National Republican., 1882-08-08
THE STAR ROUTE TRIAL.
Close or Tcstimony for the Derense-Re'
buttiDu Evidence by the Government.


buttinG Evidence by the Government.
In the r.route trial yesterday Mr.. Wilson read
petitions and letters asking for increased mail
facilities on route &C. 247, from Reddng to Alturas
Cal Mr.. Wilson offered in evidence table OF
deductions, fines, and remssons on tho routes
included in the indictment, but 1t was not ad-
mlted, as 1t was not properly certified or proved.
Also the report Of the Second Assistant Post
master. General covering tho transactions of the
department for the fiscal year ending June 80 1877.
Also report of Mr.. Brady for 1879, table in the
Postmaster Generals report for 1881, showing the
postal receipts and expenditures for that fiscal
year. Also table showing receipts and expend-
iturcs Of the department from 1896 to 1881.
THESE WERE ALL EXCLUDED
and exceptions noted. A power Of attorney from
John NJ. Peck to Montford c. Rerdel, empowering
him to collect money routes 49, 49, 49, l05 Al, ,1l5
4l,1l9, 44llQ. 4i,14T, 4G,l72 aud 46,2F was put
in, Mr., John L. :, French was recalled
testimony not. materially. changing it, In
answer TO Mr.. Wilson he said that route ~, llS
from Rawlings to White River was only only expo, S,,
hours as asked for in the petitions, because II was
thought in the office that the department should
not pay for any reduction in the schedule unless
It secured fast time. lie had no distinct recolec-
tion, but that was his impression. Aaron Brad
shaw was sworn and examined by MT. lngersoll
In 1880 he lived part of the time in Colorado That
year he had been over the country along the
Rawlings and White River route. Mr.. lngersoll
asked the price Of hay along the route: Objected
price of articles to offset the charge of exravngant
allowances. After little discussion Judge Wylie
ruled ont the testimony The witness stated to
Mr. Merrick that he was residing temporarily in
Washington, and was summoned from this city
and not from Colorado. The counsel for the dc.
fensc then
ANNOUNCED THAT THEY WERE THROUGH
Mr. Mcrrick said the government had some testi.
mony to offer in rebuttal, and asked recess until
o'clock Mt A. =. Boone one was W. exhmnea; ,i M ne
Senator Dorsey and in the Post Office Department.
There were certain subcOntracts made with him.
One was signed in April, 1875 that was tne Foit
the same time Mr. Vale was present. john III.
Pryor, clerk in the contract office, testified that
during nearly all the time since ISL he had % the
Identified book containing letters from December
q, 1880 to March 10, 1Ssl, Que OF the letters on
were signed by Mr. Brady On cross examination
he said letters written late in the afternoon, Went
over until the nextday before being signed
MIR. II. l.. NELSON,
corresnordont of the Boston Post, was called by
the government. Had known Buell. for several
years. Asked IL he had not had conversation
with Buell. about General Brady In Iaiay ette
overrnled, Mr.. Nelson said he had a conversation
with Buell. in the fall of 1880, which commenced
his witness house and iva was sStGndsd ten to
view had Geen described to Buell. as having oc-
Cured in the winter of 1889 or 81, at Lafayette
the iall of 1850 and in Lafayette Park. Mr..
Merrick said he expected TO show that
Buell. had told MIR. Nelson that Brady was
indebted to him (BuelD before he purchased
the Cdpitd, although he had testified that he had
not hal any business relations with Brady before
| that time. After long argument the Court
ruled out the evidence, on the ground that the
time was not sufficiently Defined and because it
did not tend to contradict the material primary
statements of Buell.. The court then adjourned.
Mr.. French says the published reports OF Mr..
| Lymai's testimony oil Friday do him (Frenchl an
| injustice it being reported that the witness Ly-
man testified that the books from the Second As
s!s;ant Postmaster Generals office were missed
about the time MeSsrs Turner and French were
removed; while in fact lie testified that the books
were in the oilce for four months after FrenCh's