The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-10-01
STAR ROUTE CASES.
THE WARRANTS lssuEp'YEsTEROAY
For ali the Persons Charged with COHplIel'y IN
the Frauds except M. Brady-Ths Order
or the Court In the AStter-Spesia'
cations Of the IhiSFmalIOn,

WASHINGTON, September S0,-COl, Geo
Bliss, Hon, b. IL, Brewster and Col. Cook
us counsel for the Government in the stal
route cases, filed in court this morning q
long information against ex-Assistant Post
master-General Brady and Others, and the
following order was issued:
In the Supreme Court of the District oi
Columbia, holding criminal term, June
term, 1881, and now, to.wit, September 80
1881, on the reading Of the atlidayits ol
Thomas l., james and p, Henry Wood
ward, and on motion Of Geo. b. Corkhill
United States Attorney for the District 0i
Columbia, and NJ. A. Cook, special assist
ant attorney for the United States, II is or
dered that the information annexed to the
said aiiidavits be exhibited against Thomas
j. Brady, John d. French, VIM. II. Turner
George l., McDonOugh and Samuel T..
Brown for COnspiringtO deiraud the United
States, and thatthe same be filed, and war.
rants be issued in ordinary form US prayed
for.
[signedl WALTER S. Cox,
Justice.
This sthe only instance in this District in
which proceedings OF thischaracter have be.
gun by information, but thea tournament OF
the Grand Jury until October y rendered
this step necessary. The information sets
forth in effect that on the lst day OF Octo.
ber, 1873, in the city OF Washington and
within the jurisdiction OF the court, Thos.
], Brady, Second Assistant Postmaster
General; Jno. L. French, Chief Clerk;
Wm. II. Turner, Clerk Of the Contract Of
fee, together with q, l., MCDonough, ).
L. Brown, and certain other persons, viii.
fully, unlHwfully, iraudulently, corruptly,
ETC., did Conspire, combine and agree to-
gether to defraud the Government
out OF large sums Of money,
in causing and procuring extrava-
CANT compensation, to be paid by the Uni
ted States, for additional service in carry
ing mails. The general charge set up In
the document Is OF conspiracy to defraud
the Government, and the attempt is more
To show the fraudulent proceedings OF the
alleged COnspirators In the manipulations
OF the contracts. TO carry the mail on the
route between Prescott, Arizona, and Santa
Fe, New Mexico, n distance OF AGO miles.
/ Second-The document charges the al'
legged conspirators with defrauding the
Government out OF $350000 in manipulate
ing contracts for mail service on this par
ticular route, between July !, 1878, and
June 80, 1850.
One Of the counsel for the Government,
referring to the contemplated action against
other persons than those mentioned in the
document presented to-day, said; Papers
Rrc in active preparation to be presented
against ex-senator Dorsey andseveal other
persons who have held Office under the
General Government, and that the counsel
engaged in the prosecution Of the star route
cases intend toproceed against these parties
Just as the formal papers cnn be got ready.
Ex.DistriCt Attorney bliss said to-day
nobody connected with the star route
frauds Is to escape prosecution, except such
persons as may choose to appear and give
testimony against others.
Warrants arc said to have been issued
for the arrest OF all persons charged with
conspiracy In the document presented to-
day, excepting GenrBrady.