Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-10

The Grand Jury RccOnvened - The
Trial i'm the Criminal Court Re.
Sumell.

AHAoh III the SFlthinal Court Ite.
sumed.
when the Criminal Court was opened this MORN
ing the grand jury, convened by special order OF
Judge Wylie last Friday to consider matters
Which the government desires to present to them
In connection with the star route cases, was i'm
mediately called, and II of the grand jurors re-
sponded TO their names. The absentees were A.
5. Solomons, w. S. Harting, John L. Miller, wm.
IT, Clagett, jr., w. B. Bowman, and Geo v. Fields
Ihe district attorney reported that there were six
Vacancl' II the court ordered the marshal to
summon % equiste number TO complete the jury.
Ihose present were then granted q recess until IL
O'Clock, and the court resumed the star route trial.
adjourned from Friday last
Mr.. KsrcHAM FURTHER EXAMINED
MT hetcham, who was on the stand when the
court adjourned Friday, was further examined as
TO the route {No 35yOslI from Bismarck to Tong ue
river, ID. I.
Mr. HENKLE OBJECTS.
Mr. Bliss desired to ask the witness some aues-
lions regarding drivers going over the whole route
and of1ered him an affidavit with the view OF cor
recting or refreshing his memory. Mr.. HenkIe OBJ
lected TO this mode OF examination, arguing that
the prosecution could not fmpeach the credfbility
OF It's own witness Judge Wylie held that IL was
proper TO refresh the memory OF the witness, and
aiso TO cross-examine ones own witness by leave
or the court
MI Bliss said that the prosecution apprehended
Cnat thlS witness was uufriendly; at any rate,
est OF the prosecution, he had certainly been act
here.
THE COURT srsrANs THE GOVERNMENT COUNSEL.
After long discussion, during which many au-
thorlties were cited, Judge Wylie admitted Mr.
Bliss question. The witness Identified a paper
handed to him as an affidavit made by him. The
deIence asked the right to see the paper, but It
Was Was refused, and the court sustained the refusal
me Witness was then asked whether after service
was increased to three trips per week. the drivers
did not so over the whole route from Bismarck to
Fort keogh. The witness replied that they might
nave done so In some instances, but did not do IL
as as common thing The witness was questioned
at considerable length regarding the stock on the
route lor the purpose OF showing the
FAsrrY OF TIE AFFIDAVIT OF THE CONTRACTOR
as 10 the stock required for the increased service
Ihe witness was then cross ss-exam,ned by the court
and the affidavit used in the examination by Mr.
Bliss was turned over for inspection by the de-
renee The witness said he drew the affidavit, he
Inought, In May, 1881, in Bismarck. The paper
was urawn by Mr. Chflds, a post office inspector.
and signed by the witness; the witness had not
seen 1t since that time. He was not aware OF any
intention to deceive, and had not talked with any
one on the side OF the defence; he was not aware
path OF rectitude."
sCatement as TO the stock on the route, trips &C.,
Is at variance with that given In the testimony OF
h sne Mitness ne; Inc witness upon denomination
sult1ng the affidavit, said IT was true that the
company employed fifty head OF stock on the route
In September, 1873.
THE BISMARCK ROUTE.
Matthew King, OF BensonS Landing Montana
VINO was employed on the Bismarck route as
mall carrier in January, 1879, was called. He had
maze one through trip over the route and one trip
70 Green river On his through trip he made the
Instance IN seven days, changing horses six times
ROUTE 40,1o4
After presenting the vouchers and warrants re-
lat1lu Mr.
40,lOl. from Mineral Park to Ploche Arizona on
which John w. Dorsey was contractor. The con-
tract was let originally for 81 9S2 schedule OF
O. "a hours, the contract Calling for one trip week.
hours.
THE GRAND JURY ADJOURNED TO WEDNESDAY.
At 12 O'Clock the members OF the grand Jury
having returned to the court room, the proceed
in2s were briefly interrupted. Judge Wylie an
nounced to the grand Jurors that the counsel for
be prepared for the grand jury to-day and pre-
ferred to wait until Wednesday. The court gave
attendance Wednesday at 10 O'Clock, to which
time the grand jury was adjourned.
CONTRACT CLERK ON THE STAND.
Mr. Olcott, clerk in the contract Office, was
then called to Identify papers respecting route
4O1O4.
AFTER RECESS
At half-past twelve the usual noon recess was
Office, was called to the stand and identified. Mr.
P. H. Woodward, inspector OF the Post Office de-
partment, was called TO the stand for the purpose
OF Of explaining the course the papers had taken
since they LETT the files OF the department.
MI Bliss then read the different papers ident.-
fed, calling attention to two petitions In which
the names OF the termini OF the route were writ
ten over eraSureS, as we'll as the amount OF eype.
dition asked, while the names In each were tden-
tical.
NOTES.
The new evidence to be presented by the prose-
cution In the star route cases to the grand Jury
forms the subject OF considerable speculation.
The names OF three different Senators are men,
toned In this connection.
Mr.. Ker said to-day that the statements In some
newspapers that the Attorney General had not
redeemed his promise OF personal supervision In
the star route cases were not true. "Every night
before he gees to bed,' said Mr. Ker che reads
every word or evidence, and is as familiar with
the case as any one connected with it. 1t is not
necessary, and would be waste OF time for him
to be here"