Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1882-09-13
DORSEY, ET AL.
Uiading Up Of the Star Route
- Trials.
A Losg Charge by Judge Wylie Bear
ing Heavily Against the De-
fendants.

Washington Telegram sept. 81 to Chicago Trib-
uneJ 80
Judge Wylie's charge to the jury in the
star route cases was very strong ON behalf
of the Government IL was clear that the
Judge, at least, thinks that the jury will be
without excuse if they shall disagree or bring
in a verdict of not guilty. Thus far they
have only been able TO agree as to one Of the
defendants presumably Turner, and that he
is not guilty., but this is only an Inference.
they have been remanded to their quarters
until to morrow at 10 o'clock The Judges
charge and the answers to the excep-
tions OF the defense to the charge
occupied d session of five continuous
hours. Judge Wyne Is modal Of judicial
cafmness and deliberation His charge was
ehtiIeiy ffes from passion, tsst s~ss . tsc-
impartial listener resistless In Its logic, and,
II the technical lawyers may claim that he
too strongly put the srgpnsnts for The Coy. .,
words Of strdth and commop sense- Those
who have not heard the testimony In the
star route cases canpot read the charge OF
Judge 'Wyliehwithouto coming to the oonclu.
sion that the Goyornments case at least
ought TO prevail, and that the conspiracy
was established The law of con-
spiracy was made much simpler than the
mystifying arguments OF the counsef for the
defense had made IL and the, dust which
they had raised as to the question OF overt
acts was fully laid He maintained that
strongly as the defense had resisted such
proposition, the conspiracy might be proved
by the overt act as its const q fence, even II
tho sollei,iI...y itss Sosl.S. I.oI tciI.tcs.ly
established, and he charged that,ff one overt
act of the vast number contained In the
more than fifty printed pages in which they
wSfe scheduled should BE sustained, the
conspiracy would be established Az To-
the question OF proof, Judge Wylfe
made it much seasier for the Jury TO
prove the conspiracy and the existence
os the overt acts than 1t seemed possible az
ter listening to the arguments OF the de-
PENDANTS counsel Yet he was entirely Just
TO the defense He insisted In the broadcast
manner that every juryman, In his own con-
science, must be satisfied beyond q reason.
able doubt OF the guilt OF the accused
While at the same tirSe maintaining that the
Judge is condemned who allows the wicked
to escape, he talked as practical man to
practical men, and made no show of learn
ing, and, in the discussion of the legal ele-
ments OF conspiracy, made the matter 20
simple that the most ignorant jury
man could have no excuse for not Under
standing him. As sample of the evidene5'
he took up one route--that from yerinil-
ion to Sioax Falls, which. although one OF
the smaller routes, shows In the clearest
possible manner the scope aud purpose Of
sn,no ~ than, how eraat I pyetenss n ,s FOR
tha des.nsa ~ c,a,n TINT tbav are not re
s,,ons,hie Tor their acts since tbev were re-
s,,s,n'arJad ~, ros~rass,.e,, frnon tb;s
s,,i,et I,,aaa W,,io ", Al yraa,ar 4,
tion than in any other part of the charge.
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nfiice seeking his own ends tban anv other
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