Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-12
RLYCLOSEEXPECTED
Government to Conclude Evil
dence in Chief Today.
TYNER- BARRETT TRIAL
COURT EXCLUDES TESTIMONY OF
BARRETT's GENERAL PRACTICE.
Prosecution Introduces Letters to Con-
tradict Contention of Defense Re-
garding Precedents.
TYNER- BARRETT TRIAL

1t was learned at noon today that the
prosecution expects to conclude the intro
duction of its evidence In chief In the Ty-
ner-Barrett trial late this afternoon. The
announcement was received with express
sIons of intense satisfaction by all con-
nected with the proceeding. Exactly at II
O. clock, Assistant United States Attorney
Taggart requested Justice Pritchard TO al
low counsel for the government one-hair
hour for conference. 1t was explained that
the result of the conference might be the
reaching of the conclusion not to call a
number of persons that 1t had been planned
should be examined on the witness stand.
In view of the time that has already been
consumed, Justice Pritchard remarked that
it would seem like a grotesque performance
for counsel to take half an hour to de-
eide what more in the way OF evidence
should be introduced. After whispered
conversation with United states Attorney
the time desired. In doing so, the court
said:
II hone this will mean the elimination
of the matter you have referred to-.
Then 1t was that Assistant United states
Attorney Taggart. in answer to query:
stated that the prosecution very nkeiy Will
close its case in chief prior to the adjourn
ment of court today.
lowed counsel for the government to con-
fer. was from 1905 O'Clock until 1:3o O'CLOCK
Progress Noted.
The trial moved along little more brisk
ly today than heretofore. Gen. Tyner, &C
companied by his wife. was on hand when
the proceedings were resumed this morn
ing The attendance. numerically, was
about the same as on the preceding days
rtrx ri
of the Navy Department, was present dur
ing the morning. and Commissioner of Cor
porations Garfield was expected this after
noon.
Justice Pritchard today declined to per-
NIT the government to go into the subject
of Mr. Barrett's general legal practice.
holding that the prosecution must restrict
itself to matters embraced by the indictments
under which the defendants are on trial.
statement by q post Office inspector that
Barretts income during two years from his
general practice amounted to about 10000.
was ordered stricken from the record of
the case.
Letters were read by the prosecution with
the defense that General Tyner had fol-
lowed the precedents established by his
predecessor in the office of assistant attOr-
ney general for the Post Office Department
in the matter of dealing with bond invest
ment concerns. 1t was also shown that
General Tyner. while in Office, had recon-
mended Barrett for employment as attor-
ney to the officials of number Of big rail-
road companies. Further testimony was
introduced with the view Of showing that
soon after a st. Louis company had ceased
paying Barrett salary as attorney an in
vestigation of the books of the company
was made by the department and recon-
mendation submitted that a fraud order
be issued against the company.
Reading Discontinued.
= The reading of evidence was discontinued
just prior to the time the midday recess
was taken. Major Conrad explaining:
1--WE desire to keep the Jurors awake and
not put them to sleep, SO counsel have ar
ranged to read to the jury only those points
in the correspondence we have here that is
directly relevant to the case"
That is very good arrangement" JUS
tice PritChard commented.
A feature of the trial has been the abso-
lutte lack of abuse, or even criticism. of the
post office inspectors. During the Machen-
Lorenz-Groff hearing the post Office in
spectors connected Herewith were made
the targets for all manner of uncompli-
mentary remarks by counsel for the de-
Tense. In the present trial, however. Post
Office Inspector Fulton, who worked I'D the
case. has occupied chair alongside Of At
torney Worthington and the utmost good
feeling between them has prevailed