Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-08-09
End Of the star Route Defense.
A SUDDEN ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THERE vxs No

MORE TESTIMONY TO OFFER
Washington Correspondent New York sun
WASHINGTON, August THE defense In the star
route trial closed to-day so precptately that tina
prosecution was taken by surprise. II was SUM-
posed that some more evidence would be submit
ted to-day, but the defense had not a witness IN
offer, although five defendants are I'm town. ana
three OF them, VAIL Miner and Turner, were I'm
who does most OF the talking for the prosecution.
smiled pleasantly as he remarked that he never
knew more complete abandonment OF a case
Mr.. George Bliss also seemed very happy as he
fingered his documents and papers, and made
smiling suggestions 10 Merrick. The LAWYERS Tor
the defense, on the other hand, sat at their long
taDle with their feet as usual, perched on t. and
looked very glum The truth is 4. looked very
much like breakdown for the defense and even
,ne almost irrepressiee ingersol has lost hts GUS
tomary cheeriulness OF disposition. Wilson made
some sharp thrusts, and TOtten came In behind
MT Sweeny did all he could 10 cheer w HIS gloomy
associates, put the effort was a decided failure.
The general feeling among the lawyers who have
watched the case carefully from the FIRST is that
the Juvy cannot avoid bringing IN A yerijci of
guilty against Brady. He has certainly been
SHOWN TO the satisfaction OF most OF those who
nave listened TO the evidence 20 be guilty OF con.
spring with others 10 defraud the government Mt
1he jury may disagree with the bar, hut that n a
the opinion OF the profession that Brady has been
proved guilty there can be no doubt walshs
testimony stands uncontradicted. IL was fata!
mistake TO call Buell. TO contradict him for fhe
result was that Buell. bolstered up Walsh and de-
stroyed Brady. IL was BradyS only recourse
however lt was necessary for him 70 make an
EFFORT TO break down Walsh, and he threw Buell.
into the breach The mass OF contradictions ana
The naive confessions that this witness MADE are
yet the subject or conversation In WASHINGTON
Brady'S effort to eScaTe the effect OF Walshs fesfi
mony was an tgnominious failure and ever since
the Kings editor staggered on the stand with q
MANNED reputation,the defendants and their coun-
sci have been engaged in angry contention as to
which one OF them all was Responsible for calling
such witness -e
Brady, however, has not seen Mt TO renair the
evll, II IL can be repaired, by taking the stand
himself. The prosecution Insist that he dare NOT
become witness Merrfck twitted the defense
on thls point all day. Some one would fan TO
prove letter or document. "Why don't you call
BradyF" he would say; a. he wrote ft; he's the
proper man 10 CALL" or, "Why don't YOU call
Miner? He's in court" The defense SAT- cloomily
silent under all these tauntS, and no defendant
was permitted 10 go on the stand. The prosecu-
tion say that not only is Brady very bad witness
ana dare not lace a croSs-examination but that
all the defendants are afraid, because OF the mass
OF testimony In the hands OF the government that
can DE used on their croSs-examination Wood.
ward smilingy said: Z" Brady doesn't want 70 he n
Witness. He knows that his experience would he
worse even than Buellis. have got a lot OF docu.
ments that would absolutely destroy him Az
any rate, the defendants have not ayaied Them
selves or their privilege to take the stand and To
testify In their own behalf, and this is commented
on unfayOrably TO them. The feeling has been
growing, even since Walsh was put on, that the
prosecution has not been as much asleen as it
seemed at first, and that while Dorsey NAV escape
Brady and some OF the Others are In a very tlpht
place.