New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-03
THE STAR ROUTE CASES.
GENERAL BRADY's NEWSPAPER SUPPORT


WASHINGTON Aug. 1.-The examination Of
the witness French Clerk of the Contract Office,
was resumed in the Or mina Court this morning. He
said that he had made a tabulated statement Of ell
the bids submitted by Dorsey. Peek, Miner Boone and
J. H. Watts at the letting Of 1873. This statement
shows tina. Dorsey put in 2ss bids and was tho lowest
bidder on Miner put i'll 21s and was the lowest bid
der on As Peck put in 1919 and the lowest bidder
on 81, aud Boone put IN 449 and
was the lowest bidder on Is. The aggregate
number Of bids put In was 115O ana lab contracts were
secured.
The witness was then crossexam.ned by Mr.. Bliss.
which route had been expedited after the contract had
been signed and before its execution had been at
tempted He wac not able 10 say mat such was the
Marlin Maginnis. Delegate from Montana Territory
described circumstance attendants upon the estaD-
lsInent OF the River rOue, and sad
h. mad endeavore 10 have II increa ,ed and expedited
This route was much shorter than any existing
between the points and was regarded by the in-
babitants OF that section as of great importance.
A subpoena which had been issued TO the pro-
acceptance books or the Contract Office
was returned unservc cd and Mr. Blss explained that in
the cleaning up OF TIC Office they mad totally dlsaI
j. " F. Williams Contract Office clerk next testi-
fed that Postmaster Abbott, or AvOrd Grant County
Ore, had been removed on April l, 1851.
FIRST met lin in the spring Of ISIS. General Brady
never owed him $1,000. He had never had
witness II 900 for services rendered IN connection Win
Investigation going on calculated 10 lnure wals's
contract lie did not personally know General Brady
tnat tme and he was not connected with the matter
Only psymeut OF LOCO lad been made 10 him by
Walsh lac witness was cIosseAalned III considerable
leng lie had written articles III def nee OF General
Brady III 1sSOel; and ne did not remember having any
conversation Wlth MI Nelson, Correspondent Oh me Dos
ton Post that subject. He did not tel Nelson thai
Brady well pleased with his services tat lac
ABOUT TO take MN INTO dchl On ChatanoO% Stock lie
asked II. in aLy conversation VITA Nelson IN the
winter 1SSO'S1 he had tod HIM thot oe was 10
be interested wan EIduy IN ,NashNhe aha
Chattanooga dc said he could NOT
remember. The Court said OF average intel-
gence could forget such transaction ana inc witness
must a positive answer. Mr. Bucu said tina. II he
was 10 be expected remember the details every
VersatOn ned within TWO years ne must confess That he
was not man OF average Intelligence. Ju1ge Nyhe On
al angry manner informed NJ BueIi That ne would ",
trea other witnesses were and wou not DO allow
20 return ans SerS lie must reply 40 the qucs-
tiou Tie witness said he had never Told Nelson
any thing. He never told Nelson mat Brady agreed
10 margin for him 80 hat He might 20 into the
deal. He might have told some persons tnat he had
made money Gu STOCK Out ne LAD never men
toned Nashville and Chattanooga IN that connection,
sid positively thar had never had stock transac-
ton Win Brady Walsh had paid lin 10 rurtner Tue
passage OF the Post Office deficiency bill Monroe sduls-
bury another contractor had also Plu Nun Ior Tue same
thing . . ~ 800 49,, -. ., g..
inc aIer paper. supposed that General Brady owned
merry owned controlling interest IN The CAPITAL, and had
been continued IN us Possession on the
paper IN interest in tie critic for none none
loaned Tire witness had purchased s controlling IN
$40 OOO General Brady furnishing the money lie ha0
assumed charge Of Tue CGpdI upon receiving the money
heps he might nave represented 70 Brady
tLat the paper might be made useful 10 hIn.
The Court refused TO ;ow Mr. Merrick 70 ask the Wit
ness the amount OF salary, although Mr. merrick SAID
he wished bring the witness ana Brady pretty cose
tngetner and would show That lie PAID MN nDcray.
The witness said he had written many articles On star
route matters Tor me critic and The QDfq, always
the side OF the Mr. Merrck tnen proceeded to
read FROM They contain severe STRUCTURES
aad reflections upon the prosecution ana the Court.
The Court that this instance the wlCncs5 had
been brought forward contradict Oi the most I'M
portant witnesses the other side. IL shown that
was employed by Of the defendants, and that he
had written the most vltupersuye and hoei-
lous articles about everybody in any way con
nected with the administration of justice. Judge
Wylie said he wanted 10 this thing,
so far a. legitimate brought before the jury. These
tcles were 10 him, although he Lad been honcred
with some notice
Mr. Wilson asked the witness If the New-York papers
had been indulging in criticisms against tue de-
He SAID that the Ne~IOrk papers also crtl
cised his Honor These newspapers had been abusing
the defendants in the most scandaous way for the last
two years
The CORTLAND for that reason this paper Ibes the
Court and every person connected the adlnistra
ton OF justice. These hircling hDouers nos believe
that they terrUr9ze the administration OF justice IN
the District.
The question was finally ruled out The witness said
that none OF the defendants except Brady In
osted IN either The CTc The CAPITAL lie was then
dismissed.