, 1881-05-01
STAT, ROUTES.

A CHAPTER OF FO1tAEE EE1DF.NCE.
Specta, Dtauutch to The Chieaqo Tribute
WASHINGTON, April S2--Curlous chapters
in the star-rO1tte business are being almost
daily discovered. \ new one has been
found in which an Indicted whisky distille1
and delinquent contractor had his star-route
contract "expe'litcd'' by Assistant-Post-
master General Brady. The contractor was
John 4. Walsh, one Ut tie most successful
of the stat-fnute men, said to be worth more
than S500,e00. Tie contract for The route
trom Prescott to Santa FL was originally
S13,0O0. 1t was "expedited' until, at last.
the Government paid 81 l,:'6o, 700 4 year
for It, This was done in the
statement Of Walsh himself. that more horses.
and coaches, and alen were necessary. The fol-
loving extract from the testimony Of
GEN. BRADY HIMSELF
shows that he made this "expelitton'' and In
crease OF trips on Wush's own exparre state
ment, and without further investigation. The
question Is put to Nj. Brady:
Odd you have anything on which to pred-
cate your acuun ia Hllow4lig that $'6.'D add!-
tionat pay except Mr Walsn's own statements
Q-Was That the ouIy Information that you
had On winch u predicate lhtt action! A.
That utd the fact hat we had souELt to have
tie service performed Ut 4 less rate before and
failed In it. 1t Is difficult route. -..
Q-Then bis sworn statement was what yon
relied un? A.-Thnt was what prncilallY re-
lied upon. But also relied upon tue other fact
that could not get :he service dune NJ the
former price by the furncr c!ntr:ct. and that
iii. WALSH mad perempturliy refused To uu the
service for anything !! he thai SUN Of uioney.
i,Q.-Whlle you were in the Government em-
pfoSmenl Ia New Orleans did you know Walsh
there? Al did
Q-Wus he not
INDICTED on YOUR OWN TESTIMONY
for fraud on the internal revenue! Al had
hitn d1ed for falling to produce his b,to65 lis tt
distiller He had .,een In the business fur stmc
years, and when | first went there subpttuuvu
him. did Ait tho other dsstlt!ers in the CITY. tu
appear before me with their books. a:.d those VI
had right ~ call fur under tue Internal KEY
enu;: law. had indicted for fraud. Tnnt Is the
only indictment found against Mr. Walsh in con-
nectiOn with the matter.
Q.-!Aud that was .n your testimony
AL think su. On my testimony Or on that OF
my agents, who were With me-
O-Anu yet, on his own sworn statement alone,
you granted III increase Of pay To the u:n'utlt OF
$u. 0JJ in roun.l uubcr3 IN excess OF the price
allowed for the same service to bis predecessor
/ A.-On his own statement. lnd for the rclason.
rs WAS saying, luAt could not get The service
performed for any itss-
EX-SENATOR DORSEY
sa{d this evening, that it wig true that he had
asked that full and open fnve5tigauon or n's
connection with the star-route contracts he
made by the Post-0lilcc. II there proved to be
w.
standpoint, 1t should be made public. 1t was
not tor him, he said to make any public defense,
and he should publish nothing except what the
Post Office Department might furaish.
PosrMAsrEE-G GENERAL. JAMES,
in a talk siuce his return from New York, has
Said that he RESUMES the responsibility for the
s.ur-routc investigation. aud does not seek to
hold tho President responsible for It, Gcn. Gar
field. however, he says, fully approves Of NIL
steus that huye becu lnken, although he Is not
tulIy informed as to tha details The President
has simply given IL general order to investiEa t.
and make all necessary reforms: Without
ton upon any Individual. Postmaster
General JAMES instructions to his specia
agents arc to Inquire into systems hnd n"t
to investigate men. AS to Cen. Brady. Mr..
james suys that ho has M 4uarrcl with him, OF
with any f,cr5un who hns been cunncctcd with
srar routes, aud that he shall r7i pursue n:1n III
u1,y Due else into the courts unless such eri-
deiice is fn,lnd shalt make IL criminal prusecu-
ton necessary to protect the interests Of The
Government.
CONTRADICTORY STATEMENTS.
r. 10 the ITtstern Associated Erts4.
WASHINGTON, u. e., April :M.-Ex-Scnato,
Dorsey himself was authority TO Il Western As.
snciatcd Press reporter for the statement tfa
the Postmaster. General txnf.erattt Dorse,
and llu promised to write letter tn tho Prcs1
dent declaring that nothing against Dorsey had
tt.Eu uiScnVErea. rms IL Geuleu 1T tuc IQ54-
Office Department by the best authority. 1t Il
denied that any PROMISE WAS made, ur that nn1
such letter will bo written. It can be srntet
that the President, since the threats Of the a.
le1rcd star-rote ring to attack nltn, has rt:.ler
| ated bis determination to 90 to the bottom o
hel1atter.
GOSSIP DY "G.ArII."
Di.x.teh to Cincinnati ENQUIRER.
| WAsH1SGr6S, D.: c., April 27.- thero is rl-
| NOR .atioat to-uight that Pre5tAen. Hayes be-
| 9ins:to see who deceived him on the matter oi
| the star routes, and has written TO Washington
ra1ning the persons who shut his eres up. ant
! 1,yin. that they deserved banisa1ncns.
The low depth tu wllic, the rt,ss-U1l Depart
neut h1ls h1En hruu uy the lndlula 5ciluul !!