The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-08-04
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
star Routes.

Washington, 3.-In the star route
trial Lyman, chief clerk of the con-
tract office in the postoffice depart
ment, testified that private official
letter books kept during Brady's
administration disappeared several
months after Brady's departure.
Representative Page testified that
he had asked increased trips on GER
tain routes. He had never been over
the routes and his only knowledge
Of them was through his colleague,
Berry, who requested him to secure
the-increase.
After recess, Wilson began reading
number of petitions which had
been ruled out at an early stage of
the trial. This was followed by a
long discussion on the admissability
of the bids, made at the letting of
1878, the court finally ruling them
out.
Hugh S. Taggart, assistant district
United States attorney, was called
% the stand and identified the letter
as being in Col. Totten's hand.
writing. Objections was made to
its reception by the prosecution
and Wilson explained that he pro.
posed to show that when WalcL
placed his claim against Brady in
Col TOllin's hands for collection
his account was entirely different
from the statement he had sworn t.
in this court. The court said thi:
was net professional. 1t was pro
posed to bind Walsh to the admis
sion Of Col. ToltOn, He would mo-
allow counsel to surrender cores
pondence between himself and hi!
client for the purpose afterwards Of
damaging his client in another case
TOltOn Indignantly denied that ht
had been guilty of unpIofessiona
conduct. The letter in question, hi
said, long ago passed out of hi!
hands, having been sent to Genera
Brady at New York, it having beer
addressed to General Brady and wa
as much his property as a lette.
from Walsh would have been. AT
ter some further explanation Judg
Wylie said he had mistaken
the circumstances Of the presenta
ton of the latter and would
entirely exOnerate counsel from
the charge of unprofessional con
duct. The prosecution objected t.
the letter being read. The matte
had not been touched upon il
Walsh's direct examination and
long discussion ensued. In the dis
cussion Turner turned to the defens
and asked why they did not pu
Rerdell on the stand to Tebuke Nc
Veagh's testimony?
McSWeeney Immediately spran
to his feet and said we note an eX
ception to the language Of the gov
eminent counsel.
Merriek-Well, note your exceI
ton; but why do you not pu
Rerdell on the stand?
McSweeney-I note another e8
ceptien.
The court said he had not We
passed upon the first exception
Again, an exception coul
only be asked to a ru
ing of the court. Use of sue
language was wrong, however, fO
the law said no inference should b
placed upon the absence of the d.
lfendant. An angry discussion TO
lowed between counsel, which wa
IOnly brought to an end by the couI
insisting upon the maintenance
order, and directing counsel to dro
the subject. The argument the
proceeded on the admissibility G
McGrew's testimony, and it wa
finally rejected
G. P. Berry, representative G
Congress from California, identife
his Endorsement upon a petition an
letter written by himself, both n
ferring to the Redding-Altura
route. He said he called very ofte
at the department with the object o
having the service upon this rout
restored to six trips per week, an
was very earnest in his efforts.
After an unsuccessful eff Jrt to in
troduce the letter, the hearing wa
adjourned.