National Republican., 1883-05-11
to be challenged in tho interest of the govern.

to be challenged in the interest of the govern
ment.
Messrs. Davidge and Ingersoll desired to
call Boone to contradict the witness, but the
court refused TO allow II, and an exception
was noted.
The court explained that IL had refused to
hear other witnesses because IL was Irregular
and Blackmar had only been examined by
consent Of the prosecution.
Mr.. Davidge replied that they had not re-
fused to hear other witnesses. This infamous
matter had not yet been cleared up. The
court said that IL had been surprised at Mr..
Wilson's defamation against the prosecution,
and had referred to the evidence to ascertain
if he was justified in IL. A careful considera-
tion of the testimony led the court to believe
that Blackmar had only listened in silence to
Rcrdells suggestion, and although perhaps he
(Blackmar) had not done his whole duty
in failing to dcnounce Rerdell at the time,
yet the court failed to see any ground
for the indignation expressed by the coun-
sci at the course of the government.
Blackmar had told his tale, and the govern
ment counsel had not asked to go further.
| The court did not think il of Importance.
| If government officer violated his duties,
| that was no reason why case before the
court should be damaged by his misconduct.
The government was not bound by the acts of
its agents when they entered into matters
| outside of their duties, as in the Fall business
and transactions of that kind. Mr. Kor was
willing to go further, If the court thought
proper, but did not himself see the need.
Rerdcll was then training with the other
crowd, and made his proposition to show his
good faith when he offered to come over to
the government
The court emphatically refused to go
| further into the subject, and Mr.. Wilson re-
sumed his address at the point where he
stopped yesterday. MIR. Wilson made an at
tack upon the suiliciency of the indictment.
| Referring to decisions of the supreme court,
he asserted that the effect of their application
to this case would be TO reduce the value OF
the indictment to that of the paper upon
| which IL was printed.
The court interrupted to request Mr.. Will
son TO defer for time his remarks upon that
subject. as IL was u matter for the considera-
tion of the court and not for the jury
The prosecution had made great point,
said Mr.. Wilson, out of the fact that some of
the routes ran through vast solitudes and
across well-nigh impossible mountains. Well,
congress, and not the second assistant post
muster general, was responsible for that.
They specified the routes the mail should
traverse, and the second assistant postmaster
general carried out their laws. long ex-
position of the regulations of the Post0ttice
department followed, particular attention
being given to the regulation providing for
the allowance of one months extra pay when
service upon % route is discontinued. Mr..
Wilson defied the prosecution to instance u
single case of improper action by Brady in
that connection The official routine of estab-
fishing new offices upon the star routes was
then described at length. Speaking Of the
charge that Brady had been criminally neg
ligent in not stating before his orders the
the amount to be paid for expedition, Mr.
Wilson declared that II boy could calculate the
amount required in two minutes from the
| dot tu mn hn nf a
there had been an error in that matter it was
an error on the part of the corresponding
clerk who made out the order. The
jury could not draw an inference
of criminality from the charge oi
any judge who sat upon the bench; they
must look to the evidence alone. No matter
if his orders were not wise it would be mon
strous thing for jury to convict an execu.
tive officer of crime because hisjudgment had
not been wisely exercised.
Mr.. Wilson had not concluded his address
when the court adjourned.