Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 31, 1876, Page 2

THE CIIICAGO TRIBUN TRIDAY, MARCIT 31, 1876. Attorney. The Committes, sz wll be reen by thelr re- yaort, falled to comply ‘with Tuasell's alleged request, THR BIXTR WALD. The Teputifcans of the Sixth Ward met at No, 080 13alated street 1agt night, Ilanry Valk Chairman. "Fhe queation of olding & primaty for {lie nomina- tion of Aldermen csma up, ~After a heated discun. sion, Mr. Wondreks moved tiie nominatlon of \wo esndidates to be voted forat the primary meeting. The Commiltes an Nomination of Alderinen roport- «d that they had had the matter under conniderstion for two weeks, sud, after finding out that (ha men who asked tho offica were the worst, offered tha following six nominecat Jacob Kaknka, ienty Valk, 3. M, Wailnce, I1. O, Zuttcrmelster, William fotzgery b . Erpeliiog. e, Wellsce doclined the nomination, snd Frcom- mended Merarm, Kaknuska and Zutterneister a4 tho two gentlomen to be presented at the primariea, Ar. El")flk‘l" declined, and moved that the name of Ar, Ularlea E. Decker ba substituted, The report wanadopted by voto of 5ito T, ©n motton Mr, Kakuekn tmn noniinated a8 one of the candidates for Aldermen at the primaries. A ballot waa then taken for the remainiug candl- dates, 3t which Valk recelvad 16 voles, Decker 29, Metzgor 34, and Zuttermeiater 4, - Mr, Melzger was declared (Lo seconld nomineo at the primary. The following resolutions were then adopted 3 R Tesolved, That wo Y(’T')ll‘:l: ‘nu‘r I(ll'l)l fon ‘Gn the epnbiican party—thinking best 10 run men on a D s to put the responeibiliiios af ement, if any, whers they belong, D anr gt b prire, loueat, and ceonomfeal administeation in every dopartment of our City Goy- ernmcnt 8o 28_to produce the greateat bouefit to all, b e "ormalicat "utaount of taxaiion, 18 our groa aim, Resalred, Tho eafety of onr Government resting on tho Intelligenco of our people, wo herewith doclara oursclye for the sysiem of yublle achools that allow trery one an_pducation free of cont, the achinols to ba muproried by general tazatlon, and o be compleloly free from all soctarianiym, tliat swo mast strougly condemn {hieusoof the echiool-fuud for sny otler purpono whainoever, Teesolced, In the plight our city t 1n at present, wo ledgo oursclves to support only sitch mon for ‘the Eomstnon Goutici Will favor the election of » mew Mayor, sud fo use their utmost ens deavora “fo galn uch endn us will resurrect oiir folr city out of ita present financlal difiicultics sl place t on n polld banis of credit with tha loast Torsible oxpoiro to tho tax-pagers aa it had beforo tho presont Admiutatration, Tieaolred, Honesty, economy, free achoals, anil a new Binyor being our plaiform, wu erewith prcsent to the yotora of the niow Sixth Ward lrreapective of party, the names of lvnry, Miotzger aud J. Rakusks, a8 mon in whom we can rely to carry out the work requirod in thie now centennisl year, Tho Committeo ou Delegates 10 the Conyention re- orted the following nauies : Mocara, 3llard Kaaparek, uctk, Valk, Iluck, John Ituept, For altorustcs, \fesre, Decker, Neasel, Kakuske, Tegtmoyer, sud Lutiermolstar, and the Club adjournod, TENTI WARD, A meatiug of Ropubiican voters of the (aew) Tenth ard wan held In tho First Lreoiuct thereof, st No. 110 West Indiana siraet, last ovening, for the purposn sf organizing s Club to work in the coming town aud #ity eloctions In the intercat of tho lax-payers, ‘Thonns Bowo called tho meeting o ordler, sated the objects thercof, o moved that Ar, Algae act se Chalrman, Carried, Ald. Gundereon mavod & Comitleo of thres 10 re- port Lo the nuxt mecting a flst of oficers for the Club, barricd, and the Chalr appointod an the Committes Thowmss Bowe, Denjamin Sitis, aud Henry Hwost, They were fustructed to propuse s list of ollicers to ba 101¢d on Monday oventog, On 1aotion tho mecting then ndjourned to meet at 1he sane place Mouday evening ot 8 a'clock. OREEXDACKERS. Tho Tenth Ward Greenbackera met leat evening st o, 181 West Lake strcet, with Johu Murphy in the air, Tho apeecy-mnking was done by Mesers. Gittlo- fon snd Wood, the latter being & sbining light in the party and tho aditor of tho [nduatrtal Aie. The folfowing resolution of thy Lresidont’s was in- troduced ond adopted : Watrhisar, Tho opponents of {he greenback mave- ment [n tho Teuth Ward escribe o itn matives a power 1o bs wAed fu the coming local elaztion in tha Intercat 5f ono or th other of the prescal politieal partiva; tuercfore, Ticzaleed, That this Club, liaving for Its purpase the turtherauco of 8 purely national question, Will not aa + Undy take uny part or moddle with focal politics: bub that its Individual membora may cxerciss tlielr rights of citizenship without dictation aud according to tha romptings of their own Jndguents Tho mesting then ndjouracd, TWELYTIL WARD. Ameeting of the Repnbilean Cinb of fhe Twelfth ward was held at Owwiey's 1fall, corner of Madison and Robey streets, last ovening, Tho tiru-out wan Iarge, and the alest earnestnoss and anthusinem prevallod, Joubeu Clevelsnd wan called ta the chair, and 1, 8, Critchell acied aa Secrotary, Tho first order of busino-s was to sppoint 8 commit- fec to ntteud the polls at Xo, 707 Wuxt Madison atreet, Tuosday, and ses that the clecilon was falrly condocted, The following wera appoluteds D, Worthngton, A Eellers, ~ . F, Jenkins, A, Wing, J. & Rawtoy, G, W, Nowcorab, Frauk Camp- Dell, W.'W. Catkins, A. L. Morriaon, and Johu Mars der. ‘Tho Comulttéo wan subuerienitly instructed to be at thio palls by Tl o'clock, without fail, to seo thas & proper Moderator was appotuied, ‘A. L. Morrisou sjoko of tho Linportance of tho com- hug_clection, ool sald he Lopwlno oue would etay away from to polle, Ho boped toges the township origant zation aboliskied this fall, but until it won sbols lbhied it was tho duty aof tho property-hald- ers to go to tho Cpolis. He had very littln _symputhy for thoss who had been so wevercly bed by the tax-gatherors, for the resmow that they lad refused lo comu out and voto aud take parlin the town cicctions, 11 spokoof thn peculiar Ginnza of the soveral candidates on tho Repullican ticket for the town offices, aud said thut, if the peoplont Ihin ward slouo west {o Liie polly, it would ba' cleated, A Cotomitien wus thien appoinied to nomineto delo- et to tha Giky Couventian, und reported (o follow ug nat 2 hen 3 First Meotnot—A, M. Wright, Danlol Worthington, H, 11 Brosn, W, A, Juuies, W, A, Bocba, Hecand Precinet—Dr. McClure, M, Prlaohok, M, Tal- eott, T, . Vorrler, Thicd Precinct—Martin Woward, 0, 1L, Orune, ¥, G, drudley, A, White, Fonrtls DPrecinct—A, D. fager, G, L. Draw, Edward T. 1. Cleveland, Kahlssat, Bage Fifth Precioct—Willlam Laughlla, O. ., Evane, “[Lin roport was adopted first by precinct, and then as Houry Matlier, il J, Ex . nwholo. Tho qnestion was ralied s to whether the names weara_intonded to bo voted forat the primaries, or whether they wers tu be considored as the suthorized delegatcs without suy further eleation. Tending the conslderntion of the question s mem- por moved that the action of the Club just taken shiould suporecda tho kiokling of primarics, d. Campbell safd that if the delegates namea were declared tho reprerontatives of tho ward he heliavod that there would Le watne difiioulty in the Conveution, for the rcason that the privarise would bo Lold any: how, aud that the delegatea clectod at the polls \would Do adsmitted to soats, On motlon, tho usmes nominated wera deolared the eandidates of the Club at tha primarien to be hield Woduosdsy, and tho Docesiary arrangemonts were wiade to print twkots, Capt. Laughlin moved that the resolution, sdopted atn former ruenting, by whichi ihe Club bad agreed not :ulmkn any nomlnstion for Alderman, la res seinded, A motion to nommate caudidates far Aldermen, to voted for at the primary election, was made anil ca #led, aud o commilice 10 1maks the nominations wai appoluted. In (e absence of Lie Ciuntpitios the pro- pricty of (he movo was debated, and the meeting ad~ Journed, FIXTEENTH WALD, Tha Tiepubiican Club of the Bixtesuth Ward hold & meeting tast oveuing at Bvea Hall, coruer of Latgulon streot and Clybourn avouue, Mr, Hiram liarber, Jr. prealded, and Mr, lobort Engol sctod as Hecretar, Yeyond astiending tho constitution to eularge tho celtive Compice, 1o buxuis of imporsncs wan —_—— PUBLIC SENTIMENT. AN HONEAT QOUNCIL. To the Bditor of Tha Chicago 1yibune; Cuioago, March 80.—Aluch hiss boen sald, but nothing dons, In regard (o reform in our City Government. Perhsps ono more suggestion townrds obtalning an honest Commion Council may not ho amis,—ane that {a just now receiv- ing an almost universal anproval amony tho beat men of this wara of all partios. 1t i to clect for Aldermon honest men, and pay thom for thelr services an honout, adoguate salary, snd require them, {f noceasary, to give bonds for tha faitbful performauce of thelr du- ties, to Ihs beat interest of thelr constifuenta and tha cityln geuoral,uiot us s naw potoriously the case,in the Interest of tlio party wost wling to * come down,” 1f under the oxisting regulations they happen occa- wjonally £o elect an honest man, ko mmust be possoried in wu unusual dogree of morlity and self-desdal to ro- st (ha poiponine infucnce of the peesent corruyh horda of ity Fathers." "Ha may be uuticat whon re- calvlaug e oflcu: Bo protally s (oF should Leve) somo Lusiness whiich requirod v atientlon, 1n order 1 do Lis position justivs, and proteat tho intereats of 20 re p city as bleay b muut devole ooumiders- ble Girmo to his otticial duites at tho wscritie uf i jer sonal affairs, Hore hies the tewplation, pud Dot Altos getler an Lilegitinate ouy; be fecls that b aro of value 10 the city, While fuanclally ferer through doing Lia' whols duly, and 1f an oy tunity for roplunishing biv pocket presents tself, fu not partially fustified n 80 doing? Lleuty of compes tent men cat Lo had, uay for $1,0 per yeur, who cane 30k BOW 80107 L0 socspt Lo ulice, Hechurgs its duties, aud remain houwt, 11 bl dntoreat uf econowy snd honet legivlation, 1ot ue give dhiown & eslary, ‘Yhen let theic pessions by held hu public, sud 4o upen daylight, fnitead of the divgesertul wldutglt proceedings of the proscnt, To sccowplish this vad, 1 would suggost that every il clubfu s city of btk pariica v » pelition Lo prownted o tho Aldermen of thelr reajoctive wards, aking them (0 eutablish 8 walary for thy Alder- smeu, 10 go tulo effuct with thie entrauce upou duty of tlie Deaw Council s00n 10 be electod, And if sny Aller- oa refuse, {4 will ot bu oo wuck to prestime it iy Docaiiss s hias & ¢ better thing ** at presobt, A TAx-FAYLR OF TUX BIXr& WARD, ———— MISCELLANEOUS, DULUQLE, 1A, Byecial Diapatch to T'ha Chicage Triduns, Dusugue, I, March 80.—The Domocrata of this ciby to-day in conventivn nowinated the fols lowlug ticket 1 Mayor, W. W Woodworth ; Ite- conder, O. G Norgus ; Treasurer, Dauisl Biors dan ; Auditor. J, 11, Carpoll § Marshal, George ¥iuo ; City Attorney, ‘', B, Wilson; Townuhip Assossor, loury Hiecken, Awoung the Alders o tis L0 [0 will s Toveen o 158 warde, Gunling on vls candidate in ' tha addrees which oxeallonce right-minded, fino-charactered gentle- men, 1say, genilemen, tho whalo defenny i3 AX 1NFAMOUA ATTACK UFON THE GOVERNIRYT —all of it. Mr. Blorrs and hin assistanta appoat coufensedly the pald attorneyn of thioves and seoundrols, 110 save becaugo Mr. Boutell hos for ten years aseocintod in thne bolittling bust- nesw, thiat fio (8 ongaged in a paltry mn-hook THE VERDICT. The Jury Still Penned Up in the Custom-House Duslboss, In Ioavon's name, it tor tho Iast .38, thitee or fonr montha asanciating in this connec- Building. tian for tho purposo of bringing punistiment to thoso_oriminals hag so demoralized o man fiko Mr. Houtoll that his mural sonso has bocomo callous, aud all of lis soose of justico liaw left him, what shsll wo may of mon like Pabilman aud Itush, who have spent all thoir llvos among tho clssa that are called by my friend Btorm perjurors, and thioves, And sqrtoalors,—men for whom there ia na forgivo- nosa eitbor in this world or tue world to come, —and yet hio haa the audacity to turn with fov ing tenderness to these men, Taliman and Rush, and toll them, plainly and soberly, ¢ My friond Pahiman, hosven that holds the chorubim, a8 lov- ingly ombraces thoo.'! Gentlonion, his argument {n liko tho colobrated instrument calied tho boomoratg. Every douunciation that he hna burled with snch effect agaiust theso witnosscs whom he calls lr]n:lers and perjurers, comea Dback with irremstibio fores upon the heads of his clionts, Pahiman and Rusti. Thoy have heen for tho last llve, eix, or sayon yoarn distillors, They have been running in thts Ring. They havo been convicted with these partics. Thoy have smsoclated chook by jowl ou torms of tho monat familiar intimacy with thoso men, and oven dawn to this very trial, to the very hour now that you arc miting In this box. Dr. Ruah sits At the oibow of his attorney and Innists by cross- oxamination, br way of rofresbing the recolloc- tion of r. Ford, that he was, oud s, and ia to bo, his personal bosom friend.” WIIAT WAS T3 DIEADFUL RNACTMRNT— the Internal Rovenue syntem? It was dovised when tho conntry was impovorished by war, and A tax was put on sicohol aud whisky.” Disguise it as pooplo would, it conld not be'donled that thoro waa » groat deal of the doubtful character . about the manufacturs of alcohol, It had beon put under tho ban, and the Government taxod it. No Injustice was done to tho digtiller who sold at n figure high onough to covor the tax. There was no fofamy about it; it was a perfectly nat- ural, conslstent thing, The dofonse of theso mon wAs 8 subtie, secrot attempt to justify thomsolves, and to aftacl the Qovern- meny. 1t waa the peculiarity of thoso whisky men to havo therr roputation all right, but thoy wero not o particular aa to their char- octers. Thoy would steal and thus form charac- ter, but thoy guarded thelr reputation with a zoalous oye. They obsorved, in short, the old Spartan maxim that it was not & sin to steal, but aterriblo offonso to bo caught ot it. \What had Storns and Stantord sald buc that it was impossi- ble for any dstiller not to chont the Govern- went? Didn't that includo thoso defondante ? AMr. Baugs then gpoka of TUL BEIZURES. Thoso in May bad resnited in getting at the buoks of four houses, and the ovidonce of there four had bean tho means of sccuriug October indictmonts and others following. Judgo Banea had beard of stealing tho livory of hoavon o serve the dovil in, hut ho thought this do- fouso woa the most notablo examplo ho had over seen, ‘Thoy biad attacked the Government, they nad defended tho whisks-thieves, they had como in to beast of purity of character, and to defoud stoaliug, The functions of Govorumont would ceare if the jury were to accopt tho sonstruce tion whioh Mr, Stoirs placed oa the importance of tho cnso. Supposo Dolkuap mbould i back ou his coufersion, uud sny ho way an_{nnocent man, and Mr, Storrs shonld dafeud Holknap, and say the question wae ono of transcendent Importanco—tho question of admitting the testimouy of accomplices, o wiebt adduce evideace of fuo roputation oven from tho bast of men, oven inciuding Babcock. But tho queation was, Shonld ho bo couvicted by tho testimony of tho craven, lily-livered Marsh? Whe truth was, theso thieves could never bo caught and punished, except on such teatimony, and Congross bad passoil u law pro- viding for it, with tha J‘ruvluu that tho ovi- donco of mformors should not ba used agninst themwelvos, Why, according to Mr, Storrs, theso detondanta were under tho samo tomptation as the other distillors; thoy wero in tho eauo condomnztion, Yet, according to Alr. Storrs, thiey woro juatified on tho fimuud of the ox cooding groat tomptation, and the Govornment was attacked for what was termed its infamoys procoedings, The old wayw of slow, houes: going hiad boen deserted, And short-cnts taken to wealth, and of all thoso who had pursued those pliort-cuts the whisky-thioves atood in tho van, Ihey coutrolled politics. made and unniade Cougressmon, Qovernora, and othor oflicors, and now thiey woro in such & doop straignt that tioy wero reduced to the necessity of using overy quextionnblo meaus to break down tho maus of testimony againet thom, I Ltuoy wont froe uu- der tho verdiot, tho old-time iyrauny of the Whisky fting would Lave all its pristine vigor in thirty days. Mr. Bange donlod that tho pablic finterest was becauso of tha possibility that Itueh and Pablman would not reeeiva justice, ‘Fhe pablio wore luterested lest thoy should escapo their juatly-morited punishment. 1o would not 1y oty Lo noubk there defvirdnnty wero guilty. Evon Mr. Storrd himself had adwmitted the wreat corroboration of their guils in saving they woro exposed (o distilers’ poculiar waiptations, and that no man could Lo expected to wilh- utand thom. Much bad been said about the m- nocent beiugt convicted ou the . TRETIONY OF INFORMERS, but this wag nevor tho onse uuless thors wos romo atnbborn, inexiricablo fact in the caso, ‘Ihis might bo o in cases whero gouviction de- pended on circumstantial evidence, but it was not o bore. The cvidenco was absointoly cons clusive na to tho guilt of the defondantu, Judge Bangs Makes tho Closing Ar- gument for the Prose- cution § And Judge Blodgett Delivers a Long and Exhaustive Oharge. Which Is Looked Upon as Being Favorable to the Government. The Jury Retire at 1 O'clock, and Spend tho Night in Meditation. \ Conflicting Rumors as to How They Are Divitted. The Grand Jury Roturn an Indictment Against tho Fugitive Root. =THE CLOSING ARGUMENT. TIE SANEL EAOER, EXPECTANT CROWD presonted ituell at Lho TUuited States Distriot Court-room yestorday mornivg. It was to be tho last groat day of tho present trial, and all tho associations carriod with that idon, the clos- ing specoh o the part of the Government, the solemoly-Judicial tono of thie Conrt's chargo, tho surrendering of the case to tho jury, and tho provorbial dreary waiting for tho verdict, filled the minds of the idlo, listless, but inteusels-ine terestod crowd, Judgo Blodgott enterod very promplly, and tho buzziu tho conrt-toom ceased a3 Lie mounted the boneh. The Government counsal wore on hand, but Mr. Storrs, unavoidably detained outside ou ‘business, had sent word that s absence need causono delay in the procoodinge, Mr, Storrs camo in shortly atter Judgzo Usogs had com- menced bio address, and sat near Itush, at his accustomod placo, listening o what was eaid, and whieporivg ta Lis cliont a8 ho eaw a polut ia ho considerod could be probed and ruthlessly oxplodad—if he only bad aunother chanco to talk to the Jury. DBut tho cbance was mnot to como, and ho hind to content himeolf with an sudionco fit, though fow, and consisting of Rush, a fow attornoys sitting near him, and the ro- porters. Pohlman sat at the othor table, lo close proxitmity to Judgo Dangs, 8o closs in fact that thore was great danger in mora than one iustance that sho District Attornoy'a fist would descond upon Lia Lioad aud other portions of Lin porson, Tho procoodings of Wodnesday aftornoon had olosed with Mr, Storra' argumant upon ths ques- tion a4 to tho VALIANCD BEUTWREN THE INDICTMENT AND TUR PRUGF, and to this point Judges Langs, on boing asked by tho Conrt if ho was veady, said : If tha Court ploaso, touching the leyal questiou as to whether tho indictment couiaiod a variance or not— Tho Conrt—JIndge Bangs, you nsed not dls. cnuy that qnestion, I am satisded ou consultas tion of the authoritios thera Is no variance be- twwoen tha proof and the indictment, L will ox- vlain my views ou that moro at length in the charge. I do nat think thore js anything tn the point made by Mr, Storrs, This appeared eminontly satiufactory to JuBon 1Yo, and Lo thon corumenced L address, which lasted about ove Lour und a half, 'Luie was ths first timo Mr. Baugs has had 1auch to say in the pros- ccution of tho whisky cases, 2ud tho only arjn. ment ho has mado siuce assuming tho oilico of District Attorucy, with the exception of tho ads dress ho wnde 1h the Doyd connterfoiting case, Naturally syme_ curtosity was felt to honr what might Lo catled his maiden offort, sud tho var- dict waa that hio Lnd mado o oxcecdingly clear, cateful, and just analysiy of tho vase, nud the tnes of testimony adduced. aud in o way that proved quito Intereating to the large sudionce which thronged the District Conrt-rooms #May it pleaso tho Cuurt and gentlomen of {nry,” eaid Mr. Bangs, * nppreciating ful- ly your gatienco and your deairo evidently frona tha conduct of this ‘cnso thus far to Gervo in your capacity faithfally, clicorfuilly, nnd dili- uently, 1 approach the argument of thia quess tion fo closing this case, belleviug that you bave » desire not to be vwvayad by passion or proju~ dico or pereonnl interest, not to milow your attention to bo diverted to sle iusues, not to waver in the dischargo of your dutios, but to koop your minds stoadily and dili- | The ~— main wituerses wwaro corrobo- Lontly {0 tho one question whicn 1 brought bo- [ Fated by men who = had no - iater- fora you,—nre theso defoudauts guilty ¢ It ia | €8t in crooked pragtices, and who uever receiyed n dollae for crookedness, but had mimply dono what thoy were called upon to do ns depandanta, They consentod, 1t 18 truo, to thowo crookod practices, but ho would ubow that Rapp and Bweol woie in tho same Lox. Two reputa- bie witnessca nt Crosby's testificd that stamps had been removed, Tlioy wora neithot squenl- ors, porjurora, nor sccomplicos ; not a farlhing of crooked whisky money ever sdhored to their puima, Ford's reputation was so goad, up to tho timo of his indictment, that le wus tha Joaathan to the David on trinl, M. Htorrs had dononnood muxlunlnm; o bad shut them out of paradise; he had douied them & reating place in earth, heaven, or hell, and yob be appearad as tho pald attorney of oue of TUR WORST SQUEALERS IN THlF: LOT, It Pord bad had deallugs with other houses, a8 the defenso mai wod, why didn't he squeal on the othera inatead of turniiyg his back on his friond Rush? Tho conolusion was inevitabla that ho had po othor mau to squeal on; that ho had been guilsy with ouly Pallman aud Rusb, and that when it came to telling the trutb, he told ¢ all, even if it did {nonlpato his old friend. Patrick McMahon corroborated bis tostimony, theso pincers oyer which Hiorrs ned mede 80 much fun were living witnessos of the liue of conduck to whioh thosa duefondanta were compelied to resors. ‘L'lis tes. llmaur of the defendauts' chief witness, Rapp, was highly improbable, Un his own showing ba Lwd made about £6,000 over and sbove whut contd not ba accounted for, except on tho as- sumption that bo had made {6 i somo lrregulnr \ur. Tapp ocouid have bean corroboraied by 1ifdroth, nod Callender, snd Taylor, and why wera they nob brought iu, untess tho defendants foarod their testimony would Le sdverse ? Mr. Bange olsimed there was no luheront wealkiness fn sroxan's TedrioNy, ‘The nota was & clear corroboration of all hosald, What wotiva hed ho Lo tostify toa lis ? Ho Liad upoilt tho note forever,—it was past dua and given for an unlawful purpose,—and Le was slmply swearing agaiust his own iuterest, It the noto had boou given for borrowed money it would bave boen known swmong Bocker's fricuds, and some of thom would have boou called to to nat & question whother anybody eleo 1a guilty. It is not a question whother tho Goveruwmont Das soted infauously, unfaitly, or wisely. It is not a question as to tho mera prowesd of attor- neys,—not that. Il is not a quostion of pleas. antry, of unugual remarks, of odd sayings, of queer combinativns of language,—not that. 1t {8 mot a :‘:’wntlun a8 to whother the Hecrotary of tho Treasury fs on the track of this man or thet man. It [8 not a queetion of 1,001 fuauon that hiave beon raisod hora by tha astuteness and care and proparation of tho do- fenso—not_that, Gontlewoen, tho ono auy sole question which you aro ta try, regardions of all otber {saues, upon tha tostimony is simply, Are theso dofendants guilty of the obaryo agalnat them {n this tudiotmont 2 “] have hstencd, pentlomen, to this defonse from its inception to its close with unmixod foel- ings of admiration and sstonishment—adinira. tlon for the ingeanity of counsel, admiration for tho audacify of counsol, mstonishment for tho infamy of it detail and ita object, its inoeption, 1ts continuance, and its complahion. The entirs argument, for it was all an argument,—that run- uing, rollicking, jovial atylo of questioning the Jury from the stors, was the argument of tho nag, THE KETNOTE was sounded in (Lo first, (uestion that was put to you, gontlemen, sy to your qualilicalions as Jurors. Vihat wasit? An nttack upon tho Gov- erumont, uo attsok upou itu policy, su attack upon ita Administration, ‘I'he whole argument, tho whole difenso, wiss an fmplied pioa of guilty on thoe part of theus goutlomen, aud an auda- oous attompt ou bis part to croato a Justitic: tion in your minds, aithough guilty, by “arraign- ing the Government. What were tho questions that he put to you, gentiemen? Mow did he msk thoge questionu? Why, ho says, are not the distlilora who steal the ~ money about on a level with the Qoverument who ox- acta it? Was not that questian ropeated with all tho peeuliar drollery and force of whicl r, Btorrs is tho pooulisr mastor? 1o atarted out at firet and sadds ¢ What difference do wo mon botweon the Uovornment and these defandantu?’ —ap 1mplied admiseion of tho guilt, a Lold aug nudacioua attempt to jnuul{‘ ‘llm %um. of thoss el parties, which he tacitly admitied by arrniguing | proveit. Moroover, if It Lad been given for the Uovornmont, I #ay, goutlemen, tho do- | borrowed money, the dofendants would have bad fenso was oonceived upon that idos, and | to givo o morsguge forit. It bad beon said that from be connmpencement to tho olose | tholoan could have been proved by the booki canied out upon that platforn, | bulthas they wore burped, aud yeb Happ hu“d ¢ dd ho say? “The statite Las inherent villainy fn it.' What statute ? Tho statuto providiog for tha Intornal reveuuo aol- lection. *Tho etock iu trade of the (loverument in all thexe tranvactions 15 perjury.’ Dlda's he say it? Lot us sco A FEW OF IS CUOICE STATEMENTY in that roeard. We will apuea! o bl own Jau- g,-luu:u. *The lesdiug cowtnodity doalt by the Government 18 perjury,’ taken from bis owo lips, *The notion of the Goverumout io sueking cunviction by such witnessos ls unspeakably in- famoun ‘—taken from his own lips, *Out of 40,000,000 of people you cannot find onn right. nmiuded wan who “would not cry *shauiu® st tho convietion of thess men by this Liud of tustimony. *The wuterusl rovenus #yslein 18 & vicioug system, Lelitthing to all cons nected with it § the calliousness ol worsl senpe and moral obliguity exhilited h'y Mr, Boutell in Lig opening Is wb ovidence of it," *Llia Qoveru- ment uecds the strung, Licalthy braezes frow the billn to purify it. Iu‘tho Lascnessul tho Gove erumout infamy theao dafondauts, Fablman and Ttush, drop out of eight in Juxe than twelve siours, "I'he witueynes ave 81painted by tha Governmout.’ That 18 the stylo of " declamution of thiv astulo coupsel. Howayss *Depravity hay ite tempo~ rary modes—whst {8 bho wode 0l 14 7 Auswor— A Goverbment s00de, in putswt o Lhtse pare testifiod that tha books wura nat as the distiltory, but st the rectifying bLouso, aud were uot burned. And wo it was with tho testimouy of tho other witnessen, ‘I'hore was uo inhiereut weakuoes fu 18, und |t wos all consistent with no othor reasouable hypatlicsls than the guilt of thows wen, The puint bug besn mado that the Goyernment could tnd out frow she defendants’ books whether thoy bad connitted frauds or uot. Tho only way would have been v bave vislted every mun who mold the distillery grain, anud then tigured the thiug down to gallous and cuuxguml twsulte: 1n tho coursn of * years this might be donag, but 1 the mukntimo ‘thoere was other toatimony, ‘The jury undorstcod the testimonyin sl its bourings, ‘They kuew B wau might curty truth In one pooket wud A ho in the other, A wan wlint be 4 good husband, fathor, sod citizou, xnd yet s scoundrol 8t heart. Men would sbriuk ub lving and committing swaull oriwes, but they hud no’ soruplos whou it came bo_ porjuriug themsolves, and utill th would preteud (o have goud ropu- tatious, ‘Ll veritablouces, the conclusiveucsd of the testhwony against (heso pien could not Lo gaiuxaid, o only athempt bad beon 1o at- tack the Govorumeut; ta eay, ' Wo sro tie shrimpy, but thore i4 the whale off thore st liberty ; wo are khe littje jay-bird, wikh our blua fosthorn eoiled, but the vulturs is soaring up thoro.” That was tho epirit of the dofonso all throngh,—to excuso thomaelves, and to attack the Government. Tivory right-nunded citizen hold hils breath while the Jury considorod thia quostion. Thoy stood in the breach between purity awd cormptlon, and tho poopio looked to them for tho vindication of tlewr rights, 'Tho whole_country bad Loen stirrud, and tlie jails wero filled to-day by thesw canvieted by aceom- plicen tn thele orimas, 1f the jury shonld justify nig attack on the Government, thoy™ eould eay to AleDonald, Joyce, and tho roat, ‘Yonarainjurod mons now onjoy yout hborty,” Fivory thiof vauld thon uay, ** Wa havo oo in- ured ; wo want rotribution 3 wo should be paid or onr lowa of timo.” Duttho speaker ap- prehouded bo such diro reault. 1o was satistiod the Interests of tho tiovernment wore safe in the jury's Liauds, aud thero ho would leave thom. —_— THE CHARGE. JUDUL BLOMLTT SIEARR. The Court thon delivered tho following some- what longthy chargo : GENTLEMEN OF THEJURT: The pationcoand attentlon with which you have Lslonad 1o ho ovidenco and argnirents i this caso fully asaure me that you are now smply informed aa tosll tho_instorial factn beat- ing upon the lsstos, e tht when, yoi aball have ro- celved the fnstructions of theiCaurt as to the Iaw, and #amo ruica and Kuggoatiuns to aid_you In tha connlder- ationof tho testiony, you will find little diffiaulty i tlie porformance of yoor sl duty. “Lhio Indictment i1 this cass conialns rix counta, The firsh couub chariges ~that dafoan the timos namod, carried on {ho Lusiness of dintillern within Ahin digtrict, and did then and thero distil:s Iarme quantity, to-wit, 100,000 gatlons, of irin aubect o taz, will e oient to dofrand_the nited Btates ont of the tax on rald spicits, Tiis count Is founded upon Soa. 3,281 of ibo Hevised Btatntes of the United Htates,—ho material portion of which provides, * Every person , o . Who engages i1 or carsles on the buniness of & distiiler with latent 10 defraud the Uuited Blates of the tax on tho apirits alsuild by b rt theroof, bo liable," etc., ete, Thi you will sos, ruxkes ilie car- Tyliig on of the busincas of distilling with futent to defraud tho United Stales of the tox on the apirii tunde 8 poual offenss, and tho Orat count. charges that defendants havo violated this statulo, Tuo secoud and (hird counts cliargs that tho defend- ants aro engaged fn carrylug on tho Lunincss of dis- tillers within this distriot, and had a distillory and distiliery warchiouse, and 'that (hey removod &' largo antity of spirits subject to tax,and on which tho hiad not booit pald, from said distillery to & placo other {lan the distillery warehouse providod by law, Tliovo counts aro founded upon Sec. 1,296 of (ha Tte- vined Statutes, which provldes, Wheuover any pur- s romoves, or aila or abats in_ (Lo renioval ui, auy Quattiled spirits o which the tax has not been pald (0 a placa otlior than tho distiliery warchauso pravided 1y law, or concesls or alds fn (e concealment of any apirita'so Tomoved, of removes or adds or abcts i the removal of any dlstilied spirits from any distillery~ warehouse, of oflicr warchouse for distilled spicita authorized by law, in auy manuer other {han Ia pro- vided by law, or conceald or afds in the concealment of any spirits #0_removed, he shall Lollable," etc. ‘The faw Tequires that thero ahall be coucctod with avery distillery a_diatilleryewarehouse, futo which all npdrita Aistilled at 8ad_distillory ahall within o certaln tinie ba_romaved, snd when {4 snall boundes tho chargo of a Guvernment aMocr duly appolnted for that purposs. Aud s statute makea 1t poval offenso for xuy person Lo remove or aid ot nbot {n the ramoval of distiiicd suirit on which the a3 Las not heen pald 10 laca olhor than o distillory-warchouss provided 3, 1aw, "Thg seconil and third connts ara_aubataatiaily aliko, oxcept 18 to tho Wimo of rewoyal and qusufity of apirita rowmoved, Tl fourth count chargea dofendanta with unlaw- fw'ly conspiring together to put upon tho markot a Targo quantity, to-wit, §0,000 proof yallons, of istiilod spirits produced in thia district, aud subjoct to tax under the Internal ftevenno law of tho United Slaten without satd tax being paid, aud thercby to defraud the Unitwd Staten of ssid tax, And thai ta effect tha abjert of such counpiracy, defendants did removo ka wpirits from the dintillery whoro they wera mahufac- {nired, to-wit, the distillery of Pahiman & Ituel, to place’ other' than o distillery-warchouss, {o-wlt, 0.3 o o th futors unknuwr, Tl 4fth connt carges that defendanta anlawfully and frandnicutly consvired together, aund with otio Thurton AL, Ford, and with divera athar person3 o tha Grand Inrora unkunown, o defrand the United Staten of tho smouut of fax on o large quantity, to-wit, of alstiiled splrits, produced {n thin Joct to tax under o Intornal Reve- nto lawe, and nyon which said taz had not been patd, and that, fn furtheranco of eald conspiracy, and to elfest thu object thersof, defendsut did procuré s fare Quantity of upirite, to-wit, 50,000 proof usllous, to Tomoved to s placs other ihan' s distillory-warchouss situtate on thy s.ld distiilery premiges, Tho slxth count ehurgesasimllar consplracy ba tweon defendanta and Ford and other - for the puirposa of de(rauding the United Siates of tho tax on anotlior gusutity of apirita by concealing matd apirita, "Thess counta aro fonnded on Boe, 6,440 of the Te- vised Statutes, which enacts that, # If shly twa or moro persons conspirs either to commit any offenise ngatuist the United Blates or to defraud the United Stauw in sny maner, or foF any purposs, and ouo or uioro of such pattica do any ach to eftoct th object of tho con- nplrllri, ull the pariies {o such conspiracy ehall te e,V ete. You wiil notice that tha defendanta aro charged In thena conspiracy counta, firet, with conspiring togeth- ur, that %, botwoen themeclves, to defraud thy Qovern- wient of v tax on certain aplrita, and that i furiber- anca of amd to effect the abject of such conapiracy they removed cortaln spiritd toa place other thun a diatlllery-warehouso without the paymest of {le tax thereon, Inlho s-cond and third conspiracy counts, whishi are tha fifth und sixth counts of the {ndlct- auent, they aro chargod with conspiring togather and with Alr, Burton M, Ford to defraud the Uovarnmett of tho tix un cortain apirits, and {o fucthorance of and to eitect such comsjiravy they Ald removo a largu quantity of spinta to a plsco other than i distillery- warehouss, withont 1':ayu|:u‘ of tha {ax thercon, and i conconl apirits, ches % Nio testimony it tho part of the prowecution teuda ta show thiat delepdants, sotue time in thy sutnmer of 1831, wore wansgors sl managlug owners of tho Chils tago Alcoliol Works, a distillery tu the western part of the city, sud that, 1 tho fall of 1471, they sutered lnto an agroement with tho firua of Crafts, 1toslla & U0., by which they sdummllnu) were tu deliver to U., It, & Co, nlcuhol-bearing npirit, proof, 163 in barrels marked anid. Dranded 100 proof, that O, 1, & Co. wero to pay dofendatits for 1o OXCELs Over DTOOf o frice 25 or W cenbs lesa per galian than the current prices for wuck spirits, In othier Words, eschi barrel of sleohol con- taining 44 wina gallons woukl coutsin avunt 82 galloow of proof spirits, That, ln‘]unlmnw of this arrange- went, alcobol was delivered Ly defendants fo 0., R, & Oo. stamyed and brandod as proof spdrits, whifeh in fack wae of 183 proof, and that for the excisa of con- tonta ovor wout defduduhta wera 1Al ab Lo Seducud price stipulated for, That (hls scrangement was continued far several mouts, during which sevorsl hundred barrals of illict upirita were deliversd by de- foudauts 1o Crafty, Roulls & Co., and for which defands suts recefved paywent {ro + B & Co, st tho yrico ngroed upon, ‘Uon this branch of tho caso yon hava tha testl mouy of Auton Junker sai Josuph Hoello, with whioum tho srranguiient 13 altegd 10 Lava Loon' mide, aud wiio teatify unequivocally to the arrangerent, and to its buing carried out, and the toytl: Jaouy _ of Albert bmith, Jobn Dubos, ond Fred Melmholz, who teatify 'to fucts tending to cor- roborate tho tostimouy of 1tolle apd Junker, “Thu prosecution bak also ntroutced evhienco tond- ing to abow that, in tho all of 1n79, defendants wa auother arraugoment with R. J. &'Co, (successors to 1i, Grafts & Oo,) by which they ‘were to' dellyer t0 Ik, 3. & Co. barrels of aloabiol duly stamped, from whichl the stamps wero 0 bo romoved sud returned to defendants in auch manner that tho stamps could be nwed sgolu, and that several lots of 16 or %0 barrets oackl wero dolivenl {n pursuanca of this ar- rangoment froni which tho starays wera removed and roturned to dafendauts, the defendants removing the stanups from th fired lot themsoives, and justructing Air, Mtoolio how 10 reinove tho atemps, Tho withessed wiio iave foxtifled in regard to thin alieked trauvaction are Auton Junker and Juacuh ltoollo,and their testiimony In n somo parteniars corrovoratod by Edward Nocllo, Thls testimony, 1f believed by you, would austain the 1irst count, chiarging dofendants with carrying on (he business of distilicrs with {ntent to dofraud the Gov- erntnent, the secoud aud tkird counts, which charge defendauts with tho remnoval of apirits ou which tho tax had not beon pald from ihelr distilery ta a placo Slhor than & distllory-warehouae, und Tua fourta count, which clisrges dofundants with conspiring to~ gethie? to dufraud tho Government, “For theas tratiauo- tona, #f you fud them sustaincd by the prouf, are violationa of Bec, 3,251, 3,39, uud 6,440, ‘The Qovernwont ha also given evlidouce tonding to show that eplrits wero Temnoved from defonddants’ dive tillory to the rectifying -linuse of ouo Crosby, fu this city, and that tho ataups on the Larrols of such spirite wero removed and_roturnd 10 dofondants for use » second time. The witncasos whoss evidonce tonds to unppart thia Lratchof Uincuaars Erus Matry, John Wintisme, and James . Hurtout, Tho prosccution s alse lutroduced proot tending 1o show that, iu the suinmer of 1873, dufendauls ens tered into au rrangement with tbe Foctifylug Arm of 6, M, Ford, Oliver & Cu. by whicly ths staiips upai burroly of pirius sold by defendanta to sald iri were t0 Le removed, and Teturned to defendanis for uss a sccond Lms, and thatia puraianceof his orrage- ment a largs number of barrels, from 600 1q 700, ué now ruoojlect the tustimuouy, of wplrits were delivore 10 yald firw from which the'sladips wory reinoved aud roturned ta defendauts, That this arrsngement cous tinucd from the thine 1t commentod until tho apring of o 187 “[lie witncaues whose tostimany fa_relled upon fn support of thiv portion of (e cusw ure Durtoa 3L, Ford nd Patrick Mcslahion, Ford ls & vo-conspirator, becn udicted, sad rdeadod guilly, - Modlabon wis employe of Ford, Oliver & Uo., aud 18 nol fudicted, and Liu ovidence tends toaliow that Ly was [ o way (bler- eeted 1u the transaction, sud wede Ba prott theruby. Thla teathiwouy, I Lelloved Ly you, waild sustain ail the counte iu the tndictment, 1he two lub obargiug a comaplracy betwecn defvudanty snd Burtou A, Furd 10 defraud the Governmeit, Ou tho park of defundauty, 1t I8 contended— - Firal—That thoy sre ot guilty of Lo cliarges al- tegeu agatust thow that the wilitesos lutroduced on the purtof the prosecution are unworthy uf Lelist, from the fact thut (Ley werv, the ot of theni, ao complices J‘ tho dufoudants, by their awn ahowlug, {n tho alicged frauds upou thie Uoveriigunt, and that Shey have given tholr (wtimony uuder the futluuce of promiss or Jnducernouty Leld auy t thom by the wilicers of the Uovernuiant, vither of sbsol ujtau- nity or lghter punlshmelt, in asay tioy secure the couviction of defundanta, “Secoral—Thiat defendants did uot carry on tho Lual. ncss of distitiers, but only acted s oilicers of & cuipos ration known s lhm‘)ulcuv Alcohul Works, Wit 1 0 Jast dofenss, viz., that defends suta wero 0ot (b ownora of this disllilery, b ours of the corporation owulng W saie, I will kay sl it you belleve from s vvidence Hiat dufendaute wote ko Waa of Ve wlfodud frauds o uivuoulg ofticers of thy Clicago Alcolil Warks, musde contracty €0 it, wud ia ite beualf, aud bad the geuordd cauduch sud oversialib Of ita Lusiness, sud [ tial capacity pos- potrated tho acts eatified to' by tho varioyy witicasos Sur the prosscution, theu thess defondaute arw ltibl o tis dmm sud prusccution, plthough they may =3 Niara bocn acting ss sponts of aald corporation, An individual cannot onninit A crime asan agont of & oorporation and shisid himsolf from the conserueticen ‘behind B8 prineipal, From the very nature and or- ganiaation ot A corporation 1t etn onlyact thruyly - ividuais a4 nrents, and cannot concofve or conimtt n crime exerpit throngn such agenta, and the Iaw must Atiarofors Lake hold of atid punish the sgenta, who ara morally roaponaible, and supposed 1o kuow right front Wrolig, inateail of tha eotporation, which liss no moral atiribiiten or consclence, Nor daes the fuct that the Joral tio Lo thin distilieey wos [ tho corporstion known as the Ohieagn Aleohol Warka sh. n variance Letween tha indictment and the proof which de- fenrants can avail thomaelves an & defannn, The allegation in thio firat conni fs, fnal Mefendanta catriod on thie bsineas of distilecs, In the second and third counts, that they were **engaged in carry« 1ng on the business of dishillers, and had » distillerye warcbouso,” In the fourth count, that thoy '*1o. mioved & quantity of spirits from the distillery of safd 1lorioaun J, Pabilman and David Rush,” 1In the Alth connt the same, In ths sizth count, that thoy cons Bpired and concoaled » quisntity of spirita produced in liln diatrict for the purposs of defeauding tho Guverne moute And nll thesn alicgations are susiained by rouf that defendanta, as the inanaging ofilcers of maid torporation, mado 1o fraudulent conteacts nud per- potrated the frauds alleged botween themselves and Urafts, Rtoelle & Co, Noclle, Juuker & Co., and Ford, Oliver & Co. The matorial questions in this cass ars questions of fact arising upon the tesilmony, and theeo questiona 116 law leaves to you to be settied_and dotermined by you in tho iight of such fustructions ss tho Court ivea you upon tho law, It is concedod by the defense fiat qroas fasuds bava beon perpotrated upon tus Goverument n this city by the manufacturers and roo- tifiern of snd dealers in distiled spirits for seroral eace pank,” It e dofaadan 1 ALt caso den it ey hiave beon muilty of thoss frauds, or of any patt therein, sud especlally deny that thoy are guilty a8 clinrged in this caso, The textimony on tho part of the prosocution is to some extent of two classos $ Jirat—That of persous lke Jnnkor, Roelle, and Ford, who ‘were engamed in tho reoli- fying businees, and who, av thoy ~teatify, Lad trausactions wilh defondauta by wlich frauils npon thio Fovenuo wero accomplisbod as charged in the u- dietment, and of officera of tho Governinent acting as Hitorcakeoporn and Gaugers, who teatify o frauds com- e by defoudanta wikh'thele” kaowiodgo sa cou- yanco, ‘Seconii—The second class comprise thie avidenco of sovoral witnesses who wore employea of Lhiosa rectitters, Who claim 1o avo been cognizant of varlous facla tending 1o eotabliali sald frauds, and ta corroborsta thio evidence of the othor witnesses, Much hias been salid in Lohalf of dofendants In ro- gard o g action of tho prosecution i calling thoss roctificrs, Onugers, and Blorekeapers, most of whom are undet Indlcimont, sovoral of whoin bave pleadcl fuilly, and all of whom acknowledgo thomaelvea by thelr toatimony to have boen gullty of grose fraude upon_ the revenuo, and (o havo sccompiishod thels ety by swearmg 1o falso returns, and, %o far a8 the Gatigors aud Htorokovpors are coucaracd, to violations of all rules of oflicial duty, Euough hes beon dis- Closed from tho testimouy in this caso to show you ot it would soom {mporalble, aF nostly so, for dis- tillors o roctiflora to succeed fn dofraudiog tho Gove crnment of the ravonus on distilled spirita without tho eo-operation of the Govurnment oficars §n chargo of thio distillery o rectifying-Lowse, In other words, & conspiracy between sore of the Govarnuicnt ollicers aud the distilors or rectifiors 1n somo form ucoms nearly indinponsable {0 {he succesaful result of any el nebems, - Aul 11s onually obrious that tho d>- teetton and punislmant of such convpirators can rure- Iy bo achleseid oxcopt by tio ald of soma of the parties arolo, Tl Govaruniont Is, thorefore, placed fra- quently, in this class of cases, o the predicaiont when 1% st oittior uso this clasa of tostimony or allow uany af the Tendera or principal parties to such frauds to go Wholly unpunishad. 1 do not, thercfore, enuviclto any uuw lav, but simply stato whst s boen (ho law i1 thi counfry over Kirico we Liave beon a nation, that thio Government Lawtlio right 10 use sccomplicos ax wituesaes, It s tho duty of tho Coust to admit thelr {eatiiniony, and that of tho jury to consider it. As the Jaw now elands, the Government can compel accom- fjlces b sty Yauaro to conshler hu testimany of hieso witneases In tho light of all the circumstances undor which it I8 iven, The testimony of co-conapir- atars 1s always reccdved with great cantion, and should o welghed and scentintzed sith great coro by the jury, and yot sbould not rely upon it unaupportvd, ubless 1t produces in your minds tha fulleat and mont positive couvlction of Ite truth, It {4 Just and proper for you fo sock for corroborating facia on material poite, Dut ft Is not judwpenssbly mnocessary that thotr teatimany should 1o corroborated, provitled thio avidenco ol o accomplices alons prodiico upon your mituds o cloar convletion of ita truth, The finportaht ijucstion for you to cousider touching tho tutinouy of thess witiiessen fa: Have thesamon toldl you tho truth from the witncas-stand 1n thls rial, no matler how many falschools they muy have sworn to heroto- fore, nor what may be thelr motives in teatifying? In anawer to this inquiry, yon should consider the intin- encen which aurround’ each of theso witnesses, their tnativen in teatifying, what thicy respectively uxpect to guln theroby, tlicle iutollivence, thete boaring undnr Gross-examination, tho faiso ouths they adunit they have taken in carryiug ont thelr alleged frands, and determine, {n tho light of all these circumatances, Whelher you are satisfod that they have told you ihs truth ou thin trizl or not. Iu this eonnection you mu{ yroperly constiee bho faok that many men ko woul autacribo to a falso osth privately, as s matter of form, Wil sbrink from swearing to & falselioad u open court, 1with o consclousness that the eyos of therr ' follow-men_ aro centored upon {bem, and that they must e sublocted o tho or- deal of a crossexaminatfon aod criticlam. And whila it gacs to tho eredibility of most of these ‘Uovernmont witnesses, and shouid be considered by you aa bearing upan thelr teatinony, that thoy bave isken foleo oaths an rectifilors, Gougers, and Blore- keepers, yot_you should also bear in mind fhiat thun class 0f oaths i too often looked upon by those wha {ake them aa yners mattors of form, and their obliga- tlon aita nich more lightly upon tho conscionce thisn testimony delivered in’ open rourt, OF course, this divtinction connot bo Justified or defended by any law of eibics, but the dlference i 1o geuerally rocognized that in_somo parts of our counbiy, to say of a siaie uent that it 8 likos ¢ Unetom-tloiso cath,” is con- sliderod a8 cquivalent to sayiog that it is false, Although theso inen may have defrauded the Gov- arnment, and may buve taken tulso asths, yot thoy may Liave told you tho trath on tuls trlal, ‘Fhils you are to determine frum {he consldoration of the inirinsic us- turs of thelr evidence, its probabliity and naturslnoes, and also from furthoer conaidering liow fur it hus Leon corrosoruted and sustained by tho testimony of wit- Tessen who wete not sccomypldces nor futorcsted i thelr fraude, You may find {t profitablo to $aquira whether thera ix not testhmony enough to Justify you in findiug defendants guilty without, conslierlsig ‘or taking {ulo account tho tostimony of elthor of (he principal ao- complicea who have tostificd. If you fad hat tbo tcatfinony of theso indifferent withessca suticlently corrohwrates that of the othiers sq that you aro satis- fied that tho accomplicea have told you the truth, you wil, 1approend, find 1ittle difiicuity in tho cast, a8 thers can no doubt that, if you beliovo Junker Ttoelle, Ford, tho Muellers, Besclier, ocker, and Maitern, you'mnst find he’ defendants gullty on_all the counta, Bo lhat tho questlon is, Has the Qovern- ment, by the teatimony of all ita witneascs, when con- slderéd togother, wailo out th case enarged in tho ludictnonta 7 "Fo you, thy jury, exclusively belongs tho duty of welghing thv evidenco and detormining - the crodibility of ftho wilncssaa; '%1\ tuas the Court las abeolutely nothing to o, The do- nying of credit, then, to s witnees whould Do dolernod by hia chiafacter and conduct, Ly his ranuor upon tho stand; his relation to tho contro- Veray and fie pariies; Lis hopes and fears; hix blas or impartiality; tho rossonableuess or otherwise of tho atatements bio suakod; the wtrength or weaknoss of hiw recollocion, when viowed [ tho Light of il the othor testimony, and the factsa and circumstances of tho caso. ‘The fact hal many of the witnosea have taken falap 03tha, althicr #e officers ur otherwiso, shonld, a8 I sald baforo, put you upon your guard snd causo you 10 sanction their toatimony with caution, but it is your proviucu 10 aey you will kccept 4§ 28 trua or pot. 1t you are satisfed from tho evidence thnt auy witness Who has testitied qu this trial han wilifully sworn falsa in rogard Lo matarial mattors on thia trisl, or befor the Grand Jury, you aro at Lberty Lo roject the whole of bis testimony, You are st liberly ta vejoct toptd- mony 80 impeached, but ara nat compelled to dowa Dbecatlsn you may ba satiafied tlist tho witness has told you, tha ‘truth aud (eatifiod {ulvely when bofors tlg Orand Jury, Ho (lutin thia particular, aa iy othere, ou, and you along, are to detarming the oredibllity of ho Witnesson. : “The defendants by the Iflllu:n(uur aw can nelther e campellad nor parmitied o tewtity, As & mubstl- tuta foF this deprivation thia burden to’ eatablis i 1w upon the Government, and the law clothes tha do- fenduute with & preaunsplion of tnnocenco which ate touda und protects thom untii it 1s ovarcomo by testl- oy Which proves iely gullt beyoud resonable duulit, which means (bat the evidunce of thoie guild ag charged must bo cloar, positive, aud ablding, {ul autintying tho minds aud cousclences of the Jury. I {u not kutticient, in & criminal ceay, to justily s verdict, that there moy ba slrong susviclohs oF even eirang prahabilitica of guilt; nor as i civit cagos, & Huera pre ponderance of evidence in favor of the truth of ‘the churge uganet defendants: L‘bul what tho law enjolus is proof by legal and crodible evidenon of yuch ‘3 uu- ture that whei {4 1a sl considered by tha Jury, givio ta it ite natural eifect you fool, when you hiava carefy) iy welabiod and considared 14 sll, a clear, undonbiing, and ‘watisfactory_conviclion of dafondanie! gull"Unfted Btates ve, Babeook, per Dillon, Judys e defculanta Bave produced’s Ianys wmibec o witnesncs who hiave teatiiled (o their previous unifori goad characler for loneaty snd probity. “This Is cora- et ovldonce, und shou [0 b’ cousldered by you, liw Inquiry betty, Doca tho evidenco an tha part of the Governmont watialy you of defeudants’ gullt not withutanding this proof of pravious goud chinractor 1 18 scerun groper thiat 1 shauld atvo In tlits connection cal) youy sticntion 1o the fact that this clus af affouscs agaluut the Juvouus laws 14 1ot usually consldered b, thio communlty as{uvulving the saa degree of mar: turpitude s fruuds upon or fujuries to o fellow-wan, ‘They are looked Upon as wery vopial ofonass, Oul cominop expericice with and knuwledgo of tuankiu teaches un that men whose moral seuds would sbrink from doiug an sok which would defruud » follow-man al w siugle Lenuy, OF take (run hii proparty of sights of tbe tooat trivial valug, will uot Loultats If oppor- tully offers b defraud the Governniout of ila Teve- uuue by ywearing dawu tho valua of thels property fop tazation, Dy coucealliiy Uine prapurty fram the Av seauor, by making falio peturne of Lheir fucome ar property, of by Lolug partios to smuggling o ol avualons of the Roveuua lawa, “Aud wen du uok, 38 we Al know, losa casto or atanditig {u_soclety or the con~ tideuce of their fellow-men by such acts, ax they do )y thy comtaualon of orimes oF offeusss by which fu- dividuals are wrouged or dufrauded. Tlvoce thu avh dance which kas been givou in this case as to the chatacler hersloforo borus by the defundauts i of Jusw fruport dlian wuch evidance o upen the tnal of casou fur crimes fuvolving moral turpitude. It 18 ouly esldom hat wen bearing @ good charaoter for prauiiy @l at ouco lo ihe porpeiration uf uileuses crimiusl fu theunoives, while it {8 8 watter of frogueat uccurence to Bud men guilty of statutory offensos Tike thls who boar and bave borne unbleuiished topue tatious fur houest aud “bflth dwmfl; Ludeed, 1 do sk dpeiu I lororee 0 ey 1t Wity (e tust faw Inotiths, suveral inen who lsd bopao a epotless eyl stivue by tliese defoandants bave voluutarily plesdod wullty ab 4o bar of tibs Quart, aud porbapa in your xwu.mmmumnmmmuml tur whioh defondlants are now an trial,—so that this test- mony fu regaed to clinracter shonld be conatdered in the it of_the offanwe with which defendsnis aro olintged. Tho sama remark may bo made (n regard 0 the attank made hy defendants, through thelr connsel, Tpon fhio Government wiinesdcd. ' Whtlo wee plowd all perbaps unlicaitatingly refect ta naworthy of Yo Tt tho tastimony of & man who sdmitted that Lo had bren guilty of crimea fuvelviug great moral turpi- tudey auel s murdor, burglary, aud tuofty got it le doulitful whethor wa o or ahould look with the aimn degree of distrist upon tha testimony of a witness who only admibted the commission of stvfutory or venfal offennes, In otlier words, (e degreo of your confilon-e it 16 wilnesn sliot'd hw to n larga etlont neannred by tha morsl charactor uf the offense which Lo salmita himwelf to bo guilty of, ‘Tho penaltiss for e violation of the Revenus lawa arawcvnrs, nut ‘ho_ozperioncoof thisas weil saall olier 39 aruman‘s weeran ta be that such penalties nro TRty to k3 sbservanco 6f the law and the colloction of the roveuits, And whilo it s the duly of courta and Jurics not lo convict excent upon cloar And convinelng roof, yot thorn shoulkl bo tio hesitation about euforelng theso penaities when qulit in cloarly proven, You atd I azenot reaponaibls tor the vevority of thosn laws, but wa aro reapounibls for thotr enforco- maent whon & easo fs clearly mado out, Our duty here 1 not {a criticisn b Insw, nior 4o overioak or disroqard it, but to enforce it when a proper cass is made by tuo proaf, Tho pollcy of our Govarnment for many yenrs past fias leen to collet an Important portion of (e roves nnen from the taxon distiiled mpirita. And whils & Juat rogard for tho uation_requires tha this tax shall be collected, it n almoat equally tmportant that thin tax ahould Da collectad fn order ta_protect tho honeat lititler, who paya b taxes, from caputition with il cit apirits, Much strees In Iald by the defonso upsn tha fact that tho prosccution Jian produced no books ur documentn evidonco, It {a sumcient to say in regard to thiin thal ,tho Governmont should only be expected to produce ‘tho beat ovidence it has—that tho books of the dofend- anta msy or may not by & laborious and_careful com« parison show the frads, You must recolicct tlmt tieno baoks wera kopt by (he defendants, and_tho falr presumption {s that {f ongaged In feands npon the Uoverniment, they would efthor not enter thoso trann- nctions ot all npon their books, or entor them in somo fctitious zccount which conld only bo detected and ex- posed by mccident, evon 1f all tho books and ecrot memorandn of dofendsnis were accesslble, Tho only hooks produced he and referred to by dofendanta are what ara callod the Govornment books, that in, books required by Iaw to ba kept by tho defendauts as dis- {illers, and it in not pretendad, nor could {t bardly be tsgl these books wonld show tlicao atlegod auds. As T hiavo sald hofors, the resl queatlon sad tha on! ano to o passed upon by you is, Aro you eatiafied, £rom all tho evidenco In thls caso, as it lins been deliv- ered {0 you froni all the witnessca, that theso defend. anta nro guilty of tho fraudn charged fn this indlct- ment? Not but what moro convinciug evidenco ma; ba imagined, but dues this satisfy you when it iy all fairly considered togethor 2 1t 8 far you to way, fu tha light of the proof, wheth- er defendants aro guilly on all or ooly part of the counts in tho indictmont, 1f you find them guilty on all tho counts you shoukl say so by your verdict, If yott find them yuilty on only a part of thcas connts, ‘y;‘zlm nm"lll‘ll say on which of these counts you so flud om gUllty, The form of your verdict will be, * We (o Jury find defendants gullty on all the counta,’ if you find that the proof has suntained all the counts, or on cer- tain spocified counta §f yon find thom gutity fu part, If_yoi find for tho dafendants you witl sluply sy, e tho jury find dofendants not guilty,” 0, ATOBNS BUMPLEMENTS TUE COAROE, Mr. Btorrs then passed up to tho Court the followug aduitionsl puints, asking that the Court embody them In the chargo to the jury : It 1a not necessary that an accomplico should recelve any PAY OF othier pocuntary reward fcr hia participa- tion In the alleged orime, Whoover connived, at or participates tn, the comminsion of crime s an asoom« ‘vllro. 1f, thierafore, the jury bellova from tho ovidenca n tho caso that tho witnesucs, Dolios aud Bmith, kuew of any frauds upon the rovenuo committod by the Tiotiro with which they were omployed, and arglated in carrylug tho same out, they are agtomplices, although no chargea hava boen preferrod ogalnat thew, and thoy aro unindicted, 1€ the jury bellavs from the cvidence in the caso that the witness McMahon sssisted Ford lu the burn. ing and deatruction of his books for tho purpuse of concealing the frands of Furd's house, and if the jury aleo Leliove tiint McAlalion assinted fn stripping atampa from the packages for the purposs of defrauding tha Government, thon McMahon was au sccamplica, uni hia teatimony ts subjuct to tho ssmo_criticinios whica may ba passed upon tho testimony of his smbloyor, Mr. Ford, 1t tho jury boliove from tha evidenco in this cano that Burion AL, Ford teatliicd before the Grand Jury in October in substance that neither ho nor his house hail beon gutity of any frregularitics ot fraud againkt thio Goverument, nuul 1f tho Jury boliove thal such tai= timony was knowinglysad wiltfully false, then It {s not ouly the privilego but the duty of tha jury to reject ond disboliova all testimony of safd Fard whinh {4 not corrabioratod by tne testiniony of other credible wit T Fha bots made byTush nd Pahlman to Nocker fa 0 & gfjtalt “unoxpluinod ovldenco of wuy ulity condict botweon tho pacties. 12 fho jury do not hellove the tostimony uf Bookur as (o the purpoaes for which thia note wan given, then 18 furniahos 5o corroboraiion of thia mun atory which Becker tells, In dotermining the eredibility of tho witnem Becker, the fnry havoa right to take into conalderation th fack that ho {8 her uuder promive of aafoty aud jw. munlty from arrcat by the Govarumeut, 1¢ the jury believo from the avidencn in the care that Ford, bafors galuy upo tha staud, hadfrecelved nsunr- uces of imuiunity §from tho Uoverniuent, such cir- cumnlauco it 5 propor for the jnry to cousider iu de- termining tho credibility of tho witnou. The Court—It {8 nob neccusary thatan ac- complico should rocoive any pay or athar peci- niary roward for his participation in -n{ loged crimo, \Whoevor counives at or participates in the commission of a crimo is an accomplice, tho jury boliave from the ovidonos in this caso that “tho wjtness MoMahou asmistod Xord tho buruing or deatruction of his books for tho purposo of CD\ICQI“HE the {rauds of Ford's honse, and it tha Jury bellave that McMahon asadstod in atripplog tho stamps from the pack- uges for © tho purpose. " of defrauding the Governmnut, then MoMshon was au nccamplico, aud s testimany is subject to tha #aine criticisin which may bo lmmn upon tho tontimony of an nccomplice to Mr. Ford, subject, howevor, to the qualifioations that s had no ln- torest in tha fraud, and has oot, so far, besn in any way prosocited or threatened with prosecus tion by tha (avernment. The jury woro then faformod that they could rotiro to the jury-room, and the Conrt foelingly added that if tho paugs of hunger became too savera hisfora thoy reached s verdict, tho Daputy Marshal wonld soa thst thoy were givon s ope Roriinity to rofrash the juner men, ——— THE JURY BTILL UNDECIDED, At sixtesn mingtes bofore 1 the jury filad ont in charga of Mr. Conttnoy Campbell. Thare waa nothing {n tholr faces to Indicate how ta Let as they passod through the acrotinizing snd anxloud crowd of spootaors, Thojr conpto- nanoes woro aa blank as the hoard foncon that bonund thelr farms, and, so far from mavifosting that gravity the Importanca of tho caso would suggoat, they pald 8 mouotonous attention ta pernoanl properts, and soloplod hata and ovor- conts with an oya o detail at once rep. rehionsiblo, though characteristio. With a clearly-dofinod leaning toward a vordict for acquittal, the Judgo ordered that the lgnest twolye ba firss given 8 pquara meal. Blawly and eadly they poured dows tho soup, akippod tho fish, sud then went for the corned boef snd cabibage ; and then gatly and briskly they marche ed to the narrow, dust-laden, badly vontilated den asaigned o them for thair daliberations. At n quarter of 2 (ha key was turned, and the twelve good men and true wero lofh ta tholr dias ousalons and meditations, Irom that time until helt-past 4 tho court-room was falre ly filod, while the carridors of the building wers crowded by anxlousgroups esgorly discusaing tho prospect and canvawming the vpeoches and the avidence prosnd con, Lvery now aud then thora was & rumor that an agroo- went bad booa resched, followed by rush for tho door of the court-room, but there was found to bs no truth in tho ramor, and tha rush was turnod toward tho ** Housa of David.” Tha assomblage soomed protty oventy diyidod a8 ta the result, somo praphatically progaontis utluE ‘convictiou, and as many copflldoptly hint- ing ab aoquittal, while the conwprvative fow ade mitied the poadibility of a divagrssmont. Tahlman, who Lad not heard a word of the Judgo's charge, seoured that fair and impartial dooument, and waded through it with a pationea chispacteristio of tha man. Rush roceived his frionds in the ballway, quietly smoking a aigar, and duolining (o offor any_opinios as to the ultimate result of hid cass.” Duriug tho afters noon Rush, Judge Hangs, and & 'I'min- uny teporter epent & plessany hour ta- gother *in tbe Distriot-Attorney’s ofice, an durlng flm_ vislt Ay, Storrd dropped in to ssslst in vhe atoriey tlfli were tald to pase_away tha and . Bhelltwgton Cooper, hoversd B, Franklin Ayor aud L. lammorslough Bautell utood sround listontog to the Jokea aud taking an occagional hand 1, At » littio aftar € there was & yumor that thy Jury etood eight to fuur in favor of soquistal, while anothor rumor mads it nina ta threa for conviction, aud the orowd bouan o thin out, Just bafore 5 o'olook My, tange and Mr. Btorrs ngroed that s sealed verdics migut be reoejved, aud tho Jury wore Jocked up for tha nlght. At 12:20 they ind pot yeached o vordick, e vt THE QRAND JURY. RETURNING INDIOTNENTA, Bomething worthy of novtion was sshisyed by tha (rand Jury yesterday, 'They walked down-stairs sbout noon in golemu procession and fuvaded tha Districk Court-room where Judge Hauge' arwa wera making firece war upon the ataosphero batweon bim and the jury-bog iy the courte of his srgumort sgalnat Psllmas sand Rass As they entersd the court-room thoro was A mtay of procoodings, whila Judge Dlodgott propotunded {ho usual intorrogatary, Tho foroman Landed over in roply five indicy, monts. Tho most important of thess documentg vo# ono concerning the wolfara of one Ohastey T, Roat, rocantly Chilof Deputy Collector undar gnbn&nr. and more rocently an emigrant tq anadn, . ‘T'ha indlctment beging by sssorting that tor_L. Root huxug duly, nmm!ntndglud ch"t'?: under autliotity of the Internal Tlovonua law of the Unlted Staton sa Doputy Colloctor, did cons nrlrn and collude with John P, Furlong, en 13, Miller, Roawsll U. Mersoresn, and Ueorgs Durronglis and divers other persons o dofeand the Unitod 8t of tho. Intornal Rovonus tay upon s cortain Iargo quantity, to-wit - 100,00 proat gallons of diatilled apirita thioroafter to by Kmluoud at cerinin diatiliorios aituate in {lg orthorn District of llinows, to-wit: tho dig. tillerios of Gliolson G, Russoll, Menry B. Mill, and Frodorick L. Itood, Roswoll 0. Merseroan, Orlando 33, Dickoraon, Jonathan Abel, Eghery . Lonoh, and George Durronghs, against tlg poaceand dignlty of tho eaid United Statos aug conttary to the form of the statute In such casy mado and provided. Thoro are varlous counts in he indictmont, The firat rolates that tho ssid Choater L. Itogf on the 1st day of Docombor, 1874, did connpirg with Simon I'owall to unlawfally removs 20,00 allons of distillod spirits from the Bouth Drauch istillory Compauy. The aécond count chiarges that Chestor T, Tioot, an the 1et day of October, 1874, did con. spiro and colludo with Hormaun J, Lablman ang Davld Q. lush to nolawfally remove 20,000 gal. I\gnn :r diatitlod spirits from tho Chlcago Aleoho} orks, Furthior, that on tho 1st day of Soptomber, 1874, ho did conspire and colluda with Roswelj 0. Mersercau to unlawfully romovo 20,000 gal. lona from the distillery of eafd Moraoreat. Turther, that tho sa{d Toot, on the st day ot JFaly, 16874, did conspiro with William Coopor ta romovo uniawfully 20,000 paltons of distilled epirits from the Binokbawk Distilory, "That on the 1st day of June, 1874, he did con. spire with Ifonry U. Froderioke to romove mn. lawfully 20,000 gallons of distilled spitits from tho Lake Bhors Distiltery. That on tho 1st day of April, 1871, ho did con. i!flm with Qrlando 1, Dickeraon, Jonatuan Abel, Egbort 0. Leach, aud Goorge 'T. Burrotighs to unlawfully remove 20,000 gallons of distilled epirits from thoir distillery. ‘That on the 1at day of March, 1873, he did con spiro with Ionry B, Willor and Frodorick L, Tteod to unlawfully romove 20,000 gatlons of dis. tilled apirits from thair disttilory. ‘That on the 18t day of Febriary, 1873, ho did congpire with Jobn P, Furlong to unlawfully re. move 20,000 gallons of distilted spirits from the distillory of Ghiolson G. Runaell, ‘I'ho romaining indictments wore sgainat par. ties conneoted with minor irrogularities, and having no goneral interost, -It is undorstood that onc was against tho lottor-carrior Durst who was arrosted some timo aga for putloining money from Jotters whioh ho abstracted from the ‘boxes on Wabash avenuo. Thero were also in. dictments agaiust Guatavu Da @ray and Alfred Bushnol, who wore hold to trial o fow woeks azo for rnuning n molasses dlatillery. at Hyde Patk. Tho jury had a short session {n tho aftornoon, but had no whisky witnesa: t was axpented that thoy would investigato ox-Diatrict-Attornoy Ward, but for some rosson tbo witnossos dul not appesr. . —_— SMITH WILL UNBOSOM HIMSELF, A AEXSATION TREDICTED, Spectal Dispatoh to Tha Chicago T'ribune, BeniNomep, Ill, March 80.—A rumor ob. tains horo to-night that Al Amith, private clerc of ex-Collactor Joln T, Harper, aud implleated moro than his principal in tho defalostion in that officein 1873, bas loft Chloago, whero he hag heon rosiding of late, .and gone to ashington to ‘“lay down and that ho will confess and has alveady con. fosacd not only his own ehortcomings, but im- plicatos in at least a kuowledge of the whisky frauds a number of politicians of Btalo roputa. tion and promise in both parties. In his oxame ination before tho Commitleo of Inquiry in the Ilarper case Smith tostiffod to knowlodga of tho ex-Collector’s aefalcation on thopars of e€overal men of Stato and oven na- tional reputation, sud he hns sevoral times Innted that ho could, It ho wonld, toll much of tuo political manouvering and uso of money in tho campaign of 1872, whon Ilarper's office was belioved to bo tho financial bead- uartors, Smith's squoaling will make it harl for tha distillors, bat mitol rougher for politis cinn, if ho Laa told all Lo knows, Springtleld, Pekin, Toorig, Ohlcazo, and oven Washlugton, will liston with interost to hosr his tale. —_— MISCELLANEQUS. PAHLMAN AND BUBHL While it is mounowledgod that the Govera. mont has proscoutod tho Pablman sud Rush cago with o great doal of vigor, there Is, on the other Land, a prevailing impresaion that they played a too full hond, The toutimony of How ollo, Junker, and their {wp clorks, with possie bly that of Kord and MoMalou, wonld, it is as gortod, havo mado » sufiiciently atrong caso ta nsura & speody conviotion. Tlat tho Govern mont stopped right thovo snd not songbi to lavo bolstored up tho ovidencs by the tostimony of Doccher, Dooker, TNummel Mueller, Georgo II Muellar, snd the roat, 1t would havo left the improssion on tha ‘minds of the jurors that the caso wae of lsell inherently strong. 'Tho spparont noed of forth fying tho capo by the iotroduction of thls fur thor testimony must hiave had Ite welght ln form: ing the geweral opinfon tbat tha (ioverumen couypael felt thomsalves in a tight placa withoul it. It fa also thought by many thav it Bon Ayer bod closed the onse for the Government * the resuls would lam beon moro sptisfactory. Whils District-Attorney Dangs know tho sallant points in the oase, ft wak marked by tho obssrvaut lawyors present tiab his address soincked $0o muchof a geply tosoms of Mr, Btorrs’ brililant repartaca and witheriog sarcasme, I atjompting to carry ant tho ides of making a roply to the wily conusel for the dofondants, Judge Bangs allawed his mind to bs divorted from certain material issuos. o hd, in fact, nearly finished the argumeutative part of his addross, aud was on the vorgo of his pororation, whon Bir., Ayer aud Mr. Bautell 10« minded him that he hiad not dwolt upau the Tord mattor a8 fully as its importance dosarved: Tho defenso had mado tho polnt that Ford b wllllulll perjured himeoll ju jpving up one of s bost friends, Tho aim of the Government was to show that Tord Lad po oouncctiont with otber diatilors hero; that bo hel rocelved lis opooked goods by of the Indis-rubbior package ~ {miquisyy that if 'Ford had dealguod to cominit orjary, instead of swoaring sway tho liberty of El' best friend ho would have ‘porjured himsell in the liope of entangling some enomy—a cours® which would be just a2 cuil{ noo:rmb;d bed porjury boon tha moany detormived on. Thig DPnint conld. hava boen groatly elaboated and atrengthonod, but it was dismisscd in & (o0 words, sad_not ith that degreo of emplisit which' marked some portions—and thoso of & minor _chinractor—of Judda Bange' specchs Novortheleus, so vast was tha flold to be covered in the summing up, that it {a concodod that tha District-Attaaey made a very craditablo shose ing, taks 1s altogother, for tho Governments BINDEEOVY. The inyestization inte the Rindskopt Droltx era’ Iatest crookod dodge baa ko far oficited the testimony of two leamslera and the afidavita o thres otliers, all_awoaring to the remova! © eplrits from the Rindskopf diatillory in tho man var dotatled in Tye TulsUNa o day or 60 8% All the tontimuny bofore tha Unjtod Blatoa Com ‘missioner 18 nos yot in, buk the part to come i htlly a8 concluaiyo a8 Wall as interoating ss bl whioh Liss preceded {6, Tho cass Is boing sotlva: Jy managed by Collsotor Boan apd numcug rnoy loton, sud i Ja expected thas the ':d of thiu week will aco the great brethior fn (18 held to await tho action of a coust and Juye FEUSONAL. Mr. Tngwatlg Oloson eteps ant from the tion of Awssistaut District-Attorney to-day, loar fvg behind biw numerous friends. Mr. I Tho Rueotads him, s already boen 1wduc uto the dutios of the otilcs, Mr. Hacvoy will probably take m-uel:‘n"":‘, the Colleglor's office Haturday. The w n:l by the Colisolor's private room are bolog (od 1o nunod, ald the apartmuuy 18 being rellt antlcipation of thal event. i CONYIOTIONS AT BT, JOSI h o5 Tt Yo Harch . 'vmilo:;”g'fi oo, Adler and Kurss, have of fifty-uaven canuts 8¢ Bie Josoply Mo sl aro awaiting ventonse, UXER. hs C/ (al Duapateh b0, Trs Chicago T bunte pal Hu:flluxn. Maroh 30.—In the Nnnnnmdwh; o tipdatentcucs, o1 s, Norkok was (aken, and o L1110 o of impartanao was sliolted iu sdditiou bo walled already publistiod lo 'Wisw TRIBUSE. - ————————— . 15lead waaty (o ave the natiosh o eat e Wathivaton Hopusieat PO inked off itk #0430 of dyuawiie mesnd