Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-08

MIR. MKRRIoK ASKS A QUESTION
Mr.. Merrick said, from what he had
heard at the recess, he was looking for
some such statement from the stand as
had been made from the bar. notwith-
standing the limitations of the court.
lie might be in error. but it was a subject
of talk. If Bedford wanted to exact full
vindication, he would not be satisfied in
making the statement he did, but would
ask for the book, which would reply to all
that's SAID here. If the court went formal
ly into the subject, he would like to know
what passed during recess.
HE is ANSWERED.
Mr.. Ingersoll declared that he had not
seen Belford during the recess aud Mr..
Davidge added that he had not seen him
until his return to the court. AS to the
check book, said Davidge, the government
would get enough of it before they we're
through. Belford's action was natural to
any man ofhonor; when he had returned
to the court room he had seen Belford. and.
of course, that fact had been reported by
some of the spies and detectives of the
government, who had even the counsel
under constant espionage. What had
passed between them was simply this: Bel
ford told him that he had served for twen-
ty-ive years before the bar, and intended
to request the court to allow him to make
statement. Davidge appealed to the
court to reconsider it's action and remit the
fine.
REFUSED TO REMIT THE FINE FOR CONTEMPT
The court said that Belford had occupied
a place of consequence before the country
for many years.
Belford arose, but the court hastily babe
him be seated, saying that he was not ad-
dressing him. The court then proceeded
to review ReerdePs testimony upon the
point in question, and said that Bedford
could not but know that the question and
proposed explanation could not be allowed.
There was nothing wrong in his request,
but after being refused, it was a gross
violation of the court to persist in deliver
ing himself as he had done. The court
therefore declined to remit the fine.
Mr.. Ingersoll-Will the clerk accept nv
check for the amount?
The Court-Oh certainly.
Mr.. Ingersoll turned to Bedford and said,
you can go, 1 believe"
Belford Immediately availed himself of
the privilege.
''Your honor ruled in the MacVeagh
case that lawyer was a bad Witness"
growled Carpenter. THAT was an express
sion of opinion, not a ruling" rejoined
| the court.
The court room soon became quiet and
business was resumed, Mr.. Ingerson read
ing some official paper.
SECRETARY TELLER ON THE STAND.
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stand. He testified that while in the SEN
ate he had frequently called upon Brady to
| secure an increase or expedition in the
mail route of Colorado. He never went to
| him there except to further petitions, of
| which he received a large number. He
represented to Brady that the people out
| there were mostly settlers from the East,
and people peculiarly DESTROYS of commu-
nicating with their friends. He had in
sisted it was the duty of the government
to furnish this people adequate mail facil-
| ties. He had complained frequently that
the postal facilities did not keep pace with
the development of the country and its
immigration. He told Brady he had
| thought then that wherever there was a set
Element of twenty people they were emit
| tied to their mail. He should not have
asked to have the mail expedited if he had
not believed it to be a public requirement.
| AT Ingersolfs request the witness de-
| scrlbed the railroads constructed in the
| state since '78, and the increase of popuIa-
| ton.
| Witness was asked what had been the
degree of improvements since 1878.
Mr.. Bliss objected, but the court said it
was hardly worth while to object to a
| question that might be taken from the
| census table.
The witness said there had been large
increase of population, and an unusual
development in mining industry.
Mr.. Ingersoll asked if undue mail privi-
leges had been granted to Colorado.
The prosecution objected.
Mr.. Ingersoll said it was a matter of
| judgment. The second assistant postmas-
ter general had only his judgment to de-
pend upon.
The court said of coarse the second as
| sistant postmaster general would not be
| held responsible for mere error in judg-
| ment. 1t was corruption that was charg-
| ed.
Mr.. Ingerson said if the prosecution was
prepared to allow no increase was needed,
| but was made for money considerations
/
meet the first point low, that the increase
was needed, and the other when he came
| to it.
The court, however, refused to allow the
inquiry; it was too vague. Men had differ
ent opinions, and some persons would open
mail region at the North pole at a speed
| of seven miles an hour.
! Mr.. Davidge maintained that the whole
Indictment was based upon a motive and
it was right it should be shown. He de-
clared the Indictment had ceased to exist
as to an entirety.
Mr.. Bliss retOrted that he simply passed
out of the realm of allegation to that of
proof.
| The court again refused to go into the
| subject and the defense noted the excep-
ton. The cross-examination was very
short.
Corresponding Clerk Olcott, of the
| second assistant postmaster generals Of
fee, testified that certain papers called for
were not in his possession, thereupon the
| old struggle over papers was revived, the
| defense charging that it had been denied
access to the papers, and the prosecution
saying that they had endeavored to sup
press them.
| FINALLY the cOurt ssid that fba defapsa