Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-06-11


To-day was assigned by Judge Wylie to the ar
gument in the prayers to the court submitted by
the counsel In the star route trial. The Jury was
excused from attendance on the court The pray
ers, which were printed, covered twenty-eight
printed pages OF the record. The government sub
mittei twenty. covering six printed pages OF the
erlng about twenty-five pages.
Judge Wylie directed that the government
prayers OF the prosecution.
Mr.. Ker opened the argument
The first five of the prayers CT the the
constituents OF a conspiracy and what evidence
justified finding verdict of conspiracy; the sixth
prayer alleged that If Brady knowingly and pur-
posely allowed for expedition on routes a greater
sum than was proper or necessary 1t was a cir
cnmstance cum strongly tending to establish the
charge OF q corrupt motive on his part; the sew
enth prayer relates to the crime OF forgery and
the statutes concerning the presentation OF false
the an oraer
by means OF forged or altered papers would af-
ford strong not conclusive, evidence Of criminal
such transactions; the ninth declares that the
Second Assistant Postmaster General was respon-
in obedience to specific instructions given by the
Postmaster General: the tenth prayer declares 1T
10 nave been violation of the law on the part of
atlon lor the year; the tenth prayer asserts that
orders OF increase made by Brady after the pas
eagers eage ens nft aM April 1885, Which
were in violation OF the Spirit OF the law: the
twelfth declares orders In which the amounts al
were not separately stated to be unlawful: the
thirteenth prayer sets forth that the testimony Of
kerdel is not to be discredted. because it is that
OF an accompiice. II the jury ind that 1t has been
corroborated In material points; the fourteenth
asserts that the jury will be justified in refusing
own behalf the credence due to dsinterested wit
nesses II they find that 1t is not full or explicit or
thatiti Is evasive; the fifteenth declares that the
refusal Of defendant witness upon cross.examina-
ton to produce books and papers entities the jury
70 presume that such books and papers If produced
nh Wo4d nave disclosed evidence dsadvantageous to
regular manner In which s. w. DorSey'S counsel
offered to produce said books and papers should in
sumption or influence to be drawn from the nom
production OF the same; the seventeenth relates
70 the value to be given to circumstantial testi-
II ever, proved by positive testimony; the eigh-
Ieeath PRAYER declares that in case Of conspira-
case one Of the defendants having pleaded guilty
the jury is instructed that they may bring in a
anus Whom they may f1nd from the evidence to
have been guilty with him In said conspiracy"
that the failure or the prayers aeG1ape
James W. Bosler, r. p Williamson, [. P Wiliism-
son and Charles Pelham, II the jury considered
their testimony material and to interrogate VIM.
stances for the jury to consider.
MI ker proceeded to argue upon the 18th, 10th,
l9th and ath prayers. holding that the principles
set forth in the others had already been well set
tied by the rulings Of the court during the trial
Mr ker spoke for an hour and a half, and was fol-
lowed by Mr.. Dav1dge for tile defense.
Mr.. Davldge finished his argument upon the
prayers of the government about one O'Clock. The
court then took O recess.
STAR ROUTE NOTES.
Mr.. E. D. Eaton, the stenographer of the star
route trial, Will leave for Europe with his bride
Wednesday.
The Attorney General was present in court to-
day.
THE RECORD IN THE TRIAL
Is worthy OF note as being the largest ever made
In jury case in the history OF criminal 1urispru-
dence. 1t covers 5000 pages OF print, containing
On an average 700 words to the page, and hence
contains about zoo, 900 words. 1t was made by E.
d. Easton, of this city, the Official stenographer
OF the preceding trial as we'll as Of this trial. who
was assisted during the first two months OF the
case by d. Il. Alexander, and since then by Mr.. A.
ceedings. including the securing OF the jury and
the opening arguments on both sides, cover 1853
pages. The direct testimony for the prosecution
covers 23lS pages The testimony for the defense
covers GOV 1S6S pages The rebuttlng testimony for
case MI. Ker's address covers 257, and that OF Mr.
Bliss covers 273 pages Mr.. Wilson's address on
6ehalt OF the defense covers &29 pages and Mr..
lngersolps covers sl5 pages, Mr. Merrick's ad-
dress In n. closing the case for the government
made up OF discussions on the order of proceeding
ana other formal matters. together with the
prayers Tor instruction, the arguments on the law
OF the case, ETC. The record OF the Guiteau case
covered but s,7OO pages, and the first star route
tr 1al I, BAL pages