National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-10-12
| In the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
holding criminal term.
| THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICAN
THOMAS !. Il 'AaY et al.

/
| THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICAN
THOMAS j. B'AaY c, al.
| District of Columbia, county of Washington 90.
On this the lOth day Of October, a. d. 1851 before
me, William y. : Curtis n notary public in and for
Thomas j; Brady j, H. French, and William MI H.
| Turner, who, being first severally duly sworn on
ISIS there had been filed in The Post.oiSe Depart.
nent petitions, letters, and kilograms from FARCE
ons m 81 rffTs2ms hodS official post
said respective Territories of merchants, bankers,
asking for I'M Increase Of the service on said ROUTE,
DOL and for the expedition Of said service schei-
nued 10 remain on the s o sd
| the said Brady ceased To hold said Oice April VI,
Department, and were SO on file when said niormN
ton was s, presented to the court.
became Second Assistant Postmaster resii.
Sn sss Ssin ssSR Tr w9s I. force when
words following: The PostmaserG General may
BY allowing n, refor pro ,da Increase on lie COM
tract pay. lie may change schedules of departures
them conform to connections with railroads, without
Increase of pay, provided the running time be not
allowing, within the restrictions Of the law pro rdtH
increase OF pay for the additional stock carriers IL
l. 1919 and prior TO the time when said brady became
Second Assistant and the rule had been adopted 10
settling forth the additional stock and carriers
csS.e Of to spde SrG an the s Se Inc on hG n
for the increase Of pay ON account Of increase speed
S5ntract or 1.-THE nunSf TIPS had been S nrs
then upon the number Of trips per week required 10
said regulation and rule Of The Department The said
McDonough nane oath TO the additional stock ana
set forth in said Information, and the caeulaton
was made " Y IN ms s rse 81 n strict
Of July, 1879, the following regulation was adopted
speed route tho contractor Will rpnuirod Ia
stue under oath me number OF horses ana men re.
schedule and the number required to perform il, With
the proposed Increase OF speed" which said reguln,
Brsay Second u Mssd .nS sS SI
50 far az they are advised, is sim IN
hercin6efOre set forth continued in operation, and
was The practice q sad Deparmsnt up to me time
ant to last quoted regulation tho said Walsh made
perform ths service according 10 contract schedule,
ana tue number required TO perform Y with the pro
To and set forth in said Information having relation
to the expedition under the contract OF said Walsh
the lon eslabiished and settled consructon OF Inc
law IN that behalf which rule and construction had
Brady became second Assistant Postmaster General
era HS % saeoa Ms iy hS3 wG the SAID
wit on the I'D day Of March lssl-an order was made
From March 81 1851, eurtall service to end at Fort
Wlngate, decreasing distance one hundred ana nfiy
annum being pr0 ratd ana Il being reported Ihni tIe
contractor has failed upon the remainder of the route
the question Of one mouths extra pay upOn the dls
continued portion Is reserved for miuTe cons .dera-
ton"
And on the 10th OF April 1884, while the said Brady
was Second Assistant Postmaster General, another
order was made directing that the pay OF the snil
Walsh said route for the quarter ending March 81
1881 should be suspended.
And Ranls further say that they are In formed and
believe II TO be true, that on the 18th day OF May 1851
after the said Brady had ceased 10 be second Assist.
ant POstmaster'Genelnl an order was made In sub.
stance ana effect rs follows;
From March -, 1851, discontinue service without
| Nln0
| been abandoned"
| And atlantis further say that they are Informed,
and believe II TO be true that after the said Brady had
ceased TO be Second Assistant and prior to the 9th
day Of June, ISL fines and deductions We're Imposed
upon the said Walsh for failure In the performance of
service in tho said quarter ending March 81 1881 to
the amount OF seIlU2 and that on said OH day OF
June, 1881 an order was nldo directing the rem wal
of the suspension Of pay Tor service performed In
said quarter, which suspension has been or.
deTed AS herelnbetore set forth, ana there.
allGr ON the llth day of June, 1881, another
order was made Ia substance as follows;
amend order dated May u.s. 1881, No, 5,j MS to
take effect March ~ ISL Instead OF March ., $751;
and that about the llth day Of June A. d. 1851 by an
order made In said department, by virtue Of which
warrant wuS issued In favor OF the said Walsh for
Sl5Oli.3l on account OF the services performed by
Inn In the said quarter said route which said war
was paid on or about the 18th day of june A, ID.
ISL and that alterward about the LIST day OF July A.
d. 1851 an order was made TO remit the Zines ana de-