The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-01-20
ACCUSED MAN
WAS SAID TO
BE CONFIDENT
That the Prosecution Had
Failed to Make Out Its
Case-Both Sides Had
Just Won a Point in
Rulings Made BY the
Court.

Boston. Jan. 20. District Attorney
Joseph c. Pelletier. on trial on charges
OF misconduct since December 27, will
offer no evidence in defense.
Senator james A. Reed of Missouri,
his senior counsel, announced at the
resumption OF the trial to-day that
the respondent was 50 confident both
as to law and fact that the state had
failed to make out case, that he elect
ed to stand upon the case presented by
Attorney General J. Weston Allen and
to ask for judgment on that record
.We are ready to proceed with areu-
ments at the courts pleasure" counsel
announced
Just before Senator Reeds announce
mcnt, which came as surprise, the
court had ruled that schedule Of the
bank records Of Pelletier and Daniel
III Coakley. who was named by the
government as co-conspirator in
several Of the charges, were not ad-
missable as whole.
The court had announced also a de
cision denying motion BY counsel for
Pelletier to require the prosecution to
elect on which Of several alternative
charges it would stand
Francis NJ Carroll, attorney for
Robert p. Matches, who was quoted
by the latter in testimony as having
stated that Pcietier was to get $1,000
of the $4,000 fee paid Coakley to avert
was permitted by the court
to make statement Carroll said: II
have never in private conversation or
in any other way intinated that I
thought or had been informed that
Pelletier got $1,000 or any other sum
Of money"
Carroll asked the court il it would
care to hear the contents of CORE
spondence he had had with Matches.
The court stated it did not consider
The correspondence important az the
only matter il cared to hear concerned
he testimony of Matches about the
division of fees.
The court adjourned until Monday
sith the announcement that arguments
would begin at that time.
The court granted request of coun-
vel for Pelletier to be permitted to
Irge. in connection with arguments
lext week, that all testimony as 10
tets and declarations of persons made
outside the presence of Pelletier ad-
=. II Al.
PROMISE to connect them with Pelletier,
,e stricken out. Formal motion to this
fleet was contained in brief filed
With the court
The court made no comment in al
owing three of the bank transactions,
tied by the prosecutions, TO go into
he record while excluding the complete
chedule. Three items accepted by the
ourt were. Withdrawals of 81 900 bv
oakley June TO- 1916 and deposit
I that amount by Pclletier June Is,
Did: withdrawal by Coakley of 5000,
uly l3. 1917, and deposit Of $4,000 bv
'elletier July Is. 1917. and withdrawal
( 81 ESQ BY Coaklev November l3,
al7 and deposit Of this sum by Pei
.tier November IA. 1917.
ff A0AtftE EAttttNNt atrt ~ tfnttrtiANH
| Pelletiers visit 60 his safety deposit
ault. but this was allowed to 90 into
he record by Pelletier's counsel
In permitting. Carroll to. make
.afement, the court announced IL was
ranting him the privilege as a mem
sr Of the Boston bar. and that his
atement was not TO be considered
art Of the evidence in thecasc.
Conference between counsel led 10
lc announcement that arguments for
lch side would he held 10 approximate
i four hours. although the court
ated that owing 10 the tact that evi-
.nee has been. offered in more than
ore Of instances Of alleged miscon-
act. each virtually constituting =
psrate charge. counsel would not ho
quired 10 remain within that limit