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