Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-07-01
brady Growing Uneasy.

On Thursday of last week ex-Assistant
Postmaster General Brady made application,
through his counsel, to the criminal court at
Washington, Judge Cox presiding, to have the
grand jury examine at once the subject of the
postal star route frauds, with which his name
is connected. The application alleged that
the administration was furnishing material to
the press with which to keep up the clamor
and break him BRADY down in character
and reputation. Col Cook, the special as
sistant attorney general, resisted the applica-
ton, and it was refused by the court, the
Judge declining to instruct the grand jury as
requested, on the ground that he did not
think it right to force the United States into
an investigation prematurely, and still more
prematurely into q trial of party who is ac-
cused by public rumor.
In his remarks to the court Col. Cook
said
1.-The President of the United States has
assumed this position, and it may be regard
ed as authoritative, that the investigation in
to supposed crimes and offences against the
postal laws of the United States must be pur-
sued carefully, cautiously and impartially I;
that no one must be presented to the grand
| jury for their consideration or investigation
| only after the most careful and thorough in
vestigation, tending to show when it is COM
pleted that there has probably been crime
committed that no rumor, whether in the
newspapers or elsewhere must be accepted ;
| that everything must be based upon what ap-
pears to be a fact, and that in this investiga-
tion so impartially conducted under the su-
| pervision of the President and of the Attor-
ney- General no one must be pursued from
any personal motives. No one must be pro-
tected, on the other hand, because of any
feeling of friendship, of affection or favor.
| Indeed, the exalted position of the President
and of the Attorney General is this, that
the United States can not, must not, will
| not present any evidence before the grand
| jury unless, after the most cool, tranquil and
| impartial examination, it appears to be req
uisite to do so to maintain the purity, the
welfare and stability of the United States. r.
after such an examination, it becomes neces-
sary to present the most exalted citizen Of the
| United States or the humblest and the poorest
in the walks of life, they shouldbe equally pre-
sented. To-day, acting upon these authoritative
principles, l may say that there is no case TO
present to the grand jury against Gen. Brady
or any one else. There are investigations 60
ing on that, when completed, will involve
citizens of the United States in grave and Sc
rious offences and crimes which, il allowed
to continue, may involve the life of the first
nation of the civilized world. Must the rep
| resentatives of the law be hurried, upon the
impulse and request of one on whom the
hand of the law has not up to this time been
laid? There is vast amount of record evi.
dence, embracing at least three years, which
requires time and patience to examine. The
charges of fraud extend all over the country,
will reach down to Texas, will travel into New
Mexico, will penetrate Oregon, will reach
California, and it will become necessary tc
bring witnesses from all these varied local.
ties, in addition to record evidence. 1t re
quires weeks to do that. 1t could not b.
done in moment. Just as soon as the Unit
ed States, through her proper officers, car
accumulate and present the evidence which
they expect to present to the grand jury, the
cases will be presented"