National Republican., 1882-08-15
THE sTAR-RouTE TRIAL.
Sir. Carpenter Commences Isis Argument
for thc Defense.

In the criminal court yesterday Mr.. Carpenter
opened for the defense in the star-route trial. and
more especially for s. W. aud John w. Dorsey.
Mrs. Dorsey aud her two SONS occupied seats near
the defendants counsel. Mr.. Carpenter congrat-
ulaicd the jury nj all connected with the case
that they were approaching the end He spoke
for devoted heart stricken vie, for innocent
children, aud for n widow, whose loving husband
had been taken from her by disease, whose seeds
hal taken root while he was serving his country,
and for honorable men whose character had been
trGduced worse than ever man were before. He
was there MT 10 ask the jury for mercy, but was
Instructed to
ASK FOR JUSTICE.
Counsel Ind spcnt three days in argument and
had not kiyCn one scintilln Of evidence TO show
there was conspiracy. He hu told the Jury that
The public had made up its verdict, but he hgd
never known before thai verdict was TO be ma de
up from public oDuion. lie said the case was u
remarkable one, ns he had never known tetoro
the ordinary law officer of the government abdi-
ca his place In iay ir of special prosecutor
The Attorney Gencr | himself contrary to prac-
tirc, had appear IN the case and was To partici:
the right and authority for tap Attorney General
To abandon his osllce and turn his duties over 70
special counsel aud supplement- 1t by the whole
department. OF Justice.
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL HAD TWICE APPEARED
in court, and sa id he was the mouth piece OF the
go' ernmtnt 10 urg the prosecution OF this case.
aud was 1t possible that h. could stoop from his
nigh y silion to crush defendant, man whom
ne knew 30 well aud was 81 inlimnie VITA oniy
.hurt time before be became President of the
United States? Mr.. Crrpentcr was proceeding to
tell about the DOrcy banquet nt Dtlmonicos : In
May, 1851, bat WAS stopped 10y Judge Wyiic. who
ncld II was no part of The case F,om the Time
THIS trial cimmenced, continued Mr.. Ctrpen er,
unil ths evidence WIS adducGd, and aitciwdrd
the defendants had been sullec cd TO ,he greatest
v!tuprration ever showered upon living man.
Mr.. Carpenter then
TOLD WHO THE poRsEYs WERE,
giving brief biog. g.Tphcal skech, Of each He
ties charged with com lining 10 defraud; before
conviction could take place there must be shown
concurrence of action. Wnere was the proof
WAS IL because they Seut out petitionSY DID not
salisbury. rarke" Kenrns and others do that
and was 1t not common thing and necessary to
secure ON the routes? He demanded to he shown
where In the proof there the slightest concert
OF faction. VINO hud proved that Brady ever wrote
a line or SPOKE to one of the defendants, other
than official communications, from My, 1879, TO
the tine Of this trial, except the tesm my Of iiar-
vey NJ. Vaile? Wners was the proof? 1t did not
exist, aud he demanded its production. Thegoi-
ernment ncgatvci 1t by its own testimony. Their
own evidence had shown that when they wee
charging this conspiracy the deendints were
s'atlered all over the country, except Brady aud
Rerdell, and they
WERE THE ONLY Two IN THIS CITY.
He then proceedc to tear the evidences OF one of
the government experts to pieces lie SAID he
haa never known 10 mny gross Ta
slbcnntr.ctor Steiuinger had been Ibbtd. Mr.
kor Gu led attention To the testimony. Going ON
Mr.. Carpenter denied that the contractor III the
Eugene City and Bridge Creek route had been
defrurded. Referring to the charge in the in.
dictmrnt that Brady refused to make deductions
from the pay of t..ese contractors, and to imp Sc
fnes upon them, the spe ker said that the lesti-
mOuy III reference to the routes under considera
ton bristled with fines and deductions. Was it
creditable to believe that ma'eiactor with
money in his pocket for expediting the route
would dare them to impose their heavy penal
ties? He corrected several other of Mr.. kers
misstGtements." 1t was charged that they got
up petitions. Was there anything wrong In that
1t was charged that they got up fraudulent lel-
tions. Where WAS the proof? He thought the
government had no case unless they relied on
what Walsh tcs tfed to as having trarspired be-
tween Brady AMI himself He showed how
ridiculous 1t was. and that 1t could not be ac-
ccpted. Mr.. Carpenter had not concluded his ar
gumeut when the curt adjourned.