National Republican., 1883-01-10
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A Speech to tho Jury from .Iadgc wyiic-
The Sick .Turor-1Torp Tcsfirnony.

Speech TO she Jury from ,Iudgc Wyiic-
The Sick Juror-lInrr Testimony.
In the criminal court ycstcrda; morning
engaged in the trial Of the star.routc casc,
Juror Green, replying TO an inquiry from the
court, said he had seen the sicl, Juror, Gill, ON
Monday afternoon, and had bcca told thut ne
would be present. Mr. Mcr"ick suggested
that the marshal be directed 10 90 to the
jurors house From what he had learned he
believed that Gill would bcablc 10 go through
the case, with occasional Interruptions of this
KIND lt was probable that hC would again
be prostratCd and the court would have to
adjourn for day or two in order TO
give him time to recover. This mus. b. done
to avoid an event the government would re-
gret most dccply--g dismissal of the jury. Mr..
Bliss said thai for the purpose Of being rcgu-
lar he would request q rCtum of the Subpoena
for John Walsh. Mr.. Ncrrcl; explained chat
this was moro matter uf form. lie had re-
ccived n letter from Welsh, who was stopping
Mt the Victoria hotel New York. in which he
said TINT he was uuwcll and unable 10 iravci
nj night. lie added that ne would be here
within few days. Wulshs name was then
called, no answer b2,ug returned. At this
point Juror GIL appeared and took his seat.
Ihe regular proceedings were then resumed,
Postmaster james A. GoOch, Of Nosita, Colo
1adO testiiyiug as to the ouc3 tious of the
EN-P0stmastCr Walters, OF Greenwood, n
station on the same route, said there We're
usually three or four letters dav received at
his Office In connection with this route the
prosecution put IN q letter from Che files Of
the second assistant postmaster generals
Office.
Mr.. Wilson declared chat the paper had
no business in the ease. II it had been
found in that Office il had been put there by
the prosecution.
Mr.. Mcrric, answered that this WIS an
erroneous statement. and could only be aC-
Gounted for by the excessive bile in Mr..
Wilson's liver.
On cross-cNamination the witness was re-
Quircd TO locate Greenwood. lie frankly
confessed that he could not do it. lie lived
in a tent when he first went tlcrc, and
Greenwood appeared to move around all over
the country. The rnstuiicc was often moved,
and wherever it happened to be, there was
Greenwood
" IL followed the postonicc" said Mr.. In
gersoll, "and tho postohicc followed the mail
carrier Laughter
Some time was CONSUMED at this stage Of
the proceedings in Il wranglc between counsel
over the production Of certain petitions.
The court finally lost temper and insisted
that the subject must be dropped When the
proper timc came the Jul power Of the court
would be exercised to compel The production
OF the papers. Bat the time of the public aud
th" court must be ccOnOni2Cd. This trilliTg
with the court must cease.
Another ruling of the court, defining the
duties of the jury, seemed to be particularly
rcpugnant TO the dciCnse and it was excepted
tobOth on account OF its subject tmuttcrqnd the
language in which it was couchcd
At length, annoyed by frequent intcrup.
tions, the court turning to the jury, cN.
claimed: "Gcutcnuu of the jury, this Is all
wind AL wind! Ii is intended to have an
influence upon you when il should not"
Finally the taliiag of testimony was re.
sumcd, Assistant Postmaster Marks of Pueblo
being called to the eta1d. Aftcrsomc routine
testimony tue court adjourned until to.
morrow.