The Washington times., 1906-03-07
GREEN'S GOOD NAME
PLEA Of COUNSEL
Accused'S Character as Sign
of Innocence.
ARGUING IN POSTAL CASE
Mr.. WoTthington Tells Court Govern
ment Has Failed TO Prove Vital
Points in Charges,
IN POSTAL CASE

The closing arguments in the trial Of
! George J.. Green. charged with con
| spring with George Beavers TO defraud
| the Government. We're entered upon this
morning. Late this afternoon the charge
/ OF the court will be delivered and the
/ case will 20 to the jury.
The closing argument for the defense
was made by y S. Worthington. and
Mai. Holmes Conrad, special counsel for
the Government. concluded for the pros
ecution The fact that il WAS the
last day of this trial and the announce
ment that the closing speeches were to
be delivered drew a crowd that packed
the court room 10 the doors.
Mr. wortbington's Appeal.
Mr. worthington began his argument
when court convened. He made an ap-
peal for consideration by the jury of the
evidence as to the character cf the de-
fendant, declaring that no more sweep
ing testimony as to the spotless integrity
of any defendant was ever submitted ia
any court of justice.
Counsel insisted that this evidence
should be taken into account by the jury
at every stage Of its deliberations.
'It should have a most potent effect
ton IF you were trying q man for
theft and it developed he was com
mon thief, it would not require much
evidence to convince you of his guilt.
You are trying a man for a higher of
fense-a crime against the Government,
under whose protection he has lived and
prospered-and you have before you, in
the person of that defendant, a man who
stands highest in the community in
which he lives, and not only in Bing-
hamton. but in that whole section of
the State of New York.
Points Necessary to Convict.
Mr. worthington said there were four
things it was incumbent upon the Gov
ernment to prove, to the satisfaction of
the jury and beyond a reasonable doubt.
OF these four things. he insisted. the
Government had wholly failed to prove
three These four essentials were
stated by counsel as follows:
First, that Green agreed with Beavers,
in behalf of the International Time Re
cording Company, to pay Beavers a
commission.
Second, that the commission was to
be paid Beavers upon each and every
Bundy time recorder and appliance
purchased by the Postoffice Department
through the instrumentality and pro-
curement of Beavers.
Third, that either Green or Beavers
did something 10 carry the alleged con-
spiracy into effect.
Fourth, that the conspiracy was enter
ed into, or some act in pursuance of 1t
done, i'm the District of Columbia
1t was the first, second, and fourth
of these essentials that counsel contend
ed were not proved by the Government
1t was TO these alleged failures of proof
that Mr.. Worthington derected his
argument In behalf OF his contentians
he delivered vigorous and earnest ad-
dress.
Wynne Object of Satire.
Consul General Wynne came in for his
daily lambasting at the hands of coun-
sci. Mr.. Worthington spoke of Mr.
Wynne's conduct with the greatest in
dignation. Passages between counsel
became frequent and the audience ex-
pressed its amusement SO audibIy at the
oifar of Nj. Worthington to state his
opinion of Mr.. Wynee, that Justice
Gould threatened to clear the court
room and punish offenders for contempt
DO YOU realize, gentlemen, what all
thlS means2 asked counsel. Here
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