Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-08-02
THE STAR ROUTE TRIAL.
MIR. BuelPs Testimony Continued
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MI. Buell's Testimony Continued
Brady's $4,000 Loan to Him, &c.
After recess In the star route trial to-day the
cross-examination OF Mr.. Buell. was continued.
He said he purchased controlling interest in The
| Capital of Dom P1att in March, $780, for $1,000
Gen. Brady loaned the money to witness.
Mr. Merrlck asked the witness II he had con-
| yersation with Walsh In June or July, $780, at
| Welcker's in which witness told Walsh that he
| had paid Brady in kind for the money advanced
| for The Capital
| WITNESS SENATE OFFICE.
The witness said IL he had told Walsh anything
| he told him the truth, which was that he had not
paid the money. Witness resigned his Senate
office sometime between the 18th and 18th Of Feb
| ruary, $780, Witness did not do much work in the
office: He was not relieved from duty until some
li!ne In March. He drew the pay until after Brady
had loaned him the money.
WITNESS CONTROLLED THE CAPITAL.
Witness controlled the paper before he left the
Senate Office. Witness had been a contributor to
the Capital before Brady let him have the money
He got no salary He had been negotiating with
Quatntance with him. Witness preached the sub
Ject to him as soon as he thought he could with
propriety. The reflection never entered his
mind that 1t was singular to approach a
OF friend whom he had Known for a long time.
think he offered any consideration for the loan
except that the paper good property.
witness thought Brady had right to infer, per-
haps, that the papers would be useful to him.
He RESIGNED.
After witness made the arrangement with
Walsh. by which Walsh was to pay him $1,000, he
told Col Burch the circumstances. Col Burch
said that he preferred his clerks should not be
interested In legislation and the witness said be
would resign.
MIR. Merrick having asked the witness If he
then gave up his S2O0 Office for the 81 600 received
from Walsh, the witness said: mot for that
alone" He said he had in view the purchase of
the Capital He wouldn't critfciSe q Senator
While he held an Office under the Senate. II was
taking my chances" said the witness.
The witness said that he told Col. Burch that he
was going to write an argument and review OF the
testimony before the investigating committee.
"Don't you kpow." said Mr.. Merrick, 'that at
that time-the lsth OF February-the Investigation
"The resolution offered by Mr.. Blackburn" said
the witness was offered before that l consider
Witness said that Walsh told him that he expect
ed the main attack would be on him.
BUELLs DRAFT ON SALISBURY
Witness said he did the best he could to get the
deficiency bill passed. Salisbury employed wit
ness after the House passed the deficiency BILL to
write an arg5ment to be submitted to some OF
the post office committee, as proviso In the bill
affected saulsbury's routes The witness drew a
bury was not at Salt Lake at the time
"Did not not you go around among the newspaper
and blow up the whole thingi"
$! think not" said the witness 81 said perhaps
The witness denied having made any such state
ment at Middleton's bank. When MI. SALISBURY
ness said that after Brady bought the capitaI he
employed him as editor at q fair salary.
"sONHwHAT PERSONAL"
He identified q card published by him In the
Capital June e. 1881, under the head OF Some
ever received, while printing clerk OF the Senate,
any money from any source to influence his action
public OF private" The witness said he meant
why did you say private9" asked Mr.. Merrick.
81 meant my official action, public or private"
in reply to charge of bribery, which. OF course,
related to his Omcial actions.
PRACTICALLY THE EDITOR OF THE CAPITAL AND
"a = ~ CRITIC.
The witness said that he was practically the
editor OF the Capital andthe Critic He did not con-
troll all the matter published. He should say, MI.
Helm, who is the general manager OF the paper,
lished good deal concerning the trial, as a mat
yer OF interest, and always on the side OF the
identified articles written by him and published In
the Critic.
10 SHOW TIE BIAS
The defence objected. but the court admitted
the testimony, Mr.. Merrick urging that he had
right to show the bias OF the witness.
last, reviewing proceedings In the Criminal Court.
The witness was asked where he got quotation
from Cooley on Constitutional Law used in the
article.
81 object" said kr. Ingerson
After pause, Mr.. Merrick repeated the ques-
ton.
ssThe question is objected to-" said the witness
81 sustain the objection" said the court, amid
general laugh, In which the court joined.
had gone quite far enough to show the witness
bias He had never seen such q thing before
"PerhapS." said Judge Wyhe, "y0u never saw
such case as th1H."
~ don't believe anybody ever did" said Mr..
TOtten:
THE COURT ON BRA DYs CONTROL OF THE NEwsPAPKRs
Judge Wylie said this witness had been brought
here to impeach OF the principal witnesses for
the government II had been shown that Brady
controlled two newspapers. .These papers" said
the Judge, shave en in the habit OF afzsailfnp