Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-09-04
The 100000 Suit Against the Post.
master General.

HE FILES His PLEAS AGAINST THE ACTION OF Mr..
DAuPHIN. OF THE LOUISIANA LOTTERY COMPANY.
In the case OF Macmillan A. Dauph,n against
Walter @. Gresham, Postmaster Generalization
for 5000 damages in issuing order to prevent
the delivery Of letters addressed to him. &c.-the
Postmaster General to-day filed by solicitor Gen.
eral s. F. Phillips and Assistant Attorney
irst not guilty; second, that he he IS s''aSs not
1tes: third, November isth, 1873, D. N. Key, then
Postmaster General, after hearing evidence, was
satisfied that plaintiff was conducting a scheme
Of false and fraudulent pretenses and forbade the
payment OF postal orders to him by the poStmas-
revoked The admts has se
has enforced this order, but says that he was not
actuated by malice or desire to injure the plain
He pleads further that the order OF D. N. Key, OF
November ID 1872 is included in his order OF July
g and says he considered it his duty to enforce it
He admits that he was informed OF the later direc-
ton OF Mr. Key suspending the order, and also
that an haG been taken to the
dismissed by plaintIn. but considered that
any statements made by Mr.. Key was only
Incidental for the end they were m lde, and were
might be informed Of anything the plaintiff might
have to suggest to the contrary, he notified him
his behalf He admits that he declined to retry
the question, lnasmuch plaintiff did not allege
that there had Deen any material change, and,
a direction, which he avows to be all that he has
done In relation to the matter. He states "that
has pen pee done 9ths s mater has been
without malice to the plaintiff. and denies all
allegations in the declaration contained contra
dlctory to, or not admitted by, this plea"
Criminal Business i'm the Courts
TALK WITH DISTRICT ATTORNEY CoRKHILL-IM-
PoRTANT CASES TO COME BEFORE THE OCTOBER
TERM OF THE CRIMINAL C0URT-THE KELLOGG
STAR ROUTE CASE, ETC.
The District attorneys ONCE gives ST gns Of busy
preparation for the new criminal erm, which will
begin October Sth. ''In the general business OF
the Office the more important cases to be called
for trial first" said District Attorney Corkhill, to
whom STAR reporter applied this morning for
information con cernlng the status OF the criminal
business OF the courts, twill be the cases of the
United States against BigelOw for embezZlement
in connection with the Bank of the Republic, the
cases against the late detective officers OF the Dis
trlct, and the cases against HitZ and PrentiSs in
connection with the failure OF the German Ameri-
can Bank. Then there is one murder case, which
will have precedence If the parties are ready for
trial. The grand jury will commence with an un-
usually large number OF cases before them. The
narily large. l don't believe there has been as
much business before the Police Court In any
month 1t. OF August since have been in ofice."
"What makes so much business at this timer"
asked the reporter.
''The business OF the court is unusually large"
continuance OF the star route trial and the Guiteau
trial. which preceded it. In the pending case of
the United States against Kellogg, Mr.: Merrick
gave notice that he intended apply, the first
day of the term, for early date for the hearing
OF that case. That may bring that case in for an
early trial. I have four or five murder cases for
trial"
"Do you think crime is on the increase7" asked
the reporter.
81 don't believe that I can say crime
Is on the increase" said the district
attorney, "but 1t is certainly not on the
decrease. The number of important viola
tons of law is larger than it has been heretofore,
but not disproportionately larger to the increase
In the population. The detective and police force
are vigilant In the discovery OF crime and the
arrest of persons connected with It, which accounts
somewhat for the increase OF the number of cases.
The business OF the Office is very heavy and will
require the constant attention OF every man con-
nected with it,"