Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-06-02

service. They expected to show also that Mr.
Brady had not always followed his own rule, but
had made orders for increase upon the af1davit Of
the sub-contractor. In the application OF the rule
OF three to the increase OF star route cases the
first, by undertaking the number OF men
and horses originally employed, and then by
overstating the number which would be required
to perform the expedited service. He noted that
in 1872 there were but two routes expedited, and
in 1877. when Mr.. Brady came In he expedited six
teen routes and Increased the allowance on $50
other routes, resulting in increase of $19 600 in
the former and 81 800 600 In the latter class He
said that Mr.. Brady had made orders for exorbi-
him that the sub-contractor who performed the
expedition only received 70 Or 80 per cent Of the
allowance, the rest going into the pocket of the
Mr. Bliss devoted considerable time to reciting
cases In which extraordinary expeditions and al
lowances had been made. showing how the con-
tractor received large amounts from the govern
ment for doing nothing, while the sub-contractor
performed the service for comparatively small
amounts At half past IL recess for half an hour
After Recess
Mr.. BLISS ON BRADY AND TURNER.
When the court reassembled Mr.. Bliss resumed
his address. There were certain routes, he said,
on which the service did not commence when it
ought to have commenced, and though the con-
tractors were notified, the service was not per-
formed for some weeks To all appearances they
had taken the service for less than it cost, and
they apparently quietly adopted the system OF not
putting the service on, and were at no expense
other than that OF sending agents along the routes
to get up petitions asking for increased service,
all of which was done with the intention of en-
aDhng the contractor to make plausible case to
enable Mr.. Brady to make an order for ex-
petition. Mr.. Turner was the corresponding
clerk having charge OF letters and correspondence
relating to these routes. II was part OF hsdut1es
to place these letters in jacket, and endorse on
the jacket correct statement Of the contents OF
the letters They expected to show that Mr..
Turner SO failed In his duty at critical moments,
so distorted the contents OF letters that they could
not believe that 1t was done fnnOcently. They eX-
pected to show that 1t was the intention that these
briefs would show there were good reasons for
exped1tion, assuming that no one would go fur
ther and examine the original papers
They would show the Jury some extraordinary
specimens OF Mr.. Turner's manipulatiOnS OF pa
perS. Mr. Bliss explained how double payments
mad Deen detected by the mail bills kept in the
post offices at the tnrmini Of the routes the dupli-
Gates sent to the deDartment having mySteriOusly
entS used In making a plausible case for increase
ana expedition, MF. Bliss remarked that IL there
was any way in which the government could be
de1rauded, the jury would, he thought, believe
that that 1t had been tried by these defendants.
They must believe that the Inventive power OF the
parties concerned was we'll developed.
TRIAL NOTES.
Mr. Merrick took his seat in court about II O'Clock
At the close Of the proceedings yesterday Judge
Wylie cautioned the jury not to converse with any
one concerning the trial. and not to read the news
papers Mr.. Merrick said that he might consider
IL his duty to bring some OF the newspaper attacks
upon the prosecution to the attention or the grand
jury. Mr.. Totten said that the defendants might
make fierce attack upon 1.-THE lying newspaper
correspondents"