National Republican., 1885-06-06


misrepresgntcd to him about this trausacton |
he would have been glad to have testified
about It.
Now, this is tho only piece Of paper, mark |
YOU, that preserves the items Of this bill. The |
government has got no property book, either |
at the laboratory, or at the bureau or at the |
disponsary, showing the property that II |
bought Whether they bought property OF |
this character III 1885, would DO as dimcult an |
inquiry to establish rs II would to determine |
tho amount of dew that fell in the whito |
ing of the dew In n fog would bo as satislac-
tory, as TO the amount OF 1t, as any property |
record that the government has Of the pur-
chases that were made In 1888. This paper is
the only one that survives the transaction
This Is the only one which shows that no pur-
chased these items loft in the record. Mr..
Drew, You will remember, stated thar he has
not in his possession any book, and living
witnesses have so stated, that preserves the
itemS-all that he has is his memorandum OF
the aggregate. There Is no book of items
either In his possession, or in thegovernmonts
possession, which is now accessible, concern
ing that bill of goods.
Now, 1t seems to me, that II was suing the
government on this bill would prove by Mt.
Drew's clerks what they have sworn 10 In this
case. would then provo that TO be the gem
unc signature Of DIR. Wales; that the Is the
handwriting of Mr.. Carrigan, whose business
II was to keep tho account Of what was brought
there, and prove further by DR.. Wales that he
read every original bill that was presented TO
HIM before he signed II aud did not sign any
u
splendid case for judgment against the gov
eminent for these very items and there Is no
proof here that would defeat my recovery.
There is not court IN Chrlstondom that would
not give me n Judgment for these very items
in favor OF Drew. The only defense, AS far as
appears by the evidence In this case to such
II suit by the government, would be the testi-
mony OF these oniceholders who swore that
they did not SEQ the goods. That is the sum
and substance OF the government testimony,
that we did not see thing. From tho
official ease and indolenoe which appears TO
exist from the evidence in this case II is not
wonderful that they did not see. Is q citizen
who does see and who does a bona hdo bus-
ness with the government 10 be destroyed be-
cause certain officers who might see. don't see.
Mark you, am not coneeding that this evil
donce shows that they all did not see. say
that this evidence means II IL means anything,
that Dr. Wales did see. That Is the propO-
sitlon that / am urging upon YOU: While Mr..
Shaw says that he did not SEQ, and Mr., Clarke
says that he did not see, the evidence here is
that this property was delivered to the chief
clerk, Mr., Carrigan, bill OF items In Mr. Car
rigan's handwriting was introduced. DR..
Wales's approval Is here. who swears that ho
read all the original bills and this is proved
beyond controversy to be an original bin
My friend Coyle smiles If he can extract
from that any merrlment am willing that he
should burst with laughter. l am talking
about what his own witnesses state. Is not
this bill marked original, and is II not marked
original in the handwriting of the man who
marked them original duplicate and trlpli-
cato? Is there not proof that no signed this
bill2 Did not the paymaster treat 1t as origi-
the original to the fourth auditor, and has not
my stalwart friend been holding on to this bill
ever since 1t reached the fourth auditor. What
opportunity is there for mcrrimont about the
| proof of that2 / do not know why Mr.. Coyle
| should feol especially jolly about the lack Of
this proof of the original. There 10 moi one
particle of proof to the contrary, but, as have
said, this original is in the handwriting Of the
| man who always marked It as original; IL Is
presented by the paymaster TO the fourth
auditor, and the paymaster says no always
sent IL to the fourth auditor, and the fourth
auditor comes here with his robust assistant,
who holds on to this bill, and presents 1t as the
! original rs II came to his office.
There arc always two ways OF practicing
law. If you have light case exceedingly
weak case, you supply 1t by moro or less quite
cheap laughter, but 1t does not weigh much.
Gentlemen. you cannot afford to decide this
upon the feeling or emotion shown by my
| friend Coyle. You will decide II upon the
| evidence. Although It is irrepressible and he
cannot control himself that should not infiu-
| ence you particle; you may be able to con-
| troll yourself, although Mr.. Coyle is not.
| Now then / say. gentlemen, that there is no
satisfactory evidence before you, as honest
men, that that bill is false That is the second
| lished by the government. / say you cannot
on your consclences find that 1t is false.
| Where did the medicine go to when received
| at the bureau2 We're they received at tho
| bureau2 Is there any controversy about that?
| Is II not in evidence that the bureau boughta all
the medicine and made all the purchases for
| the Navy Department that were made that Is
not denied. Where did they go when bought :?
| Did they 20 TO the dispensary, or did they go
to the bureau first? Did they go to the labora-
tory, or did they go to the bureau first? Did
the bills for the goods go to the laboratory or
did thoy go to the bureau2 Why. the bills were
paid at the bureau, and necessarily went to the
! bureau. Whether the goods went to the labo.
| ratory or not, the evidence in this case shows
| btlrnnn I.Qt m
your attention now TO DR.. Bloodgood's testl-
mony He undertook to say to you that this
bill was not regularly marked, and that Is one
ofhis reasons for saying that the goods did not
| reach the laboratory, because he did not find
on the bill his approval. If 1t ought TO have
been on the bill, would tho paymaster have
| paid II without It? Certainly not. The pay
| master said that he paid bills that came to
his office from the bureau direct. / asked
him particularly whether any other authen-
| tication was necessary to the bills than the
approval of tho bureau, and he said not
| Now, II seems that DR.. Bloodgood was relying
upon tho fact that his signature was not on
this piece of paper as the reason he gave you
why he knew the goods did not so to the
laboratory Blu. the paymaster said 1t was not
necessary TO have any approval except that of
the bureau. sothat all goods when purchased
were sent TO the laboratory, though the bills
were sent to the doctor for approval and the
bureau for payment. That Isl the governments
evidence. One witness swears that that is tho
course of business, aud the other that II ls not.
:
aud the paymaster swore that 1t was. What
are you going to conclude in case OF that
kind2
Did they distribute any property at the bu.
reau? DR.. Wales undertook to say, in gen.
eral way. that 1t was not usual, but Dr. Wales
in the Light of what he has said about his own
signature, about his falling to recollect any.
thing connected with Drew's transactions aud
his interests in the matter, does not commend
him 10 you. or he Is not commended TO you as
very worthy witness. do not care TO cal
him a purlurer or anything of that sort. But
you know when man Is under the pressure
of Interest that he Is, is liable TO state the case
as strongly in his own favor as he can. Thai
| is human nature.
But there was DR.. Hudson there; he was al
assistant. just what the doctor had To do ha.
not yet been disclosed. He had room by
/ himself, and when DIR. Wales was away ht
signed his name as acting chief OF the bureau
in the year 1888. So that no far as we know ht
} had the luxury, quiet and undisputed repost
for the year 1888. Not u solitary official ac
, has been brought TO your notice OF DIR. Hudson
during the year 1888, has there2 1t seems tina
everybody in the bureau had an assistant
first we get down TO an assistant, and theI
| this assistant has an assistant, and 30 on. j
: reminds me of that little story, that ileas hay
$ other Heas, and these other deas have othe
! ileas, and 80 on ad infinitum. There seems Z
: be an official corps up there that descend
D down the line OF subordinates until 1t fade
away, and you cannot tell us the last ma
= who has not his assistants. / asked DR.. Hud
t son, What In the world do you do there
/ man, paid reasonably good compensation
d and ought to do something in this world, q
= we have TO work reasonably hard for ou
! profits on the outside. | asked him If he ha
II anything TO do with the property that wa
:. furnished the department for its use.
Is q. You didn't have anything Official TO d
c with the property that came there2
s A. Yes, sir,
Il q. What did you have to do about III
l. A. The property that was delivered at tn
o bureau there did not come under my charge
10 but the property for distribution had, Prol
II erty intended for the ordinary uses OF the bl
i Teau had nothing 10 do with.
Il Now there were two classes Of property thl
o came TO tho bureau according 10 Dr. Hudson
!. one class for distribution, and the other ella
2 that the fact2 No matter whether DIR. Wal
u denies II or not, say that this bureau did Il