Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-06-15
The Wall Con,rae, Corruption Cases.

EHE TRIAL OF JEROME g.. KINDS.
In the Criminal Court (Judge MacArthur)
this morning. the cases Of Jerome J. Kinds,
charged or four indictments with COTTupting
government officers post office clerks in
connection with the alleged mail contract
frauds were taken up. Tie first Indictment
names TIE employees in general. and the other
indictments name r. =. Channel, Charles
KCthrOck AID Chester VI. Colt respectively.
District Attorney Fisher and Solicitor
Spence. Cfthe Post Office department, appear
for the gOvCmmezt; col. W. y. Cook AMI
Ies>Ts. Pelham and Hine appear for the ac-
cUSel.
JEceo Fisher briefly opened the case.
The testimony.
FsDrk l.. CF0ft,S' was first swOrn:-WitncsS
was ~ January and February last a tempo
Tary clerk. q "A salary o. - .1U1.
". h. hc'tc te>tifi Ell that in January Chan
Eel v a. employed IN the chief clerks room
OF the Contract office. in February he was
IN room -. IL which were the Texas books.
Channel had charge of CORES pOndence in re-
iatlOE To- contracts. and at witness suggeS-
lion he c. went 10 room -: TO record BIDS.
Working after February 18th on the first
volume 81 Texas bids. Channel came to
witness ABOUT the middle OF January. and
tEey lad conversation. Got c. TO work.
and then saw Kinds. about the 22d or PSI Of
January Talked with HinrIs about going
III business with him tWitness) ON mail
routes IN Texas as partners. Witness told
H. that ne had got a soft thin9-haViag got
channel TO wOr6-and they entered into
contract on the 9th OfJanuary. Told Kinds
That he had raid 4. from 500 70 ~ 100 for the
IL
witness room certain bids for mail routes
and ne was thereby enabled 70 bid lower
witness communicated this information 10
Kinds about ten days after Channel had
commenced 10 work On the 27th witness
told Kinds that Channel was still work
ing for him. Witness read the arti-
cteS Of agreement. Kinds agreed that
witness should TUu the business. and
10 pay his share after il was over. Wit
ness paid Channel so about the 18th OF jan
nary, so ON DIST. 80 on 2fth S2j on 9th
$50 on 18th, $50 on February 21st. Witness
raid G over 900 after Kinds and him had
agreed 10 go IL partnership. Channel kept a
watch To see that other parties tlit not under
DID Them The bids were to have been
opened February l~t. but The bids brought by
tE&nI Il were open. when ne ShOWe,t them to
witness. Witness put in or 70 after the lst
Of February. Channel Smugglei them in for
The benefit of witness. Witness was hanici
several bids for Texas routes which witness
identified. say ing that Kinds handed them
20 MN ami witness put a stamp on them.
lie hal been posted that certain routes could
Ie procured, and Kinds pre- FHTed the bids
These bids were handed % Mr.. Colt Channel
being sick at the time1 They were stamped
at room ii Metropolitan hotel The orig
Ial stamp was brought by Channel and
GOiTTCck To witness room, and bout e1 bids
were stamped This was before il was taken
To The department. Another stamp was
made on Pennsylvania avenue. near 10th
SiTeet-NT. Farming, deputy postmaster Al
galveston. giving the order FOR the work
The trial was IN progress when our report
closed.