The Evening critic., 1883-05-11
BLAcKMAR AND BOONE.
MIR. Boonc Makes Detailed state.
ment which Places MIR. Esfackmar
in n Nasty Position.


MIR. Boone Makes n Detailed state
ment which Places MIR. Biacltmar
in Nasty Position.
THE CRITIC yesterday published a brief In
terview with Mr.. A. L. Boone In relation TO his
conversation with Blackmar on Wednesday.
In longer interview, publishei this morning,
Mr.. Boone Gays:
''Inasmuch as Mr.. Blackmar denied upon
the stand tho statement which had made at
bis request to the attorneys for the defense,
and inasmuch as was not permitted to put
myself right from the same place from which
Mr.. Blackmar spoke, think 1t is proper tot
me to
and think am entirely justified In 80 doing
The first conversation had with Mr.. Black
mar, in reference to the manner In which Rer-
dell went over 10 the Government occurred
shortly after Rerdell had left the stand the
first time then stated to Blackmar that the
worst feature about the whole transaction was
the villainous manner In which Rerdel was
going to use his challenges of Jurors. Mr..
Blackmnr said to me in reply, Boone, was
directed to keep in communication with Mr..
Berdell during this trial and have done so;
but before doing so, and not Wishing to be
placed in false position,
/ Called UpOu MIR. Merrick for Adj
vice,
saying to him, i have como to you for advice
in this matter and to know Just exactly what
/ am TO do, as do not want to have any Fall
and Bowen business about this While he
did not say directly to me that Merrick gave
him advice, yet he said that he acted under
Instructions, and from that time forward he
was In daily communication with Rerdell. l
asked him how II was possible for him to com
municate with Rerdell when Rerdell was sit.
ting with the defendants. Ho said that when
Rerdell wanted TO sec him he would look at
him, catch his eye and look at the courtroom
clock, and he would know by that that he
wanted TO see him at @ o'clock that night at
lis house. Eerdell told me the same thing"
''were these things going on during the
time that Rerdell was sitting with the do
PENDANTS and their counsel and supposed to
be one OF the defendants?"
.'Undoubtedly. All these arrangements
were made even before the Jurors were called,
as / gathered from my conversation with
Blackmar and Rerdell."
SIT appears from what transpired to-day
that you had some conversation with Mr..
Blackmar yesterday which Mr.. Ingersoll tried
10 bring out to-dayW
Il met Mr.. Blackmar yesterday and had a
conversation with him In regard to the re-
marks OF Judge Wilson In regard to Rerdell
challenging four Jurors In the interest OF the
Government while he was sitting with the
defendants. Mr.. Blackmar said that Judge
Wilson'S remarks placed him In a very EN-
barrf ssing position, which he did not think
he ought TO occupy, and said TO me, 'You
know, Boone, that have done nothing In re-
gard to these matters except
Under the Instructions and Direc'
lion of The Officers of the Govern.
meDt,
have presumed TO take such steps on my own
volilion. Now, think the defendants attor.
neys ought, In some way, to modify this so a;
10 relieve me of the odium which attaches tc
It, and would be glad II you would see Judge
Wilson and the other counsel for the defense
and try and have some explanation or modi-
fcatlon of what has been said. want the re
sponsibility TO rest where 1t belongs. 1t does
not be long to me- In pursuance OF this re
quest of MIR. Blackmar went over to where
the defendants counsel were lunching, and
- ux< u
Could.
told them that I knew that so far as Mr.
Blackmar was concerned, that whatever Mr.
Blackmar had done he had done under ths
orders OF his superiors, and l urged Judge
Wilson to, iu some manner, relieve Mr.. Black
mar from any responsibility in respect to this
(RerdelD business
sswhat did Judge Wilson or the defendants
sThey ali agreed that Mr.. Blackmar had
done nothing with wrongful intent, but were
satisfied that he had acted under the direction
OF the Governments counsel, and should not b'
held responsible for what he had been obllget
to do.
Those Higher in Office Were thu
Responsible Parties;
but Judge Wilson thought 1t was impossible
for him to go outside OF what the recort
showed, and the only relief Mr.. Blackmar hat
was to take the stand and testify or make
| public statement through the newspapers"
''Did Mr.. Blackmar make similar state
mems 10 any otner persons OIL your own kuoWi
edge?"
ioh, yes, ho told Mr.. Davidge about tn,
same Thing he did me, and in consequence o
| Mr.. Davidge hearing this statement from Mr
| Blackmar, and believing ho would state on tn
| stand under oath what he had told him pri
| vately, VIZ, that he (Blackmar) was nowise re
| spoDsible for these things, but that
The Responsibility Rested Else
where,
| at the opening OF the court this morning
| after the Judge called attention to the case
| Mr. Davidge proposed that Mr. Blackmar b
put upon the stand. Tho Court assented an
| we have the result. Blackmar also told S. "
Dorsey substantially the same thing that h
told Mr.. Davidge and myself. To the amazI
ment OF Mr.. Davidge, as we'll as myself, whe
Blackmar got on the stand he swore that h
had no such conversation with me, and swor
that Mr.. Merrlck knew nothing about thi
Difficult 10 Reconcile.
just how Mr.. Blackmar Is going to reconcil
his,repeated conversations with several dl
ferent parties with the evidence he gave Z
day, l will leave for him to consider.
Mr.. Davidge, s. W. Dorsey or myself had bee
called to the stand we would have all testiae
as above, and presume nobody would que
tion the truthfulness OF such testimony"