New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-25
REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS.

WASHINGTON, July plan of the defendants
in the star Route were present in the Criminal
Court this morning when the examination OF thc
witness John A. Walsh. was resumed Before the regu-
lar proceedings we're begun. the Witness by permission
of the Court corrected several errors in his previous tes
tmony as reported by the stenographer
Mr.. Wilson then took mp the cross-examinahon and
questioned the witness relative the loans mention
in his direct examination
Witness believed that Jerome j. Hines had caused inc
annument his Ule witnessl contract, and he dd not
think be had in reality failed The rcmssons he had Sc
cured amount Z between $4,000 and $4,000 Believed
he had gone the record ut the Post Office Depart
ment at the time lie had dled his application for the
MISSIONS Some one ally present at the inspec
ton witness did not remember having observed IN the
record reports from postmasers along his route giving
notice that service bad, and that the carriers
often failed arrive time He said postmasters IN
that section were apt report almost anything at one
end Of the they might report no service, while at
the other il would be reported perfect. Mr. Walsh
WAS shown a number OF kilograms which he said may
have been in tue record
The Court here strongly objected to what he called
this waste OF time and positively refused to allow the
examination to proceed In the direction grcdy pursued,
and argument IL dropped ana MI wilson look
up the subject Of The Interview.
The said he had offered no 2hFsica resistance
to Brady when Ae seized The notes; he had too much
Tne c"py Of me record Of the New-York suit put
in CIV dence and the exam nation PROJECTED He knew
m n n
regarded as vagaboud He also remembered number
~ other persons whose names were mentioned by MI
Wilson. , .,
The win said found upon reflection that he had
maie Nv, afdays the remission ~ MS tues,
InAiead enc. They upon the subject, how
ever. MIR. Mcsweeny interrupted at tLls point and
asked PERMISSION to examine the witness. y dispute
followed touching hrs right to do this Mr. Merrlck had
assented request matter Of cOurtesy, but llr
Ingrrsu demanded that privilege as rui saying tbdJ
he would a. injury favor from tho
other sae Mr.. McSweeny was Hn6ly allowed 10 pro-
cc and asked witness why he did not go aud call
policeman when Brady seized his S23,3JO worth or
notes aud from the robber rond his prey The ques
ton wac ruled because IL had been asked In SUD-
e.anco before, aud MI Merrlck was directed by the
/ Court take the Witness.
MT Bliss not III attendance at the court thls
morning, and IL reported that lac Is detained III New
Yor9 by the illness OF MS wife.
disposition been made lhe indictments which had
found against hln lie answered that he was tried
and acquitted
by Brady, upon the IndIanolaC Corpus Christi route
1ney are each drafts for - $50, drawn by Price, and
said given him ~ Brady IN part payment
OF M Indebtedness The Win, said he had not made
public the transactions at the interview because he
usually uttOrn in sucn cases. and because
Brady was involved IN scandal lie Thought that
IL lie kept quiet Brady might III 10 repay MIN ater
| considering lact that witness held tne Kellogg
drafts aud important papers. Postal drafts to the
U YlO,OOO pay able I" Price were pres hed 10
the witness hO sand 50 900 III commercial paper had
been added and Of tnls total OF S2O,UOU, Brady mad
been credled with oDe-haf Kellogg Lad given him the
drafts with the understanding nat BraGy was TO re
One-haf OF the proceeds. Ihis answer was lul-
mcdIatcy ruled out by the Court, aud the stenogapher
directed to suppress it, The witness was then dis
missed notification from the prosecution 10 con-
slider himself sun unoer subpoena.
Mr. 3leeman postal empiOyc was next called 10 the
stand and identified letter from Vale TO the Depart
The letter ruled ny the Court because 1t did not
tend 10 establish the conspiracy