Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-28
GREEN AGAIN
A DEFENDANT
Willard D. Doremus of This City
Also on Trial.
POST OFFICE CASE HEARING
Charges Of Conspiracy to Defraud the
United States.
INTEREST IN THE PROCEEDINGS
Former State Senator Appears Cheer
ful-Motions by the Defense
Impaneling of Jury.
POST OFFICE CASE HEARING
Charges of Conspiracy to Defraud the
United States.
INTEREST IN THE PROCEEDINGS

Tor1ner state Senator George t..
Green of Binghamtor, n. Y, who
was acquitted in Criminal Court
No. I less than three months ago
on charges OF conspiracy to defraud
the United States in the furnishing
OF supplies to the Post Office De
partment, was today placed on trial
before Justice Gould, in the same
court room, under consolidated in
dlctments charging conspiracy and
bribery in connection with the pos
tai irregularities. Willard d. Dore-
mus of this city, indicted Jointly
with Green, was also put on trial
today.
fubilc interest in the proceedings was
manifested by a large attendance in the
court room at 10 O'Clock, when Justice
uould TOOK his seat on the bench. Mr..
Green entered few minutes later carry
ing a small bundle of papers. He appeared
TO be in a cheerful frame of mind Attor-
neys A. S. Worthngton, John B. Stanch-
field and Charles l.. Frailey appeared for
former Senator Green. The case of the
government opened by United States
Attorney Baker, associated with whom are
Assistant United States Attorneys Harvey
Given and Stewart Mcnamara Maj
Holmes Conrad, special counsel for the gov
ernment in the post office cases, was not
present at the morning session.
Ready to Proceed.
Immediately after the case was called
and counsel for both sides had announced
their readiness 10 proceed Mr.. Worthing-
ton presented the same motions as to the
defendant Green which had been made ana
overruied by the court before the former
trial.
Exactly the same ground was covered as
in the other motions, and without being
read in full each motion was. overruled by
the court, exceptions being noted. Mr..
Worthington first presented plea in abate-
meut and when the demurrer made by the
government to that was sustained the de-
feDse moved TO Quash and then filed q de-
murrer to the indictments.
The defendants were then called for ar
raignment. Justice Gould asked If Doremus
was represented by counsel, and IL was ex-
planned that he would be defended by for
mer Senator John NJ. Thurston, who was
not in court at the time. Green ar
raIgned first, waiving the reading of the In
dictments and pleading not guilty to both,
The same action was taken by Doremus-
Examination of Talesmen.
The examination of talesmen was then
begun. The United States attorney in his
examination of each man in the box ex-
planned the law governing conspiracies
against the United States. 1t was pointed
out that under the statute private citi-
zen who is a party to such an offense is
equally guilty with an officer of the gov
eTnment engaged in such conspiracy
IA To- Wa "a Gl cd ha had
opinion as to the justice OF the law. The
question was objected to by Mr.. Worth
ington, bat was allowed by the court.
Shortly after IL o'clock the regular
panel of twenty-five men had been eX-
hausted, the government having made
seven challenges and the defense six. two
talesmen being excused for cause Justice
Gould ordered a special panel of twenty
Eve to be summoned. to report at l o'clock
this afternoon, the court taking a recess
until that time.
Jury Impaneled.
When the court reconvented this after
noon the examination of talesruen was re-
sumed. most of the members Of the special
panel OF twenty-five men having been per-
sonally summoned.
Mai. Holmes Conrad Of counsel for the
government and Senator Thurston, repre-
senting Mr.. Doremus. appeared in court
The following jury was iinpaneled
Horace l. Beall, patent attorney, Cleve-
land Park
Eugene H. Pitcher. typewriter supplies
John Dade farmer Louglborough road.
Henry Menze, gardner, 10 Jefferson
street. Brghtwood.
Charles T. Berry, merchant 1922 Park
street.
Thomas F. Keane 1915 Columbia road
Thomas p. Hickman, merchant. 1911 1st
street.
John Connor. clerk, 1O17 22d street
A. L. Lowe. sraphophone dealer. 3io5
Holmead street
John H. Huth-
John Rudden-
Outlining Governments Case.
The Jnited States attorney addressed the
jury before the calling of witnesses for the
government, outlining the ease and stating
what the prosecution expected to prove
The trial, which began this morning fol-
lows a long series OF legal contests over
preliminary points of law interposed by
counsel for the defense. Both indictments
were filed in court October 8. 1903. and the
way for the trial of the cases on their rner-
its was not cleared until recently
The charge of conspiracy contained in one
of the indictments unites the names OF
George W. Beavers, George l.. Green and
Willard D.. Doremus. but severance as to
Beavers. who is now serving term OF two
years IN the penitentiary. was granted by
Justice Gould several weeks ago
In the other Indictment ID Is alleged that
Green and Doremus entered into corrupt
agreement to bribe an. officer of the gov
ernlnent, George w Beavers.
AS to George W. Beavers.
In both it is set forth that Beavers was
superintendent OF the division of salaries
and allowances Ii, the Post office Depart
ment from October @. 1890 to July 1. 1901
and was general superintendent of the
same division from the last named date un-
til March "a. 1903, during which time Il
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