Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-06

CEnmc0S OAS0 Nearly ClOSe0.
When the star route trial was resumed this
morning, after a recess OF three days, Mr.. Bliss
continued the examination Of Mr.. A. E Boone,
VINO Identified the signature Of John r. Miner,
on checks given to A. W. Moore. the agent em-
ployed by Dorsey to start service on various
| routes in the west He Identified 8. W. Dorsey's
handwriting In the note to Postmaster Clendenin
at Fort Smith, Ark, asking him to procure bonds
Mr.. Bliss then handed the witness the pencil
| memorandum produced by RerdelL The witness
said that he thought that it was written by either
W. Dorsey or NC. Rerdell, and would not like to
determine which one wrote 1t.
THE LITTER TO RERDELL,
purporting to come from S. W. Dorsey at his ranch
In New Mexico. April sd, 1873, the witness said
was not written by S. w. Dorsey, as Dorsey was
then in this city attending Congressional inves-
tlgatlon. Other papers submitted when Rerden
testified to the handwriting of S. W. Dorsey Vale,
and Miner in the various papers
Mr lngersoll, upon cross-examination, desired to
ask the witness questions as to the business rela-
tons OF the various defendants for the purpose OF
showing, he stated, that names OF certain defend
persons named, but the questions were not admit
ted. MIR. Ingersol then handed the witness again
the pencil memoranda containing the
"wM. SMITH" AND ''sAM JONES"
Item, which the witness said, on direct examina-
ton, he was In doubt about as to whether II was
written by Rerdell or Dorsey He thought the in
1tials IN. G. R,' in the paper favored Rerdell's
handwriting. The witness was asked II he knew
that the paper was written by either s. W. Dorsey
or Rerdell which one he would say wrote it. The
witness was asked II he could take circumstances
IN his knowledge into consideration in giving his
Judgment
The court said If he were present when the pa
per was written he could take that circumstance
Into consideration
The witness said that he was not present
MI lngersoll argued that II Rerdell had told the
witness that he had written the paper that cir
cumstance ought to be considered. He would not
say that Rerdell had ever said anything Of the
Kind, but he suggested that as supposed case.
witness to contradict Rerdell, they should have
TO call him as witness for the defense
The witness being restricted in his replies as to
THE PENCIL MEMoRANDUM,
to the Judgment he formed by the appearance of
handwriting. said that everything above sproflt
and loss" favored the handwriting OF S. W. Dorsey
and everything below that 1ncludingithe Smith and
Jones entries, favored the handwriting Of NJ. c.
Rerdell.
Mr. Henkle then cross-examined the witness as
to papers which he had testified to as in the hand
writing OF Miner.
THE GOVERNMENT CASE NEARLY CLOSED.
few minutes before IL O'Clock Mr.. Boone left
the stand. Mr.. Bliss said witnesses for the Post
ONCE whom he expected to-day were not present,
but would soon arrive. The defense had an.
nounced Friday that they would take q whole day
IN the cross-examlnat1on OF Boone, and hence
tnese witnesses had not attended. He said that
all that remained to be proved to complete the
governments case was the revenues On the routes
and the records showing the orders for expedition
made prior to Brady's administration and during
Brady'S administration.
MT 1ngersoll said that they would object to any
Postmaster General but Brady did. It would be
IKE attempting to impeach judge because he
fOun1 for the defendant, whereas his predecessors
had invariably found for the plaintiff.
BRADY AND HIS PREDECESSORS IN OFFICE
MI Bliss said they proposed to show that. while
In the year previous to Bradys advent there had
been but four or five orders for expedition for
small amounts, Brady, in his first year, made
enty or eighty for large amounts. He thought
that would throw some light Upon the good faith
Mr.. Ingersoll, in reply, referred to the financial
embarrassment under which the nation was SUE
fer1ng prior to Gen. Brady's entrance into office
when the government was Influenced by the uni
versal depression to carry the mail at as small q
cost as possible: II the jury was to consider the
records OF the different administrations he wanted
them also to consider all the circumstances that
Influenced these various Of1icera
JUDGE wYLIR SAID
that he remained OF the same opinion as at the
last trial, that the question proposed was too
large and too general to be examined satisfactorily
at trial OF this kind. Policies OF governments
changed. Unless policy OF liberality and extrav-
agance was induced by corrupt means, 1t was no
evidence Of guilt At this stage he thought it
would be improper to go into so vague and general
an examination as this testimony would open.
AT II: 20 pm, as the papers needed from the
d
The Death Of s.Mother Hltz.n
INTERESTING "REMINISCENCES OF THE HITz FAMILY
Mrs Anna Htz. whose death is announced. was
the widow OF John Hltz, ST., and was born Decem-
ber II, 1898. in Switzerland. In early life, as an
exquisite miniature verlfles, she was O noted
village BELLE beloved by all for her genteness and
she accepted and was married, December 8. 1870.
to the son OF her employer, the most prominent
man Of the locality and then largely engaged in
trained mining engineer, carried on mining on a
large scale in several Localities The public and
upon the family well nigh financial ruin and De.
termined him and his son In the year 1881 to seek
In America wider and more remunerative field
OF activity Tor their energies and enterprise.
Hardly had they arrived in port at New York
when illness and disaster sought its victims. One
year three children Of the subject @ a'fn Of this this
sketch were buried. Thereupon The family, by
canal and wagon, found its way to Washington,
farm from countryman Of his, Mr.. Paul Kinchy,
and established the nrst thoroughly equipped
ceeded with his wife and children to Fredericks-
burg, to assume charge OF an extensive mining
enterprise p n inaugurated In spottsylvania county
Washington, her husband temporarily assumed
charge OF the dairy established by his father, who
in the meantime had died, and Mrs. Hitz again,
mourn the loss Of three children In 1853 Mr.. Hitz
was appointed consul general of Switzerland by
the date OF his deceaSe in 1864
Civil war had in the meantime set In and among
the first women found busy visiting the camps
and hospitals which soon sprung up In and around
washington Was Mrs. AnnHltZ, VINO seemed ttreiess
In aOrding relief and giving comfort to the suffer-
Ing. She went literally about ''dong good, and so
endeared herself to soldiers and others as to re.
ceve on all hands the appellatiOn OF "Mother
HitZ," which mark OF endearment has ever since
been preserved to her. Her labors OF love did not
cease with the war, however, but the sick and the
distressed, the fOrorn and poor never appealed to
her In vain. OF thirteen children born to her. but
three are now living-a son In Remove, Pa, and
son, the late consul general of Switzerland, and
Mrs. Margaret Scheitlin, in Washington; in addi-
ton to which are large number OF grand and sew
eral great grand children.
Mrs Hitz was origin lily member of and chris
tened in the German Reformed church; then for
many years the family was connected with the
Unitarian Society Of this city, and latterly Mrs.
HitZ became an attendant and partShiOner OF DR..
Chesters Metropolitan Presbyterian church, in
the Immediate vicinity OF her place OF residence.
PAYMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE OCHILTRKR's SAL
AIRY TO BE WITHHELD.-The first controller of the
Treasury has advised the q. s. Treasurer to with
hold for the present the payment OF the salary OF
Col. Tom Ochltree as member of Congress from
Texas It will be remembered that when Col
Ochiltree was U. 8 marshal in Texas, several
years ago. he was short In his accounts seve-
raj thousand dollars, and until the mat
ter Is settled he will be refused his new