New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-07

Rennblcon-sboud be here that the prosecution should
be pro bono pub,co The Attorney-General then paid
high compliment to Messrs Merrick and Bliss espe-
cally to the latter for their persistence and ability III
presenting the He had taken Tune 10 enlarge upon
his connection with the case, because much time na
position behind his back II had been said mat nc ul
understand the What that TO the defence
All the better for them Night by night and day by day
had he travelled hand In hand with all tnat was dOnc IN
this What he pledged himself TO do he dn lie
knew the and It was because be knew IL lhht ne
here. He expressed his supreme regret 10
ing drfendan. after having done what he had
II was scaEdaOus thing. A man came IN mere IN
IN the discharge OF his duties and wac scandous 10
have such man. who had cnjo ed the clemency OF the
Government dare here, Turner now sat- hdlhS
and assisting the other defendants But ~ was III Keep
ing with the whole defence. word about what ne
1.-THE Attorney General wanted He wanted fair play
II the jury could on their oath say that these men were
innocent let them say So Tue prosecutor %heon ~"
med. for the scandal and reproach they had brought
upon the Government for the dl8graceu eaIunles tIl
they had been the of creating III wanted tnen
acquitted if innocent; 1t wanted them punished II
guilty.
TIE QUESTION OF PRODUCTGvENEss.
The Attorney-G General then went into his
tory OF the growth OF the mail service in England and
in this country aud touched briefly upon the muchdis
puted point rs to "productycness" The jury had been
told that the prosecution that the service
must be productive. That not The prOpriety OF
having delivery or n post Office did not depend upon
the FACT whether or not II would pay ina was not the
point "Productyeness must b. regarded as the test
service necessary, Wnut expedition
was needed The law IIoYldtd the manner IL WIHoh
contracts should be awarded; and the object OF the
% aG nod wa" brady adopted ES ths n R' was rampeG
under foot After contract had been entcrca INFO,
he second Gehera c0ulu 'l'ncv
1t from $1,000 70 $4,000. Where was the far play
among Che bddcrsi Looking at the case IN the gnSe Of
orlc' ne malhinlned that biady mus, nay hnCM i
hat men IN TINS city we're p0eketng thousands or iol
lars from these contracts Was thar alr play Shouu
not that nave warned him
TINS was "a prosecution for conspiracy. To convict
man OF conspiracy was very dhcult thlns A case OF
conspiracy was mnde up OF mere lltte ana there NIUE
until, he the snow it was rs hgn a. mountain and
glinted as papaDly IA the whitcness Of that snow
conspiracy Was an agreement between two or more per
sons 10 % an uhiiWIuI ci OF 20 40 i"lI ace III al
uiaw fu way. IL was not ccs-ary THAI the cOnsplrd-
tors should come together In room ~ they ana III me
play OF julius Caesar. Men did not cOnsplre they dld
IN the tragedy or Ion. Men who were to carry out "A
bOnd or scJundresu. Tney didn't come together like
company Of soldiers or body Of police There was not
meeting could be proved. IL was not always
the happy FORTUNE OF proseeut on 10
Lamb. La,nb.I Ike Kirk's Lamb, who went TO Tan
scrs and murGcred every body There they were al To-
gethrr at DoIscys house. One Of The counsel for the de-
nnlly he could be punished where gwen dis
erection to act. Ine law absolutely To be nsul'ed
by being told that because man mad discretion and
ciscd 1t criminally he protected from criminal
prosecution The day that that was the law there would
be 10 law except the law OF anarchy andrapne anu muir
der,
WHO TIE DoRsEYs WERE.
Who was John W. Dorsey tnsmith from Yer
mont What did he know about Route service
in the far Westl Who was stephen W. Dorsey
Originally he painter, and went from paint
ing to politics He was called Senator Dorsey; and
Brady, General Brady. Z" We have Senators and
no generals here" continued the AtOrney-GeneraL
We are all men. We have nobody here but men.
later glance round the courtroom. Men and women.
All that give artc al importance 10 these
When you into court OF justice, take away
y generals ana your epIucttes.'
In the course OF MS remarks the AttOrneyeheial re-
errrd to Brady a. mail CONTRACTOR but stopping
himself SAID: " No, no. a mail contractor, but "a
mail eXpandcr' Mr. IngersOu had tod Inc Jury
how crystal ttcd and now lies wOud not It, Ana niger
soil ought To know. lie mad be dealing wth mem Tor
those people lie meant hothihg PERSONAL 10 MT inStr-
soil How mad these men come together from all parts
of the country Wast DIVINE Impulse No, their OBJ
eci was cUncelNch III CORFU ION ana eAeculeu ia tne
same wicked spirit. Their object was plunder. PUN
der. plumber" Could this thu nave ever happened II
= Dorsey had NOT discovered some ,nihE nen on ihe
Post Office Committee Of the senate I Could TINS thng
have napp ned II he had not known Brady : And
yet these were Innocent men, put IL TO You sald
the Attorney General, 4" one ana all IN the depths
your and your souls. 10 you believe that
These men, VINO a-,em"lcd AT DORSEY Hou7t, are lno
cent mat they entered mo tho enterprise lnhocehy
hat Brady gave these allowances win no intention Of
doing wrong ana IN the exercise OF an honest dacIe-
ton {"
Referring to the stateme.t made by Boone that the
pie hc said that that synonymous with the star
among tue dead meu" II were better thar tine defend
hide themselves in the penitentary than to
In ancient A-syra 1t was the custom " nen man ana
woman detected in adultery Kill tue woman and
went about crylug On. wrc,ched man that am. VINO
viii denver me nom an. BODY oi TINS death - Acquit
these ana tnc fostering body OF thclr aI0ci0us
crime, again,, the whole community, would
hang round tn'r nccks ana tnc! would cry Oui " On
wiechcd that ain, VINO viii deliver me from the
body OF mi, death r.
Incl jury might give stephen W Dorsey certificate /
that the charges truc but hc knew ANA every
knew that the body oil lt ii ah WOUid mats round
him while me lasted. Int larA had been TOLD mat YER
dict uf guilty would bring d,sotu on amt sorrow, and
ears Wretchcoucs. 10 HOloICt people. The jury /
had Mr.. lngeis sol to-day with IhIpressN
hat teara eyes OF many, depict the horrors
aud tcrrOrs when hung rOuud those people ana Whilc
tabs gong Whenever There va, ruadrY or lOkc
Brady laughing. Right al III ioOr o. the pcnlten
iiiry hr cOud sit laugh a. ri adry and jokes lie /
Aai thc hide OF a. rnuOCcrO-. When Mr. ingcrsOu burst
forth IN great pcrOrdlOl, Miner put his nahd, 10 his
face ana N.uc, and oh, nov they bluDocrcd But
all over thcy got mp, and not tear. They /
lugdcd, laughed on .nc cd-r OF the Pcutcniily. /
Brady laughed when under a charge OF having |
violated hi, sacred duty.
The Attorney General wound mp his days address /
with legal argument to tine Court tO the an ait! OF
violence wHicn went to prove conspiracy, and Gwclt
Iciy upon me ollie MY Oi proving II ny positive ana
direct testimony. lie stated that he would close Ills ad
dress tOmOrrON forenoon.
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