The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-07-25
sGsr Routes.

Washington, 24-John A. Walsh
testified In the star route trials to-day
that the loan of $500 made 70 Brady
VS. ia several installments. He paid A
.. Balll 81 900 By direction of Brady
Brady bad half interest in the PeiersOu
draft Witness believed j. ]. Hine,
csused the snnulinent Of witness con-
Tract, and d'dn't think Hines had really
failed. de hsd secured from s., 900 70
IS GOD In remissions.
Merrlck then began the redirec-
tory examination, and witness said
he found on reflection that he had
made two afadavits to secure the re-
mission of his fines instead of one.
They were upon the same subject.
however.
McSweeny here asked permission
to examine witness. A dispute fol-
lowed touching his right do this.
MeIrick aSSented 10 the request as q
matter of courtesy, but IngersOn
demanded the privilege as right,
saying he would as soon receive an
injury as a favor from the other
side.
Drafts were given him by Brady
upon the IndinOla-C Corpus Christie
route. They are each drafts for
$1,25O, drawn by Price, and were
given witness by Brady in part pay
ment OF his indebtedness. Merrick
inquired if Brady had offered within
the last eighteen months to conprO-
mise his Indebtedness, but objection
was made by several Of the counsel
for the defense at once. Nsrrick
explained that he expected to show
Brady had made such offer in Janu-
airy last, and he thought it would go
to show an admission on Brady's
part of his indebtedness.
The court ruled the question out
In objection Wilson said be knew
of all the particulars Of that matter,
but the court insisted that he must
not throw his word into the case.
Witness FeSuming, said he had
not made public the transactions
at the interview because he usually
went to his attorney in such cases,
and because Brady was then in
VolvSd in a scandal. He thought if
he kept quiet Brady might see fit to
repay him, after considering the
fact that witness he'd KellOgg's
drafts, and other important papers.
After another futile attempt to
introduce the Brady letter to Walsh
McSWeeney was finally allowed to
proceed, and he asked witness why
he did not go and call a policeman
when Brady seized his So, 800 worth
of notes, and from the rObber rend
his prey. The question was ruled
out, however, because it had been
asked in substance before, and Mer-
rick was directed to take the wit
ness by the court, who said he would
have no speech-making upon that
occasion. Witness was asked to
produce the "Ginger letter" from
Brady, but objection was made and
sustained, because it had not been
put in evidence. After recess Mer-
rick asked witness what disposition
had been made Of the Indictment
found against him. He answered
that he was tried and acquitted.
Another successful attempt was
made by Merrick to introduce the
Ginger letter, the court holding it
was inadmissable as evidence
at this stage of the trial.
A letter from Attorney Hine to
Walsh was put in. Itmerely trans
mitS an account upon which an at
tachment suit was brought in New
York. The object Of its introduce
ton was to explain the discrepancy
between the discounts in the two
civil suits. Witness identified it
and was asked by Merrick if he had
ever been approached by S. w.
Dorsey with the object Of
settling Brady's indebtedness.
This question was ruled out. Postal
drafts to the amount of $4,000
payable to Price were presented to
witness, who said S5,00Oin CONNER
cial paper had been added, and this
made a total of $4,000. Brady had
been credited with ene-half. Kel-
logg had given him the drafts, with
the understanding that Brady was
to receive One-half the proceeds.
This answer was ruled out by the
court and the Stenographer directed
to suppress it. Witness was then
dismissed, after notification from
the prosecution to consider himself
as still under subpoena.
Adjourned.