Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-06-16
THE STAR ROUTE TRIAL.
Proceedings i'm the Criminal Court To.
day.

This morning, in the Criminal Court, Judge
Wylie the trial OF the star route conspiracy case
against Brady, the Dorseys, Rerdell, Minor, Peck,
Turner and Vaile was resumed at 10 O'Clock.
j. Mckee Worden, draughtsman In the Post
ONCE department, testified that he made the hec-
tograph copy OF plats OF route from St Charles TO
Greenhorn, SS 1885, and other routes and that they
were correctly taken from the Official maps OF the
department. In the case OF one route witness said
That the route was marked In accordance with the
suggestions OF Mr.. woodward. The witness was
crossed examined at some length for the purpose
OF showing that various diagrams presented rep
tised.
Jno. T. Callahan, clerk in the inspection ofice of
Cne POSt once department, was sworn and pro-
duced record to show recoupment by the de-
partment for services paid for but not performed
the record as being dated after MI Brady left
once. long discussion followed, but the objection
was finally withdrawn.
sPAT BETWEEN COUNSEL
Mr.. Wilson when he came to cross-examine the
witness handed him batch OF papers and asked
him to pick out the papers belonging to the In
spectlon division.
Mr.. Bliss, taking some papers rather uncere-
MT. Wilson had deliberately withheld the papers
belonging to the inspection division.
Mr.. Totten said, very sharply: "Mr. Bliss. here
an aiIet m DON'T want you to snatch papers from my
Then followed colloquy, in which considerable
warm Ieellng was shown, and the court had to call
the counsel to order.
The witness then looked over the papers, in
Guiding those recovered by Mr.. Bliss from Mr. Tot
ten, and said none OF them belonged to the in
Spection division.
THE FAILURE TO SUPPLY AGATE
The witness said that according to the records
the first Information obtained by the inspection
division that Agate ION route 3S 1857 had not been
supplied was received December, 1881, after Mr.
Brady had left the office.
MT Bliss called the attention OF the witness to a
ieIteI OF the postmaster at Pueblo to Mr.. Brady,
dated December I'd, 1880. reporting the failure OF
knew nothing OF it, as 1t was not a paper belong
ing to his office.
OTHER WITNESSES
d. c. Withers, of Pueblo, Col, who took the sub
contract to carry the mail on route 3S 1885, In July
1879, testified that for six months he carried the
mail three trips a week on a schedule of seven
hours, and employed one man and two horses
Wm Higgason, OF Greenhorn, COL, testified to
to July 1st 1881. He carried it three times a week.
making the trip In from five to eight hours, and
used two horses. Upon cross-examnation the
witness said that he came to washington as a,a a
witness on the 9th OF May and had been here ever
since. Both this witness and Mr.. withers were
croSs-exam1ned at some length as to their opinion
about the number OF horses required
MI, MT sieeman, Of the Sixth Auditors ONCE was
Office regarding route 3S, 1885
-. AT half-past twelve. Mr.. Bliss having announced
INA that ene evidence on route 3,l35 was completed,
the usual recess was taken.
AFTER RECESS.
Mr. Bliss submitted some additional papers
relating to accounts on route 3S l35, and Mr. Sears
the postmaster at Gree nhorn, was recalled by Mr.
wilson, and examined In reference to the methods
OF transportation on the route.
NsINUATIONS.
MI. Merrick stated that all the papers in the
route had been offered. Counsel for the defence
said they thought that all the papers had not been
offered Mr.. Merr1ck said these fnsinuations from
the defence were unprofessfonal and discourteouS
Some discussion followed between counsel as TO
whether the government should put In certain
papers.
ROUTE ii ,119,
from ToQuaville to Adairville, Utah, John M. Peck
contractor was next taken up. George w. Swee-
ney, clerk In the contract of1ce OF the Post once
department, called, and Identified several pe.
tit1OnS for expedition and increased service on the
route, and the endorsement. "Do this-Brady' on
the papers, as In the handwriting OF Gen. Brady.