Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-10
THE STAR ROUTE JURY.
Lively Episode I'm the Trial To-day.

THE COURT RETRAcrs cKNsURE OF Mr.. BLAcKxAR-
Mr. DAVIDGR DECLARING THERE WAS A BARGAIN
BETWEEN BLAcKNAR AND RERDRLL AS TO ALLOW
ING THE LATTER TO CHALLENGs JURORS, Mr..
BLACKMAR IS PUT ON THE STAND AND DENIES
SUCH ARRANGEMENT.
When the star route trial was resumed this
| morning Judge Wylie said: "Before Mr. Wilson
| proceeds wish to make.one remark remember
| that yesterday Mr.. Wilson referred to the testi-
mony OF Rerdell in regard to his proposal to chal
| lenge juror, and after he had made the remarks
| on that subject an expression was used by the
court which seemed to imply censure upon
| remark was undeserved by Mr.. Blackmar.
pneIe p1Ua,e was no evidence OF Rerdell that Mr.:
wholly the any snopShs aDd @ s
or Rerdell himself made to Mr.. Blackmar, to
| which MI. Blackmar made no answer. SO far as
MS 1allure 10 make any answer Is concerned. there
Blackmar, but as no such suggestion was M ade
by Mr. Blackmar to Rerdel, the whole thing was
| Rerdelrs own conception. And we have not
heard Mr. Blackmar on the subject; think it
proper that the court should retract anything ike
| censure in the remark made by the court yester-
| day. 1t was q brief remark, but it seemed to
| imply some censure on Mr. Blackmar. do not
merely to be understood to be confining the CEN
dell himself"
Mr.. DAVIDGE CHALLENGES THE GOVERNMENT TO PUT
Mr. BLACKMAR ON THE STAND.
Mr.. Davidge, rising, declared that the court was
in error In its understanding OF the testimony.
There was no mere proposition, but positive bar
gain entered into between Re rden and Blackmar,
| government agent 1.-THE only way" said Mr..
Davidge, s. is for Mr. Blackmar to explain or the
government counsel to explain. We are perfectly
willing now that the trial should be suspended
and Blackmar put on the stand at this time. 1t
to help the government, but it is most likely that
Blackmar, the agent and employe OF the govern
ment oficer: We are perfectly willing that Black
mar take the stand and say whether he acted OF
| his own voltion or under orders"
| Mr.. KER WILLING TO HAVE Mr. BLAcKMAR EXAM
INED
Mr.. Ker, who was the only one OF the govern
ment counsel present, said: 81 certainly will not
object to Mr.. Blackmar submitting himself to the
cross examination OF the counsel on the other
come out straight in the matter" "'-'
The court having consented that Mr. Blackmar
should take the stand, Mr.. Ker told Mr. Davidge to
call him.
"It is not for me to DO that" said Mr. Davidge.
VI stand by the record"
Mr. BLAcKNAR TEsT1FgEs THAT He MADE NO ar
RANaEAENr WITH KERDELL ABOUT CHALLENGING
MI. Chas. p. Blackmar, the gentleman referred
| to, is the Post ONCE department clerk having
charge OF the records used in testimony He was
present. and 'signined in response to an inquiry
conducted the examination. He said
Rrae sesn made no court mssa
with Rerdcll about challenging Jurors. Rerdell
made suggestion to witness that he was willing
ment like this: That he should have the privi-
lege OF challenging his proportion Of the jury. He
wanted witness to communicate that fact to the
government counsel Witness had not given Rer-
dell list OF jurors to be challenged. Rerde gave
Witness e a., ist OF four or more. which witness had
10 MI. MerrlCk Immediately,
me witness said he would produce this list II
wanted. 1t was understood thai Rerdell should
challenge certain Jurors Witness reported this
1act to Mr.. Merrick, who was the only government
counsel in town at that time
Mr. AERRICK's POSITION
"Mr Merrick," said Mr.. Bla ackmar, "perempto-
r1ly ordered me to say to MI. Rerden that that
proposition could not be entered into; that 1t
would not be proper for gov ,rnment counsel to
consent to such an arrangement; that 1T would
not be honorable, and could not-must not be en-
Mr. 1ngersoll asked the witness II he had not
nad conversation with s W. Dorsey yesterday
made such an arrangement
The witness said he had had conversation with
DOT dorsey IN which he said that what Mr.. Wilson had
said In his speech was unfair to him.
Mr.. DORSEY PROMPTING Mr.. INGsRso1I
Mr. Dorsey at this point took seat behind Mr..
Ingersoll and appeared to be prompting him.
Did you In that conversation" asked Mr. In
gersoll, tell him that there was such an arrange.
mo. SIR" said Mr. Blackmar land don't think
Mt Dorsey Will say that, either"
"Did you not say to Mr.. S. W. Dorsey" asked
Mr. Ingersoll, that they ought not to blame you
for this Rerdell matter, and that everything you
had done had been done by direction Of coun-
sell"
"What said was" said Mr. Blackmar. "that in
eve eNVerything had done my hands were clean, and
me, and perhaps said had not done anything
but what had been instructed to do"
Mr.. Ingersoll asked the witness II he had not
blamed or something to that effect
The witness said lie had stated to Mr.. Boone
Just what nat he had said to Mr. Dorsey, and had also
made the same remark to Mr.. Davidge, that he
thought 1t was unfair to criticise him.
van "Dd , you say to him." asked Mr Ingsrsoil, that
~ DO not know that did," said the witness. 81
have nave; not % denied 1t anywhere: have been very
self to be interviewed or questioned"
Mr. BLACKMAR DENIED EMPHATrCALLY
that he had said to Boone that he (Blackmar) did
not propose to bear the burden of this thing and
they couldn't come any Bowen or Hoover busi-
nes over him. He had not said that the whole
plan was conceived by Woodward.
Mr 1ngersOll having asked the witness II he
had not arranged code OF signals with Rerdell,
with Rerdell was at the Hamilton House, together
with Mr.: Woodward, in September, after Rerdell's
release from prison The witness said that sub
desiring to see witness during the trial. it was
agreed that when he wanted to see him RerdeIl
signal Rerden would come to witness ONCE
and witness reported the conversations to Mr.
Merrick or Mr. Bliss,
Mr.. Ingersoll desired to Investigate into the
nature OF these communications between Rerdeu
and Blackmar, but Judge Wylie prohibited it.
THE COURT INTERPRETERS
"The court" said Judge Wylie. " will not per-
nit any extension of this examination beyond the
point for which he was specially called. and that
Is the selection OF the Jury. We cannot 90 over
the whole field OF Rerdell's actions"
IS want the Witness" said Mr. INgersOll to |
produce tho list Of Jurors given him by Rerdeil"
81 don't KNOW" said Judge Wylie, whether |
the court Will admit that either. The inquiry is
whether there was any colusion between Rerdel |
and an agent OF the government" |
MI. IngerSou argued that the list might be inn
pOrtant IN another way II 1t showed that the per-
would not admit it |
The witness said he could not remember the |
names and did not know whether any OF them |
were challeged or not
The witness proceeding said that when he re- |
ported to MI. Merrtck Rerdells proposition in re.
gard to the jury, Mr.. Merrick was much offended |
by It. he told the witness that he could not be
prevented from listening, and 1t was his duty to
listen to what was said to him, but cautioned him
not TO say anything himseH. The list OF Jurors
Rerdeu furnished had never gone out Of wit.
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