The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-06-24
THE STAR ROUTE FRAUDS.
Gen. Brady Demands g Speedy Examine
ton Of the Charges Against Him.

Ken. 15fae1y OSLnailCS q t5pooOy GAaInlDSa-
ton OF the Charges Against Him.,
WASHINGTON, June 23-This morning there
were interesting proceedings in the Criminal
Court before Judge Cox, growing out of the
star route cases, ex-Second Assistant PoStmas-
ter General Brady making through his counsel
an application that the graud jury examine the
subject in which his name is connected at
once.
This morning Col. Cook, Special Assistant
Attorney General, and District Attorney Cork
hill we're notified by Messrs. Shellabarger and
Wilson and Col. Totten that they would call
up the motion to-day. The enclosed letter of
Brady is as follows:
No. 1901 K STREET,
WASHINGTON, d. c., June q.
To Messrs. ShelIa5a"ger and Wtlson and Enoca
Totem.
Ge,stleae,s,- The following, clipped from the
Evening Star, l assume to be q correct state
ment of the present situation and of the dis
position of the government in the matter of
the prosecution of the alleged unlawful prac-
tees which many newspapers of the country
have during the past two or three months daily
charged me with committing during my recent
official term as Second Assistant Postmaster
General
article quoted from Star stated that the star
route cases would be postponed until Septem-
Der for reasons set forth.)
To this disposition of the matter do most
earnestly and energetically protest. If there
are any charges to be presented against me
before legal tribunal for alleged misconduct
nroTnntlv institI,ted in order that nav have
an onnoTtnnitv To annear and vird;cate myself
tharefror
For many weeks the press of the country has
boon furnished with dispatches and corre-
spondence from Washington to manufacture
ernroant ,-ss fn1,r nrarorad 80 +ho su,
panelling Of rev grand jury, which was COM
pleted to-day, and Jurors qualified to present
a%oirst ne 70 ba folIonaJ Nv a +riaI hafora
a netit inrv Drawn and nnat;fed at the sane
t;nra and NV conviction hefore the latter hodv
has been ass3,nad 90 n cartain resnlt to folIaw
tbe nresenfation of testimony ,bicb hos heen
nSnrtrionsIv c;rnrle+eJ tho. rovarnmant
hos alrasd,r collec+ad + oamo bSra anyiona
tn r,aet fhssa SIsJIS;orons cbargas Jyhanaver
r,yesantaa in a CONT Of instica cooscons that
tha ineyitable oouclusion IF an imnartiaI inves-
t;oatio, viii he tn forevar s1nibiIata the
bsse fahr;eations a@a;nst NV otf;ciai "onduct
ana nv e,ood nan,a am inforn,ea enI ha
Iieva The fact to ha that cartain
narsons ri denrsvad tcbarseter ara rndar nav
from lie Gdvernrnenf TO nyocnre testimony
against me- an Theiiava fhese nersons will. to
seco,1 nlieh Thar nurnose odmr,;t narinrv
themseTes and nrdcI,re ' others 10 do 20 p0''"-'
Knowino NV enf;re innoeence Of tba
charges witch these ]iarennfahle nersons de.
Sire me to be srsnected ruiFty Of I Consider it
NV legal r;rht fo he sr1eafiiI' investigatad hv
ranntahle and nronerIg eY1,snalled Grand inrv
f is bsrdship anrroscbin,S cr,,eltv and liIaiv
10 yyo,ir ,nnaraliaIed ~ thst The .ovarn
ment sbould nermit tbree Or four IRRESPONSIBLE
datect;yas VIC annasr ~ tfa nnblic ae hainS
entrusted wifi tha ,rrocnreToent Of the testiee
mony needed to make = case. to thus throngh
the medium of press dosnatches and cora
snondenne daily sent onf from the national
capitol to ali quarters of the country
influence public oninion and thereby
to that degree unf;+ lie minds of NV felIow
men for a fair and nsnaptiai trial Of the case If
one ia to be presented against me. A private
individual who would corrupt the sources of
ipstiea Of tho rress or of monav 70 convict a
citizen of an alleged crime would render him
self infamous. fhis. if being done bv the
Government. is no less base and certainly more
reprehensible, inastnuoh as no person not
officially connected with the prosecution can
possibly know ANYTHING OF the measures and
force Of the testimony accumulated, if any
there be. Therefore it appears nlausibla at
least that newspapers received their sugges-
/tions as to ALLEGED criminal conduct of peTsons
accused from those employed by the Govern