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Pastor M. E. Cuureh, EUttb, III.— 1 * - -Testimony In (ho Klur-Ronlo Trial Teat* relay.Shortly after the ropurt of Tice Onnw in the Stnr-Uoute trial cl scd yesterday Mr. John It. Minor wne discharged from tho witness stand. John Oleott, sorriftpondlng clork of tho PaoIQo roctlon Of tho POaUUHSler-OtUii'rara Department, lost I Hod how it schedule was niado up lu cop© of a change or aervice.Mr. Wilson offered t» prove that In tho case of tho routo from Port Worth to V'unm tho expedition wan nnvlt;lo by tho 1’oatm•rstnr-General himself, after being rafUAOd by tho Second Ansutxm Postmaster General. Ho Wlshril further to show that white tho expedition ninountnd t.» numn vms.QIH), tho resources wcro only homo $13,1)00 or *13,0»». II© did thin braiuMs n | total had h.lt;eu attempted to ho inndo in tho routes In tho In-dlctmont that tho fuualliioM of rovonuo was nn Important point for consideration. Ho vrl-hed to show thnt dPiornpancy between tho rovonuo and amount puld Mr expedition was general Ml all of tho Htar noun's.Judgo Wylie (inld that ho hn t rofunod p »r mission to ttio Government nt au early stage of I his trial 10 make a comnarlaun between General llmdy’a administration and that of his predecessors, and now tho offer cam© tr :un the defense. Ho should not allow It, and ir ho did, ho would booompillod to allow tho Government to go In and attack U. In addition they were not trying tho policy of the Govern-mem, for different PoBtmaaurs-Oenoral an 1 Beaond Assistant Pottmnstoni-OQnaral might have different views and policies—and furtb-ormore, tho Oourt was not ompoworod to do-old© questions of policy.At this point tho court adjourned.
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Evening Critic
Washington, Washington-DC, US
Thu, Apr 12, 1883
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