National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-05-27
THE sTAR-RouTE GASES.
Is Peek Dead f-The Attorncy.tc
b Specch-Postponcmen Until To-Day.

hpANDONfhNfhiN DmNNh hV-DeHss
Yesterday wasthe day set for arraigniug the de-
remnants III the star-route cases under the new IN
dictmcnt Tho ATTORNEY. General. District Attor-
ney, ana Messrs. Merlck, Bliss, and Kor appeared
ior the government The defendants were repre-
sented by Messrs. Ingersoll, Mcswoency Carpen-
Yer, JcH Chandler Wilson, A. b. wililrms, L. g.
nine, nnd Charles Pelham. All Of the defend.
SnIs WIN one exception, were in court; They
w. Dnr-ey, Harvey NJ. Vale. Montford G.
nerIell, Thomas j. Brady and William NJ. Turner.
recKt the only absent defendant Is dead. The
peen opened. that they were ready to proceed.
MT vale entered into his personal recognzance,
20 70 tne order Of the clerk Of the court. Tic de-
iendnnts nll answered TO their names except Peck.
pSfe n tSs kea 49, SG SSs n
chorus from the counsel for defense. We don't
r hnpw Wnether he is dead or not" said Mr. her,
IIck; we have .heard two stories about H. md
we nave heard also that one of the delcndnnls
io" present was deal" Mr.. JEFF Chandler fled
MOTION TO ouAsH THE FIRST INDICTMENT,
becau.e Of second ono being found identical
with u. The court then asked the defense II they
were ready to plead. Mr. Wilson said that the de-
i 5,a,s naa had lttle opporunlty to study the in
aaictinent, and TINT Mr. Toten was unable to be
might have IN to-day 10 file the papers which they
were preparing.
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SAID
the application made to continue till tomorrow
the convenience of the court. He came to court
to-day 70 urge upon the court the necessity of
prompt hearing of this case before traverse Jury.
II wds the desire of the government to have these
cases disposed or IL was now nearly a year, or
bpgp '" Thn year since these proceedings were
having been done that had subjected these com
plants TO proper judicial tesla test as to
whether these parties wero justly or unjnstiy
accused. 1t was his intention ut all times. when
MS engagements permitted to be present in court
n nd urge these cases to determination. The oh:
lect they had In urging these cases promptly mud
s NOR y ~ was to bring them e m
,yns o :, 40 NJ by ths couft that ibcTc
lysl o FINEST DISCRIMINATION ON the part OF those
casn. Tepresenied The government to see these
chses uIBei promptly TO conclusion.
MR.. WILSON REMARKED
that It seemed to him that the Attorney General
might have spared himself tho trouble of coming
into court to make such statement. The infer
the case He disciSimed that they had e e, ID
and Closed by ehs G aeg b ds"y
q tlial to-day. This minute they may put the Jury
In the box II they want trial"
Mr.; wilson-oh, Your Honor they arc in
on the old Indictment and have been in for Tor
qoo long time Mr. WI, Wilson said they would be
ment MS soon as they had time TO examine il
and prepare the papers. Mr.; Merrick said he
would try whichever case the court directed
Judge Wylie said that there were two things on
which both sides were agreed. One was that the
defense should have until tomorrow morning to
file their papers. The other was that the trial
should follow Immediately afterward. bIr Iuger-
soil said his mind was not made up. II depended
upon the decision of the court on the motions 10
be made whether his client was ready to 40 10
trial or not He would take the liberty of decld-
ing that question for his client
AFTER THE COURT HAD DECIDED
Mr.. Chandler sold he too Il that the readiness
for trial exhibited by the government was trinl
on the old indictment. He asked the court If that
was not the case Judge Wyle said: "Ail thai
we can say to-day is that the case shall be post
poned till tomorrow" Mr. Chandler asked
which indictment would be tried but Judge
Wylie said that would be told them tomorrow,
but perhaps the prosecution would tell them at
that time, Mr.. Merrick said that preparation for
one Indictment was identical with the other The
defense had themselves filed a motion on The
ground that the indictments were Identical
Counsel on both sides spared at each other for
some time when the court stopped the DISCUSSION
and adjourned till 10 o'clock to- day.