Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-02-05
THE STAR ROUTE TRIAL.
A Sick Juror Causes An Early Adjourn
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The star route trial was resumed this morning
at the point where the proceedings were sus.
pended Friday evening.
Mr. Sweeny, OF the inspection division Second
Assistant Postmaster Generals Office, was called
TO the stand 10 identity the papers Mr.. Bliss
offered in testimony on order dated October lst,
1878, discontinuing the service from Mineral Point
to Ouray, Col
Messrs. Wilson and Ingersoll objected to the
order as not affecting the Ouray-Los Pinos route
which WAS Was under consideration.
MI Bliss said that this order OF discontinuance
together with subsequent orders modifying the
service. W ould show that service was placed On g
clrcuftous route which included the Ouray- Los
Pinos route, and would show that the service on
that route was paid for twice.
Judge Wylle admitted the order.
Mr.. HEHKLE OBJECTED
TO the evidence relating to the Los Ptnos route on
the ground that the transactions complained OF
were those OF j. L S:nderson and not OF the de-
PENDANTS.
The objection was overruied and an exception
noted.
Mr.. Bliss then took up route $3.50, from saguache
government was defrauded by Brady by an order,
dated August 18th, 1850. reducing the service and
allowing the contractors months extra pay, fol-
lowed by another order, on August oath increasing
the service
When the papers concerning the route had been
Ieau the defendantS objected TO them as Mr.. San.
derson had control OF this route.
PAPERS MR.. INGERsoLL WANTS.
Mr.: Ingersoll, in discussing the question, said
there were papers relating to the route which he
thought the government ought to produce, as the
defendants could not get them. There was a link
between the Post Onice department and the De-
partment OF Justice There were officers OF the
Department OF Justice acting as special agents OF
the Post ONCE department. II they served a SUBJ
pena on the Post Onice department the papers
fhti Qrff pnt Of ,Sffa
Mr.. BLISS CoNTRADICTs MR. INGRRsoLL
"That is thing that never occurred" said Mr.
Bliss, "and there is such officer as Mr. Ingersoll
refers to-"
Mr.. 1ngersoll, continuing, said that the EN-.
ployes OF the Post Onice department. were afraid
10 SHOW papers TO the defense "They are living -
SAID Mr.: lngersoll, "in such reign OF terror that
don't blame them"
facts was absolutely untrue; that they had never
been refused access to paper. 1.-THE gentleman -
ne ne sald, lis nghting himself It Is the old story
OF Don Y ulXOte lighting the windmill"
JUDGE wYLIE SAID
they had no right TO demand that the prosecution
should produce evidence for the defense. 81 have
not seen any ground at ALL" he continued, "for
the imputation that any departmentor or any off1cer
OF the government, have willfully or designedly
withheld any paper from the defendants which
they are entitled to have. When they come to
give their evidence, and want papers from the de-
partment, the court will exert Its authority to OBJ
tain those papers"
The papers in dispute were then admitted to
evidence
MI. Chas II. Laird, OF the Third Assistant Post
master Generals office, was then called to Identify
papers
Mr.. Bliss then took up route 40.l13 from Tres
Alamos to Clifton, Arizona.
SICK JUROR.
When one O'Clock arrived the court was about to
take a recess when Clarence Shields, one OF the
colored jurors, rising, asked to be excused for the
rest Of the day, declaring that he was SICK havn
fever and a headache. "The noiSe," he sal q.
"affects my head very much"
"Mhat noise do you refer to ~ asked Judge
Wylie.
"The reading ana talking" said Mr. Shields; uit
Is equal to wagon"
The court thereupon adjourned until tomorrow
morning.