Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 11, 1881, Page 1

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CABINETS Part of both sizes In each Price, only - $4 and Easels at prices FAR | NEWS IN BRIE ——The New York Michigan relief fund how amounts to $125,045, The cotton crop of Qeorain this year I about 0 per cent short uf the cron of last year. ——There will be two colored members tn the next Virglula Senate and eleven In the House. —Lefroy, the English railway-carringe murderer, has been sentenced to be hanged on the 20th of December. —Northeast to southeast winds, Heht rain or snow, and stationary or bigher tem- perature for Uils region today. —Caridinal Nina, atone thie Papat See. retary of State, will become T’refect: of Con- stegations, vice Cardinal Caterlul, deceased, —It Is belleved that six persons who got on board the steamer Calllope at Gtbraltar were Aierivans. ‘The Calllope was wrecked on the Spanish coast, ——Jtlins Stark was sentenced at Antonio, Tex, yesterday to ten years, Imprisonment for robbing the United States mails. William Peltey, for a slinilar offense, was sent to the penltentlary for Ife, —Panl de Cassagnae has unother chance to kil his man or to be killed Mimself. In consequence of a recent article m bis paper, Le Paya, vellecting on Adrien, Montebello, the latter kas challenged him, ——Balley, Republican, defeated Noble, Democrat, for State-Lrenstrer of Pennsyt- vauii, by 3,054 plurality, ‘The entlre Hepub- Mean ticket Is elected 1 Wisconsin by. an avernge iniJority of from 7,000 to 8,000, ——Through the breaking of n steel twisted rove tho elevator of the Belvidere Hotel, New York, fell from the fifth floor to the basement yesterday, fatally injuring John Mercer, 0 porter, and seriously injuring four other persons. -—At the election in Detroit, Mich., Nov. 8 the Republicans elected the Mayor, Clty Clerk, City Treasurer, City-Attorney, all: tho Councitmen but one, and ten out of fourteen Alderinen. ‘Thompson, the Republican eau- didate for Mayor, got a majority of 1,404, ——A seinl-oflcial German organ says that notwithstanding the result of the elections the German Government will persevere with {ls schemes of economten! reform, Bis- warck’s fmmedtate friends admit that be wilt not resign, and that the threats of resigua- tion are made for effect. ——Sherift Keeter, while trying to capture ft horse-thief at Yullville, Ark, was fatally shot. W. J. Fuller, a imooristiner, shot Leonard Jarrell in Habersham County, Gear- gla, because he suspected that Jarrell gave in- formation gbout his moonshining operations ‘to the revenue authorities, —hir Garnet Wolseley has been ap- poluted Adjutant-General of tho British army tn place of Gen, Sir Charles I. Ellize. ‘The appoiutment has been made in order to facilitate the working of the new army sys- tem, of which Sir Garnet approves, but to which Gen. Eflice is believed to be opposed. ——Ex-Senutor Christianey testified in the divorce case yesterday. He swore that he never knew Giro, and that he was. not aware thut Giro testified in the case until a month after the deposition was taken. 11é sald that the letters to Giro were In his wite’s hand- writing, He was quite confident on this point. —The Albany Event Journal places Gen. Carr’s majority for Secretary of State at 10,000, and says that itis probable that all the Republican candidates on the State ticket except Husted uro elected. ‘I'he State Sen- ato will probably stand 17 Venovrats to 15 Tepubdticans, and the Assumbly 67 Democrats and GL Republicans, —Premler Ferry and his colleagues tend- ered their resignations to President Grévy yesterday, and they were accepted as a mat- ter of course. Gambetta was then ‘sent for and Intrnsted with tho formation of a new Cabinet, and he has accepted tho trust, ‘Ihe new Cablnot will ba announced Sunday, Ferry will probably be Mintster of Instruc- tlon, — Samuel Ingham, who was a member of Congress from 1835 to 1839, died yesterday at Hartford, Conn, Col. John Kutz, for several years Chief of Police of Boston, died yester- day morning. ‘Tho Rev. Dr. John Ws Mcers, Professor of Metaphysics in Iumilton Col- leze, and Prohibition candidate for Governor of Nai York tn 187%, died yesterday at Utica inthis 50th year. ——Returns from eighty counties of Vir- ginin give Cameron (Readjuster) for Gov- ernor 1,500 majority, Returns from the thir ty-two counties still to hery from will In- ereise the majority to about 10,000. The Leg- islature will stand; Senate, 23 Rendjusters, 18 Demovrats; Assembly, Readjusters 57, Democrats 43; thus giving the Readjusters o inajority of 18 on joint ballot, —The King of Ashantes had 200 younz girls killed recently that he might obtain thelr blood for use in mixing mortar for the repalr of the State buildings, The report of the mussucre Is made by one of the Intended victins, who suecveded in making good her escape, The story ls udt discredited, as tho Ashantes King is known to have ordered stoillar massucros on other occasions, ——Moret, 9 Radical member of the Span- ish Cortes, urges'the Introduction into Spain of jury and magisterial systems similar to those of the United States and England, and a property-system siinilar to those of Bel- gium and England. He announced that he would conditionally support the Government, and denonuced rugicides, He alluded to Queen Victoria’s sympathy with Mrs, Gar- fleld. —Chief-Justice Shannon, of Dakota, says the charges made against hin have orlgl- nated with an Indian Jand-ring and jealous political competitors. Io says ho Is Indorsed by Don Cameron, Simon Cameron, Mae- Veugh, Sceretaries Kirkwood, Hunt, and Lincoln, and several members of the Chicago bar, and that he has the assurance of Presl- dont Arthur that the charges agalust hin shalt not avall. y +The Pennsylvania ailrond Company BETHESDA MINERAL WATER WHY Gord WAUKESHA ‘TU DRINK BETHESDA WATER Whon yon can ‘tot it at hone. fr Oliy-twontloth tho rast of & trip te th ihis world-tumiubs watve fe 4 Ho all discuses uf tte Kidneya, 18 Oraans, Lad has cured Uiousunds ald Ue the gillon to cous Wabasha. Har sale HOTTIE! WAGE (or © BETLRESDA,” ond tave no other. CHAS, H, BAKER .& CO., forint _ ENUOATIONAL. vi tary Academy, twit Enginevring, Chew! Chester, Vi Eng! h ovory day, Bb fol romedy {UF ivr, und Uriiary ae BOE ra overy> Generul Agents, 36 Watush-ay, ———————=—_=—= hemistey, Ciasslos ‘Dgurees cuntorrod, Col ‘thew sais bres Nas notified the other trunk Hues that It fy- tends to make a general advance in wos bound frlegit rates from Now York to Cilf- cago on Monday next, ‘Che new schedule will bo: First-class matter, 60 cents por 100 pounds; second-class, 50 cents; third- class, 40 cents; fourth-class, 28 cents; being an Increase of 15, 12, 10, and 8 cents respect> ively, Corresponding advances will be made to intermediate volts, —<A Maya landlady has reduced the rent of on of her tenants from $75 per annum to $42.50, and has mude proportionate reduce tious In other cases, rather than go before the Land Comuission to tix the rent. The tenants on the Irish estates of the Earl of Buokinghamshire and Mr. Fetherston have refused to pay rents unless the landlords ri NOVEMBER 11, 188!—TWELVE PAGES, make a reduction of 1 per cont all round, ‘The Mayo furtners are maklag apoileation to the Land Court, ‘There were elght arrests in Trelana yesterday, —Mr, ant Mrs, Jacob W. Forsythe deeded to the East Chleazo Lmprovement Company, a New Jersey corporation, 80 acres of land, Ihown as the Forsythe farm, Just ueross Lie Inditna Stateline on the luke shore, fer the sti of $1,00,00, Mre Forsythe received from Mer. ¢ n, the President ot the coms pany, teheck for Si84330H, being one-third of the price, and mortange notes to secure the payment of the remainder. ‘The tnprove- iment company will begin operations at Kast Chicago pretty soon. : ——In consequence of the recent disturb. Anices nt Meeea, Midhat Past wilt be trans- ferred to a sater place of detention. Midhat fs ndangerons sort of-person to five among a disaffected population. ‘The Porte bas ex- pressed regret ut the excess ‘of zeal shown by ‘Turkish oftelals recently In stopping vex sels Inthe Dardanelles and searching thei for dynamite, Jtis adinitted that cargoes in transit’ are not fable to Inspection, and the exeusy offered 1x. the ‘grett apprehenstons of the Czar ahd Sultan ‘on the subject of dynamite, 3 . f —There Is a good prospect fora larze at- tendanve af the Turltf Convention to be helt in New York City on ‘the 80th ana 30th Insts. lianton, the Secretary, Nas ‘already received letters from 400 delegates who proinlse tu nt- tend. Itty thought that nearly every {u- dustry will be represented.’ Among the sub- Jeets to be discussed ave, Tari Revision by Commission,” “ Heduetion of Interna tonal Taxation,” “ United States ‘Treasury Deelstuns,” and “The Promotion of Ship- buildlug Interests? An effort will be made to show that the effect of protection: fs to reduce manufacturers’ prices, to Inerease the rate of wakes, and .to expand and en- hance agricultural Interests. M. Winslow, a wealthy elfizen of ston, charged Geb. Lra Blooutleld with accepting a bribe from him while act- Ing as a ‘Trustee of the Solilers’ ome at Normal, 1, Gen. Bloomilela ras indicted by the grand jury. ‘The trial came off yes- terday, Wiisiow repeated hfs statement, Gen, Bionmfeld contradicted it potut blank. Wins- low’s testimony was linpeached, and twenty: witnesses, four of whoin were sunimoned at Winslow's own roquest, swore that his reputation for truth and veracity was not goud, and most of them that they would not believe him on oath, “Gen, Bloomfield was acquitted by the jury without hesitation, and was sinecrely congratulated by bis fellow- townsinen on his triumphant vindteation, —A conference of the Lowa and Ilinois members of the lennepin Canal Conuuission, which grew outof the Davenport Convention of last May, was held in ‘this city yesterday, anil it was the general sense of those present that It Is necessary to ngitate the question of the fimprovement of the Ilinols River and tha construction of the Hen- nepin Cunal in order to get Congress to make the necessary appropriations. Senator Logan, ° Gen. Wenderson, Con- gressmin Farwell, and Congressinan Ati rich were present and “declared themselves in hearty sympathy with the movement. Senator Logan pointed out that It would bo necessary to subinit an simendment to the Statd Constitution to a vee uf tus people of AMinols_ providing for turning over the Illi- nuts & Michigan Canal to the National Goy- ernment. The canal, he holds, must neces- sarily form a part of any scheme of lmprove- ment of the waterway between the great Jukes and tho Mississtppl. ——Under Seeretary Windom’s refunding scheme $579,500,050 of bonds haye been con- tinned at 337 per cent, at a cost te the Gov- ernment of ubout $10,000, Mr. Windom claims that’ his scheme has resulted ina greater saving tothe Government thun would the Democratic scheme proposed at the last session of Congress if adopted. The Demo- eratle seheme proposed the expenditure of one-fourth of 1 per cent, or $1,448,000, for refunding operations, the repeal of the bank- tax, and the abolition of the two cent stamp on checks, drafts, ete, which would have reduced the Covernment revenues by $8,676,000, making a total loss to: the revenue through the 8 per cent refunding seheme of $10,125,592. ‘The difference in tha annual ine terest between ASand a Bg per cent bond on the total amount refunded ts $2,807,800, which, deducted trom $10,125,500, shows an advantage to the Government the first year of $7,227,709. ‘Tho 334 per cent bonds are payable at the discretion of the Government, and It fs an advantuge that they can be pald whenever tho Govermment has funds, ——Judge Cox decided yesterday that pro- ceedings by Information in the star-route cases was improper, heliing that the crline charged ugaiust Brady and others is‘ infas mous,” and that the proceedings should be by indietinent. ‘The tuformations were there- fore quashed, and Brady and his fellows have gained a stbstantial victory. Col, Cook, after Judge Cox had vendered his de- cision, nde a personal explanation of nis course In the mutter,” He did not attempt to defend the course of the Attorney-General, and the latter has not yet thought it worth his while to defend himself against the charges of carelesness, lack of diligence, and want of method in dealing with these cases, Col, Cook says that the star-route people will be now pro- eveded aguinst fn the regular way, by ine dictinent, and that there will be no “let-up.? ‘The star-routers have won the first round, however, wud their victory makes them de fant. Col, ‘Totten, their leading counsel, sald yesterday In open court, replylng to Col. Cook, that the cuses would never be brought before a petit Jury. -—Gladstons in his speoeh at the Lord Mayor's banquet complimented Mr, Forster and those associated with im in the govern- ment of Lreland, and said that they were en- titled to the gratitude vf thelrcountrymon for the- exemplary manner ia which they have performed thelr dutles, Tha Lines regards this us an Indleation that the Government will persevere in the policy of repression, and warns those (enants who have neted on the *no-rent” policy to desist, It asks the landlords not to press thelr clalins In certain districts ut the present tine, but to wait until the ultra Lund-League districts are subdued, when the authorities will ald them In the collection of rents, ‘Tho Pall Matt Gazette, on the other hand, says that Fors- ter’s course hus only tended to deepen dis- wfection, and says thut uot only Fenians and rebels, but the professional classes, are deeply Incensed ut cases of scandalous Srijustice, such as the arrest of Dr. Kunny, the Lund> League phydleian, Lord Granyiliesaid at the banquet that he had excellent authority tor saying that not only the native Americans, but the better class of Irish, in the United States ‘are ulmust toa man on-that slide of the great contest in Ireland on which Mr, ‘Forster {s engaged.” Somebody has been foollug Lord Civanville, as far as the better class of Irish are converned at least, WASHINGTON, End of MacVeagh’s Con- temptible Star-Route Farce. Judge Cox, Without Hesita- tion, Throws the Case Out of Court. Folly of the Argument that the Crimes Charged Are Not Infamous. Col. Cook Follows Corkhill with a. Long Personal Statement. A General Failure .to Ac- count for an Unlawyer- like Blunder. The Best the Lawyers Can Do Is to Charge It to the Assasin, of Justice, However, Fixing the Finger of Scorn on MacVeagh. Gen» Grant Has Got a Cabinet Slate Witch Just Sults the President. Lovers Extraordinary Success of Mr, Windom— Superiority of His Plan to That of Congress, MAC VEAGIVS WATERLOO. A GENERAL LET DOWN OF THE PHOSECU- TION OF THE A 2D ROBBERS, Speclat Dispatch to ‘The Chicago Tribunt. Wasutnaron, D, C.. Nov 10.~The attempt of the Government to try the star-route enses without the Intervention of the grand jury by the process technically called an‘ tnfur- ation? has falled, Stripped of technicall- ties, the deelsion of Judge Cox Its, in sub stunce, this: The fifth article of the amend- ments to the Constitution of the United States provides that no person shult be heldto an- swer for n capital or otherwise infamous erline unless ona presentment or indictinent bya grand fury, except in exses arising in the Jand ‘and naval forces. ‘The offense charged fn the Information which the Goy- erninent sought to file fy, in the opinion of the Court, © PLAINLY INFAMOUS: consequently it 1s clearly {n.contraven‘'on of the Constitution of the United States and: of the Inws of the District of Columbia to pro- eved by information, The deciston goes in no respect to the merits of, the offenses eharged, ‘There can be no inference drawn from the deelslon ns to the cult or innocence of the persons necused. ‘The fact that the persuns charged with conspiracy to defraud the Goverment have had thelr bail dis- charged and ure themselves released proves only thatthe fawyers for the Government made aimistnke at law; yet It is noticeable tonight that THE STAR-ROUTE PEOPLE and their friends are endeavering to Intec pret the decision as meaning that the Gav- ernment has ng case agalnst them, and that the procvedings areatan end. ‘They ave at anend, as to this particular ease, In which Brady and others were charged with con- splracy to defraud the Government with re- spect ton certain mall-route in Arizona, for the reason that any proceedings before tho grand jury In that partleular case. were barred by the statute of huitatlons about Oct. t, three days before the graud Jury reassembled: but, [f the Government has the evidence that it 1s supposed to have, falture tu proceed by an unusual process, resorted to us the only means to correet a legal blun- det, nnd If the present Administration is dis- nosed to have proceedings agalnst the star ronte men continned, THESE INFAMOUS CHIMES, which dudge Cos satd today had the line drawn betweg: them and misdemeanors at the wallof the penitentiary, enn yot be pun- ished inthe courts of law. " We have the enses and will go right on,” salt Col, Caok, the special counsel of the Government, after hearlng the deeision of Judge Cox against the Information procedure, and Col, Cook has the reputation of velng the most successful criminal lawyer at the District bur, “You will never bring auy of these cases before n petit jury,” sald Cul. Totten, the leading local counsel for the defense. Upon these two statements the Issue is Joined, THE RESULT is to be determined. If the Government has the evidenve that it Is supposed to have, nid the grand jury is honest, scores of indict ments as to offenses against which the statute of Muiltations has not yet run may be expected. ‘The attorneys for the stare qoute mun deny that any such evidence ex- ists. “Lhe attorneys for the Government aro anid to fear that the grand Jury ts not altos gether to bo relicd upon. But, whatever the result, and whatever the decision the Arthur Administration may arrive at as to further prosecution of these cases, It cannot be de- nivd that the failure of the attempt to pro- eced by Information is A VERY SERIOUS BET-RACK for the Government. ‘Ihe decision reflects upon the legat abilily of the Government's counsel, casts a suspicion upon thelr carnest- hess, and gives tho advantage of a seeming sticeeas to thedefense, Itcannotbodentud that the Government bas begun the stay-raute prosecutions with a» blunder, aud met with a mortifying and disastrous defent through blundering. Ow whose shoulders the real responsibility should rest ny not be tor the mmament apparent. ‘The Government prose- cutors ure anxious to shift it from one te the other, ‘The person whom the Nation at large, will holt responsible iy the Attorney-Cien- eral. le Is the law ofiicer of the Govern- ment, and as such had the direction of the cases, Moreover, le tuok A PENSONAL AND DIMGENT INTEREST Jn the pro lon, showing, by word and deed, that he felt he was on the track of villainy in high places, which It was his duty and alinost his_ privilege to discover, pursue, and punish, For the adjournment of the xrand jury he cannot shirk the responsl- villty. : According to the must charitable view, tho adjournment was only possible through the unpardonable negligence of the Government law officers. ‘The Liunder com qitted, suddenly the Attoruey-Gencral + halled and peremptority refused to follow (ie pusiness further, Why this abrupt and complete change of poltey ? AKIOVS ANSWERS have been given, His own was that he deemed ft proper that President Arthur shout select his own Cabinet advisors, and that he thereforg should stand down and out of the way, Moreover, he had got the Gov- ernment’s ease rendy for triad, and its fure ther conduct before the court could pe safely tntrusted ta the able speelat counsel who liad undertaken the proseeution. In what way it was prevarcd tor trial the deeiston of to- day shows, He niade no secret of his Inck of aceord in the political vlews uf the Prest- dent, and, therefore, fora third reason, thourht It decorous and wise to sander their ofielal ‘relations, But to these thres reasdus it fs retorted thot, Ar thur being left fv by the resignation to selvet'an Attorne: ural, selected Mac- Veugh as his own suecessor, and was embar- wot by his staslng, but by stothe third reason, we seu the President retaining Biulne, whese polittes al record and open aspirations are as widely different from those of Arthur as can possl- biy be MacVeagh’s, So, again, the Presl- dent furinally reappoluts dames, though the fatter definitly swung sway from the “Stu- Witty” Ar € TIME WHEN STO THESE FRIENDS WAS PRE AND DESENTION ILATE rm And, to reply to the secon rengon last, diulze Cox. decides today, from the bench, that the Government has so far falled: in the proper presentation of the case that all their work falls to the ground, aud they must beglay agains Now, (ff we burrow under ground, we find another line of argument. It fy said that MacVeagh had convinced hin self that, while proof of moral guilt existed In abundanee, legal proof yas absent, and, indetuntt of this, the, proscentlons begun with such a flotrish of trumpets must fall, dnd especially was thisdikely when the local Intlueuce of the doers Was sU.Strong as to maken trial by Jury almostafaree. Itwason this very neeount that the Government cone gratutited Hselfon the fact that the case wonld be tried by fore Judge Cex, whose repe utation as A.GOUD ACDGE AND AN HONEST MAN Iishigh, Judge Cox's tirst act has been to throw thelr case out of court. | It Is said tint, rather than risk this fallure from the kness of the euse and the corrupt which environ the fury, te At neral threw away his aris and This is ou sertous charge, but it is amude by many, Another cause, involving . stil greater © insinuations, Is advanced. by some, who say that MacVeugh mistrasts the slucerity of the new Administration inits prosecutions of the accused; that he-believes the Administration, while maktig a show of zeal, will seeretly protect the defendants, ‘To this-[t can be answered that * A REALLY GREAT MAN would seé fn such a conspiracy the oppor- tunity of his Mfe, and would, 50 far from ficeing from his post, stretch every faculty and call upon every resource to unmask and thwart stich an ondacious and dangerous project. Ag it Is, the eange of the Govern- ment and, many will say, the cause af jus- thee Hes prostrate and bafted, and, justly or unjustly, the Attorney-General will be held largely responsible for the fact. COMMENTS UN COOK'S STATEMENT. Col. Cuok, attorney for the Government, after the decision of Judge Cox In the imat- ter of the information In the star-route cases today, made reply to the statemuut of Dis- triet-Atturney Corkhill, a few days ago, as to the adjournment of the grand Jury. Col, Cook dit not undertake to reply for the At- eneral, but dl state, as for himself, ot only did tot know that the grand jury was to be adjourned’ untii ft was ad- journed, but that he did not know until last week that it vowld have. been reassembled, ‘The explanation of Col, Cook Is not an an swer for the Department of Justice, and can seareely be regarded a3 8 complete answer tor hituself, for TH LAWYERS WILL HE VERY APT TO SAY that, if he did not know, he ought te have known, that the grand jury gould have been reconvened on short nutice, us it was stated in the court the other day by tho prosecuting officer of the District (1 state: ment which was confirmed by the du i that there was more than one precedent here for reconventng a Jury pending an adjourn ment, and that it could easily have been done fn this case. Col, Cook, ow behalf of the Government, finding that the jury had been adjourned, and knowing that the statute of Uniltations was rianing, and would operate before the date fixed for the reassembling of the jury, could, at least, have inquired of the judge or of the District-Attorney, whether the grand jurycould be reconvened, jad have asked thot It should be reconvened If possible, Nelther this question nor ree aquest was made, But the vital point in thls controversy between District-Attorney Cork HM and Attornéy-General MacVeagh 4s, Did Distriet-Attorney-Corkhill know that the statute of Hmltations would operate upon the case in question prior to Oct. 37 TUE ANSWER TO THAT would seem to baw very simple one. Dis- trlet-Attorney Corkhill knew nothtug what ever about the ease that the Attorney-Gen- eral was to bring ay a test case inothis: stare route business. Col, Corkhill hat been treated with suspicion by the Attorney-Cen- eral from the outset, and tho latter his not hesitated tu state, not very pri- yately, thut+ Col, Corkhill would not be intrusted with any controt in these cases, Corkhill not only was nut given any contral, bit he was not given any information about them, Ie, it is belle KNEW ABSOLUTELY NOTHING about the intentiuns of the Government with reference to thestat-route cases more ‘than any eltizen could tearn from the newspapers, Mets the Government: prosecutor for the District it is true, but the control of those particular eases was taken out of his hands by the Dupartinentof Justice, anda special United States District-Attorney appoluted to manage them—Cyl, Cook—whose commis. slon as such counsel, signed by the Attorney- Gendral, was spread at tho very outset pon thorecords of the court, ‘The Attorney-Gener- 4) had no conferences with Col, Corkhill ag to the parsons to by proceeded against In the starroute matters, ts to the faets, as to the cases Which were to be brought, as to the romtes with respect to which conspiracy is.te bo charged, or even that conspiracy was to be charged at all; coNsEQU Vy he could not have informed the Attorney- Genural. that, by the adjournment of the grand Jury, the statute of Ilmitations would operate upon 8 case oF cases; ts to the brings ing of which, or as to the time when the offunses charged originated, Col, Corkhill had absulutely no knowledge, ~ 4 Jlowever Col, Corkhill may be eritlelzed tn this mutter, he had not’ the charge of any- thing relative to the star-route prosecutions, and Iteertaluly was the business of the Du- partment of Justice, having taken the mate ter out of hls hands, and having sppotnted spsclal counsel and mado that counsel of record iu that very court, to have geen to It, at Ieast, that the Government SHOULD NOT BE ‘THROWN OUT OF COUNT by the operation of the statute of HMinitations, on account of the ubsence of the grand jury, induence torney- fed, when Es} elitest attention from the De- partin S Justices could have prevented I (fe i's pathetle, aurcastie explana- ton fr tie Criutnal Court today does not ex- plain ur excuse thé neglect of the Depart. ment of Justice. THE PROCEEDINGS. Zo the Weatern Atsvciated Prean Wasitxatos, D.C. Nov, 10.—1n the Crime inal Court this norning Judge Cox rend hisdeelsion In the star-ronte cases, dive ing principally the question as to the intuny of the erhue charged. ‘lhe eonelusdou are rived at was that the erluw was) infamota, and the neeused should lave been proceeded nualust by indletinent. die therefore ats tained the motion expelling the tsformatlon from the files of thy court, aud ordered the discharge of the defendants, COOK'S STATEMENT. After the rendering of Judge Cox's dects- fon, Mr. Coot said tt was deemed proper that he shout make a statement, whielt had been purposely defayed with tls time, with reference to the fact diat the eave ngainst ‘Phomas a. Brady and oth- ers had not been presented to the grand Jury. Ws Honor’s deeision had been ren- dered, but It was due to the public, to limn- self ns spectal attorney forthe United States, to hls collearues and assoclites, and ta the superior aficers of the Gavernment, to state openly and more fully thin haa been done why the more common cotrse had not beet pursned and why the information had been filed. ‘The assasination oecnrred on the inorning of the 2d of On the Wednes- day previous, atthe President's request, le had a conversation at the White House in re- gurd to the star-route cases, After a fill ex- planation, the resident expressed himself fully satisfied with what lad been done, but urged that the ens mished as rapidly as pesstole. had been bis (Cook's) in- tention te eonip the neeessary prepara tlons and present.the eases to the grid jury on its meeting In ember, ON THE SATURDAY F LOWING the Natlon mid the elvill world wore shocked by the antiouncement that James .\. Held was assasinated. | AM lybor, as yee, had been suspended, Awee se unsiety followed, The present Pre: ident, Mr. Arthur, the Attorney-General, the Mostmuster-General, fn brief all the Cab- inet, had been overcome with grief and al- most paralyzed, and sorrow and trembling had been tn all hearts, The Nation and the world had wept, feared, hoped, and prayed. ‘The employés engaged in the bivestlgation of the records of the post-ollice und the pros curement of witness had been able to ato tit- the effective work, With what) propriety, under the circumstances, could St have been dono by any one? It had only been when the President Ingered, and the physi- guve strong hopes of recovery, that had been folly resumed. ‘The delay prhmartty and chiedy caused by the assasiy’s bullet. It had been an tnaveld: able, huntane, justifiable delay. ~ Resuming netively the investigation, Messts. Brewster and Diss had beeome connected with the cise. Several consttations had been held at Elberon, from which he (Cook) returned on the 1th of September, so as to be here on the reassembling of the grand jury, He had een Limediutely recalled to Elberon, bub ol the 13th of September hastened back to Washington te proceet) with the case, Ou the steps of the cars he had been surprised with n statement that th and jury tad ad- journed, ‘The Attorney-General was then at Etberon, aud COULD NOT UAVE KNOWN Irs PuIROSE, The adjournment had been without his concurrence, knowledge, or desire, us it had been without his (Cook's). Nelther trow the Distriet-Attorney, nor from the grand jury, nor from anybody else had he (Cook) uny notice of the proposed recess, directly or Indireetly, Te could notantletpate It, Lt ind been unusual and extraordinary. ‘The reeess had been for a suflicient length of thue to prevent the Indiconent belnz found Iu this cose, on aecuunt of the statute of Vinttation. An emergency had existed, and inorder to prevent the positive failure of the ease, the ‘prosecution determined to tile aninformation, Phoygh infsome cases an unusual proceeding, tt had been regarded as authorized and sanctioned by much approved practi NOTHIN 4) COULD HAVE NEES DONE. It had been sald that on the slightest notice the grand jury could have been reassembled, It had been adjourned from the Lith of Sep- tember until the dd ot October, only remain- ing in session two days, without any ar rangement for reassembling, ‘The recess had been alisulute, ner had heat any une received an tatimation that the grand jury could live been reassembled. He iad first heard it in this court on Monday Inst; one of the ehief members of the grand jury had. been out of the District, pertinps others. ‘Phe Attorney-General and Distrlet- Attorney did hot ngree as fo what passed between then, The (the Attorney-General) was not in the hubit af noticing statements in reference to Lbnu, or authorizing it to bedone, He (Cook) was, ag regarded tho star-route cases, the Tmedinte legal recognized representative of the Government and the Attorney-General, and Inno manner or by no person had he been consulted as to a recess of the grand Jury. Its movements and intentions, If not con- cealed from him, were unknown, From the day of {US UNSOLICITED EMPLOYMENT by the United States on the Ist of June unttl the present hour he had devoted most of his thne to star-route cases, ‘Phe labur on his part and on the parted hls associates: were far wore arduous than Kiown to any one. ‘There bas been nu Indecent delay, “Chere would be none sustalied py the Aditnistra- ton and its superlor ofllvers. ‘The eases, in whatever form the court night appr woitld be carrled on until the gullt or Ino cence of the neeused parties should be proved to the jury, governed by the rules of law which might be announced by tae Court. JUDGE COX SAID he had nothing tocto with the popular se: the term © Infamous,” butonty with the nical sense as determined by. decisions of the courts and the enactinent of statutes. Hut whatever views he might entertain must be controlled by te local legislation of Con- gress, as he felt compelled to aveld the In- stinctive field of the speculative for the nar rower tisk of Interproting the lnws as pro- vided by Cougress. ‘The fifth amendment to the Constitution provided that no person should be hell to answer for a capital or otherwise Infamous erlie except on preseutntion or indictment byw grand jury. Sec, 1,040 of the Huvised Statutes of the Dir- triet of Columbia declared that the, Potlco Court should have original and exclusiva Jurisdiction over oll offenses against the United States committed In the District not deemud capital or otherwise Infamats crine that ix to say, of all simple assaults and battorles and other misdemeanors Not pau ishuble by fmprisonment in the penitentiary, THESE TWO ESACTMENTS embraced all uifenses agatust the United States that could be committed within thy District, and grouped thom in two clasovs-~ those which were capital or otherwise in: fainous, and those notcapital or otherwloe infamous. ‘Lhe offense charged in this tue formation must be in one category or tha other, [t must be infamous or not tnfamous. It the former, the Constitution required that at