Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-08-09
THE EVIDENCE IN
AND THE ARGUMENTS IN THE STAR
ROUTE CASE ABOUT TO BEGIN.
what the Prosecution Expec' 10 Prove by
spsneer-Reporto of Windows Committee
on the Whisky Biil-Complete Exonera-
ton of the Whisky Men-The Sessions
End q enersl Capital News.
CLOSING the Case.


WASHINGTON, Aug. s. Representative
blackburn (Ky.), was the first witness in the
star route1 trial to-day. He said congress
had appropriated s.. 900, 600 for the mainte
nance OF the star route service, every cent OF
which bad been based on estimates in Japu.
airy, 1881. Brady informed him that by June
90 there would be deficiency of SLIGO. 900,
and he had then moved for an investigation.
"Of late years." said Blackburn. "there have
been many deficiencies, but there were more
before the war;
Bliss then said that with the exception of
the testimony to be given by one witness, the
prosecution had closed their case He did not
KNOW that he had the right to make such a
motion, but he believed that from the i'm
portant character of the testimony he could
give he would be justified in asking post
ponement OF the hearing until he could be
produced
The court said that from reading the afri.
davlt 1t was clear that the testimony of spen-
Ger was OF importance to the prosecution, still
he must deny the motion. 1t would have
seemed hard for the prosecution to have
placed this man, once United States
senator, under bonds, but they had
that right, and could even have
placed him in jail il necessary to secure his
attendance. 1t was one OF the hazards of the
case, for the witness may have chosen to
forfeit his bond. The government was ex-
pected to have its witnesses ready at all times.
He must therefore deny the motion.
Merrick-If we had known he had intended
to leave we would certainly have placed him
usder bonds.
The evidence was closed on both sides and
the court took recess.
WHAT SPENCER MIGHT HAVE PROVED.
Bliss, in the affidavit asking postponement
until Spencer's testimony could be heard,
says: He is informed and believes that said
Spencer can testify that on one occasion he
was present in the room OF the defendant, s.
w. Dorsey, when he took from his pocket and
placed in an envelope, six bills of 1000 each
and laid the envelope, with the bills in it, on
the table, telling him he expected
the defendant, Thomas j. Brady,
to call In short time and he wished
TO show him (Spencer) what sort OF man
Brady was and how he Dorsey did business;
!hati short time Brady called and after a
lew moments casual conversation Dorsey
told him some one had left an envelope for
him and Brady took the aforesaid envelope,
put it in lis pocket without opening 1t and
shortly afterwards left carrying it with him /;
and that prior to that time and
when speaking OF Brady's calling,
SAID Dorsey had stated that Brady
was thief, and had further said that he dor
nent is further informed, and believes, that
said Spencer can testify that subsequent to ths
conversation already found herein between
Reerdell and Mr.. James MacVeagh, s. w.
Dorsey came to the room of said Spencer in
the Everett house, in New York, in great
trouble and cespondency aud stated to him
dorsey that his clerk had gone back on him
and had given away the whole story and had
betrayed the whole business, with more to that
effect, and that some days later
said Dorsey stated to said Spencer
that the matter had been all fixed; that James
w. Basler had sat up with said clerk all night
and had finally succeeded in persuading him
to make an affidavit denying his original
for believing that said Spencer can testify as
hereinbefore stated is that Thomas L. James,
John K. VanWormer and Gen. Boynton have
informed deponent that said Spencer has made
to them said statements, though he is not
sure that the statement of BOyntOn related to
anything more than an interview in which
money was paid to Brady.
Deponent further says he is informed that
similar statements have been made by said
Spencer to various other persons, but as they
have not SO stated directly to this deponent
he does not refer to them more in detail.
[Sgned] GEO. BLISS.
When the court reassembled Judge Wylie
said he believed it best to adjourn till t.
morrow, counsel, meanwhile, to arrange
among themselves, il possible, the order Of
their argument.
lngersoll has prepared an affidavit, which
will be presented to the court to morrow, de-
nying each and all of the allegations OF the
prosecution as to the testimony which it was
expected the missing witness, Spencer, would
give.