VOLUME X.--LEGAL

DETAILED CONTENTS OF VOLUME X.

ADDRESS TO THE JURY IN THE MUNN TRIAL.

CLOSING ADDRESS TO THE JURY IN THE FIRST STAR ROUTE TRIAL.

OPENING ADDRESS TO THE JURY IN THE SECOND STAR ROUTE TRIAL.

CLOSING ADDRESS IN SECOND STAR ROUTE TRIAL

ADDRESS TO THE JURY IN THE DAVIS WILL CASE.

ARGUMENT BEFORE THE VICE-CHANCELLOR IN THE RUSSELL CASE.

DETAILED CONTENTS OF VOLUME X.

ADDRESS TO THE JURY IN THE MUNN TRIAL.

Demoralization caused by AlcoholóNote from the Chicago TimesóPrejudiceóReview of the Testimony of Jacob RehmóPerjury CharacterizedóThe Defendant and the Offence Charged (p. 21)óTestimony of Golsen ReviewedóRehm's Testimony before the Grand JuryóGood Character (p. 29)óSuspicion not Evidence.

CLOSING ADDRESS TO THE JURY IN THE FIRST STAR ROUTE TRIAL.

Note from the Washington CapitalóThe Assertion Denied that we are a Demoralized Country and that our Country is Distinguished among the Nations only for CorruptionóDuties of Jurors and Duties of LawyersóSection under which the Indictment is FoundóCases cited to Show that Overt Acts charged and also the Crime itself must be Proved as DescribedóRoutes upon which Indictments are Based and Overt Acts Charged (pp. 54-76)óRoutes on which the Making of False Claims is AllegedóAuthorities on Proofs of Conspiracy (pp. 91-94)óExamination of the Evidence against Stephen W. and John W. Dorsey (pp. 96-117)óThe Corpus Delicti in a Case of Conspiracy and the Acts Necessary to be Done in Order to Establish Conspiracy (pp. 120-123)óTestimony of Walsh and the Confession of RerdellóExtravagance in Mail Carrying (p. 128)óProductiveness of Mail Routes (p. 131)óHypothesis of Guilt and Law of EvidenceóDangerous Influence of SuspicionóTerrorizing the JuryóThe Woman at Her Husband's Side.

OPENING ADDRESS TO THE JURY IN THE SECOND STAR ROUTE TRIAL.

Juries the Bulwark of Civil LibertyóSuspicion Not EvidenceóBrief Statement of the CaseóJohn M. Peck, John W. Dorsey, Stephen W. Dorsey, John R. Miner, Mr. (A. E. ) Boone (p.p. 150-156)óThe Clendenning BondsóMiner's, Peck's, and Dorsey's BidsóWhy they Bid on Cheap RoutesóNumber of Routes upon which there are IndictmentsóThe Arrangement between Stephen W. Dorsey and John R. MineróAppearance of Mr. Vaile in the ContractsóPartnership FormedóThe Routes DividedóSenator Dorsey's Course after Getting the RoutesóHis Routes turned over to James W. BosleróProfits of the Business (p. 181)óThe Petitions for More MailsóProductive and Unproductive Post-officesóMen who Add to the Wealth of the WorldóWhere the Idea of the Productiveness of Post routes was HatchedóCost of Letters to Recipients in 1843óThe Overland Mail (p. 190)óLoss in Distributing the Mail in the District of Columbia and Other TerritoriesóPost-office the only Evidence of National BeneficenceóProfit and Loss of Mail CarryingóOrders Antedated, and WhyóRoutes Increased and ExpeditedóAdditional Bonds for Additional TripsóThe Charge that Pay was Received when the Mail was not CarriedóFining on SharesóSubcontracts for Less than the Original ContractsóPay on Discontinued RoutesóAlleged False AffidavitsóRight of PetitionóReviewing the Ground.

CLOSING ADDRESS TO THE JURY IN THE SECOND STAR ROUTE TRIAL.

Scheme of the IndictmentóStory of the CaseóWhat Constitutes Fraudulent BiddingóHow a Conspiracy Must be ProvedóThe Hypothesis of Guilt and Law of EvidenceóConversation Unsatisfactory EvidenceóFallibility of MemoryóProposition to Produce Mr. Dorsey's BooksóInterruption of the Court to Decide that Primary Evidence, having Once been Refused, can not afterwards be Introduced to Contradict Secondary EvidenceóA Defendant may not be Presumed into the PenitentiaryóA Decision by Justice FieldóThe Right of PetitionóWas there a Conspiracy?óDorsey's Benevolence (p. 250)óThe Chico Springs LetteróEvidence of Moore ReviewedóMr. Ker's Defective MemoryóThe Informer SystemóTestimony of Rerdell ReviewedóHis Letter to Dorsey (p. 304)óThe Affidavit of Rerdell and DorseyóPetitions for Faster TimeóUncertainty Regarding HandwritingóGovernment Should be Incapable of DeceitóRerdell's withdrawal of the Plea of Not Guilty (p. 362)óInformers, their Immunity and EvidenceóNailing Down the Lid of Rerdell's CoffinóMistakes of Messrs. Ker and Merrick and the CourtóLetter of H. M. Vaile to the Sixth AuditoróMiner's Letter to CareyóMiner, Peck & Co. to Frank A. TuttleóAnswering Points Raised by Mr. Bliss (396 et seq.)óEvidence regarding the Payment of Money by Dorsey to BradyóA. E. Boone's Testimony ReviewedóSecrecy of Contractors Regarding the Amount of their BidsóBoone's Partnership Agreement with DorseyóExplanation of Bids in Different NamesóOmission of Instructions from Proposals (p. 450)óAccusation that Senator Mitchell was the Paid Agent of the DefendantsóAlleged Sneers at Things held SacredóWhat is a Conspiracy?óThe Theory that there was a ConspiracyóDorsey's Alleged InterestóThe Two Affidavits in EvidenceóInquiry of General MilesóWhy the Defendant's Books were not ProducedóTames W. Bosler's Testimony Read (p. 500)óThe Court shown to be Mistaken Regarding a Decision Previously Made (pp. 496-502)óNo Logic in AbuseóCharges against John W. MineróTestimony of A. W. Moore Reviewed-The Verdict PredictedóThe Defendants in the CaseóWhat is left for the Jury to SayóRemarks of Messrs. Henkle and DavidgeóThe Verdict.

ADDRESS TO THE JURY IN THE DAVIS WILL CASE.

Note from the Anaconda StandardóSenator Sander's Warning to the Jury Not to be Enticed by SinnersóEvidence, based on Quality of Handwriting, that Davis did not Write the WillóEvidence of the SpellingóAssertion that the Will was ForgedóPeculiarities of Eddy's HandwritingóHoles in Sconce's Signature and ReputationóHis MemoryóBusiness Sagacity of DavisóHis Alleged ChildrenóDate of his DeathóTestimony of Mr. KnightóInk used in Writing the WillóExpert EvidenceóSpeechlessness of John A. DavisóEddy's Failure to take the StandóTestimony of CarruthersóRelatives of SconceóMary Ann Davis's ConnectionsóThe Family TreeóThe Signature of the WillóWhat the Evidence ShowsóDuty and Opportunity of the Jury.

ARGUMENT BEFORE THE VICE-CHANCELLOR IN THE RUSSELL CASE.

Antenuptial Waiving of Dower by WomenóA Case from IllinoisóAt What Age Men and Women Cease to Feel the Tender FlameóRussell's Bargain with Mrs. RussellóAntenuptial Contract and Parole AgreementóDefinition of "Liberal Provision "óThe Woman not Bound by a Contract Made in Ignorance of the FactsóContract Destroyed by Deception.