Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-13
The Great Conspiracy Trial Al
most Ended.
The Jury Charged by the COURT
and Locked up for the
Night.
The Emperor Of Japan Made
Happy With a Cool three
Quarters Of a Million.
Recognizing tho Revenue Sec vics
Chinese smuggling General
Capital News.
TIE STAR u TIE TRIsI

Special hi, pateh to TnB BKn.
ADDRESSING THE JURY.
WASHINGTON, June IL. - Judge
Wylie began his charge to the star
route jury this afternoon after thank.
ing the jurymen for their patient
attention during the weary months Of
the trial, and reminding them that
they had nothing to do with public
demand, newswsper articles, or appeals
TO sy mpathy, but must decide the case
upon the evidences. He at once com.
menced to state the legal points In.
volved.
Judge Wylie then turned to the
printed prayers and commented upon
those not already disposed of In his
preceding remarks. Touching the
amount OF oredence to be given Rer-
dell's testimony, Judge Wylie said 1t
was not to be diecredited because 1t
was that of On accomplish, If 1t WAS
corroborated by other Witnesses and
sustained by material theory and as
poet of the case. In considering the
testimony given by the defendants,
the jury must make allowance for
the temptation to which they were
exposed. He could not grant the
governments prayer that the jury be
directed to regard as oircum.
stances tending to prove guilt,
the refusal of the defence to produce
books and other written evidence upon
notice. That was not law. 1t did
not allow an unfavorable Inference to
be drawn from such refusal, but it al
lowed the prosecution to give second
ary evidence, and it wss good for all
1t could fairly prove, and it could not
afterwards be impeached or contra
dlcted. The court thought the jury
could find any other of the defendants
guilty of conspiracy with Rerdell. OF
the failure to call Bosler and William
son the court said the jury was at lib.
erty to draw III inference, IL they be-
lieved that those witnesses could have
given important evidence. This dis.
posed of the prayers for the prosecu.
tion. Judge Wylie then proceeded te
answer such prayers of the defense Of
were designated by that side. The
jury YVES instructed 1t was their duty
to fad there was no conspiracy If the
facts proven could be accounted for
by any reasonable hypothesis O
innocence based upen evidence
A large number Of prayers attacking
the indictment, upon the ground tina
1t hsd been drafted under improper
statute, and In some places erroneous
descriptions given were, refused. Thu
ninety-ninth prayer, admitting TIT
right of the jury to disregard TIE er.
tire testimony of a witness Wit
knowingly swesrs falsely on a mate
rial point, was allowed. The nine
teenth prayer, clothing the defendant
with the presumption of Innocence
until proved guilty beyond a reasona.
BILE doubt, was also allowed. Man!
of the remaining prayers for the de
feuss we're refused, and the remainde,
Withdrawn. A number of exception
to the charge were noted b.
counsel for defense. At Bliss
suggestion the jury were In
Slruc.eo they H,LSut huu conbplrac.
between Peck and one Of the defend
anti. The foreman asked that thu
jury be furnished with o copy of thu
charge, but Judge Wylie smilingl!
said that 1t was ''all In the air." III,
had no record of 1t. II the jur,
were at q loss In regard to any poin
of law, the court, upon their applica
ton, would relieve them. Bsiliff
were then sworn to take charge of tn
Jury. A copy Of the instrument wa
given tho jury and they retired. Thu
court then took q recess until II
o'clock tomorrow morning, Will
the understanding that If the jury
arrived at u verdict before 10 O'Clock
tonight the coart will reasonable t,
receive il.