Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-30

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made known to the said Thomas J. Brady in a
communication dated the first day of October,
1878, and offered and proposed to procure said
increased service expedition, and compensation
to be allowed for large sum of money! viz
$4,000, one-half payable when the order of
increase should be made by Brady as Second
Assistant Postmaster General and the balance
out of the compensation which might become
due and payable to McDonaugh for the first
quarters pay after the increase should have been
so effected and obtained by the influence of the
said Samuel p. Brown.
The information further sets forth that Brown
made to Jerome j. Kinds. acting for McDOn-
augh, similar representations as to his infiu-
ence with Mr.. Brady Offering to have the de
sired increase made for SIG 600 to be aid under
conditions similar to those just mentioned
and accordingly Brown, on September 25
1873, went to New York to see Brady
ana there arranged for the desired increase
that on October. 1873. Brown cooperating with
McDOnaugh and Brady. procured certain papers
and letters to be filed in the office of the Second
ASSISTANT Postmaster General in favor of an in
crease OF service and expedition of the route in
question. said letter and papers being specially
designed to corruptly and improperly aid in the
procurement of said increase Of service and eX-
petition and compensation therefor to Nc
DOnaugh: that on October Ist Brown had an
he had promised to obtain and that Brady gave
assurance that the compensation should be in
creased by $74 $50, making the total pay
WI, ,S63, said increase not being necessary: that
Brady did order an increase of service and Of
the number of trips on the route from three to
seven trips per week, and did reduce the time
for the performance of each original as we'll as
the increased trips, from $50 to 80 hours and in
creased the compensation of McDonaugh from
Sl3,Sl3 per annum to $4,550 per annun:
hnr foil x-infp od,-o ,rn6
McDonaugh to subet his contract to John A.
Walsh with full knowledge that Walsh had
agreed with McDonaugh to carry the mails over
the route for the sum of $74 $50, being the in
creased compensation allowed by Brady; that
Brady issued an order declaring McDOnaugh
failing contractor and did award the contract to
McDonaugh snreties, Kirk Il Gleason: he subse-
4uently refused them permission to sublet and
tlat Brady then accepted proposition from
John A. Walsh to perform the service for S1S. 500;
that Brady expedited the route and increased the
pay to S136,97 That on the 1st day of Janu-
ary, 1880. and at sundry other days and times
from said date to June 30th following Brady
engaged IN various schemes, plans and opera
tlons, ana among others in procuring, collecting
and receiving large sums of money from various
contractors engaged in carrying the United
States mails on various routes in the territories
and states of the United States, to be used with
members of Congress of the United States and
others, including persons connected with the
piCSS. OIH6TS one "A. u. buell. nav
ing influence with them to secure large and I'M
lust appropriations of the money of the United
States, to enable the increased compensation
Illegally and corruptly by his orders. in connec-
tlon with the orders of said John L. French and
the statements and calculations of said William
H. Turner, to be paid the said John A. Walsh
for carrying the said United States mails
over and along said mail route from
Prescott to Santa Fe, being numbered 40 101:
That French, in obedience to Bradys instruc-
onTf xf-h,sl 10
place, did fulfill the terms of Brady's agree
ments and did expedite the Walsh route and IL
legally increase the compensation; that on Sep
tember 30th, 1878, VIM. II. Turner a clerk in the
Office of the Second Assistant Postmaster Cen
erai, to carry out the arrangement made by
Brady with Brown and MeDonaugh. prepared a
calculation and statement fixing the compensa-
ton to McDonaugh for additional trips on the
route from Prescott. Arizona, to Santa Fe at
VIZ, 1886, and the compensation for the eX-
peditioh OF the service at $66,01024, and
also made out statements in favor of said ser
vice. expedition and compensation. and after
wards on the order of Brady, while acting as
SAID Second Assistant Postmaster Gen raj mod
lled the same in an order to be signed by
French, acting as Second Assistant Postmaster
expedition $50, 1924. ''WherefOre the said
Attorney for the United States and the said
Special Assistant Attorney General, acting for
and on behalf of the United States, pray that
"dllaulS may issue Ill uue form OF law against
the said Thomas J. Brady, John L. French. VIM.
H. Turner, George L. McDonaugh and Samuel
T. Brown, and that they and each of them NAV
be arrested and brought before this court to
answer to this information and be dealt with
according to law"
AFFIDAVIT OF THE POSTMASTER GENERAL.
The information is supplemented by affdayits
subscribed to before Justice A. c. Richards by
Postmaster General James and Post Office In
spector P. H. Woodward, the former stating.
upon information and belief" that the contents
of the information are true; the latter setting
forth that she has. under the direction of the
Postmaster General. charge of an extended and
minute investigation into the management of
the mail service of the United States
since the year 1877; that he has
read the foregoing information, and that the
facts therein stated are tlue as deponent states
after such examination"
WARRANTS FOR ARREST OF THE ACCUSED.
The necessary warrants in the cases Of all ex-
cept Mr.. Brady, were ordered.
The warrants had not been returned when
The STAR went to press; but it is expected that
the persons charged, who are in the city, will
give bail tomorrow