National Republican., 1882-08-17
THE sTAR-RouTE TRIAL.
sIr. Carpenter Closes Ills Argument ant
Mr.. JEFF Chandler Opens.

In the criminal court yesterday Mr. Carpenter
continued his review OF the routes. Discussing
the Lake City route, Mr.. Carpenter said Mr. Bra
dy's successor had approved of the expeditions by
continuing them down to the end Of the contract
term. Mr.. Kcr objected 10 this as being outside
the case. and after some discussion Judge Wylie
said counsel ought not TO comment on II. Com
menting on the confessions OF Iserdcll and Walsh,
he said that according to Walsh, Brady's rate was
20 per cent; according to Refdell II was w TO ~
per cent. II was not denied that Rerdell had gone
TO James and Macveagh and made statements,
but. then they were not true. He claimed the
evidence was overwhelmingly In favor oi tne
defense. lie refuted the ISLANDERS that tended 70
asking them TO bring In verdict for the defense.
Mr.. JEFF. CHANDLER FOLLOWED.
He said up to the prescnttme very little attention
nag been paid to the indlctment ~ had neen anoJ osi
trade; he might make the best ho could, and law
and equity would confirm It. man has the r!ght,
TO make the best bargain he can in any way ana
in any place. If these contractors had made
100000 they were entitled TO It, II wns alleged
that there was conspiracy IN relation 10 these .
charge away and pick mp one between any two,
three, or four Of these parties, because ihat wns
not charged. Knowing this, they had described
1t by giving tho number of men said to be in y
and The routes OH which they were interested and
the contracts in relation 10 them. Leave out amy
the description Of tho indictment, and they could
not he dispensed with Tho conspiracy was an
nnlNWlul agreement, anu tIlut Huu 10 Dt pEONth
before anything else.
THEY HAD NOT CHARGED AN ACT
or proven one in the whole case that was unlaw.
full They had no right to pick up suspicion here
upon that base conviction. Mr.. Chandler then
went on TO say that the court would instruct that
there need not lie meeting between the parties
for an agreement but there must be an agreement.
Again, tho defendants were charged with circu-
lains false petitions; they must p,3Ie that they
S nd Show Sn alone
| produced results, and that the United States
| had been defrauded or damaged. lie should con,
one ftrthing in the case. Coming to the degree OF
r. Mickey ID DOn 5o and Sl ahaiS xs
that point. These authori,ies set forth tho
rule tnSt must control the case ese IN
condition where 1t needed explanation,
| THEN THE GOVERNMENT HAD FAILED
to make out case. The law was that tho de-
PENDANTS were not required 70 make explanation,
and before the liberty OF citizen could be taken
| from him the case must be made out 50 clear
against him that explanation Is not necessary, and
where Mr.. Ker continually called upon tho other
side for an explanation, he rs often Informed them
| that he had no case Mr.. Chandler was about to
read an authority TO the jury, when Mr.. Merrick
the jury were judges both Of the law and the facts,
| aud he would like to argue the question. He
wanted the jury to remember that all were gnilty
| or none. and In this situation the government
| would admit they had no case The foundations
of the Conspiracy, If there were amy; wa, laid In
the mutual interest of the parties III the contracts
| Under this Indictment there could be no severance
OF INTEREST," that the prosecution had cemented
aud consolidated them. Judge Wylie said IL tht
jury were satisfied that two we're guilty
THEY COULD CONVICT THEM
and acquit all the others. Mr.. Chandler replied
| that the parties must be jointly connected undci
the iud ctment or all acquitted, and he asked the
jury to read that allegation well, compare the tes
timony with it, and then say upon their oaths i
the proofsnpported it. He claimed That the peti
tions were lied by responsible persons not III con
cert with the defendants, ami upon them lhs
oEners were made pa the pr0"i es,aoisn M ,n'
upon their influence alone? No. On the con-
irary, 1t was done Oh the petitions of Senators
governors, and Representatives. They had 10
shown any case TO dciraud the United states. Mr.
Chandler had not finished when the court ad
iOurnau.