Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-08-11
THE STAR ROUTE TRIAL.
VAR. ker Closes His Argument and the
Court Adj0urns 90 Monday.

After the report OF the star route trial in the
first edition closed Mr.. Ker continued his re-
marks He was speaking Of the Eugene City
and Bridge Creek route, and said that
every year the gross receipts OF the route were
sinking lower and lower, until they reached
sisl9o IN 1881, and yet Brady made orders keeping
the expensive expedition on the route. Mr.. Ker
SAID he had shown what had taken place on each
on the routes during the months OF April and May,
ls.9 They had seen how Brady had made these
Urnaer ts and had known explanations as to
oaths In other peoples names; Rerdell fixing up
as treasurer or the combination.
JOHN W. DORSEY TALKED AND WORKED
and made the contracts. He was in a combination
all the way through, and yet he (dr Kerr had
sort of sympathy with John W. Dorsey. Yet he
could not allow his sympathy to interfere with his
S. w. Dorsey, and was brought into the combna-
ton eaSly. He did not look like man who rolled
In wealth. but he looked like quiet, meek man
who followed the lead of his bright smart brother.
Because Mr.. s. w. Dorsey happened TO be the
man he was, 1t was no reason why they should do
him injustice, and no reason why they should not
rnete out to him the full measure of Justice When
he {Mr Kerr first came into this case he did not
believe 1t was possible that man OF his Dorsey's)
position could be so deeply stepped with crime.
When he heard the testimony In the case his SYM
pathy with Stephen Dorsey had changed to indig
nation. When he remembered that stephen Dor
sey had brought here one OF the keenest and
brightest advocates in the west to attend to his
case alone and let his brother be undefended,
When they, analyzed the evidence they found that
In thirteen OF these routes Stephen Dorsey
proceeds Of other I'm mems s. infamous IS crimes s.
II their warmest sympathies went out to stephen
Dorsey was 1t possible for them to disregard the
evidence. There would be eight learned gentle
men to explain these matters. He supposed
Judge Carpenter would open the ball. He had
never heard Judge Carpenter speak, bit knew his
reputation Tor plain common sense. he tMr. Kerr
supposed they wanted Judge Carpenters common
sense first instead OF the DuncOmbe which would
come at the tail end.
MR. KER's APPEAL TO THE JURY.
Mr. Ker made some pleasant illusions to the man.
ner in which, he said, the various lawyers for the
defense would treat the case. The jury should not
let the ties Of friendship or the anamOstes hate
interfere with their Judgment. Their duty was
pam and solemn one Ii was never too late for
the defense to put testimony on the stand They
uIa h9t Want TO convict an innocent man. They
tellectS with an overflow OF evidence They should
not let Judge McSweeny go back to Ohio and
stand with his arms folded ana tell how he fooled
a jury OF 12 Washingtonfans He would do il IL
he could and laugh at them.
These defendants, he said. bod formed combi-
nation, the extent OF VIII ich had thrilled the
nation, and the nation now ,ked to the jury and
asked them to do their duty.
KER FINISHED SPEAKING
at half-past two o'clock.
There was some discussion as to whether Mr..
| Carpenter should go on or not, Judge Wylie being
opposed to adJourning. Mr.. Totten and Mr.. Nc
Sweeny having argued against beginning the arg
ment for the defense Mt that hour. Mr.. Ker Saiur
1t would be any accommodation he would go on
again.
ADJOURNED TILL MONDAY.
The court finally decided to adjourn the court
till Monday, saying that 1t was not the first time
he had been beaten in this case.
DEEDS IN FEE have been filed as follows: James
Fraser to W. w. Hicks, pit g. So 400; g. 735. so.
Walter c. Johnson to Michael b. Costello, sub. A,
SO. 626: 81, 300. LuciuS c. Higgins to Annie T. NV
ct al, trustees, to George H. Denny. lot g. sec. 2
Barry farm; $3.50. G. F. Dyer to Marshall Berry,
Jacob to Henrietta Mardaga, undivided half OF
oxen, 1O4 acres; $4,000 Caroline Duchochois to
Ira w. Paine, pit Oxen, 115 acres; s., 600.