Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-19
IVES LOOKS HAPPY.
He Thinks He VIII Soon be Freed from
the Tolls.

NEW YORK, Sept l9.-The unexpected change
OF front by the district attorney in the Ives
case yesterday just before recess by announc-
ing that the prosecution had closed has given q
new lease OF Life to Ives, while his counsel is
Iubilant and today vent to work like Q lawyer
whose client is about to step out of the balls Of
justice q free man. Mr.. Ives, when be reached
court today, was the embodiment Of content
ment-that is, if q man in his position could
possibly be so; At all events he smiled and
laughed until his white teeth were enyied by
the court loungers and others.
IVES ATTORNEY SPEAKS FOR HIS CLIENT
For the first time since the trial began every
body was late this morning. 1t was precisely
ll:20 o'clock when Lawyer Brooke brought
himself together and proceeded to address the
jury. MIR. Brooke abandoned the usual lead
ing up preliminary address to a jury and went
at his work from the start. He counseled the
twelve men in whose hands the case of Ives is
that the only question before them for their
1886, bis client Ives) had issued or caused to
be issued $500, 600 Of fraudulent stock Of the
Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton railroad.
DIssEcTINo woopRUYT's TESTIMONY.
Then Mr.. Brooke essayed to tear to pieces
the testimony given BY Woodruff. Step by
step and word by word he attacked il and told
the court and Jury that il woodruf's testimony
was unworthy of belief, then they must acquit
the prisoner. There was nothing else left for
them to do, for to bring in any other verdict
was an admission that the testimony OF the in
former had been believed
Mr. Brooke, warming up, poured out ana
thema after anathema on the head OF the
wretched Woodruff, and in thunder tones
told the jury that the witness for
the prosecution, who had been petted and
fondled, and who had been guaranteed immu-
nits from punishment, was according TO his
own sworn testimony to the jury,
ADEEP-DYED PERJURER.
Five times Woodruff had been asked il he
had not perjured himself, and five times with q
GOODNESS and dehberation rarely seen in 9 court
room he had told the jury that he had. Coun-
sci would later on prove to the satisfac-
tion of the jury that on that ever
memorable and eventful Sunday when this
grave sin was committed neither Ives,
Stayner nor Woodruff had breakfast
III Brooklyn. but that on the
contrary the three men went first to the
Equitable building in this city, and then had
breakfast in an adjoining restaurant.
Counsel passed in scathing terms upon the
difference in Woodrud's testimony while
ON his, direct examination and the
cross-examination. All through the
thing after q most charming fashion. But
what change! Just Is soon as the
cross examination began. loi the informer's
MEMORY BECAME A BLANK
This the jury knew to their entire satisfac-
tion, for they themselves on several occasions
tried to get some information, but were as sue
cessful as himself Both got nothing
All the while as counsel ruthlessiy cut the
air with bis arms and shook his clenched
INST at the witness chair vacated by
Woodruff as though he would annihilate him at
one fell blow. Henry 5. Ives sat with his
mouth half open, his face plainly saying,
Give it 70 him. HIt harder, harder,
harder"
Mr.. Brooke concluded his address at 1890, at
which time the regular recess was taken.
Ives was in his glory and made no attempt to
conceal his feelings. He waltzed around his
counsel as q school boy would his favorite
humming top.
After recess Mr.. Edgar N. Johnson, former
counsel for the G. h. and ID. railroad, will take
the stand. He will be followed by ex-Gov.
Hoadly of Ohio.