Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-09-06

impressed upon the jury that suspicion
was not evidence, If there were takeI
oot of this city, suspicion. rumors. pre-
Judices, epithets and declarations
the amount of real evidence would b
surprisingly small. Prejudice would
give the lie to all other senses. II would
swear the north star out of the sky OF
truth; 1t was the womb of injustice, and
the man who could not rise above pre-
Judlce was not a civilized man. but a
barbarian. He did not wish this case
tried by prejudice. Merrick said in his
address that he had once argued that a
Jury were judges of Law as vel! as OF
fact, but that at the same time be did
nos believe Is was safe and the true
doctrine. Was he candid then? Was
he candid nov? His doctrine appeared
like thls:-"When am afraid of the
Court Will insist that the jury are
judges of the law, and when / am
AFRAID OF the jCrs turn the law over
to the conrs- lie lngersou) believed J..
W. Dorsey ~ be an absolutely honest
man Ir. Merrick had called John w.
Dot ts.y periurer. because he made two
aindaylts on the same route No. b, ,l45.
No such charge was made in the indict-
ment, but he wo1ld answer it. Ingerscll
tnen went on to show the two affidavits
though filed on the same day, were not
made within a month of each other.
Inc only question was whether the last
anioavit wai made for the purpose of
perpetfatnR fraud upon the Govern
ment. The first affidavit stated 10 men
and horses were required to perform the
then limited service and that
under tbs pro ,osed fast schedule
81 would be required. If pay had been
calculated on In that affidavit it would
have amounted to $13,43a The second
aihdavt was that the service then re-
qulred twenty men and animals, and
tnat the proposed service would require
forty. Under the second affidavit, which
prosecution said was wilful and corrupt
perjury, he only got $S457. Nothing
nad been shown in the case more calcu-
lated to put j. w. Dorsey in a grander
light than this very affidavit.
Tarim .urGed.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 5.-The grocers' In
terests were presented to the Tariff
commission this morning, and it was
urged to continue at least the present
tarih ON sugar, m0lasses and rice. The
dry goods, hemp, shoe and other inter-
ssts were also represented.
Democratic Sentiment.
CHICAGO, Sept. 5.-The Democratic
county convention today selected dele
gates to the Springfield State Conven-
tion of next Thursday. and unanimously
adopted resolution opposing sumptu-
ary laws, and instructing their delegates
to abide by this resolution.
New steamer.
NEw YORK, Sept. 5.-The new Pacific
Mail steamer San Juan returned from
her initial voyage to AspinwalI, and,
after dischargiug her cargo, will pre-
pare for her voyage to San Francisco
via the Straits of Magellan and Panama.
She will sail in the course Of ten days.
Ready te Flight.
ATHENS, Sept. "a thousand troops,
mostly white luountaineers Of Northern
Greece, left for the Piraeus ON Sunday,
and more are to follow on Monday.
CoNsTANrrSoPLE, Sept. 5.-Arabi Pa
sha's paper, published at Beyrout, in
syria, has been suppressed for having
published an article against Christians.
A Tlmld Emperor.
BERLIN. Sept. 5.-Preparations for the
journey of the Emperor to Moscow are
being secretly continued. Explosive
substances have again been stolen from
Russia, from the imperial depots, and
chiefly from Vladiamarkas.
Wants to Pc . Martyr.
CoRx, Sept. 5.-The corporation has
received letter from Mr. T.. Dwyer
Gray, from which 1t appears he will not
enter into recORnizance after the ex
piration Of tie three months of his SEN
tence. He consequently will have to
endure further and similar term of
confinement.
Confessed.
ALEXANDRIA, Sept. 5.-The man who
murdered two Englishmen, Richardson
and Dobson, and who is to be executed
on Thursday, has confessed his guilt.
He will be hanged in the native quar-
ter. A placard in Arabic and English,
stating the cause Of the execution, will
be attached to the gallows. Mahmoud
Fehmi denies that he was captured by
British troops. He says he surrendered.
He accuses many of those composing
the encourage of the Khedive, including
Cherif Pasha.
Msbblng the Peste0ee.
WAsHrN0ToN, Sept. 5.-The route
agent has reported to the POstoffice De-
partment that mob composed of Dem
ocratic roughs surrounded the pOstOffice
at HigginsviIle, Missouri. on Saturday
last, threatened to demolish the Office,
and mobbed the postmaster, who was
compelled to fly for safety to Kansas
City. Acting Postmaster General Hat
ton instructed Inspector Edgarton, at
st. Louis, to proceed Immediately to
the scene Of the disturbance and report
the facts in the case to the Department.
Sage Verdict.
The corouer's jury at Mount Pulaski,
Illinois. found that tho three men found
with their throats cut there recently
came to their deaths by the hands Of
unknown parties. There seems to be no
real clue to the murierers.
The Dismissed Police.
DUBLIN, Sept. 5.-The Lord Lieuten-
ant, in reply to the memorial for the
dismissed policemen, says he has direct
ed a carefal inquiry to be held into the
recent conduct and previous character
Of mcmerialists. He will himself persO-
nally review the result Of the inquiry,
aud promises those TO be reinstated who
appear to be deserving. The answer has
given great Satisfaction. 1t is officially
denied that the men have returned TO
duty in consequence of any tAcit under
standing. On the contrary they were
informed last Saturday they would be
dismissed If they did not return to duty
Immediately.
Garoag Representation.
Boston. Sept. 5.-The Telephone Ex-
change in session here has large rep-
resensation from all parts Of the United
States.
FOR e I q N.