The Evening critic., 1882-06-07

OF Official acts within the law that General
Brady and Mr.. Turner conspfrcd.
RcrdcIl's Bogus Confession.
He declared that there was not word OF
truth in the statement made by Mr. Rerdell.
and IL would be shown what was the object of
he did.
Mr.. Bliss had stnted that thoy would intro
duce witness TO prove that General Brady ad-
mitted receiving money from contractors IL
the prosecution introduce evidence tending 10
prove any such admissions or declarations by
General Brady, wewill prove that evidence
CorruptIy, Unqualinedly and Abso-
1utely False In Every Particular.
We expect, whoever that man or those mon
may be, before they leave the witness stand,
will testify contrary to the expectations of the
prosecution in vindicatiun of General Brady.
He was in doubt whether or not to say a
word In regard TO Mr.. Turner, and 1t would be
found that he cut but small figure in the
and they did not allege that he did a single
thing beyond that, and he expected that his
friend, Mr.. Merrick, before many days, would
found there was nothing against this defend
ant. he would promptly ask the court TO dis
This was the most elastic, flexible prosecu-
lion ever known, and somewhere about 1t
there had been
PliabIe COnsciences.
This conspiracy was first alleged to have been
entered Into on the 10th of March. Them in
the Police Court, on somebody's oath, 1t was
charged on the 1st of May. In the indict-
ments It was said to have been entered Into
on the 23d OF May. On that day 1t happened
that one Of the defendants was In Little Rock,
Arkansas, one In Sacramento, California, one
In Independence, Missouri, and one in Bis
marck, Dakota. 1t was, therefore,
Conspiracy Made at Long, Range
He dened the prosecution to prove this
charge. He defied them to prove that single
farthing Of the money alluded to ever went to
either of his clients. He asserted that the
charge against them was in every part so far
as It reflected upon the integrity of either,
wholly and basely false, and he challenged
proof to the contrary. He would show that so
far from deceiving the Postmaster-G General,
that offcer was consulted with and the policy
OF increasing and expediting fully concurred
in by him. These things We're not done IN a
corner, without his appreciation, as they would
prove.
General Brady's War Record.
Mr.. Bliss, as he thought, most ungenerously
sneered at the title by which the friends Of
General Bradyusaw fit to call him. He did not
get that title by being Second Assistant Post
OF his history, and the country's history tells
something of him. He earned that title, as
his commission tells IT, by .'long and meritor-
ious services In the war" He went in a youth,
at the very beginning of the war and he stayed
until the very end. He went In at the head of
company;. he came out at the end of that
great struggle at the head of a regiment, hav-
Ing gone through 1t all with q record which he
can leave to his children, of which they will
never be ashamed. For gallant and meritor-
1ous services he was brevetted as brigadier-
general. Let him sneer who will, that Is how
he came 10 be known as general.
And Turner.
boy he went forth to do battle for his coun
Try. He wears the scars Of battle In the fierce
struggle ut Gettysburg, on Round Top, where
the fight was the lercest and death-dealing
missiles of war flew the thickest, he received q
wound that has made him n cripple for llfe
For years since he has honorably and faith.
fully served tho country in Its civil affairs, and
upon his good name. For these mon he should
confidently expect a vindication In the verdict
the Jury would render in this case.
then taken for half an hour.
At the expiration of the recess
Mr.. H.. Hine,
counsel for Messrs. HHrvey NJ. yaile and John
II. Miner, began his opening address. He said
as far as he has heard there is nothing to be
feared from the evidence which Will be pre-
sented. The records will show that these con-
from fifteen 10 twenty competitors in each case;
therefore, these defendants being the lowest
bidders, how could they be conspiIators? Mr..
Miner was formerly member of the Sandusky
Wheel Company; Senator Dorsey was
founder OF the Sandusky Tool Com
pa Ra1y; ny Mr.; =. Il, Miner taking stock
with each other. The prosecution having asked
how they became associated, II is thus
answered; Thus were they brought together
having heard OF the system OF contracting for
mail routes, and being desIrous of engaging
in some lucrative business whereby his health
would at the same time be benefited bid for
certain routes, securing probably thirty, ex-
tending over 1,SOO miles. The routes being
IT became necessary that the several
contractors meet and determine upon tho
most expeditions way of fulfilling their sew
eral contracts; thus were the meetings which
are termed consptractes brought about.
:, Mr.. Hine here explained the occasion for
me these aa meetings By exhibiting and pointing
out upon map the several routes In ques-
tion.
MI. Miner, at
An Amazing Expense and Risk,
fulfilled his contracts through those Western
wilds, while several parties who had taken
contracts for the came section utterly failed.
Later, Mr.. Miner finding himself financially
involved In complications caused by the DIM
culties attendant upon his routes, went to SEQ
General Brady about tho matter he was re-
ceiyed by Gen. Brady, owing, probably, to the
and never since that time, except In a three
minutes conye rsation about another matter,
have Mr.. Miner and General Brady been to.
geiher.
Mr.. Vale has had twenty years experience
In mail contracting, and never during
that period has he failed In single instance,
on has suspicion ever been breathed against
Mr.. vaiic's Farm.
Mr.. Hine, IN answer 10 statements made by
bliss IN his opening address, charging the de-
PENDANTS with being rascals, etc., recited that
Mr.. Vale is the owner of valuable farm and
that no is devoted to It.
\, he was stopped by Judge WylIe, who said
about Mr.. Naile's farm.
Iho question caused a splutter which was
INDUCED In by MessrA. Totton, Hlne and Nc
sweeney, who argued that the defendants,
having been charged by the prosecution with
belns faheals, ETC., the counsel have the right
10 prove the contrary.
Judge Wylto asked II the counsel for every
man charged In this conspiracy arc going ali
over The ground involved.
Mr. Totten replied that II Is tho privilege Of
every man charged with crime to have his
case thoroughly and properly argued.
Mr.. Totten-"Mr. Bliss spoke OF Mr.. Dorsey
as scrub
a Vermont Scrub.
which Is the worst kind of a scrub. Why, up
there they have TO shoe their sheep and place
iron noses on them.
Mfr. line, resuming, spoke OF the difficulties
the contractors above mentioned encountered
In fulfilling their contracts, especially on
some OF tho routes where mailcarriers had TO
be preceded by scouts IN order TO avoid hostile
Indians, and Notwithstanding those procau-
lions number OF mallcarriers were Killed In
the perfol nance OF their duties.
" "ConsptratOrs" Who Don't Speak
TO Each Other.
On account of an exasperating dimlculty
which occurred between Messrs. Dorsey, Miner
and Vale, IN which Mr.. Miner sided with Mr..
Vale, they Miner ana Dorsey have not hal
any Intercourse since, until brought together
IN mis- case. "a pretty conspiracy thati"
said Mr.. Hine.
owing to Mr. Nailes faithfulness he became
involved IN debt 10 the amount OF $4,000.