Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-05-23
WASHINGTON.
New Indictments in the Star Route
Gases.
shipherd is Heard From Again
and Threatens Disclosures.

shipherd is Heard From Again
and Threatens Disclosures.
The Assassin Drawing Nearer to
the End of a Rope.
The Court in Banc Aff1rms the
Decision of the Lower Court.
WASHINGTON, D. c., May 20--The
grand jury of the CriminalCourt OF the
District of Columbia to day return
ed new presentments against Thos.
! J. Brady, John W. Dorsey, Mount
fort C. Randell, Henry NJ. Turner,
| j. R. Miner, J. NJ. Peck and Harvey
NJ. Vale charging them with con-
spiracy to defraud the United States
IN connection with the awards of the
star route contracts. The points of
difference between these new present
ments and old endictment are given
ssfollows: The name of j. Lander
son is omitted, Mr.. Vale is describ-
ed as Harvey NJ. Vale, otherwise call
ed Il. NJ. Vale, Mr.. Randell is
described as Montford G. Judell,
otherwise called NJ. c. Randell,
otherwise Montford G. Randell.
Four allegations of the
overt acts committed outside of
the status Of limitation have
been omitted, two new overt acts
have been inserted, the acts being
in making fraudulent claims against
the government based on a fraudu-
lent allowance for an increase allow
ed by Brady. A number of letters
and petitions are incorporated and
finally the date of the conspiracy is
brought to forward to May 23rd,
1879. The indictments are otherwise
substantially the same as those now
being tried, which will
be dismissed and give place
to new indictments. They
cover 106 closely written foolscap
pages, and it is thought by the pros
ecuting officers that they close up
several loop-boles which were left
open in the old indictments.
Immediately after their presenta
ton District Attorney Corkhill asked
the court to issue bench warrants
for the arrest of the defendants, ex-
planning that as they were already
under bond in other cases he should
not serve them, unless it appeared
to be necessary.
Mr. Bliss stated that the defend
ants would be full nished with printed
copies of the indictments before
Monday.
Judge Wylie then issued an order
making the warrants returnable on
Tuesday next.
Mr. Sbipherd was asked this after
noon what reply he proposed to
make to the ultimatum of the for
eign affairs committee, and replied
that he ''did not propose to bother
with the committee any further,
that he had made them proposition
which they had declined, and that
now, no power on earth could com
pei him to produce his documents
before the committee, that he had
wasted three months time, and ex~
pended several thousand dollars in
counsel fees, simply to please the
committee and and the public, that
the committee had no power to
compel him, and they were well
aware of it. That in the future be
should not even notice a subpoena
from them. He further intimated
that he proposed in few days to
give to the public, through the press
the documents which the committee
had declined to receive upon hi
terms.
Shipherd leaves the city this after
noon, but expects to return Monday
when he will make arrangement
for the publication of his docu
ments.
WASHINGTON, D. c., May 22.-Th
announcement that the decision c
the Court in Banc, upon the excep
tions in the Guiteau case would b
read this morning, attracted an unu
sually large gathering at the Circui
Court room. At 1915, the Judge
filed into court and took their place
upon the bench. Soon after the for
NAL opening of court, Justice Jame
said: Il am instructed by the cour
to announce the decision in the cas-
of the United States against Charle
J. Guiteau, upon exceptions to th
judgement of the Crimif al Court"
He then proceeded to lea'
from the manuscript the decisi 7
OF the court. At it's conclusion Judg
James said, although the court wa
unanimous in the views set forth
there were some questions which
was desirable to discuss more full
than could we'll be done in the opln
ion he had Just read, and Justic
Hagner had consented to discus
those questions in separate opin
;on.
Justice Hagner then read his opir
ion, and Chief Justice Cartier mad
the following announcement:
The opinions which have hel
been uttered are the unanimou
opinions of the court-that a ne
trial is denied, and the judgmer
below affirmed in this case.