National Republican., 1882-08-01
THE STAR-RoU1E TRIAL,
A cabinet Cmccr nnd Nu ex-senator Tcs
Hca for the Defense.

htf tnc AtAfhhe.
The testimony for the def, nso IN the Star.routo
trial w0s c. mmcnccd yesterday. Ex-senator Join
II. Mitthcl. of Oregon was the first witness placed
on the stand aud examined by Mr. Ingorsoll. Tho
witness said that while in the Senate he took n
glCat interest in tho nail service In his State and
frequently called upon tho Second ASSISTANT Post
mnster-Gcncral, Mr. Bliss objected 10 the witness
sntlng If he had represented The nogds OF the peC-
pie of his state to Brady as Icing hcresay esti-
mony. Mr. Ingesoll said they proposed to show
that mtinlcrs OF Congress had
REPEATEDLY URGED TIE EXPEDITION.
Judge Wy.le decided to admit the testimony.
The wtnrss said Lc bad, i'll gr,Gt many eases,
urfo! or joined In urging, acton by Nj. Brady,
aid That under the snme circumstances he would
do so nguin. lie identified letter he wrute to
u ay urging int reuse Of service Oh the route ON
Eugene CITY aud Bridge Geek. lie lad never
recOmm cndt increase Of mail service DnlesSTe-
qursIed 10 d" 50 " a. ijigtuI 81 lie people. lie
| iSco,nihehaSQ The increase Gccausc he thought
tne M rests Of the people would be served there
lbS. Had no especial recollection Of si,Cakiug TO
B,ady about the route tom CauyOn Ciy to FCrt
| MCDcrmOt, and from the Dallas TO Baser Guy.
| increase OH the routes named. lie identified
names Of petitioners rs those If men whom he
SGsidoISd Sr rptaoe @nd r'iiEGio Wl me Which
he wrote to brady in April, 1879, nf,,r
| l"Gving the senate, caincily recommending
the ilcr,asc of service. Oh ronte 4i,liO
| CtUss.cxaminld by Mr. bliss: Had never ill.,
| usgntcd the amyunt Of the IN u matter int
rnssed over the kngrne c,,y route he had neycr ,
| whether any mail matter from california went
over tire 'c"Gth Of tle route. lie did hot know
| how the petitions were gotten up; they dii not
come 10 witness ir' Ia The Contractors. Mitncss
| did not know how much extra rNpensc the p o.
| posed int rCISe Won ii involve; he did net think
OF the rirc an did not supp 81 the con;raci!is
would get any more lhan tHc law allowed Eu
never considered that, but
LOOKED OUT For HIS owN INTERESTS
Redirect by Mr. Wilson: During the time he was
in the senate he IT, qnenLiy cL'lcd III tue Post
Office and urged NJ particular loiiry OF his own,
but the policy If Is constituents communicated
by letter.. III an 10 Mr.. Bliss, hu sid that ia
tho Ieutions that were hown Eim he did EOt
knotV v hyth' the figures that htd leen written
over eraSLrrs were IN the petitions wien he ILL
dorsLd them or not.
REPRESENTATIVE L. X. VALENTINE,
| Of Nebraska, was the nCNt witness He said he
had called upon MIR. B.udy almost every Uny after
hc came to ,U'greN. for three or four mouths Il!
ugC increase 81 mil ,crNicC IN lis state. He had
received a numlcr Cfl c'itvns SIX rg fIr increased
service. ii. stt orta 10 Mr.. Brady tie reeds, Of
the country aud urged that revenue shou not b.
Z Considered in the matter.
| HON. II. NJ. TtlLER, SECRETARY or THE INTERIOR,
was then called TO the and. lie tt siiCd that he
was Senator i;rm Crniado in 1915. While Sem
Htr IN Tie y,arS los md lSig, hc trt qurn.ly
called upon sir. Brady in rciCr to the incr asc
AID expedition OF rUI.t :. MtLCss lad The theory
tEat tie GOrcrnu cnt owed il 10 the lcGp.e rt the
West 10 give them mail service. lie III Iught thc
| people hO went nut 10 So tic Il ngw cOuntry had
| u right TO gord mail service lie never inquired
about the cost, for he did think that gu ht TO
| be consider, d. Witness urged various reasons
| why the Routes shnuld be expedited. In thut
country whenevcra mining camp was establiSic cd
off from q line of ialroud The people would begin
10 clanior for mail iacilies Witness urged also
that nc thought the lndIun question would be sci:
| ted by increasing the mail Outvs as that would
| b'iug people, and the more reope whb settled
| there The less trouble they would nave with the
| indians. Thc routes from Siivertun 10 Durango,
| from Ojp Caiiente to Durango had been taken up
with railroads.
on cross. examination MIR Teller slid he
| thought That tle expedition OF routes had cUnSid-
crabIe to do with the sGltl, mt If tue Indian
certain p ucl the moro desirable thnt place became
us II rcYiieucc. DR.. Ii. b. lc eisUI, Of LOUIS ana.
said he had been eugascd in the na!l service since
| 1871 lad known JOHN \. Walsh since tic Later
came 10 Washington. Mr. wilson asked the wit
ness ii ho had ever given any drnf $ t. Walsh, anh,
| If SO, what was the constellation. The testimony
! was cXc,uIcll, and an exception LOtcd. john L.
Frcnch late chief clerk OF the contract olica, tes
| titled TO the manner in which the utlice was con-
| Quoted until adjournment.