFIcuLTIEss-A white man named
Alexander Dubant was In the dock at the Police
Court this morning, charged by his wife Phoebe
Dubant with making threats OF violence to her.
She testified to the nature OF the threats, and
stated that he has been drinking for long time,