Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-10-05
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
NOTES AND COMMENTS on PASSING
EVENTS At WASHINGTON.
The Star Route Casss-kotion to Quash
the lnforma ion-Ths Amount OF the
8sll-Released on Their Personal
Recognizlnces-Pub-
lie Sympathy.
the DECISION ON BANK TAXATION.

WASHINGTON, O:tober 4.-Owin2 to a
rumor that the counsel for the defend
ants in the Star route cases would this
morning make a motion to quash the
information fled against General Brady
aud others, there vas large number
of lawyers and others present in the
Criminal Court room. The court having
been called to order, General Brady and
Messrs. French, Turner and Brown
entered, accompanied by their counsel,
Robert s. Ingersoll, Jeremiah Wilson
and Epoch Tatten. The Government
was represented by Assistant Attorney
Corkhill and William A. Cook, Special
Assistant. The proceedings were opened
by Tatten, who said he had found that
q paper called an information had
been recently filed against Gen. Brady
aud others, and he wished to enter
q motion to quash that paper. He asked
leave Of the court to file that motion,
and desired that
n
Cook objected to the filing OF the mo-
ton at preSent, for when the informa-
ton had been flied it had been accom-
panied with an order Of the conrt for the
appearance of the parties. Until they
did appear and give security to answer,
they had no legal standing. Tat
ten replied that the parties were present
in the court and asked that their bonds
should be fixed. Judge Cox inquired
whether counsel had any suggestions to
offer as to the amount of bail. Cook said
according to the information the amount
of which il was assumed the govern
ment had been defrauded was stated
at S350,0C0 According 10 an act OF
Congress the bail in cases OF conspiracy
to deGraud the government was fixed at
$4,000 He would suggest, however,
that in order TO cover possible costs the
bail should not be less than $4,000.
Wilson suggested that in fixing the
amount of the bail the court ought to
Exam ne the Pretended Information
in order to learn the character OF the
allegation against the defendants. He
instauced ayerments against Turner and
French which consisted simply OF
charge OF conspiracy and the making Of
some calculations, and said upon such
averments bail Of $4,000, or SD 900, or
5000 was a little more than the court
ought to grant. What applied to those
two gentlemen applied to all the defend
ants. The whole gravaman Of the case
against General Brady was that he did
not exercise q sound and judicial discre-
ton IN the discharge OF his duties as
Second Assistant Postmaster General.
There was nothing in the informa-
ton that he could see, that would
warrant the court in fixing a high
amount of bail. Iugersol, who appears
for Brown, coutended that the court
should only fix the bail at high enough
amount TO secure the attendance of the
defendants. Cook said the question OF
the character of the information was not
now before the court, but that when it
came to the question of evidence the
Government expected to produce
Adequate Proof to Sustain the Informa-
ton.
Judge Cox did not think this WAS case
which would require any large amount
of bail. He would examine the infor-
nation tonight and fix the bail to-
morrow. When bail is fixed be would
determine upon the day to bear argu-
ment upon the motion to squash the
information. 1t would probably be SOME
time next week. Tatten's motion was
then fled and the defendants were dis
charged on their personal recognition.
| The most notable part of the scene was
| the exhibition OF sympathy by the mass
/ OF the audience with the accused. Every
sally of tbs counsel for the defense
brought approving smiles from a large
majority OF the spectators, while Col.
! Cookies efforts were not appreciated.
| II the conduct and conversation OF the
| crowd present in courr to-day is to be
| taken as a measure, the sentiment OF the
| District does not run against the star
route frauds.
Taxation Of the Banks.
WASHINGTON, ,October4 4 Commission.
er Raum Of the Internal Revenue, render.
ed decision in relation to the taxation
of banks and bankers to day. He main
| tains that every person. firm or com
| pany having place Of business where
stock, bonds, bullion, bills of exchange
| or promissory notes are received for
| discount or for sale, is regarded in the
law as bank or as banker, and that
the capital and deposits Of such bank or
banker are subject to taxation. The
following is the decision IN full:
Treasury DEPARTMENT,
OPTICS OF INTERNAL REvENUE,
October 3. 1881.
Where deposits are made OF checks