National Republican., 1883-04-20

but his friend Judge Wilson had blod the car
cass for $4,000 or $50,000, rs he saw from the
newspapers.
"I don't get 800 day from the govern
ment," retorted Mr.. Wilson, as he jotted
down note. 81 am glad you opened that
door,. he added
Mr.. Ker referred to point in the record
where Mr. Ingersoll had made a mistake, ac-
cordng to his Judgment. Becoming somewhat
personal, he said that while walking on F street
his attention had been attracted by basket
full of pamphlets bearing the sign "Inger.
soil half price" at the door of n secondhand
book store. [Laughter.l OF course that was
a slip Of the pen by the man who wrtt the
sign. 1ngersoll was good fellow, but he often
made slips of the tongue and did not always
mean what he said.
Tho counsel made some good hum ored
comments upon this little anecdote.
Mr.. Wilson remarked that not many of
them would be worth fifty cents on the dol
lar when the case was through.
Tn The ,S,y, SopIt oh, you don't mosn that
Mr. Merrick. II Ingersoll is worth fly cents
now, he will not bo worth five cents then.
Mr.. Ker continued his argument. He took
up $. w. Dorsey's testimony, and commented
unfavorably upon his lack of memory and
uncertainty. Fortunately for him, the
statute of limitations now intervened, so that
IL was now of no consequence whether or not
ho had engaged in the mail carrying business
while in the senate.
Referring to the division of the routes, and
to the view that there had been two conspira-
cies after that transaction, he reminded the
jury that, oven while dividing, the defend
ants had agreed to, and did supply one an.
other with all papers necessary to the trans
action of their business He believed that
the courts charge would eflectually dispose
of that view Of the division. There was one
point upon which S. w. Dorsey's recollection
was as bright as a FURNISHED dollar, and it
had been frightened to influence the jury.
If he forgot anything else you had but to
mention Chamberlin's." If he excelled in
anything twas in his superabundant egotism
| Ho said that he went to Chamberlins for a
purpose entirely removed from mail matters
for the purpose of considering the political
| situation in Indiana.
Brady was chairman Of the committee, and
they went into Chamberln's to talk politics
Bosler dropped in by pure accident. To Mr.
| Merrick Dorsey had said, "l was preparing
| to occupy Indiana" The facts were that
| after tho interview he told Rerdell to get up
a statement for the remission of fnes that
he had seen Brady at Chamberlin's, and had
arranged to have them remitted. IL don't
know how he occupied Indiana" said Mr.. Ker /;
but If he claims il ho is stealing credit from
some better man there is one of them now at
| the pension Office" Turning his attention to
tho Garfield interview, as related by S. w.
Dorsey, Mr.. Ker declared that Dorsey was ex-
| asperated beyond measure at MacVeagh and at
James, who was applying the pruning knife to
| Brady's orders. He had acknowledged that
| If he had not sought to have them removed
from office his tongue had lost its cunning"
Now, as matter of fact, nobody knew better
than Garfield the false pretenses under which
Dorsey was travelling.
Dorsey was practically blind could not
| see the largest head lines, yet had seen u
paper in Mr.. Merrick's hand, and picked out
face clear across the court room. He only
mentioned those facts to show that he was not
consistent in all things. He was not con-
sistent in his cross-examinaton. His an
swers consisted only of :" can't tell" IL
don't think" IL won't think" and "my
memory suits me-"
Bradys testimony was next attacked in
the same fashion. The court adjourned with
Mr. Ker still on the floor. 1t is likely that
this address will occupy several days in its
delivery.