Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-06-08
DRAWING TO A CLOSE.
Last Day of Mr.. HYerricix's Argument
In the STAR Route Casc-Naking IL
Warm for the Defendants.

Before Mr.. Merrick resumed his address in the
star route trial this morning Mr. Crane. the fore
man OF the jury, rising said, that at the sugges-
tion OF some members Of the Jury he would ask TO
again see the pencil memorandum, the C.endenin
letter, the letter OF Dorsey to Paddock, and also
one OF Rerdelps letters, containing his signature.
The papers required were found and handed to
the jury. who spent some time in their inspection.
Mr.. MERR1cK TO CLOSE TO-DAY.
Mr. Merrlck, when he began to speak this morn
Ing. observed that he was resolved to conclude s
address to-day, even II he were obliged to omit
matters which he had intended to speak aboun
He referred again to the pencil memorandum,
compared ii With writings or Dorsey and claimed
that the writing in the memorandum was identi-
cal With that In papers admitted to have been
written by Dorsey. He argued that the theory
that Rerdell had manufactured this memorandum
since the last trial was absurd. The argument
that the "M. c. r." in the memorandum was like
RerdellS NJ. c. K" he argued, tepded to prove
that Rerdell did not forge the memorandum. for.
II he had, he would have been careful not TO have
any OF the writing appear like his. Whatever
conclusion was drawn from the handwriting. he
claimed that 1t was cOnclu sively proved that the
books existed with
THE ''sMTTH" AND "JoNRS" ENTRIES,
and that fact established the genuineness OF the
memorandum. Mr.. Merrick, turning to the con-
sideration OF the distribution OF the routes,
April 1st, 1879, to which he said the defense at
tached much Importance, said that,no matter how
the routes were then distributed ii the conspiracy
existed at that time 1T continued until the end OF
the contract term. 1t was simply more facile
method for carrying out the objects OF the con-
spiracy. The distributes were to perform for one
another such services as were necessary to give
effect to
THE DIVISION OF THE ROUTES.
They were to execute necessary papers, Miner
said, to carry on the business-that was to pro-
cure expedition and increase on one another's
routes.
question arose as to the date when the division
OF the routes was sconsummated-whether April or
May.
Mr. Merrick argued that the exact date was
unimportant They were bound together for a
common object after the division, but instead OF
divided up the papers on which it was drawn. II
there was guilty conspiracy On the 1st of April,
whatever grew out of that conspiracy was guilty.
used the word 1889 for 1879. Upon being corrected
he remarked that he was tired.
T., Mr. Wilson thereupon raised laugh by observ-
ing, you nave not been speaking SO long as you
think you have"
"It seems to me-" said Mr.. Merrick, "that have
been talking almost that long"
When the recess was taken Mr.. Merrick said he
would finish in half an hour Or an hour after the
recess.
MIR. Merrick Esuries Dorsey.
THE LAUGH TURNED ON MR. INGERsoLL-
Mr. Merrtck closed his lahors yesterday with a
parody on Ingersols "burial OF Rerdel," which
caused much amusement in court, and turned the
laugh upon Dorseys eloquent counsel.
"If we are to have burlals OF men in this case
gentlemen of the jury" said Mr.. Merrck. "after
what have shown you about S. W. Dorsey, let us
bury him for his perjury. Make him gravesby
the side OF Rerdel Put him in. Call for the chief
mourners, the co-conspirators in this case. Stand
back and let them gather around this last resting
place of their chief genius and leading power
Lower him gently into the tomb. Mourners, give
way. Let us give him monument, as Mr.. Inger-
soil proposed to give to Rerdel. What shall it be?
Let 1t be an arch, with one abutment resting at
the u head OF Rerdells grave and the other resting
at the head or DOrsey'S, and ON the keystone let
there be written this epitaph:
"'They were delightful and lovely In their lives,
and In death they were not parted"
and H." continued Mr.. Merrick, with mock SOL
emnity, notwithstanding the counsels prayer.
Gabriel, when he comes over those graves should
blow his trump, and the corrupt and buried Dor
sey should arise an immortal spirit, and come into
that last grand court, before the Searcher OF all
hearts, where we must all appear, and that great
searcher and All-knower should ask him, the
spirit, Were you not In the flesh known as one
Stephen W. Dorsey?' the spirit would answer, 4
This sally brought forth round of laughter
and applause, which was promptly. checked The
court, however, Immediately adjourned, and the
laughter was then renewed.