Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-08-24
THE STAN ROUTE TRIAI.
Mr.. Morrick's Propositions Of Law.

THE STAR ROUTE TRIAL.
Mr.. Merrick's Propositions q Law.
In the star route trial. after the report In the
first edition closed,
Mr. Merrick said that the defense had had three
months In which to prepare their prayers. Mr..
Wilson had said at the beginning OF the argu-
sought to wrap themselves in the cloak OF conceal
ment and silence from the beginning down. The
Sod haS not onered any evidence 70 which
to get at the truth which they had not INSTRUCTED
Let them profit II they can by their tricks, he
stood convinced that the truth would prevail
MR. MKRRIcK's PROPOSITIONS OF LAW.
Mr. Merrick then submitted his propositions OF
law. The first was that it was not necessary that
TWO or more persons should meet together and
enter into an explicit understanding in order to
form conspiracy. They could conspire across
continent II each played his coordinate part, Il
was conspiracy. The production OF the result
Ter ,smiled at this, but he was familiar
with the doctrine OF conspiracy, and knew
ne o, me MerT Ssl ,a said was IN true
prosecution was that the cohesive power OF bad
men was stronger than the cohesive power OF
good men. These conspiracies all over the country
had their practical realization here at the capital
The land conspirators, the whisRey conspirators
all sympathized with these defendants All rushed
together to protect this band and receive them
selves immunity from future verdicts.
The next proposition Mr.. Merrick presented was
testimony. The relations of a number OF men in
conspiracy differed very materially from a
partnership. Every combination OF men was
not necessarily conspiracy. conspi-
racy was a combination to effect an I'M
lawful purpose or to effect lawful pur-
innocent in its inception may become criminal
There was no criminality in a combination of men
to bid for mail contracts, but when they resort TO
comes criminal Anyone thereafter entering into
such combination becomes member thereof,
liable to law as the other members are.
II the jury believed that IL Brady's co-defend-
ants, or any OF them In pursuance OF a combna-
ton to secure service paid Brady for Increase OF
service, It would find all such persons guilty OF
conspiracy. The jury was authorized 20 infer the
guilty knowledge Of the defendants IL the facts
1st OF April 1879 defendants all met in the city OF
Washington, at Dorsey's house, and engaged, they
said, In an honest transaction. They sat down
and drew lots for the plumber They began plum
dering when the contracts were given. From the
1st of July, 1878, the defense said they went
of legitimate enterprise down to the meeting at
Dorsey's house. where they divided. From the LIST
of July, 1873, Mr.. Merrck declared, they had been
robbfng on their contracts. In April, 1879, less
than one short month after Dorsey left the Sem
ate-Shook off the toga-he came out as a full
fiedged robber and sat at the board TO divide the
pltfnder. No man who isn't paid to believe the
contrary can doubt It,
AT 3 O'clock Mr. Merrick'S address was inter-
rupted by adjournment.
YOUNG GIRLS CONVICTED OF SrEALrNG.-A sad
case of departure from the paths Of honesty by
two neatly dressed young girls about Is years OF
age, named Maggie Brady, who lives at the corner
OF Sd street and Virginia avenue, and Mary Co.'S
telio, who lives at the corner OF ID and G streets
southwest, was present ed in the Police Court to-
day. They were charged with four cases OF petit
larceny 1.-TWO each> In stealing four pairs OF shoes,
pair or stockings and underSkirt and other ar
ticles, from four other girls, who employed at
the canning factory on Water street in West
Washington Four young girls, named Anna
McCarty. Annie Connolly, Kate Hines and
Georgia Athey, who were the victims of
these larcen!es, testified that they are en-
ployed at the factory In canning tomatoes
and the defendants came there yesterday
morning to go to work, and after working about
dirty work peelng tomatoes, and went % the
ladies' dressing room and got their bonnets and
left. AT lunch time, when the witnesses went To
the dressing room they found that their shoes and
other things were missing, and after learning the
residences OF the defendants whom they suspected
OF the larceny, they got Orricer Lewis and called
on them at their homes, and after much talk they
admitted the larceny and surrendered the prop
erty, and were arrested. The stolen property was
form before Judge Bundy. Anna McCarty stepped
forward and identified a pair Of shoes and pair
OF stockings which she said were stolen from her
pair of shoes Kate Hines identified a pair OF
shoes, and said she also lost a skirt
George p Athey identified pair OF shoes
but offered no testimony for their defense.
except some policemen. who testified to their pre-
SlOuS BOOu cnaIdcteT, anu UnaC tnelr parents were
honest, hardworking people. Prosecuting Moore
said that this was one OF the meanest kinds OF
larceny. but as this was their FIRST offence, and
they were young girls, he would recommend that
the court extend any leniency he could that would
keep them from going to jail. Judge Bundy i'm
posed fine of s. or Is days In one case against
each. and suspended judgment in the other cases,
and ordered them to go home and try to retrieve
their characters Their parents paid their flneS,
and they left the court
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